Songs · UK Singles Chart

African Waltz

Johnny Dankworth

Entered Feb 23, 1961 · peaked at #9 on May 4, 1961 · 21 weeks on the chart, last seen Jul 13, 1961

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Record Power
34.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
2
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
21
February 1961 – July 1961

Ranked by Record Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a chart published by anyone else. How it works →

The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the chart.

What it earned each artist

Record Power is the song's own figure. Power contributed is what the song earned each artist's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the artist had other songs charting is split between them.

ArtistCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Johnny Dankworthprimary100%34.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See May 4, 1961 on the timeline →
  1. #1Blue MoonThe Marcels
  2. #2Wooden HeartElvis Presley
  3. #3You're Driving Me CrazyTemperance Seven
  4. #4Gee Whiz It's YouCliff Richard
  5. #5War PaintBrook Brothers
  6. #6Are You SureThe Allisons
  7. #7Don't Treat Me Like a ChildHelen Shapiro
  8. #8Theme From DixieDuane Eddy
  9. #9African WaltzJohnny Dankworth
  10. #10Where the Boys Are/Baby RooConnie Francis

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