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Theme from 'Z Cars

Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra

Entered Mar 22, 1962 · 6 weeks on the chart, last seen Apr 26, 1962

Record Power
5.3
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#33
1 week there · Apr 19, 1962
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
6
March 1962 – April 1962

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 it 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
Norrie Paramor and His Orchestraprimary100%5.4

The top ten the week it peaked

See Apr 19, 1962 on the timeline →
  1. #1Wonderful LandThe Shadows
  2. #2Dream BabyRoy Orbison
  3. #3Hey! Little GirlDel Shannon
  4. #4Hey! BabyBruce Channel
  5. #5Tell Me What He SaidHelen Shapiro
  6. #6Can't Help Falling in Love/Rock-A-Hula BabyElvis Presley
  7. #7Twistin' The Night AwaySam Cooke
  8. #8Theme from 'Z CarsJohnny Keating
  9. #9Never GoodbyeKarl Denver
  10. #10When My Little Girl Is SmilingCraig Douglas

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