Songs · UK Singles Chart

The Onion Song

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Entered Nov 9, 1969 · peaked at #9 on Dec 7, 1969 · 11 weeks on the chart, last seen Jan 25, 1970

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Record Power
20.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
1
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
11
November 1969 – January 1970

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
Marvin Gayeprimary50%10.1
Tammi Terrellprimary50%10.1

The top ten the week it peaked

See Dec 7, 1969 on the timeline →
  1. #1Sugar, SugarThe Archies
  2. #2Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To TownKenny Rogers & The First Edition
  3. #3Two Little BoysRolf Harris
  4. #4Yester-Me, Yester-You, YesterdayStevie Wonder
  5. #5Melting PotBlue Mink
  6. #6(Call Me) Number OneThe Tremeloes
  7. #7Winter World Of LoveEngelbert Humperdinck
  8. #8Suspicious MindsElvis Presley
  9. #9The Onion SongMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
  10. #10Wonderful World, Beautiful PeopleJimmy Cliff

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