Songs · UK Singles Chart

Ernie (the Fastest Milkman in the West)

Benny Hill

Entered Nov 7, 1971 · peaked at #1 on Dec 5, 1971 · 17 weeks on the chart, last seen Feb 27, 1972

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Record Power
39.8
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
4
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
8
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
17
November 1971 – February 1972

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
Benny Hillprimary100%40.1

The top ten the week it peaked

See Dec 5, 1971 on the timeline →
  1. #1Ernie (the Fastest Milkman in the West)Benny Hill
  2. #2JeepsterT. Rex
  3. #3Coz I Luv YouSlade
  4. #4Tokoloshe ManJohn Kongos
  5. #5Gypsys, Tramps & ThievesCher
  6. #6Banks Of The OhioOlivia Newton-John
  7. #7Theme From ShaftIsaac Hayes
  8. #8TillTom Jones
  9. #9No Matter How I TryGilbert O'Sullivan
  10. #10Johnny ReggaePiglets

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