Songs · UK Singles Chart
The Spirit Is Willing
Peter Straker and the Hands of Dr Teleny
Entered Feb 13, 1972 · 4 weeks on the chart, last seen Mar 5, 1972
- Record Power
- 3.3
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
- Peak
- #40
- 1 week there · Feb 27, 1972
- Top-ten weeks
- 0
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on chart
- 4
- February 1972 – March 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 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.
| Artist | Credit | Credit share | Power contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Straker and the Hands of Dr Teleny | primary | 100% | 3.3 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Feb 27, 1972 on the timeline →The #1 songs of 1972
1972 in music →Every other song that reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1972.
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