Songs · UK Singles Chart

Break the Rules

The Status Quo

Entered Apr 28, 1974 · peaked at #8 on May 19, 1974 · 8 weeks on the chart, last seen Jun 16, 1974

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Record Power
14.6
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
8
April 1974 – June 1974

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
The Status Quoprimary100%14.8

The top ten the week it peaked

See May 19, 1974 on the timeline →
  1. #1Sugar Baby LoveThe Rubettes
  2. #2Shang-A-LangBay City Rollers
  3. #3This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of UsSparks
  4. #4Don't Stay Away Too LongPeters and Lee
  5. #5The Night Chicago DiedPaper Lace
  6. #6WaterlooABBA
  7. #7Red DressAlvin Stardust
  8. #8Break the RulesThe Status Quo
  9. #9There's a Ghost in My HouseR. Dean Taylor
  10. #10If I Didn't CareDavid Cassidy

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