Songs · UK Singles Chart

You Don't Have to Be a Star

Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis

Entered Mar 13, 1977 · peaked at #7 on Apr 24, 1977 · 9 weeks on the chart, last seen May 8, 1977

Record Power
18.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
3
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
9
March 1977 – May 1977

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
Marilyn McCooprimary50%9.1
Billy Davisprimary50%9.1

The top ten the week it peaked

See Apr 24, 1977 on the timeline →
  1. #1Knowing Me, Knowing YouABBA
  2. #2Red Light Spells DangerBilly Ocean
  3. #3FreeDeniece Williams
  4. #4Sir DukeStevie Wonder
  5. #5I Don't Want to Put a Hold on YouBerni Flint
  6. #6Have I the RightDead End Kids
  7. #7You Don't Have to Be a StarMarilyn McCoo & Billy Davis
  8. #8Going In With My Eyes OpenDavid Soul
  9. #9Pearl's a SingerElkie Brooks
  10. #10SunnyBoney M