Songs · UK Singles Chart
Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs
Entered Feb 19, 1978 · peaked at #1 on Apr 2, 1978 · 19 weeks on the chart, last seen Jun 25, 1978
- Record Power
- 39.2
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
- Weeks at #1
- 3
- weeks on top
- Top-ten weeks
- 9
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on chart
- 19
- February 1978 – June 1978
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.
| Artist | Credit | Credit share | Power contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian and Michael | primary | 100% | 39.3 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Apr 2, 1978 on the timeline →- #1Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and DogsBrian and Michael
- #2DenisBlondie
- #3Wuthering HeightsKate Bush
- #4Baker StreetGerry Rafferty
- #5I Wonder WhyShowaddywaddy
- #6If You Can't Give Me LoveSuzi Quatro
- #7I Can't Stand The RainEruption
- #8Follow You Follow MeGenesis
- #9Ally's Tartan ArmyAndy Cameron
- #10I Love the Sound of Breaking GlassNick Lowe
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