Songs · UK Singles Chart
Rat Trap
Entered Oct 8, 1978 · peaked at #1 on Nov 12, 1978 · 15 weeks on the chart, last seen Jan 14, 1979
- Record Power
- 34.4
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
- Weeks at #1
- 2
- weeks on top
- Top-ten weeks
- 8
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on chart
- 15
- October 1978 – January 1979
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Boomtown Rats | primary | 100% | 35.0 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Nov 12, 1978 on the timeline →- #1Rat TrapThe Boomtown Rats
- #2Hopelessly Devoted To YouOlivia Newton-John
- #3Summer NightsJohn Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
- #4SandyJohn Travolta
- #5My Best Friend's GirlThe Cars
- #6DarlinFrankie Miller
- #7Pretty Little Angel EyesShowaddywaddy
- #8Instant ReplayDan Hartman
- #9MacArthur ParkDonna Summer
- #10Blame It On The BoogieThe Jacksons
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