Songs · UK Singles Chart
The Joker (the Wigan Joker)
Entered Jan 28, 1979 · 3 weeks on the chart, last seen Feb 11, 1979
- Record Power
- 1.6
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
- Peak
- #50
- 1 week there · Jan 28, 1979
- Top-ten weeks
- 0
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on chart
- 3
- January 1979 – February 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JBS All Night Band | primary | 100% | 1.6 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Jan 28, 1979 on the timeline →The #1 songs of 1979
1979 in music →Every other song that reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1979.
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