Songs · UK Singles Chart
Bright Side of the Road
Entered Oct 14, 1979 · peaked at #63 on Oct 21, 1979 · 3 weeks on the chart, last seen Oct 28, 1979
- Record Power
- 1.0
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- never number one
- Top-ten weeks
- 0
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on chart
- 3
- October 1979 – October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Morrison | primary | 100% | 1.0 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Oct 21, 1979 on the timeline →- #1One Day at a TimeLena Martell
- #2Video Killed The Radio StarThe Buggles
- #3When You're In Love With A Beautiful WomanDr. Hook
- #4Don't Stop 'til You Get EnoughMichael Jackson
- #5Every Day HurtsSad Cafe
- #6Gimme Gimme GimmeABBA
- #7The Chosen FewThe Dooleys
- #8Message In A BottleThe Police
- #9TUSKFleetwood Mac
- #10DreamingBlondie