Songs · UK Singles Chart

O Superman

Laurie Anderson

Entered Oct 11, 1981 · peaked at #2 on Oct 18, 1981 · 6 weeks on the chart, last seen Nov 15, 1981

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Record Power
12.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
2
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
6
October 1981 – November 1981

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
Laurie Andersonprimary100%13.1

The top ten the week it peaked

See Oct 18, 1981 on the timeline →
  1. #1It's My PartyDave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
  2. #2O SupermanLaurie Anderson
  3. #3The Birdie Song (Birdie Dance)Tweets
  4. #4Thunder in the MountainsToyah
  5. #5Happy BirthdayAltered Images
  6. #6Open Your HeartThe Human League
  7. #7Absolute BeginnersThe Jam
  8. #8Under Your ThumbGodley and Creme
  9. #9A Good Year for the RosesElvis Costello
  10. #10It's RainingShakin' Stevens

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