Songs · UK Singles Chart

Busy Doing Nothing

Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin

Entered Jul 31, 1983 · peaked at #49 on Aug 14, 1983 · 5 weeks on the chart, last seen Aug 28, 1983

Record Power
2.2
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
5
July 1983 – August 1983

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
Dave Stewartprimary50%1.1
Barbara Gaskinprimary50%1.1

The top ten the week it peaked

See Aug 14, 1983 on the timeline →
  1. #1Give It UpKC And The Sunshine Band
  2. #2GoldSpandau Ballet
  3. #3Long Hot Summer/Paris MatchThe Style Council
  4. #4Club TropicanaWham!
  5. #5I'm Still StandingElton John
  6. #6Everything CountsDepeche Mode
  7. #7Double DutchMalcolm McLaren
  8. #8RockitHerbie Hancock
  9. #9Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)Paul Young
  10. #10I.O.U.Freeez