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It's 'Orrible Being in Love (When You're Eight and a Half)

Claire and Friends

Entered Jun 1, 1986 · 11 weeks on the chart, last seen Aug 10, 1986

Record Power
13.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#13
1 week there · Jul 6, 1986
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
11
June 1986 – August 1986

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.

ArtistCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Claire and Friendsprimary100%14.0

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jul 6, 1986 on the timeline →
  1. #1Papa Don't PreachMadonna
  2. #2The Edge Of HeavenWham!
  3. #3My Favourite Waste of TimeOwen Paul
  4. #4Happy HourThe Housemartins
  5. #5Too Good to Be ForgottenAmazulu
  6. #6Let's Go All The WaySly Fox
  7. #7I Can't WaitNu Shooz
  8. #8VenusBananarama
  9. #9New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)Bucks Fizz
  10. #10Do Ya, Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)Samantha Fox

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