Songs · UK Singles Chart

I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)

George Michael & Aretha Franklin

Entered Jan 25, 1987 · peaked at #1 on Feb 1, 1987 · 9 weeks on the chart, last seen Mar 22, 1987

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Record Power
21.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
2
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
5
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
9
January 1987 – March 1987

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
George Michaelprimary50%11.0
Aretha Franklinprimary50%10.7

The top ten the week it peaked

See Feb 1, 1987 on the timeline →
  1. #1I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)George Michael & Aretha Franklin
  2. #2HeartachePepsi & Shirlie
  3. #3Jack Your BodySteve 'Silk' Hurley
  4. #4AlmazRandy Crawford
  5. #5Down to EarthCuriosity Killed The Cat
  6. #6C'est La VieRobbie Nevil
  7. #7I Love My RadioTaffy
  8. #8No More the FoolElkie Brooks
  9. #9SurrenderSwing Out Sister
  10. #10Is This Love?Alison Moyet

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