Songs · UK Singles Chart

Whenever You Need Somebody

Rick Astley

Entered Oct 25, 1987 · peaked at #3 on Nov 1, 1987 · 12 weeks on the chart, last seen Jan 10, 1988

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Record Power
23.7
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
5
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
12
October 1987 – January 1988

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
Rick Astleyprimary100%21.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See Nov 1, 1987 on the timeline →
  1. #1You Win AgainBee Gees
  2. #2FaithGeorge Michael
  3. #3Whenever You Need SomebodyRick Astley
  4. #4Love In The First DegreeBananarama
  5. #5China in Your HandT'Pau
  6. #6Little LiesFleetwood Mac
  7. #7Got My Mind Set On YouGeorge Harrison
  8. #8Mony MonyBilly Idol
  9. #9Crockett's ThemeJan Hammer
  10. #10Walk The DinosaurWas (Not Was)

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