Songs · UK Singles Chart

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother {1988}

The Hollies

Entered Aug 28, 1988 · peaked at #1 on Sep 18, 1988 · 14 weeks on the chart, last seen Dec 11, 1988

Record Power
27.1
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
2
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
6
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
14
August 1988 – December 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
The Holliesprimary100%27.0

The top ten the week it peaked

See Sep 18, 1988 on the timeline →
  1. #1He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother {1988}The Hollies
  2. #2Groovy Kind Of LovePhil Collins
  3. #3TeardropsWomack and Womack
  4. #4Lovely Day (Sunshine Mix)Bill Withers
  5. #5Nothing Can Divide UsJason Donovan
  6. #6I QuitBros
  7. #7The RaceYello
  8. #8Big FunInner City
  9. #9Domino DancingPet Shop Boys
  10. #10The Only Way Is UpYazz And The Plastic Population
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother {1988} — The Hollies · ChartReign