Songs · UK Singles Chart
Wages Day
Entered Feb 26, 1989 · peaked at #18 on Mar 5, 1989 · 6 weeks on the chart, last seen Apr 2, 1989
- Record Power
- 7.8
- 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
- 6
- February 1989 – April 1989
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.
| Artist | Credit | Credit share | Power contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deacon Blue | primary | 100% | 7.8 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Mar 5, 1989 on the timeline →- #1Too Many Broken HeartsJason Donovan
- #2Love Changes EverythingMichael Ball
- #3Help!Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo
- #4Stop {1989}Sam Brown
- #5Leave Me AloneMichael Jackson
- #6Belfast ChildSimple Minds
- #7Hey Music LoverS-Express
- #8Can't Stay Away from You {1989}Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
- #9I Don't Want A LoverTexas
- #10Blow the House DownLiving In A Box
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