Songs · UK Singles Chart

The Magic Number/Buddy

De La Soul

Entered Dec 17, 1989 · peaked at #7 on Jan 7, 1990 · 9 weeks on the chart, last seen Feb 25, 1990

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Record Power
15.4
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
2
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
9
December 1989 – February 1990

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
De La Soulprimary100%15.5

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jan 7, 1990 on the timeline →
  1. #1Hangin' Tough {1990}New Kids On The Block
  2. #2When You Come Back to MeJason Donovan
  3. #3Get A LifeSoul II Soul
  4. #4Do They Know It's Christmas?Band Aid II
  5. #5Dear JessieMadonna
  6. #6Touch Me49Ers
  7. #7The Magic Number/BuddyDe La Soul
  8. #8Got to Get ft Leila KRob 'N' Raz feat. Leila K
  9. #9LambadaKaoma
  10. #10Listen to Your HeartSonia

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