Songs · UK Singles Chart

The Sweetest Thing

Refugee Allstars & Lauryn Hill

Entered Aug 31, 1997 · peaked at #18 on Aug 31, 1997 · 8 weeks on the chart, last seen Nov 16, 1997

Record Power
4.9
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
8
August 1997 – November 1997

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
Refugee Allstarsprimary50%2.4
Lauryn Hillprimary50%2.5

The top ten the week it peaked

See Aug 31, 1997 on the timeline →
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  2. #2TubthumpingChumbawamba
  3. #3HoneyMariah Carey
  4. #4I Know Where It's AtAll Saints
  5. #5Travellers TuneOcean Colour Scene
  6. #6I'll Be Missing YouPuff Daddy feat. Faith Evans
  7. #7FreeDJ Quicksilver
  8. #8Karma PoliceRadiohead
  9. #9Freed from DesireGala
  10. #10When Doves CryGinuwine