Songs · UK Singles Chart

Closest Thing to Heaven

Lionel Richie

Entered Jun 21, 1998 · peaked at #26 on Jun 21, 1998 · 3 weeks on the chart, last seen Aug 16, 1998

Record Power
2.5
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
3
June 1998 – August 1998

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
Lionel Richieprimary100%2.5

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jun 21, 1998 on the timeline →
  1. #1RE3 Lions '98Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seed
  2. #2VindalooFat Les
  3. #3Ghetto Supastar [That Is What You Are]Pras Michel feat. Odb & Mya
  4. #4C'est La VieB*Witched
  5. #5Got the FeelinFive
  6. #6Lost in SpaceLighthouse Family
  7. #7HornyMousse T & Hot'n'Juicy
  8. #8Carnaval de ParisDario G
  9. #9Looking for LoveKaren Ramirez
  10. #10The Boy Is MineBrandy & Monica