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Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Tear Drop

Santo & Johnny

Entered Nov 30, 1959 · 11 weeks on the chart, last seen Feb 8, 1960

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Record Power
10.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#23
1 week there · Dec 21, 1959
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
11
November 1959 – February 1960

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 it 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
Santo & Johnnyprimary100%11.1

The top ten the week it peaked

See Dec 21, 1959 on the timeline →
  1. #1Heartaches By The NumberGuy Mitchell
  2. #2WhyFrankie Avalon
  3. #3El PasoMarty Robbins
  4. #4The Big HurtMiss Toni Fisher
  5. #5Way Down Yonder In New OrleansFreddy Cannon
  6. #6It's Time To CryPaul Anka
  7. #7Mack The KnifeBobby Darin
  8. #8We Got LoveBobby Rydell
  9. #9Among My SouvenirsConnie Francis
  10. #10Hound Dog ManFabian

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