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Songs · Billboard Hot 100

On The Beach

Frank Chacksfield

Entered Jan 25, 1960 · 8 weeks on the chart, last seen Mar 14, 1960

Record Power
3.4
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#47
1 week there · Feb 22, 1960
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
8
January 1960 – March 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
Frank Chacksfieldprimary100%3.5

The top ten the week it peaked

See Feb 22, 1960 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Theme From "A Summer PlacePercy Faith And His Orchestra
  2. #2Teen AngelMark Dinning
  3. #3Handy ManJimmy Jones
  4. #4He'll Have To GoJim Reeves
  5. #5What In The World's Come Over YouJack Scott
  6. #6Running BearJohnny Preston
  7. #7Let It Be MeThe Everly Brothers
  8. #8Beyond The SeaBobby Darin
  9. #9Lonely Blue BoyConway Twitty
  10. #10Where Or WhenDion & The Belmonts

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