Songs · Billboard Hot 100

A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)

Dinah Washington & Brook Benton

Entered May 23, 1960 · peaked at #7 on Jun 27, 1960 · 13 weeks on the chart, last seen Aug 15, 1960

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Record Power
22.4
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
3
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
13
May 1960 – August 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 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
Dinah Washingtonprimary50%10.7
Brook Bentonprimary50%11.3

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jun 27, 1960 on the timeline →
  1. #1Everybody's Somebody's FoolConnie Francis
  2. #2Cathy's ClownThe Everly Brothers
  3. #3Alley-OopHollywood Argyles
  4. #4Burning BridgesJack Scott
  5. #5Because They're YoungDuane Eddy And The Rebels
  6. #6I'm SorryBrenda Lee
  7. #7A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
  8. #8Paper RosesAnita Bryant
  9. #9Good TiminJimmy Jones
  10. #10Swingin' SchoolBobby Rydell

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