Songs · UK Singles Chart

Chain Gang

Sam Cooke

Entered Sep 29, 1960 · peaked at #9 on Oct 27, 1960 · 11 weeks on the chart, last seen Dec 8, 1960

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Billboard Hot 100 · #2, 16 wkUK Singles Chart · #9, 11 wk
Record Power
23.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
2
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
11
September 1960 – December 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
Sam Cookeprimary100%23.8

The top ten the week it peaked

See Oct 27, 1960 on the timeline →
  1. #1Only the LonelyRoy Orbison
  2. #2As Long as He Needs MeShirley Bassey
  3. #3Tell Laura I Love HerRicky Valance
  4. #4How About ThatAdam Faith
  5. #5Lucille/So SadThe Everly Brothers
  6. #6Let's Think About LivingBob Luman
  7. #7Nine Times Out of TenCliff Richard
  8. #8A Mess of BluesElvis Presley
  9. #9Chain GangSam Cooke
  10. #10Please Help Me, I'm FallingHank Locklin

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