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Girl Of My Best Friend

Ral Donner

Entered Apr 17, 1961 · 11 weeks on the chart, last seen Jun 26, 1961

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Record Power
12.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#19
1 week there · May 29, 1961
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
11
April 1961 – June 1961

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
Ral Donnerprimary100%13.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See May 29, 1961 on the timeline →
  1. #1Travelin' ManRicky Nelson
  2. #2Daddy's HomeShep And The Limelites
  3. #3Running ScaredRoy Orbison
  4. #4Mama SaidThe Shirelles
  5. #5Mother-In-LawErnie K-Doe
  6. #6RunawayDel Shannon
  7. #7Breakin' In A Brand New Broken HeartConnie Francis
  8. #8A Hundred Pounds Of ClayGene McDaniels
  9. #9I Feel So BadElvis Presley
  10. #10TragedyThe Fleetwoods

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