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Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Back Beat No. 1

The Rondels

Entered Aug 14, 1961 · 4 weeks on the chart, last seen Sep 4, 1961

Record Power
1.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#66
1 week there · Sep 4, 1961
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
4
August 1961 – September 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
The Rondelsprimary100%1.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Sep 4, 1961 on the timeline →
  1. #1MichaelThe Highwaymen
  2. #2Wooden HeartJoe Dowell
  3. #3Tossin' And TurninBobby Lewis
  4. #4You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)Ral Donner
  5. #5School Is OutGary U.S. Bonds
  6. #6Take Good Care Of My BabyBobby Vee
  7. #7My True StoryThe Jive Five & Joe Rene And Orchestra
  8. #8HurtTimi Yuro
  9. #9Don't Bet Money HoneyLinda Scott
  10. #10As If I Didn't KnowAdam Wade

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