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Soul Twist

King Curtis And The Noble Knights

Entered Feb 17, 1962 · 13 weeks on the chart, last seen Jun 2, 1962

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Record Power
14.1
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#17
2 weeks there · first Apr 28, 1962
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
13
February 1962 – June 1962

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
King Curtis And The Noble Knightsprimary100%14.3

The top ten the week it peaked

See Apr 28, 1962 on the timeline →
  1. #1Good Luck CharmElvis Presley
  2. #2Johnny AngelShelley Fabares
  3. #3Mashed Potato TimeDee Dee Sharp
  4. #4Soldier BoyThe Shirelles
  5. #5Slow TwistinChubby Checker & Dee Dee Sharp
  6. #6Young WorldRicky Nelson
  7. #7Stranger On The ShoreMr. Acker Bilk
  8. #8Lover PleaseClyde McPhatter
  9. #9Shout - Part IJoey Dee & the Starliters
  10. #10Twist, Twist SenoraGary U.S. Bonds

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