Songs · Billboard Hot 100
The Wah Watusi
Entered Jun 9, 1962 · peaked at #2 on Jul 21, 1962 · 14 weeks on the chart, last seen Sep 8, 1962
- Record Power
- 30.1
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- never number one
- Top-ten weeks
- 6
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on chart
- 14
- June 1962 – September 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 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.
| Artist | Credit | Credit share | Power contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Orlons | primary | 100% | 30.4 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Jul 21, 1962 on the timeline →- #1Roses Are Red (My Love)Bobby Vinton
- #2The Wah WatusiThe Orlons
- #3I Can't Stop Loving YouRay Charles
- #4The StripperDavid Rose and His Orchestra
- #5Sealed With A KissBrian Hyland
- #6Wolverton MountainClaude King
- #7Johnny Get AngryJoanie Sommers
- #8Speedy GonzalesPat Boone
- #9Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)Dee Dee Sharp
- #10Palisades ParkFreddy Cannon
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