Songs · Billboard Hot 100
Heat Wave
Entered Aug 3, 1963 · peaked at #4 on Sep 21, 1963 · 14 weeks on the chart, last seen Nov 2, 1963
- Record Power
- 28.0
- 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
- August 1963 – November 1963
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martha & The Vandellas | primary | 100% | 28.3 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Sep 21, 1963 on the timeline →- #1Blue VelvetBobby Vinton
- #2My Boyfriend's BackThe Angels
- #3If I Had A HammerTrini Lopez
- #4Heat WaveMartha & The Vandellas
- #5Sally, Go 'round The RosesThe Jaynetts
- #6Then He Kissed MeThe Crystals
- #7Surfer GirlThe Beach Boys
- #8Mickey's MonkeyThe Miracles
- #9Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)Allan Sherman
- #10Cry BabyGarnet Mimms & The Enchanters
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