Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Blue Velvet

Bobby Vinton

Entered Aug 10, 1963 · peaked at #1 on Sep 21, 1963 · 15 weeks on the chart, last seen Nov 16, 1963

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Billboard Hot 100 · #1, 15 wkUK Singles Chart · #2, 10 wk
Record Power
35.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
3
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
8
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
15
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.

ArtistCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Bobby Vintonprimary100%36.0

The top ten the week it peaked

See Sep 21, 1963 on the timeline →
  1. #1Blue VelvetBobby Vinton
  2. #2My Boyfriend's BackThe Angels
  3. #3If I Had A HammerTrini Lopez
  4. #4Heat WaveMartha & The Vandellas
  5. #5Sally, Go 'round The RosesThe Jaynetts
  6. #6Then He Kissed MeThe Crystals
  7. #7Surfer GirlThe Beach Boys
  8. #8Mickey's MonkeyThe Miracles
  9. #9Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)Allan Sherman
  10. #10Cry BabyGarnet Mimms & The Enchanters

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