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Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Busted

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

Entered Sep 7, 1963 · 12 weeks on the chart, last seen Nov 23, 1963

Record Power
26.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#4
3 weeks there · first Oct 19, 1963
Top-ten weeks
6
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
12
September 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 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
Ray Charles and his Orchestraprimary100%27.0

The top ten the week it peaked

See Oct 19, 1963 on the timeline →
  1. #1Sugar ShackJimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs
  2. #2Be My BabyThe Ronettes
  3. #3Blue VelvetBobby Vinton
  4. #4BustedRay Charles and his Orchestra
  5. #5Cry BabyGarnet Mimms & The Enchanters
  6. #6Sally, Go 'round The RosesThe Jaynetts
  7. #7Mean Woman BluesRoy Orbison
  8. #8Donna The Prima DonnaDion (Di Muci)
  9. #9Deep PurpleNino Tempo & April Stevens
  10. #10Don't Think Twice, It's All RightPeter, Paul & Mary

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