Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Hang On Sloopy

The McCoys

Entered Aug 14, 1965 · peaked at #1 on Oct 2, 1965 · 14 weeks on the chart, last seen Nov 13, 1965

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Billboard Hot 100 · #1, 14 wkUK Singles Chart · #5, 14 wk
Record Power
30.5
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
1
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
7
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
14
August 1965 – November 1965

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
The McCoysprimary100%31.0

The top ten the week it peaked

See Oct 2, 1965 on the timeline →
  1. #1Hang On SloopyThe McCoys
  2. #2Eve Of DestructionBarry McGuire
  3. #3YesterdayThe Beatles
  4. #4Catch Us If You CanThe Dave Clark Five
  5. #5You Were On My MindWe Five
  6. #6The "In" CrowdRamsey Lewis Trio
  7. #7Treat Her RightRoy Head And The Traits
  8. #8You've Got Your TroublesThe Fortunes
  9. #9Baby Don't GoSonny & Cher
  10. #10Laugh At MeSonny

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