Songs · Billboard Hot 100

The Ballad Of The Green Berets

SSgt Barry Sadler

Entered Feb 5, 1966 · peaked at #1 on Mar 5, 1966 · 13 weeks on the chart, last seen Apr 30, 1966

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Record Power
34.0
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
5
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
9
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
13
February 1966 – April 1966

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
SSgt Barry Sadlerprimary100%34.3

The top ten the week it peaked

See Mar 5, 1966 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Ballad Of The Green BeretsSSgt Barry Sadler
  2. #2These Boots Are Made For WalkinNancy Sinatra
  3. #3Lightnin' StrikesLou Christie
  4. #4Listen PeopleHerman's Hermits
  5. #5California DreaminThe Mamas & The Papas
  6. #6Elusive ButterflyBob Lind
  7. #7My LovePetula Clark
  8. #8Uptight (Everything's Alright)Stevie Wonder
  9. #9Working My Way Back To YouThe 4 Seasons feat. the "Sound of Frankie Valli
  10. #10My World Is Empty Without YouThe Supremes

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