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Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White

The Standells

Entered Aug 13, 1966 · 8 weeks on the chart, last seen Oct 1, 1966

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Record Power
3.8
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#43
1 week there · Sep 24, 1966
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
8
August 1966 – October 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 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
The Standellsprimary100%3.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See Sep 24, 1966 on the timeline →
  1. #1CherishThe Association
  2. #2You Can't Hurry LoveThe Supremes
  3. #3Sunshine SupermanDonovan
  4. #4Yellow SubmarineThe Beatles
  5. #5Bus StopThe Hollies
  6. #6Beauty Is Only Skin DeepThe Temptations
  7. #7Black Is BlackLos Bravos
  8. #896 Tears? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians
  9. #9Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys
  10. #10Reach Out I'll Be ThereFour Tops

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