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Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)

Otis Redding

Entered Nov 24, 1966 · 9 weeks on the chart, last seen Jan 19, 1967

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UK Singles Chart · #23, 9 wkBillboard Hot 100 · #29, 8 wk
Record Power
10.8
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#23
1 week there · Dec 8, 1966
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
9
November 1966 – January 1967

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
Otis Reddingprimary100%10.8

The top ten the week it peaked

See Dec 8, 1966 on the timeline →
  1. #1Green, Green Grass Of HomeTom Jones
  2. #2Good VibrationsThe Beach Boys
  3. #3What Would I BeVal Doonican
  4. #4My Mind's EyeSmall Faces
  5. #5Gimme Some LovingThe Spencer Davis Group
  6. #6Morningtown RideThe Seekers
  7. #7Semi-Detached Suburban Mr JamesManfred Mann
  8. #8Just One SmileGene Pitney
  9. #9Friday On My MindThe Easybeats
  10. #10Holy CowLee Dorsey

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