Songs · Billboard Hot 100

A Boy Named Sue

Johnny Cash

Entered Jul 26, 1969 · peaked at #2 on Aug 23, 1969 · 12 weeks on the chart, last seen Oct 11, 1969

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UK Singles Chart · #4, 18 wkBillboard Hot 100 · #2, 12 wk
Record Power
31.4
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
7
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
12
July 1969 – October 1969

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
Johnny Cashprimary100%31.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Aug 23, 1969 on the timeline →
  1. #1Honky Tonk WomenThe Rolling Stones
  2. #2A Boy Named SueJohnny Cash
  3. #3Crystal Blue PersuasionTommy James And The Shondells
  4. #4Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)Neil Diamond
  5. #5In The Year 2525Zager & Evans
  6. #6Put A Little Love In Your HeartJackie DeShannon
  7. #7Green RiverCreedence Clearwater Revival
  8. #8Polk Salad AnnieTony Joe White
  9. #9Get TogetherThe Youngbloods
  10. #10LaughingThe Guess Who

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