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Joe Cocker & Leon Russell & The Shelter People

Entered Jun 28, 1970 · 6 weeks on the chart, last seen Aug 2, 1970

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Billboard Hot 100 · #7, 12 wkUK Singles Chart · #39, 6 wk
Record Power
4.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#39
2 weeks there · first Jul 5, 1970
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
6
June 1970 – August 1970

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
Joe Cockerprimary50%2.3
Leon Russell & The Shelter Peopleprimary50%2.3

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jul 5, 1970 on the timeline →
  1. #1In The SummertimeMungo Jerry
  2. #2All Right NowFree
  3. #3Groovin' with Mr. BloeMr. Bloe
  4. #4Up Around the BendCreedence Clearwater Revival
  5. #5It's All In The GameFour Tops
  6. #6CottonfieldsThe Beach Boys
  7. #7SallyGerry Monroe
  8. #8Goodbye Sam Hello SamanthaCliff Richard
  9. #9Love of the Common PeopleNicky Thomas
  10. #10The Green Manalishi (with the Two-Prong Crown)Fleetwood Mac

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Every other song that reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1970.

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