Songs · Billboard Hot 100

The Tears Of A Clown

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

Entered Oct 17, 1970 · peaked at #1 on Dec 12, 1970 · 16 weeks on the chart, last seen Jan 30, 1971

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Record Power
39.7
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
2
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
10
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
16
October 1970 – January 1971

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
Smokey Robinson & The Miraclesprimary100%39.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See Dec 12, 1970 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Tears Of A ClownSmokey Robinson & The Miracles
  2. #2I Think I Love YouThe Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones feat. David Cassidy
  3. #3Gypsy WomanBrian Hyland
  4. #4One Less Bell To AnswerThe 5th Dimension
  5. #5I'll Be ThereJackson 5
  6. #6My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A PityGeorge Harrison
  7. #7Black Magic WomanSantana
  8. #8No Matter WhatBadfinger
  9. #9Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?Chicago
  10. #10Share The LandThe Guess Who

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The Tears Of A Clown — Smokey Robinson & The Miracles · ChartReign