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It's Impossible

The New Birth

Entered Oct 9, 1971 · 9 weeks on the chart, last seen Dec 4, 1971

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Record Power
4.1
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#52
1 week there · Nov 20, 1971
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
9
October 1971 – December 1971

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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 New Birthprimary100%4.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Nov 20, 1971 on the timeline →
  1. #1Theme From ShaftIsaac Hayes
  2. #2Gypsys, Tramps & ThievesCher
  3. #3ImagineJohn Lennon Plastic Ono Band
  4. #4Baby I'm - A Want YouBread
  5. #5Have You Seen HerThe Chi-lites
  6. #6Maggie May/Reason To BelieveRod Stewart
  7. #7Peace TrainCat Stevens
  8. #8Family AffairSly & The Family Stone
  9. #9Got To Be ThereMichael Jackson
  10. #10Yo-YoThe Osmonds

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