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Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Those Were The Days

Carroll O'Connor & Jean Stapleton (As The Bunkers)

Entered Dec 11, 1971 · 9 weeks on the chart, last seen Feb 5, 1972

Record Power
5.1
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#43
1 week there · Jan 29, 1972
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
9
December 1971 – February 1972

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
Carroll O'Connorprimary50%2.5
Jean Stapleton (As The Bunkers)primary50%2.5

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jan 29, 1972 on the timeline →
  1. #1American Pie (Parts I & II)Don McLean
  2. #2Brand New KeyMelanie
  3. #3Let's Stay TogetherAl Green
  4. #4SunshineJonathan Edwards
  5. #5Day After DayBadfinger
  6. #6Clean Up WomanBetty Wright
  7. #7ScorpioDennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
  8. #8Never Been To SpainThree Dog Night
  9. #9You Are EverythingThe Stylistics
  10. #10Sugar DaddyJackson 5

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