Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Mother And Child Reunion

Paul Simon

Entered Feb 5, 1972 · peaked at #4 on Apr 1, 1972 · 13 weeks on the chart, last seen Apr 29, 1972

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Billboard Hot 100 · #4, 13 wkUK Singles Chart · #5, 12 wk
Record Power
25.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
4
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
13
February 1972 – April 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 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
Paul Simonprimary100%26.1

The top ten the week it peaked

See Apr 1, 1972 on the timeline →
  1. #1A Horse With No NameAmerica
  2. #2Heart Of GoldNeil Young
  3. #3Puppy LoveDonny Osmond
  4. #4Mother And Child ReunionPaul Simon
  5. #5The Lion Sleeps TonightRobert John
  6. #6I GotchaJoe Tex
  7. #7Without YouNilsson
  8. #8Jungle FeverThe Chakachas
  9. #9Rockin' RobinMichael Jackson
  10. #10The First Time Ever I Saw Your FaceRoberta Flack

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