Songs · UK Singles Chart

Telegram Sam

T. Rex

Entered Jan 23, 1972 · peaked at #1 on Jan 30, 1972 · 14 weeks on the chart, last seen Mar 28, 1982

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UK Singles Chart · #1, 14 wkBillboard Hot 100 · #67, 5 wk
Record Power
26.7
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
2
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
5
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
14
January 1972 – March 1982

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
T. Rexprimary100%26.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jan 30, 1972 on the timeline →
  1. #1Telegram SamT. Rex
  2. #2I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)The New Seekers
  3. #3Mother of MineNeil Reid
  4. #4Horse with No NameAmerica
  5. #5Brand New KeyMelanie
  6. #6Stay With MeFaces
  7. #7Have You Seen HerThe Chi-lites
  8. #8Where Did Our Love GoDonnie Elbert
  9. #9Let's Stay TogetherAl Green
  10. #10I Just Can't Help BelievingElvis Presley

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