Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Ben

Michael Jackson

Entered Aug 5, 1972 · peaked at #1 on Oct 14, 1972 · 16 weeks on the chart, last seen Nov 18, 1972

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Billboard Hot 100 · #1, 16 wkUK Singles Chart · #7, 17 wk
Record Power
30.5
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
1
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
7
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
16
August 1972 – November 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
Michael Jacksonprimary100%30.4

The top ten the week it peaked

See Oct 14, 1972 on the timeline →
  1. #1BenMichael Jackson
  2. #2Use MeBill Withers
  3. #3Everybody Plays The FoolThe Main Ingredient
  4. #4Burning LoveElvis Presley
  5. #5Go All The WayRaspberries
  6. #6Baby Don't Get Hooked On MeMac Davis
  7. #7My Ding-A-LingChuck Berry
  8. #8Nights In White SatinThe Moody Blues
  9. #9Back StabbersThe O'Jays
  10. #10PopcornHot Butter

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