Songs · UK Singles Chart

The Jean Genie

David Bowie

Entered Dec 3, 1972 · peaked at #2 on Jan 7, 1973 · 13 weeks on the chart, last seen Feb 25, 1973

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UK Singles Chart · #2, 13 wkBillboard Hot 100 · #71, 5 wk
Record Power
28.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
5
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
13
December 1972 – February 1973

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
David Bowieprimary100%29.3

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jan 7, 1973 on the timeline →
  1. #1Long Haired Lover from LiverpoolLittle Jimmy Osmond
  2. #2The Jean GenieDavid Bowie
  3. #3Solid Gold Easy ActionT. Rex
  4. #4Crazy HorsesThe Osmonds
  5. #5Hi Hi Hi/C.MoonWings
  6. #6Ball Park IncidentWizzard
  7. #7You're So VainCarly Simon
  8. #8Big SevenJudge Dread
  9. #9Gudbuy T' JaneSlade
  10. #10Always on My MindElvis Presley

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