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TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)

MFSB feat. The Three Degrees

Entered Mar 2, 1974 · 18 weeks on the chart, last seen Jun 29, 1974

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Record Power
36.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#1
2 weeks there · first Apr 20, 1974
Top-ten weeks
6
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
18
March 1974 – June 1974

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
MFSBprimary70%25.5
The Three Degreesfeatured30%10.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See Apr 20, 1974 on the timeline →
  1. #1TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)MFSB feat. The Three Degrees
  2. #2Bennie And The JetsElton John
  3. #3Hooked On A FeelingBlue Swede
  4. #4Best Thing That Ever Happened To MeGladys Knight And The Pips
  5. #5Come And Get Your LoveRedbone
  6. #6Oh My MyRingo Starr
  7. #7Sunshine On My ShouldersJohn Denver
  8. #8The Loco-MotionGrand Funk Railroad
  9. #9The Lord's PrayerSister Janet Mead
  10. #10I'll Have To Say I Love You In A SongJim Croce

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