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Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

Elton John

Entered Jun 22, 1974 · 15 weeks on the chart, last seen Sep 28, 1974

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Billboard Hot 100 · #2, 15 wkUK Singles Chart · #16, 8 wk
Record Power
25.1
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#2
2 weeks there · first Jul 27, 1974
Top-ten weeks
5
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
15
June 1974 – September 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
Elton Johnprimary100%25.0

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jul 27, 1974 on the timeline →
  1. #1ANNIE's SONGJohn Denver
  2. #2Don't Let The Sun Go Down On MeElton John
  3. #3Rock And Roll HeavenThe Righteous Brothers
  4. #4Rock Your BabyGeorge McCrae
  5. #5Rikki Don't Lose That NumberSteely Dan
  6. #6Feel Like Makin' LoveRoberta Flack
  7. #7The Air That I BreatheThe Hollies
  8. #8Rock The BoatThe Hues Corporation
  9. #9Please Come To BostonDave Loggins
  10. #10Call On MeChicago

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