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Songs · Billboard Hot 100

My Thang

James Brown

Entered Jun 22, 1974 · 13 weeks on the chart, last seen Sep 14, 1974

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Record Power
9.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#29
2 weeks there · first Aug 17, 1974
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
13
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
James Brownprimary100%9.5

The top ten the week it peaked

See Aug 17, 1974 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Night Chicago DiedPaper Lace
  2. #2Feel Like Makin' LoveRoberta Flack
  3. #3(You're) Having My BabyPaul Anka & Odia Coates
  4. #4Tell Me Something GoodRufus feat. Chaka Khan
  5. #5Please Come To BostonDave Loggins
  6. #6Call On MeChicago
  7. #7WaterlooABBA
  8. #8Wildwood WeedJim Stafford
  9. #9I'm Leaving It (All) Up To YouDonny & Marie Osmond
  10. #10SideshowBlue Magic

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