Songs · Billboard Hot 100

I Shot The Sheriff

Eric Clapton

Entered Jul 13, 1974 · peaked at #1 on Sep 14, 1974 · 14 weeks on the chart, last seen Oct 12, 1974

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Billboard Hot 100 · #1, 14 wkUK Singles Chart · #9, 9 wk
Record Power
27.8
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
1
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
5
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
14
July 1974 – October 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 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
Eric Claptonprimary100%27.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See Sep 14, 1974 on the timeline →
  1. #1I Shot The SheriffEric Clapton
  2. #2(You're) Having My BabyPaul Anka & Odia Coates
  3. #3Rock Me GentlyAndy Kim
  4. #4I'm Leaving It (All) Up To YouDonny & Marie Osmond
  5. #5Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, BabeBarry White
  6. #6Nothing From NothingBilly Preston
  7. #7Tell Me Something GoodRufus feat. Chaka Khan
  8. #8Then Came YouDionne Warwicke & Spinners
  9. #9You And Me Against The WorldHelen Reddy
  10. #10Clap For The WolfmanThe Guess Who

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