Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Cat's In The Cradle

Harry Chapin

Entered Oct 5, 1974 · peaked at #1 on Dec 21, 1974 · 19 weeks on the chart, last seen Feb 8, 1975

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Record Power
30.5
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
1
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
6
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
19
October 1974 – February 1975

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
Harry Chapinprimary100%30.5

The top ten the week it peaked

See Dec 21, 1974 on the timeline →
  1. #1Cat's In The CradleHarry Chapin
  2. #2Kung Fu FightingCarl Douglas
  3. #3Angie BabyHelen Reddy
  4. #4When Will I See You AgainThe Three Degrees
  5. #5You're The First, The Last, My EverythingBarry White
  6. #6Lucy In The Sky With DiamondsElton John
  7. #7Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)Al Green
  8. #8Junior's Farm/Sally GPaul McCartney And Wings
  9. #9I Can HelpBilly Swan
  10. #10Do It ('til You're Satisfied)B.T. Express

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