Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

Elton John

Entered Nov 13, 1976 · peaked at #6 on Dec 25, 1976 · 14 weeks on the chart, last seen Feb 12, 1977

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Billboard Hot 100 · #6, 14 wkUK Singles Chart · #11, 9 wk
Record Power
26.7
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
5
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
14
November 1976 – February 1977

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
Elton Johnprimary100%26.8

The top ten the week it peaked

See Dec 25, 1976 on the timeline →
  1. #1Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)Rod Stewart
  2. #2You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis & Jr.
  3. #3The Rubberband ManThe Spinners
  4. #4You Make Me Feel Like DancingLeo Sayer
  5. #5More Than A FeelingBoston
  6. #6Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest WordElton John
  7. #7I WishStevie Wonder
  8. #8DazzBrick
  9. #9Car WashRose Royce
  10. #10After The LovinEngelbert Humperdinck

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