Songs · Billboard Hot 100

The Closer I Get To You

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

Entered Feb 18, 1978 · peaked at #2 on May 13, 1978 · 20 weeks on the chart, last seen Jul 1, 1978

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Billboard Hot 100 · #2, 20 wkUK Singles Chart · #42, 4 wk
Record Power
37.5
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
8
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
20
February 1978 – July 1978

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
Roberta Flackprimary50%19.0
Donny Hathawayprimary50%19.1

The top ten the week it peaked

See May 13, 1978 on the timeline →
  1. #1If I Can't Have YouYvonne Elliman
  2. #2The Closer I Get To YouRoberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
  3. #3With A Little LuckWings
  4. #4Too Much, Too Little, Too LateJohnny Mathis/Deniece Williams
  5. #5Night FeverBee Gees
  6. #6You're The One That I WantJohn Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
  7. #7Can't Smile Without YouBarry Manilow
  8. #8Count On MeJefferson Starship
  9. #9Dust In The WindKansas
  10. #10Imaginary LoverAtlanta Rhythm Section

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