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Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Only The Good Die Young

Billy Joel

Entered May 13, 1978 · 13 weeks on the chart, last seen Aug 5, 1978

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Record Power
10.4
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#24
1 week there · Jul 8, 1978
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
13
May 1978 – August 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 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
Billy Joelprimary100%9.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jul 8, 1978 on the timeline →
  1. #1Shadow DancingAndy Gibb
  2. #2Baker StreetGerry Rafferty
  3. #3Take A Chance On MeABBA
  4. #4Use Ta Be My GirlThe O'Jays
  5. #5Still The SameBob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
  6. #6It's A HeartacheBonnie Tyler
  7. #7Miss YouThe Rolling Stones
  8. #8Dance With MePeter Brown & Betty Wright
  9. #9The Groove LineHeatwave
  10. #10You Belong To MeCarly Simon

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