Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Born To Be Alive

Patrick Hernandez

Entered Jun 23, 1979 · peaked at #16 on Sep 29, 1979 · 19 weeks on the chart, last seen Oct 27, 1979

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Billboard Hot 100 · #16, 19 wkUK Singles Chart · #10, 14 wk
Record Power
21.4
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
19
June 1979 – October 1979

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
Patrick Hernandezprimary100%21.7

The top ten the week it peaked

See Sep 29, 1979 on the timeline →
  1. #1My SharonaThe Knack
  2. #2Sad EyesRobert John
  3. #3RiseHerb Alpert
  4. #4Don't Stop 'til You Get EnoughMichael Jackson
  5. #5After The Love Has GoneEarth, Wind & Fire
  6. #6Lonesome LoserLittle River Band
  7. #7I'll Never Love This Way AgainDionne Warwick
  8. #8Sail OnCommodores
  9. #9The Devil Went Down To GeorgiaThe Charlie Daniels Band
  10. #10Don't Bring Me DownElectric Light Orchestra

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Born To Be Alive — Patrick Hernandez · ChartReign