Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Cars

Gary Numan

Entered Feb 16, 1980 · peaked at #9 on Jun 7, 1980 · 25 weeks on the chart, last seen Aug 2, 1980

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Billboard Hot 100 · #9, 25 wkUK Singles Chart · #1, 11 wk
Record Power
36.0
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
25
February 1980 – August 1980

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
Gary Numanprimary100%36.5

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jun 7, 1980 on the timeline →
  1. #1FunkytownLipps & Inc.
  2. #2Coming Up (Live At Glasgow)Paul McCartney And Wings
  3. #3Biggest Part Of MeAmbrosia
  4. #4Don't Fall In Love With A DreamerKenny Rogers & Kim Carnes
  5. #5Call MeBlondie
  6. #6The RoseBette Midler
  7. #7Against The WindBob Seger
  8. #8Hurt So BadLinda Ronstadt
  9. #9CarsGary Numan
  10. #10Little JeannieElton John

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