Songs · Billboard Hot 100
Sailing
Entered Jun 14, 1980 · peaked at #1 on Aug 30, 1980 · 21 weeks on the chart, last seen Nov 1, 1980
- Record Power
- 34.7
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
- Weeks at #1
- 1
- weeks on top
- Top-ten weeks
- 7
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on chart
- 21
- June 1980 – November 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.
| Artist | Credit | Credit share | Power contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Cross | primary | 100% | 34.8 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Aug 30, 1980 on the timeline →- #1SailingChristopher Cross
- #2Upside DownDiana Ross
- #3MagicOlivia Newton-John
- #4Emotional RescueThe Rolling Stones
- #5Take Your Time (Do It Right) Part 1The S.O.S. Band
- #6FameIrene Cara
- #7All Out Of LoveAir Supply
- #8Give Me The NightGeorge Benson
- #9Let My Love Open The DoorPete Townshend
- #10More LoveKim Carnes
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