Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)

Joey Scarbury

Entered May 9, 1981 · peaked at #2 on Aug 15, 1981 · 26 weeks on the chart, last seen Oct 31, 1981

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Record Power
48.0
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
10
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
26
May 1981 – October 1981

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
Joey Scarburyprimary100%48.4

The top ten the week it peaked

See Aug 15, 1981 on the timeline →
  1. #1Endless LoveDiana Ross & Lionel Richie
  2. #2Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)Joey Scarbury
  3. #3I Don't Need YouKenny Rogers
  4. #4Jessie's GirlRick Springfield
  5. #5ElviraThe Oak Ridge Boys
  6. #6Slow HandThe Pointer Sisters
  7. #7Boy From New York CityThe Manhattan Transfer
  8. #8HeartsMarty Balin
  9. #9Queen Of HeartsJuice Newton
  10. #10(There's) No Gettin' Over MeRonnie Milsap

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