Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Diana Ross

Entered Oct 17, 1981 · peaked at #7 on Dec 19, 1981 · 20 weeks on the chart, last seen Feb 27, 1982

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Billboard Hot 100 · #7, 20 wkUK Singles Chart · #4, 12 wk
Record Power
32.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
6
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
20
October 1981 – February 1982

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
Diana Rossprimary100%31.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Dec 19, 1981 on the timeline →
  1. #1PhysicalOlivia Newton-John
  2. #2Waiting For A Girl Like YouForeigner
  3. #3Let's GrooveEarth, Wind & Fire
  4. #4Oh NoCommodores
  5. #5Young TurksRod Stewart
  6. #6I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)Daryl Hall John Oates
  7. #7Why Do Fools Fall In LoveDiana Ross
  8. #8Harden My HeartQuarterflash
  9. #9Don't Stop BelievinJourney
  10. #10Leather And LaceStevie Nicks & Don Henley

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