Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Controversy

Prince

Entered Oct 24, 1981 · peaked at #70 on Nov 21, 1981 · 11 weeks on the chart, last seen Jan 2, 1982

Apple Music
UK Singles Chart · #5, 5 wkBillboard Hot 100 · #70, 11 wk
Record Power
2.6
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
11
October 1981 – January 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
Princeprimary100%2.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Nov 21, 1981 on the timeline →
  1. #1PhysicalOlivia Newton-John
  2. #2Private EyesDaryl Hall John Oates
  3. #3Waiting For A Girl Like YouForeigner
  4. #4Start Me UpThe Rolling Stones
  5. #5Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)Air Supply
  6. #6Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBob Seger
  7. #7The Night OwlsLittle River Band
  8. #8Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicThe Police
  9. #9Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)Christopher Cross
  10. #10The Theme From Hill Street BluesMike Post feat. Larry Carlton

30-second previews and store links from Apple Music.