Songs · Billboard Hot 100

The Blues

Randy Newman & Paul Simon

Entered Jan 22, 1983 · peaked at #51 on Feb 12, 1983 · 8 weeks on the chart, last seen Mar 12, 1983

Record Power
3.5
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
8
January 1983 – March 1983

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
Randy Newmanprimary50%1.8
Paul Simonprimary50%1.8

The top ten the week it peaked

See Feb 12, 1983 on the timeline →
  1. #1Down UnderMen At Work
  2. #2Baby, Come To MePatti Austin A & James Ingram
  3. #3Sexual HealingMarvin Gaye
  4. #4Shame On The MoonBob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
  5. #5AfricaToto
  6. #6ManeaterDaryl Hall John Oates
  7. #7You And IEddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle
  8. #8Rock The CasbahThe Clash
  9. #9Stray Cat StrutStray Cats
  10. #10You Can't Hurry LovePhil Collins