Songs · Billboard Hot 100

You Can't Get What You Want

Joe Jackson

Entered Apr 21, 1984 · peaked at #15 on Jun 23, 1984 · 16 weeks on the chart, last seen Aug 4, 1984

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Billboard Hot 100 · #15, 16 wkUK Singles Chart · #77, 2 wk
Record Power
17.8
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
16
April 1984 – August 1984

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
Joe Jacksonprimary100%17.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jun 23, 1984 on the timeline →
  1. #1The ReflexDuran Duran
  2. #2Time After TimeCyndi Lauper
  3. #3Let's Hear It For The BoyDeniece Williams
  4. #4Dancing In The DarkBruce Springsteen
  5. #5Self ControlLaura Branigan
  6. #6The Heart Of Rock & RollHuey Lewis & The News
  7. #7Jump (for My Love)The Pointer Sisters
  8. #8When Doves CryPrince
  9. #9Oh, SherrieSteve Perry
  10. #10Eyes Without A FaceBilly Idol

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