Songs · Billboard Hot 100
Careless Whisper
Wham! feat. George Michael
Entered Dec 22, 1984 · peaked at #1 on Feb 16, 1985 · 22 weeks on the chart, last seen Jan 14, 2017
- Record Power
- 44.0
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
- Weeks at #1
- 3
- weeks on top
- Top-ten weeks
- 9
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on chart
- 22
- December 1984 – January 2017
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.
| Artist | Credit | Credit share | Power contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wham! | primary | 70% | 29.7 |
| George Michael | featured | 30% | 13.4 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Feb 16, 1985 on the timeline →- #1Careless WhisperWham! feat. George Michael
- #2I Want To Know What Love IsForeigner
- #3Easy LoverPhilip Bailey & Phil Collins
- #4Lover BoyBilly Ocean
- #5Method Of Modern LoveDaryl Hall John Oates
- #6Neutron DanceThe Pointer Sisters
- #7Can't Fight This FeelingREO Speedwagon
- #8The Heat Is OnGlenn Frey
- #9The Boys Of SummerDon Henley
- #10California GirlsDavid Lee Roth