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This Is Not America

David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group

Entered Feb 3, 1985 · 8 weeks on the chart, last seen Apr 14, 1985

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UK Singles Chart · #14, 8 wkBillboard Hot 100 · #32, 12 wk
Record Power
10.0
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#14
1 week there · Feb 10, 1985
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
8
February 1985 – April 1985

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 it 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
David Bowieprimary50%5.0
Pat Metheny Groupprimary50%5.0

The top ten the week it peaked

See Feb 10, 1985 on the timeline →
  1. #1I Know Him So WellElaine Paige & Barbara Dickson
  2. #2Love and Pride {1985}King
  3. #3SolidAshford & Simpson
  4. #4Dancing In The DarkBruce Springsteen
  5. #5I Want To Know What Love IsForeigner
  6. #61999/Little Red CorvettePrince
  7. #7Things Can Only Get BetterHoward Jones
  8. #8AtmosphereRuss Abbot
  9. #9Close (to the Edit)The Art Of Noise
  10. #10A New EnglandKirsty Maccoll

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