Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Separate Lives

Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin

Entered Oct 5, 1985 · peaked at #1 on Nov 30, 1985 · 21 weeks on the chart, last seen Feb 22, 1986

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Billboard Hot 100 · #1, 21 wkUK Singles Chart · #4, 15 wk
Record Power
42.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
1
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
9
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
21
October 1985 – February 1986

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
Phil Collinsprimary50%21.2
Marilyn Martinprimary50%21.4

The top ten the week it peaked

See Nov 30, 1985 on the timeline →
  1. #1Separate LivesPhil Collins & Marilyn Martin
  2. #2We Built This CityStarship
  3. #3Broken WingsMr. Mister
  4. #4You Belong To The CityGlenn Frey
  5. #5NeverHeart
  6. #6Lay Your Hands On MeThompson Twins
  7. #7Who's Zoomin' WhoAretha Franklin
  8. #8Election DayArcadia
  9. #9Party All The TimeEddie Murphy
  10. #10Sleeping BagZZ Top

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