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On My Own

Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald

Entered Mar 22, 1986 · 23 weeks on the chart, last seen Aug 23, 1986

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Billboard Hot 100 · #1, 23 wkUK Singles Chart · #2, 14 wk
Record Power
41.1
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#1
3 weeks there · first Jun 14, 1986
Top-ten weeks
7
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
23
March 1986 – August 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 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
Patti LaBelleprimary50%20.6
Michael McDonaldprimary50%20.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jun 14, 1986 on the timeline →
  1. #1On My OwnPatti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
  2. #2Live To TellMadonna
  3. #3I Can't WaitNu Shooz
  4. #4There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)Billy Ocean
  5. #5Crush On YouThe Jets
  6. #6Greatest Love Of AllWhitney Houston
  7. #7A Different CornerGeorge Michael
  8. #8No One Is To BlameHoward Jones
  9. #9All I Need Is A MiracleMike + The Mechanics
  10. #10Something About YouLevel 42

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