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Songs · Billboard Hot 100

I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)

Aretha Franklin & George Michael

Entered Feb 21, 1987 · 17 weeks on the chart, last seen Jun 13, 1987

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Record Power
31.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#1
2 weeks there · first Apr 18, 1987
Top-ten weeks
7
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
17
February 1987 – June 1987

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
Aretha Franklinprimary50%15.8
George Michaelprimary50%15.8

The top ten the week it peaked

See Apr 18, 1987 on the timeline →
  1. #1I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)Aretha Franklin & George Michael
  2. #2Nothing's Gonna Stop Us NowStarship
  3. #3Don't Dream It's OverCrowded House
  4. #4Sign 'O' The TimesPrince
  5. #5Midnight BlueLou Gramm
  6. #6Looking For A New LoveJody Watley
  7. #7Lean On MeClub Nouveau
  8. #8The Finer ThingsSteve Winwood
  9. #9Come Go With MeExpose
  10. #10(I Just) Died In Your ArmsCutting Crew

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