Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Father Figure

George Michael

Entered Jan 16, 1988 · peaked at #1 on Feb 27, 1988 · 17 weeks on the chart, last seen May 7, 1988

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Billboard Hot 100 · #1, 17 wkUK Singles Chart · #11, 6 wk
Record Power
32.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
2
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
6
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
17
January 1988 – May 1988

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
George Michaelprimary100%31.7

The top ten the week it peaked

See Feb 27, 1988 on the timeline →
  1. #1Father FigureGeorge Michael
  2. #2What Have I Done To Deserve This?Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
  3. #3She's Like The WindPatrick Swayze feat. Wendy Fraser
  4. #4Never Gonna Give You UpRick Astley
  5. #5Hungry Eyes (From "Dirty Dancing")Eric Carmen
  6. #6Seasons ChangeExpose
  7. #7Say You WillForeigner
  8. #8I Get WeakBelinda Carlisle
  9. #9Don't Shed A TearPaul Carrack
  10. #10Can't Stay Away From YouGloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

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