Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Monkey

George Michael

Entered Jul 9, 1988 · peaked at #1 on Aug 27, 1988 · 16 weeks on the chart, last seen Oct 22, 1988

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Billboard Hot 100 · #1, 16 wkUK Singles Chart · #13, 6 wk
Record Power
30.7
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
16
July 1988 – October 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%30.5

The top ten the week it peaked

See Aug 27, 1988 on the timeline →
  1. #1MonkeyGeorge Michael
  2. #2I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like ThatElton John
  3. #3I Don't Wanna Live Without Your LoveChicago
  4. #4Sweet Child O' MineGuns N' Roses
  5. #5Simply IrresistibleRobert Palmer
  6. #6Fast CarTracy Chapman
  7. #7Roll With ItSteve Winwood
  8. #8Perfect WorldHuey Lewis & The News
  9. #9Love Will Save The DayWhitney Houston
  10. #101-2-3Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

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Monkey — George Michael · ChartReign