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When The Children Cry

White Lion

Entered Nov 5, 1988 · 23 weeks on the chart, last seen Apr 8, 1989

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Billboard Hot 100 · #3, 23 wkUK Singles Chart · #88, 1 wk
Record Power
30.0
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Peak
#3
1 week there · Feb 4, 1989
Top-ten weeks
4
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
23
November 1988 – April 1989

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
White Lionprimary100%30.5

The top ten the week it peaked

See Feb 4, 1989 on the timeline →
  1. #1When I'm With YouSheriff
  2. #2Straight UpPaula Abdul
  3. #3When The Children CryWhite Lion
  4. #4Born To Be My BabyBon Jovi
  5. #5Wild ThingTone-Loc
  6. #6Armageddon ItDef Leppard
  7. #7The Way You Love MeKaryn White
  8. #8Don't Rush MeTaylor Dayne
  9. #9All This TimeTiffany
  10. #10Two HeartsPhil Collins

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