Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Smooth Criminal

Michael Jackson

Entered Nov 12, 1988 · peaked at #7 on Jan 14, 1989 · 15 weeks on the chart, last seen Feb 18, 1989

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UK Singles Chart · #8, 24 wkBillboard Hot 100 · #7, 15 wk
Record Power
23.8
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
3
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
15
November 1988 – February 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 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
Michael Jacksonprimary100%24.1

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jan 14, 1989 on the timeline →
  1. #1My PrerogativeBobby Brown
  2. #2Two HeartsPhil Collins
  3. #3Every Rose Has Its ThornPoison
  4. #4Don't Rush MeTaylor Dayne
  5. #5Armageddon ItDef Leppard
  6. #6In Your RoomThe Bangles
  7. #7Smooth CriminalMichael Jackson
  8. #8I Remember Holding YouBoys Club
  9. #9Put A Little Love In Your HeartAnnie Lennox & Al Green
  10. #10The Way You Love MeKaryn White

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