Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Black Velvet

Alannah Myles

Entered Jan 6, 1990 · peaked at #1 on Mar 24, 1990 · 24 weeks on the chart, last seen Jun 16, 1990

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Billboard Hot 100 · #1, 24 wkUK Singles Chart · #2, 18 wk
Record Power
38.5
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
2
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
7
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
24
January 1990 – June 1990

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
Alannah Mylesprimary100%38.7

The top ten the week it peaked

See Mar 24, 1990 on the timeline →
  1. #1Black VelvetAlannah Myles
  2. #2Love Will Lead You BackTaylor Dayne
  3. #3EscapadeJanet Jackson
  4. #4RoamThe B-52s
  5. #5I Wish It Would Rain DownPhil Collins
  6. #6I'll Be Your EverythingTommy Page
  7. #7All Around The WorldLisa Stansfield
  8. #8I Go To ExtremesBilly Joel
  9. #9Keep It TogetherMadonna
  10. #10Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)Technotronic

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