Songs · UK Singles Chart

Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)

Jay-Z

Entered Dec 6, 1998 · peaked at #2 on Dec 6, 1998 · 15 weeks on the chart, last seen Jul 6, 2008

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Billboard Hot 100 · #15, 22 wkUK Singles Chart · #2, 15 wk
Record Power
18.4
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
2
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
15
December 1998 – July 2008

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
Jay-Zprimary100%18.3

The top ten the week it peaked

See Dec 6, 1998 on the timeline →
  1. #1BelieveCher
  2. #2Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)Jay-Z
  3. #3When You're GoneBryan Adams feat. Melanie C.
  4. #4No Regrets/AntmusicRobbie Williams
  5. #5Big Big WorldEmilia
  6. #6I Love the Way You Love MeBoyzone
  7. #7Take Me ThereBLACKstreet & Mya feat. Mase
  8. #8Heartbeat/TragedySteps
  9. #9Up and DownVengaboys
  10. #10MiamiWill Smith

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