Chart performance:
Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
24-Oct-75 | 18 | New | |
31-Oct-75 | 14 | +4 | Biggest climber/Star rater |
07-Nov-75 | 9 | +5 | Star rater |
14-Nov-75 | 8 | +1 | |
21-Nov-75 | 8 | 0 | |
28-Nov-75 | 9 | -1 | |
05-Dec-75 | 6 | +3 | Peak |
12-Dec-75 | 6 | 0 | Peak |
19-Dec-75 | 10 | -4 | |
26-Dec-75 | 12 | -2 | |
02-Jan-76 | 13 | -1 | |
09-Jan-76 | 16 | -3 |
Written by: Eddie Cochran & Bob Cochran
Produced by: Mike Hurst
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Bell
Hit number for artist | 1 |
Peak position | 6 |
Weeks | 12 |
Biggest climber awards | 1 |
Star rater climbs | 2 |
Biggest faller awards | 0 |
Top 20 points | 123 |
Overall Top 20 points ranking | =909 |
Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 1 |
Top 30 Points | 243 |
Overall Top 30 points ranking | =943 |
Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 1 |
Annual ranking:
1975 | 41 |
1976 | =107 |
Other chart success:
Germany | 39 |
Ireland | 1 |
UK | 2 |
Zimbabwe | 10 |
SA Radio charts:
LM Radio | 17 |
The song was a cover of a 1960 hit by Eddie Cochran. His version would top the charts in Ireland and the UK and according to Wikipedia made it to 5 in South Africa, although I don’t know which charts that refers to as these charts only started in 1965.
Video:
Artist link: Showaddywaddy