TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN – GIGLIOLA CINQUETTI

Chart performance:

WeekPositionMovementComments
06-Dec-7419New 
13-Dec-7417+2 
20-Dec-749+8Star rater
27-Dec-746+3Biggest climber/Peak
03-Jan-759-3 
10-Jan-7590 
17-Jan-757+2 
24-Jan-759-2 
31-Jan-757+2 
07-Feb-759-2 
14-Feb-7512-3 
21-Feb-7516-4 

Written by: Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri, Lorenzo Pilat, Corrado Conti & Norman Newall
Produced by: Not listed
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): CBS

Hit number for artist1
Peak position6
Weeks12
Biggest climber awards1
Star rater climbs1
Biggest faller awards0
Top 20 points123
Overall Top 20 points ranking=909
Top 20 points ranking for the artist1
Top 30 Points243
Overall Top 30 points ranking=943
Top 30 points ranking for the artist1

Annual ranking:

1974=83
197554

Other chart success:

Argentina5
Belgium49
Zimbabwe5

Cinquetti originally recorded the song in 1973 in Italian as ‘Alle Porte Del Sole’. The English lyrics were written by Norman Newell and both Cinquetti and Al Martino would record it as ‘To The Doors Of The Sun’. Martino’s version would get to 17 in the US as well as making it to 13 in Australia and 44 in Canada. Cinquetti’s version would rank 10th out the 17 hits by Italian acts that made the charts (top 30 points basis).

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Artist link: Gigliola Cinquetti

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