WIRED FOR SOUND – CLIFF RICHARD

Chart performance:

WeekPositionMovementComments
09-Oct-8113New 
16-Oct-8110+3 
23-Oct-813+7Star rater
30-Oct-8130 
06-Nov-812+1Peak
13-Nov-8120Peak
20-Nov-813-1 
27-Nov-8130 
04-Dec-816-3 
11-Dec-818-2 
18-Dec-819-1 
25-Dec-8111-2 
01-Jan-8215-4 
08-Jan-8220-5 

Written by: Alan Tarney & B.A. Robertson
Produced by: Alan Tarney
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): EMI

Hit number for artist23
Peak position2
Weeks14
Biggest climber awards1
Star rater climbs1
Biggest faller awards0
Top 20 points186
Overall Top 20 points ranking=455
Top 20 points ranking for the artist5
Top 30 Points326
Overall Top 30 points ranking=505
Top 30 points ranking for the artist5

Annual ranking:

198117
1982=98

Other chart success:

Australia2
Austria11
Belgium8
Germany13
Ireland6
Israel10
Netherlands34
New Zealand10
UK4
US71

SA Radio charts:

Capital 6041
Radio 55

The song was a 5th hit for Cliff which was written or co-written by Alan Tarney. In total he would see 6 hits which were penned by Alan Tarney and this would rank 2nd out of the 6, beaten only by ‘We Don’t Talk Anymore’. It would be denied the top spot on our charts by Foreigner’s ‘Urgent’.

Video:

Artist link: Cliff Richard

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