Peak
10
Weeks
11
Score
1,579
Chart Year
1963
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position10
Peak DateNov 16, 1963
Weeks at Peak1
Weeks Charted11
Weeks in Top 407
Weeks in Top 101
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc601
Weekly Calc978
Total Score1,579
Rankings
Year Ranking#138
Decade Ranking#1,332
Billboard Year#127
Top 5000#9,249
Details
- Label
- RCA Victor
- Genre
- Country
- Composer(s)
- Bobby Bare;Curley Williams;Hedy West
- Entered Chart
- Oct 5, 1963
- Peak Date
- Nov 16, 1963
- Released
- September 1963
- Recorded
- Unknown
- Catalog #
- RCA Victor 47-8238
- B-Side
- It All Depends On Linda
Music Video
I'm 500 miles away from home Teardrops fell on mama's note When I read the things she wrote She said, "We miss you son, we love you, come on home" Well, I didn't have to pack I had it all right on my back Now I'm 500 miles away from home Away from home, away from home Cold and tired and all alone Yes, I'm 500 miles away from home I know this is the same road I took the day I left home But it sure looks different now Well, I guess I look different too 'Cause time changes everything I wonder what they'll say When they see their boy looking this way Oh, I wonder what they'll say when I get home Can't remember when I ate It's just thumb and walk and wait And I'm still 500 miles away from home If my luck had been just right I'd be with them all tonight But I'm still 500 miles away from home Away from home, away from home Cold and tired and all alone Yes, I'm still 500 miles away from home Ho, I'm still 500 miles away from home
Chart History (11 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 5, 1963 | 96 | 30 |
| 2 | Oct 12, 1963 | 71 | 55 |
| 3 | Oct 19, 1963 | 48 | 78 |
| 4 | Oct 26, 1963 | 37 | 89 |
| 5 | Nov 2, 1963 | 23 | 103 |
| 6 | Nov 9, 1963 | 15 | 111 |
| 7 | Nov 16, 1963 | 10 | 116 |
| 8 | Nov 23, 1963 | 14 | 112 |
| 9 | Nov 30, 1963 | 20 | 106 |
| 10 | Dec 7, 1963 | 33 | 93 |
| 11 | Dec 14, 1963 | 41 | 85 |