Peak
15
Weeks
11
Score
1,575
Chart Year
1968
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position15
Peak DateMar 2, 1968
Weeks at Peak1
Weeks Charted11
Weeks in Top 408
Weeks in Top 100
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc566
Weekly Calc1,009
Total Score1,575
Rankings
Year Ranking#131
Decade Ranking#1,338
Billboard Year#134
Top 5000#9,268
Details
- Album
- Single
- Label
- ATCO Records
- Genre
- Dance-pop
- Composer(s)
- Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
- Entered Chart
- Jan 20, 1968
- Peak Date
- Mar 2, 1968
- Released
- Unknown
- Recorded
- Unknown
- Catalog #
- Atco 45-6548
- B-Side
- Sinking Ships
Notes
song reached No. 1 in Germany, Canada, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. "Words" was the Bee Gees third UK top 10 hit, reaching number 8, and in a UK television special on ITV in December 2011 it was voted fourth in "The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song".[1] The song has been recorded by many other artists, including hit versions by Rita Coolidge in 1978 and Boyzone in 1996. This was Boyzone's fifth single and their first number-one hit in the UK.
Chart History (11 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 20, 1968 | 79 | 47 |
| 2 | Jan 27, 1968 | 64 | 62 |
| 3 | Feb 3, 1968 | 46 | 80 |
| 4 | Feb 10, 1968 | 32 | 94 |
| 5 | Feb 17, 1968 | 32 | 94 |
| 6 | Feb 24, 1968 | 16 | 110 |
| 7 | Mar 2, 1968 | 15 | 111 |
| 8 | Mar 9, 1968 | 18 | 108 |
| 9 | Mar 16, 1968 | 18 | 108 |
| 10 | Mar 23, 1968 | 22 | 104 |
| 11 | Mar 30, 1968 | 35 | 91 |