Peak
1
Weeks
20
Score
4,112
Chart Year
1974
"The Joker" is a song by American rock band Steve Miller Band from their eighth studio album, The Joker (1973). Released as a single in October 1973, the song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1974 and reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands. More than 16 years later, in September 1990, "The Joker" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks after being used in "Great Deal", a television advertisement for clothing company Levi's, and caused controversy for keeping Deee-Lite's "Groove Is in the Heart" off the number-one spot. This reissue of "The Joker" also topped the Irish Singles Chart, the New Zealand Singles Chart, the Dutch Nationale Top 100, and the Dutch Top 40.
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 20, 1973 | 86 | 40 |
| 2 | Oct 27, 1973 | 72 | 54 |
| 3 | Nov 3, 1973 | 58 | 68 |
| 4 | Nov 10, 1973 | 46 | 80 |
| 5 | Nov 17, 1973 | 37 | 89 |
| 6 | Nov 24, 1973 | 29 | 97 |
| 7 | Dec 1, 1973 | 22 | 104 |
| 8 | Dec 8, 1973 | 15 | 111 |
| 9 | Dec 15, 1973 | 9 | 117 |
| 10 | Dec 22, 1973 | 6 | 120 |
| 11 | Dec 29, 1973 | 4 | 122 |
| 12 | Jan 5, 1974 | 2 | 124 |
| 13 | Jan 12, 1974 | 1 | 125 |
| 14 | Jan 19, 1974 | 2 | 124 |
| 15 | Jan 26, 1974 | 5 | 121 |
| 16 | Feb 2, 1974 | 9 | 117 |
| 17 | Feb 9, 1974 | 11 | 115 |
| 18 | Feb 16, 1974 | 18 | 108 |
| 19 | Feb 23, 1974 | 23 | 103 |
| 20 | Mar 2, 1974 | 31 | 95 |