1974-0019

The Joker

Steve Miller Band

Peak

Weeks

Score

4,112

Chart Year

1974

Scores & Rankings

Chart Performance

Peak Position1

Peak DateJan 12, 1974

Weeks at Peak1

Weeks Charted20

Weeks in Top 4016

Weeks in Top 108

Weeks at #22

Weeks at #11

Scoring

Summary Calc2,078

Weekly Calc2,034

Total Score4,112

Rankings

Year Ranking#4

Decade Ranking#110

Billboard Year#7

Top 5000#1,807

Details

Album: Joker
Label: Capitol Records
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Composer(s): Eddie Curtis, Steve Miller, Ahmet Ertegun
Entered Chart: Oct 20, 1973
Peak Date: Jan 12, 1974
Released: Unknown
Recorded: Unknown
Catalog #: Capitol 3732
B-Side: Something To Believe In

Notes

"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.

Chart History (20 weeks)

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