Peak
10
Weeks
15
Score
2,000
Chart Year
1977
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position10
Peak DateApr 30, 1977
Weeks at Peak1
Weeks Charted15
Weeks in Top 409
Weeks in Top 101
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc721
Weekly Calc1,279
Total Score2,000
Rankings
Year Ranking#121
Decade Ranking#1,096
Billboard Year#120
Top 5000#7,208
Details
- Album
- Single
- Label
- Mercury Records
- Genre
- Soul
- Media Type
- 45
- Composer(s)
- William Bell, Paul Mitchell
- Entered Chart
- Feb 19, 1977
- Peak Date
- Apr 30, 1977
- Released
- November 1976
- Recorded
- Unknown
- Catalog #
- 73839
- B-Side
- If Sex Was All We Had
Notes
"Tryin' to Love Two" was a hit song by R&B singer William Bell in 1977. Released from his album, Coming Back for More, it would become his biggest hit, reaching number one on the R&B charts and crossing over to the pop charts, reaching number ten on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It would eventually sell over a million singles. The single was written and produced by William Bell and Paul Mitchell and was the first song recorded by Bell after a three-year hiatus from recording
Chart History (15 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 19, 1977 | 85 | 41 |
| 2 | Feb 26, 1977 | 75 | 51 |
| 3 | Mar 5, 1977 | 55 | 71 |
| 4 | Mar 12, 1977 | 40 | 86 |
| 5 | Mar 19, 1977 | 33 | 93 |
| 6 | Mar 26, 1977 | 24 | 102 |
| 7 | Apr 2, 1977 | 18 | 108 |
| 8 | Apr 9, 1977 | 14 | 112 |
| 9 | Apr 16, 1977 | 12 | 114 |
| 10 | Apr 23, 1977 | 11 | 115 |
| 11 | Apr 30, 1977 | 10 | 116 |
| 12 | May 7, 1977 | 23 | 103 |
| 13 | May 14, 1977 | 54 | 72 |
| 14 | May 21, 1977 | 76 | 50 |
| 15 | May 28, 1977 | 81 | 45 |