Chart Runs for John Lennon

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Chart runs for: JOHN LENNON
(through September 2003)


* UK ALBUMS *
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01. JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND (by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band)
Date: 16/01/1971 - Run: 18-*11* -14-14-14-14-14-24-24-24-24 (11 wks) US:#6 /18/4

02. IMAGINE (by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band)
Date: 30/10/1971 - Run: *1*-1-2-3-5-4-5-9-8- (9 wsf)
01/01/1972: 8-8-2-5-6-6-9-8-9- 11- 10- 14-14-16-17-12-17-20-17-18-27-25-31-31-25-46-27-46-0-31-41-0-34-24-15-23-22-19-2 2-20-34-35-20-26-46-48-40-0-0-0-35-50-50-0-0- (57 wsf)
20/01/1973: 25-27-0-24-28-36-45-45-39-35-0-18-0-32-50-0-38-0-50-0-0-0-0-42-0-41-39-0-41-0-43 -0-0-0-34-29-0-0-39 (79-37c/19-18c/2 wks)
Re #01: 01/12/1973 46 (1 wk, 80 wsf)
Re #02: 23/03/1974 46 (1 wk, 81 wsf)
Re #03: 03/08/1974 48 (1 wk, 82 wsf)
Re #04: 29/11/1975 50 (1 wk, 83 wsf)
Re #05: 20/12/1980 56-0-0-39-15-7-6-5-9- 16-18-28-37-37-46-59-58-65 (16-15c/4 wks, 99 wsf)
Re #06: 26/02/2000 51 (1 wk)
Total # of re-entries: 22 (Top 10: 2)
Total # of weeks: 100 -37c (Top 10: 23-18c, Top 20: 41 Top 40: 75, #1: 2) US:#1 /34/12/1

03. SOME TIME IN NEW YORK CITY (by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band)
Date: 14/10/1972 - Run: *11* -19-20-32-38-50 (6 wks) US:#48/12

04. MIND GAMES
Date: 08/12/1973 - Run: 44-*13* -15-15- (4 wsf)
05/01/1974: 15-15-24-34-38-37-46-43 (12 wks) US:#9 /23/4

05. WALLS AND BRIDGES
Date: 19/10/1974 - Run: 14- *6*-10- 12-16-21-38 (7/2 wks)
Re #01: 22/02/1975 43-46-0-0-33 (3-2c wks)
Total # of re-entries: 2
Total # of weeks: 10 -7c (Top 10: 2, Top 20: 5 Top 40: 8) US:#1 /21/6/1

06. ROCK 'N' ROLL
Date: 08/03/1975 - Run: 19- *6*- 15-24-23-27-19-21-20-14-13- 7- 20-27-18-21-33-32-26-38-41 (21/2-1c wks)
Re #01: 18/10/1975 33-0-47 (2-1c wks, 23 wsf)
Re #02: 17/01/1981 69-74-0-64 (3-2c wks)
Total # of re-entries: 4
Total # of weeks: 26 -21c (Top 10: 2-1c, Top 20: 10 Top 40: 21) US:#6 /13/5

07. SHAVED FISH
Date: 15/11/1975 - Run: 19-12-11- *8*-9- 14-13- (7 wsf)
03/01/1976: 13-15-20-29-41-48-50 (14/2 wks)
Re #01: 17/01/1981 20-11-14-14-12-13-22-27-26-44-69-0-75 (12-11c wks)
Total # of re-entries: 2
Total # of weeks: 26 -14c (Top 10: 2, Top 20: 16 Top 40: 20) US:#12/20

08. DOUBLE FANTASY (by John Lennon & Yoko Ono)
Date: 22/11/1980 - Run: 27-14-25-46- 2-2- (6 wsf)
03/01/1981: 2-2-2-2-2-*1*-1-2-2-6-5-7-10-9- 11-15-17-17-20-31-48-46-41-42-64-0-74-0-0-72-71-87-0-0-83 (36-31c/16/2 wks)
Total # of re-entries: 3 US:#1 /37/22/8

09. THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION (by John Lennon & Yoko Ono)
Date: 20/11/1982 - Run: 20-14- *1*-1-1-1- (6 wsf)
01/01/1983: 1-1-2-4-6-7-3-2-3-8- 16-19-26-31-37-45-65-86-45-49-54-70-83-91-96-0-92-0-0-84-0-0-0-87-71-81-94-98 (38-31c/14/6 wks)
Re #01: 07/01/1984 92-0-0-100-73-93 (4-3c wks, 42 wsf)
Re #02: 20/04/1996 73 (1 wk)
Total # of re-entries: 6
Total # of weeks: 43 -31c (Top 10: 14, Top 20: 18 Top 40: 21, #1: 6) US:#33/12

10. MILK AND HONEY (by John Lennon & Yoko Ono)
Date: 04/02/1984 - Run: *3*-5- 13-15-31-51-47-44-52-41-53-53-96 (13/2 wks) US:#11/19

11. LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY
Date: 08/03/1986 - Run: *55* -96-90 (3 wks) US:#41/11

12. IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON [Soundtrack]
Date: 22/10/1988 - Run: 69-73-*64* -84-83-77 (6 wks) US:#31/18

13. LENNON LEGEND - THE VERY BEST OF
Date: 08/11/1997 - Run: *4*-6-7-10- 14-12-11- 9- (8 wsf)
03/01/1998: 10- 15-13-17-23-33-48-47-70-72-70-49-46-54-58-58-52-56-72 (27/6-5c wks)
Re #01: 04/07/1998 57 (1 wk, 28 wsf)
Re #02: 22/08/1998 67-59 (2 wks, 30 wsf)
Re #03: 27/11/1999 70-0-0-0-70-71-58 (4-3c wks, 34 wsf)
Re #04: 14/10/2000 55 (1 wk)
Total # of re-entries: 5 (Top 10: 1)
Total # of weeks: 35 -27c (Top 10: 6-5c, Top 20: 12 Top 40: 14) US:#65/9

14. JOHN LENNON ANTHOLOGY
Date: 14/11/1998 - Run: *62* (1 wk) US:#99/2


* UK SINGLES *
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01. GIVE PEACE A CHANCE (by Plastic Ono Band)
Date: 09/07/1969 - Run: 21- 4-*2*-2-2-4-6- 15-16-22-43-42-49 (13/6 wks)
Re #01: 24/01/1981 50-35-33-43-68 (5 wks)
Total # of weeks: 18 -13c (Top 10: 6) US:#14/9

02. COLD TURKEY (by Plastic Ono Band)
Date: 01/11/1969 - Run: 38-18-*14* -15-16-19-28-29 (8 wks) US:#30/12

03. INSTANT KARMA (WE ALL SHINE ON) (by John Ono Lennon)
Date: 21/02/1970 - Run: 7-*5*-5-6-10- 15-24-38-48 (9/5 wks) US:#3 /13/8

04. POWER TO THE PEOPLE (by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band)
Date: 20/03/1971 - Run: 12-12- *7*-8-10- 16-21-36-50 (9/3 wks) US:#11/9

05. HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) (by John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir)
Date: 09/12/1972 - Run: 23-16- 4-4-6- 15-33-46 (8/3 wks)
Re #01: 04/01/1975 48 (1 wk, 9 wsf)
Re #02: 20/12/1980 45-4-4-*2*-3-9- 23-49-69 (9/5 wks, 18 wsf)
Re #03: 19/12/1981 63-28-28-36-74 (5 wks, 23 wsf)
Re #04: 25/12/1982 56-56-62 (3 wks)
Total # of weeks: 26 -9c (Top 10: 8-5c)

06. MIND GAMES
Date: 24/11/1973 - Run: 39-31-*26* -33-35-35-33-37-46 (9 wks) US:#18/13

07. WHATEVER GETS YOU THRU THE NIGHT (by John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band)
Date: 19/10/1974 - Run: 41-41-*36* -44 (4 wks) US:#1 /15/3/1

08. NO. 9 DREAM
Date: 08/02/1975 - Run: 49-36-35-27-*23* -27-30-42 (8 wks)

09. STAND BY ME
Date: 03/05/1975 - Run: 48-37-32-*30* -32-34-42 (7 wks) US:#20/9

10. IMAGINE (by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band)
Date: 01/11/1975 - Run: 43-25- 6-6-6-10-10- 31-28-28-35 (11/5 wks)
Re #01: 27/12/1980 9-9-*1*-1-1-1-4-6- 17-23-32-49-56 (13/8/4 wks, 24 wsf)
Re #02: 25/12/1999 3-3-7-10- 20-30-52-62-45-45-63-0-58-42 (13-11c/4 wks)
Total # of re-entries: 3 (Top 10: 2)
Total # of weeks: 37 -13c (Top 10: 17-8c, #1: 4) US:#3 /9/6

11. (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER
Date: 08/11/1980 - Run: 30-20-13- 8-10- 21- *1*-2-2-5-5- 15-22-56-66 (15/7-6c/1 wks)

12. WOMAN
Date: 24/01/1981 - Run: 3-2-*1*-1-3-4- 11-23-32-48-68 (11/6/2 wks) US:#2 /20/12

13. I SAW HER STANDING THERE (by Elton John And John Lennon)
Date: 21/03/1981 - Run: 47-*40* -40-58 (4 wks)

14. WATCHING THE WHEELS
Date: 04/04/1981 - Run: 54-33-*30* -34-41-67 (6 wks) US:#10 /17/2

15. LOVE
Date: 20/11/1982 - Run: 56-43-*41* -44-54-62-62 (7 wks)

16. NOBODY TOLD ME
Date: 21/01/1984 - Run: 11- *6*- 14-21-41-62 (6/1 wks) US:#5 /14/4

17. BORROWED TIME
Date: 17/03/1984 - Run: 51-39-33-*32* -43-69 (6 wks)

18. JEALOUS GUY (by John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band (With The Flux Fiddlers))
Date: 30/11/1985 - Run: *65* -72 (2 wks) US:#80/4

19. IMAGINE / JEALOUS GUY / HAPPY XMAS
Date: 10/12/1988 - Run: 66-*45* -46-49-66 (5 wks)


* US ALBUMS *
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01. LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO 1969 (by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band)
Date: 17/01/1970 - Run: [136]-71-17-14- *10*-10- 16-20-22-18-18-17-24-24-29-41-42-54-87-90-90-89-92-99 (23/2 wks)

02. JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND (by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band)
Date: 26/12/1970 - Run: 14-12- 9-9-8-*6*- 12-12-12-29-32-36-44-42-60-63-93-88 (18/4 wks) UK:#11/11

03. IMAGINE (by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band)
Date: 02/10/1971 - Run: [134]- 10-3-2-2-*1*-4-4-4-4-6-7-9- 18- (13 wsf)
01/01/1972: 22-29-35-39-48-54-61-73-86-84-92-89 (25/12/1 wks)
Re #01: 17/01/1981 92-77-67-66-63-72-84-84-84 (9 wks)
Total # of weeks: 34 -25c (Top 10: 12, Top 20: 13 Top 40: 17, #1: 1) UK:#1 /100/23/2

04. SOME TIME IN NEW YORK CITY (by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band)
Date: 08/07/1972 - Run: [190]-90-65-58-50-49-*48* -48-56-61-88-88-91 (12 wks) UK:#11/6

05. MIND GAMES
Date: 24/11/1973 - Run: 16-11- *9*-9-9-10- (6 wsf)
05/01/1974: 18-19-24-29-34-41-49-72-85 (15/4 wks)
Re #01: 17/01/1981 100-88-88-88-86-86-100-100 (8 wks)
Total # of weeks: 23 -15c (Top 10: 4, Top 20: 8 Top 40: 11) UK:#13/12

06. WALLS AND BRIDGES
Date: 12/10/1974 - Run: 72-21-12- 4-2-*1*-6-4-4- 13-20-29- (12 wsf)
04/01/1975: 42-62-73-97-97-93-98-89-81 (21/6/1 wks) UK:#6 /10/2

07. ROCK 'N' ROLL
Date: 08/03/1975 - Run: 47-18-12- 10-8-7-*6*-9- 14-37-52-64-84 (13/5 wks) UK:#6 /26/2

08. SHAVED FISH
Date: 08/11/1975 - Run: 97-37-21-16-13-*12* -29-47- (8 wsf)
03/01/1976: 73-73-79 (11 wks)
Re #01: 17/01/1981 84-69-62-60-57-60-59-80-78 (9 wks)
Total # of weeks: 20 -11c (Top 20: 3 Top 40: 6) (UK:#8 /26/2)

09. DOUBLE FANTASY (by John Lennon & Yoko Ono)
Date: 06/12/1980 - Run: 25-12-11- *1*- (4 wsf)
03/01/1981: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-4-4-4-5-6-9-9-9-9-9-9- 20-20-43-42-44-44-43-41-57-75-74-74 (37/22/8 wks) UK:#1 /36/16/2

10. THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION (by John Lennon & Yoko Ono)
Date: 04/12/1982 - Run: 45-40-35-35- (4 wsf)
01/01/1983: 35-*33* -33-33-33-52-65-81 (12 wks) UK:#1 /43/14/6

11. HEARTPLAY (by John Lennon & Yoko Ono)
Date: 14/01/1984 - Run: 185-181-176-163-102-95-*94* -97-109-113-157-189 (12 wks)

12. MILK AND HONEY (by John Lennon & Yoko Ono)
Date: 11/02/1984 - Run: 39-17-13-12-*11* -13-14-18-24-31-51-67-76-76-93-98-134-156-188 (19 wks) UK:#3 /13/2

13. LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY
Date: 22/03/1986 - Run: 77-43-*41* -41-57-55-84-110-115-164-200 (11 wks) UK:#55/3

14. MENLOVE AVENUE
Date: 22/11/1986 - Run: 193-*127* -127-175 (4 wks)

15. IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON [Soundtrack]
Date: 22/10/1988 - Run: 144-45-32-32-*31* -32-40-46-62-76-76- (11 wsf)
07/01/1989: 72-81-94-112-143-178-187 (18 wks) UK:#64/6

16. LENNON LEGEND - THE VERY BEST OF
Date: 14/03/1998 - Run: 76-*65* -72-99-120-132-124-164-179 (9 wks) UK:#4 /35/6

17. JOHN LENNON ANTHOLOGY
Date: 21/11/1998 - Run: *99* -145 (2 wks) UK:#62/1


* US SINGLES *
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01. GIVE PEACE A CHANCE (by Plastic Ono Band)
Date: 26/07/1969 - Run: 62-43-23-20-15-15-*14* -29-49 (9 wks) UK:#2 /18/6

02. COLD TURKEY (by Plastic Ono Band)
Date: 15/11/1969 - Run: 86-74-47-44-39-35-33-33-33-*30* -32-46 (12 wks) UK:#14/8

03. INSTANT KARMA (WE ALL SHINE ON) (by John Ono Lennon)
Date: 28/02/1970 - Run: 65-33-15- 4-*3*-3-3-4-4-5-8- 18-27 (13/8 wks) UK:#5 /9/5

04. MOTHER (by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band)
Date: 09/01/1971 - Run: 87-60-46-*43* -43-55 (6 wks)

05. POWER TO THE PEOPLE (by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band)
Date: 03/04/1971 - Run: 73-40-28-15-*11* -11-15-31-37 (9 wks) UK:#7 /9/3

06. IMAGINE (by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band)
Date: 23/10/1971 - Run: 20- 6-4-*3*-3-6-10- 13-23 (9/6 wks) UK:#1 /37/17/4

07. WOMAN IS THE ****** OF THE WORLD (by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory)
Date: 20/05/1972 - Run: 76-65-61-*57* -71 (5 wks)

08. MIND GAMES
Date: 10/11/1973 - Run: 76-60-41-30-24-20-19-*18* -25-29-34-44-60 (13 wks) UK:#26/9

09. WHATEVER GETS YOU THRU THE NIGHT (by John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band)
Date: 28/09/1974 - Run: 53-33-24-18-12- 6-3-*1*- 12-21-40-40-56-64- (14 wsf)
04/01/1975: 79 (15/3/1 wks) UK:#36/4

10. 9 DREAM
Date: 21/12/1974 - Run: 68-58-47-35-29-21-17-13- 10-*9*- 13-47 (12/2 wks)

11. STAND BY ME
Date: 15/03/1975 - Run: 78-67-52-36-30-24-*20* -20-49 (9 wks) UK:#30/7

12. STARTING OVER
Date: 01/11/1980 - Run: 38-32- 10-9-8-6-4-3-*1*-1-1-1-1-2-6-7- 13-16-38-43-49-95 (22/14/5 wks)

13. WOMAN
Date: 17/01/1981 - Run: 36-27-17- 8-6-4-3-3-3-*2*-2-2-4-5-8- 16-34-51-65-96 (20/12 wks) UK:#1 /11/6/2

14. WATCHING THE WHEELS
Date: 28/03/1981 - Run: 77-52-38-33-25-17-13-11- *10*-10- 17-25-41-56-76-95-98 (17/2 wks) UK:#30/6

15. NOBODY TOLD ME
Date: 21/01/1984 - Run: 36-27-22-17-12- 7-*5*-6-9- 19-33-55-75-98 (14/4 wks) UK:#6 /6/1

16. I'M STEPPIN' OUT
Date: 31/03/1984 - Run: 82-64-57-*55* -88-100 (6 wks)

17. JEALOUS GUY (by John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band (With The Flux Fiddlers))
Date: 15/10/1988 - Run: 84-*80* -81-91 (4 wks) UK:#65/2


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Recap of John Lennon's Biggest Hits:

UK Albums
1. Imagine (#1/100,1971) 2. Double Fantasy (#1/36,1980) 3. The John Lennon Collection (#1/43,1982) 4. Shaved Fish (#8/26,1975) 5. Lennon Legend - The Very Best Of (#4/35,1997)

US Albums
1. Double Fantasy (#1/37,1980) 2. Imagine (#1/34,1971) 3. Walls And Bridges (#1/21,1974) 4. Live Peace In Toronto 1969 (#10/23,1970) 5. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (#6/18,1970)

US Singles
1. Starting Over (#1/22,1980) 2. Woman (#2/20,1981) 3. Instant Karma (We All Shine On) (#3/13,1970) 4. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (#1/15,1974) 5. Watching The Wheels (#10/17,1981)

UK Singles
1. Imagine (#1/37,1975) 2. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (#2/26,1972) 3. Give Peace A Chance (#2/18,1969) 4. (Just Like) Starting Over (#1/15,1980) 5. Woman (#1/11,1981)

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Act Statistics
(#1 hits, top10, all hits, collaborations, weeks, all-time rank, first-last year, [B-sides])

UK Albums : 3 8 14 6 328 63 1971-2000
UK Singles : 3 8 19 8 197 96 1969-2000
US Albums : 3 7 17 8 288 161 1970-1998
US Singles : 2 8 17 8 195 213 1969-1988


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Consecutive hits
(top 5 hits, top 10 hits, top 20 hits, first-last year of hit streak)

UK Albums : 0 6 10 1971-1984
UK Singles : 3 3 3 1975-1981

Excellent work, Wolf. Another fine list you've comprised.