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Album
A Single Man
- Peak position
- #15
- Weeks on chart
- 18
A Single Man (1978) is a Elton John album in the RetroVerse archive.
Why this album mattered
A Single Man (1978) is a Elton John album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #15 and charted for 18 weeks. Major singles from the album include "Part Time Love".
The music
1 Shine on Through
2 Return to Paradise
- 3
I Don't Care
4 Big Dipper
- 5
It Ain't Gonna Be Easy
6 Part-Time Love
7 Georgia
8 Shooting Star
9 Madness
10 Reverie
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
Tap any week to open its place in the story.
Chart Journey
- Nov 11, 1978#50
- Nov 18#25
- Nov 25#21
- Dec 2#17
- Dec 9#15
- Dec 16#15
- Dec 23#25
- Dec 30#25
- 1979
- Jan 6, 1979#43
- Jan 13#62
- Jan 20#76
- Jan 27#87
- Feb 3#87
- Feb 10#135
- Feb 17#158
- Feb 24#159
- Mar 3#184
- Mar 10#186
A rocket up the chart — jumping 25 positions in a single week on its way to the top. Entered at #50, exploded upward for 5 weeks to reach #15 and fell quickly across 18 weeks on the chart.
The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
Similar chart journeys
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Album facts
- Singles"Part Time Love"
- ArtistElton John
- Year1978