Gary Numan Are 'Friends' Electric? Singles Chart History 1979

United KIngdom
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
New Zealand
United States of America
Rhodesia

United Kingdom — Top 100 Chart Positions

LabelBeggars Banquet

CatalogueBEG 18

Released04 May 1979

CertificationGold Certification 400,000 + ^[1]

Peak Position

26 June 1979

Weeks on Chart

May–September 1979

Biggest Climb

Places

Weekly Chart History

Chart Date	Notes	Chart Position	Up / Down	Place(s)	Week
15 May 1979		71	NEW	- -	1
22 May 1979		48		23	2
30 May 1979	Day Late — Bank Holiday Weekend	25		23	3
05 June 1979		20		05	4
12 June 1979		07		13	5
19 June 1979		02		05	6
26 June 1979		01		01	7
03 July 1979		01		- -	8
10 July 1979		01		- -	9
17 July 1979		01		- -	10
24 July 1979		02		01	11
31 July 1979		07		05	12
07 August 1979		19		12	13
14 August 1979		38		19	14
21 August 1979		52		14	15
29 August 1979	Day Late — Bank Holiday Weekend	62		10	16
04 September 1979		82		20	17

References

[1]BPI — Gold Certification, 400,000+, 1979.

Australia — Top 100 Chart Positions

LabelAtlantic Records

Catalogue100094

Released04 August 1979

Peak Position

29 October 1979

Weeks on Chart

August–December 1979

Biggest Climb

Places

Weekly Chart History

Chart Date	Chart Position	Up / Down	Place(s)	Week
20 August 1979	97	NEW	- -	1
27 August 1979	86		11	2
03 September 1979	72		14	3
10 September 1979	56		16	4
17 September 1979	47		09	5
24 September 1979	31		16	6
01 October 1979	27		04	7
08 October 1979	17		10	8
15 October 1979	15		02	9
22 October 1979	13		02	10
29 October 1979	12		01	11
05 November 1979	14		02	12
12 November 1979	16		02	13
19 November 1979	22		06	14
26 November 1979	27		05	15
03 December 1979	32		05	16
10 December 1979	58		26	17
17 December 1979	88		30	18

References

Austria — Top 100 Chart Positions

LabelBeggars Banquet

CatalogueINT 111.520

ReleasedAugust 1979

Peak Position

—

Weeks on Chart

8 (2 Months)

September–October 1979

Biggest Climb

—

No upward movement

Weekly Chart History

Chart Date	Up / Down	Place(s)	Month
15 September 1979	NEW	- -	1
15 October 1979			2

References

Belgium — Top 30 Chart Positions

LabelBeggars Banquet

Catalogue144.681

Released28 July 1979

Peak Position

01 September 1979

Weeks on Chart

August–September 1979

Biggest Climb

Places

Weekly Chart History

Chart Date	Chart Position	Up / Down	Place(s)	Week
04 August 1979	21	NEW	- -	1
11 August 1979	19		02	2
18 August 1979	25		06	3
25 August 1979	18		07	4
01 September 1979	16		02	5
08 September 1979	22		06	6

References

Germany — Top 100 Chart Positions

LabelBeggars Banquet

CatalogueINT 111.520 | INT 126.501

Released06 August 1979

Peak Position

03 September 1979

Weeks on Chart

August–November 1979

Biggest Climb

Places

Weekly Chart History

Chart Date	Chart Position	Up / Down	Place(s)	Week
13 August 1979	46	NEW	- -	1
20 August 1979	48		02	2
27 August 1979	27		21	3
03 September 1979	23		04	4
10 September 1979	33		10	5
17 September 1979	35		02	6
24 September 1979	39		04	7
01 October 1979	28		11	8
08 October 1979	26		02	9
15 October 1979	27		01	10
22 October 1979	33		06	11
29 October 1979	36		03	12
05 November 1979	42		06	13
12 November 1979	34		08	14
19 November 1979	40		06	15
26 November 1979	49		09	16

References

Ireland — Top 30 Chart Positions

LabelBeggars Banquet

CatalogueBEG 18

Released23 June 1979

Peak Position

22 July 1979

Weeks on Chart

July–August 1979

Biggest Climb

Places

Weekly Chart History

Chart Date	Chart Position	Up / Down	Place(s)	Week
01 July 1979	21	NEW	- -	1
08 July 1979	08		13	2
15 July 1979	04		04	3
22 July 1979	03		01	4
29 July 1979	04		01	5
05 August 1979	09		05	6
12 August 1979	22		03	7

References

Netherlands — Top 100 Chart Positions

LabelBeggars Banquet

CatalogueINT 111.520

Released20 July1979

Peak Position

18 August 1979

Weeks on Chart

July–September 1979

Biggest Climb

Places

Weekly Chart History

Chart Date	Chart Position	Up / Down	Place(s)	Week
27 July 1979	46	NEW	- -	1
04 August 1979	26		20	2
11 August 1979	20		06	3
18 August 1979	9		11	4
25 August 1979	13		04	5
01 September 1979	12		01	6
08 September 1979	18		06	7
15 September 1979	21		03	8
22 September 1979	41		20	9

References

New Zealand — Top 100 Chart Positions

LabelBeggars Banquet

CatalogueBEG 18

Released26 August 1979

Peak Position

21 October 1979

Weeks on Chart

September 1979–March 1980

Biggest Climb

Places

Weekly Chart History

Chart Date	Chart Position	Up / Down	Place(s)	Week
02 September 1979	50	NEW	- -	1
09 September 1979	33		17	2
16 September 1979	23		10	3
23 September 1979	14		09	4
30 September 1979	9		05	5
07 October 1979	9		- -	6
14 October 1979	12		03	7
21 October 1979	8		04	8
28 October 1979	9		01	9
04 November 1979	15		06	10
11 November 1979	18		03	11
18 November 1979	28		10	12
25 November 1979	29		01	13
02 December 1979	35		06	14
09 December 1979	31		04	15
16 December 1979	38		07	16
23 December 1979	48		10	17
03 February 1980	R 33	NEW	- -	18
17 February 1980	R 46	NEW	- -	19
02 March 1980	R 49	NEW	- -	20

References

United States of America — Top 150 Chart Positions Billboard Magazine

LabelATCO

Catalogue7206

ReleasedAugust 1979 ?

Peak Position

107

05 July 1980

Weeks on Chart

June–July 1980

Biggest Climb

—

No upward movement

Weekly Chart History

Chart Date	Chart Position	Up / Down	Place(s)	Week
28 June 1980	105	NEW	- -	1
05 July 1980	107		02	2
12 July 1980	107		- -	3

References

United States of America — Top 100 Chart Positions Cash Box Newspaper

LabelATCO

Catalogue7206

ReleasedAugust 1979 ?

Peak Position

28 June 1980

Weeks on Chart

June–July 1980

Biggest Climb

—

No upward movement

Weekly Chart History

Chart Date	Notes	Chart Position	Up / Down	Place(s)	Week
28 June 1980		96	NEW	- -	1
05 July 1980		96		- -	2

References

United States of America — Top 150 Chart Positions Record World Newspaper

LabelATCO

Catalogue7206

ReleasedAugust 1979 ?

Peak Position

12 July 1980

Weeks on Chart

June–July 1980

Biggest Climb

Places

Weekly Chart History

Chart Date	Chart Position	Up / Down	Place(s)	Week
28 June 1980	104	NEW	- -	1
05 July 1980	100		04	2
12 July 1980	99		01	3
17 July 1980	99		- -	4

References

Rhodesia — Top 100 Chart Positions

LabelWarner Bros

CatalogueWBS 323

Released10 November 1979

Peak Position

17 November 1979

Weeks on Chart

November 1979

Biggest Climb

—

No upward movement

Weekly Chart History

Chart Date	Chart Position	Up / Down	Place(s)	Week
10 November 1979	??	NEW	- -	1
17 November 1979	06			2
24 November 1979	??			3

References

Gary Numan - Are 'Friends' Electric ? - Singles Chart History 1979