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Breakin' Away

Jarreau

1981

Peak position: #9
Weeks on chart: 103

Breakin' Away (1981) is a Jarreau album in the RetroVerse archive.

Why this album mattered

Breakin' Away (1981) is a Jarreau album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 9 tracks on this release. It reached #9 and charted for 103 weeks.

The music

1
Roof Garden
2
We're In This Love Together
3
My Old Friend
4
Teach Me Tonight
5
Breakin' Away
6
Our Love
7
Easy
8
Closer To Your Love
9
(Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo A La Turk

One bar, one chart week

The chart journey

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Milestones

Chart entryDebuts at #68Aug 1981
Top 40Breaks into the upper chartAug 1981
Top 10Reaches the chart’s top tierOct 1981
Peak weekReaches its high at #9Oct 1981

Chart Journey

Aug 22, 1981#68

Similar chart journeys

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Slow climbThe Best Of Herman's Hermitsherman's hermitsA patient rise into view · 1965 · Similar similar slow climb and long chart run.
Slow climbMountain MusicalabamaA patient rise into view · 1982 · Similar similar slow climb and near-top debut and peak.

Album facts

ArtistJarreau
Year1981

Explore further

ArtistJarreau
Year1981
Songs9 tracks
Chart weekPeak chart week
Related albumAlways & Forever

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Aug 29#31

Sep 5#15

Sep 12#14

Sep 19#12

Sep 26#11

Oct 3#10

Oct 10#9

Oct 17#9

Oct 24#9

Oct 31#13

Nov 7#13

Nov 14#16

Nov 21#16

Nov 28#20

Dec 5#27

Dec 12#38

Dec 19#38

Dec 26#46

1982

Jan 2, 1982#46

Jan 9#46

Jan 16#46

Jan 23#45

Jan 30#49

Feb 6#61

Feb 13#59

Feb 20#66

Feb 27#66

Mar 6#72

Mar 13#62

Mar 20#49

Mar 27#45

Apr 3#41

Apr 10#38

Apr 17#37

Apr 24#40

May 1#42

May 8#52

May 15#52

May 22#91

May 29#87

Jun 5#84

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Jun 19#94

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Jul 3#93

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Jul 17#107

Jul 24#107

Jul 31#107

Aug 7#107

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Aug 21#104

Aug 28#104

Sep 4#104

Sep 11#103

Sep 18#108

Sep 25#108

Oct 2#106

Oct 9#141

Oct 16#190

Oct 23#179

Oct 30#151

Nov 6#144

Nov 13#143

Nov 20#143

Nov 27#142

Dec 4#157

Dec 11#155

Dec 18#155

Dec 25#154

1983

Jan 1, 1983#154

Jan 8#154

Jan 15#150

Jan 22#151

Jan 29#169

Feb 5#169

Feb 12#168

Feb 19#168

Feb 26#168

Mar 5#168

Mar 12#168

Mar 19#192

Mar 26#192

Apr 2#192

Apr 9#190

Apr 16#188

Apr 23#188

Apr 30#179

May 7#174

May 14#171

May 21#175

May 28#177

Jun 4#181

Jun 11#174

Jun 18#176

Jun 25#163

Jul 2#170

Jul 9#180

Jul 16#183

Jul 23#189

Jul 30#187

Aug 6#190

A rocket up the chart — jumping 37 positions in a single week on its way to the top. Entered at #68, exploded upward for 8 weeks to reach #9, then spent 4 weeks inside the Top 10 and fell quickly across 103 weeks on the chart.

Long enduranceBig Hits (High Tide And Green Grass)The Rolling StonesStayed in the conversation · 1966 · Similar long chart run and long post-peak run.