Album

Waiata

1981

Peak position: #45
Weeks on chart: 19

Waiata (1981) is a Split Enz album in the RetroVerse archive.

Why this album mattered

Waiata (1981) is a Split Enz album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #45 and charted for 19 weeks.

The music

1
Hard Act to Follow
2
One Step Ahead
3
I Don't Wanna Dance
4
Iris
5
Wail
6
Clumsy
7
History Never Repeats
8
Walking Through the Ruins
9
Ships
10
Ghost Girl

One bar, one chart week

The chart journey

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Chart Journey

May 23, 1981#83

A long tail — 19 weeks on the chart, outlasting most peers without ever claiming the summit. Entered at #83, exploded upward for 5 weeks to reach #45 and fell quickly across 19 weeks on the chart.

Similar chart journeys

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Album facts

ArtistSplit Enz
Year1981

Explore further

ArtistSplit Enz
Year1981
Songs10 songs on this album
Chart weekPeak chart week
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