Album
…
…
Why this album mattered
The Way It Was - The Way It Is (1969) is a Lou Rawls album in the RetroVerse archive. It reached #71 and charted for 23 weeks.
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
Tap any week to open its place in the story.
Chart Journey
- Jun 14, 1969#170
A rocket up the chart — jumping 67 positions in a single week on its way to the top. Entered at #170, exploded upward for 13 weeks to reach #71 and fell quickly across 23 weeks on the chart.
Similar chart journeys
Albums with similar chart journeys share comparable chart arcs — how they climbed, peaked, and endured on the chart.
