Not to be confused with The Bee Gees' You Win Again.

"So You Win Again" is a song by British band Hot Chocolate, released in June 1977 as the lead single from the album Every 1's a Winner.[1]

Written by Russ Ballard and produced by Mickie Most, it is the band's sole UK number one single,[1] spending three weeks at the top in July 1977,[1] and one week as an NME number-one single. The song made it to No. 3 in Australia, No. 6 in Germany, and just missed the top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, peaking at No. 31.[2]

Performances

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 12
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 8
Norway (VG-lista)[10] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 31
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 82
West Germany (GfK)[15] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1977) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[16] 62
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[17] 24
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 62
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 53
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 51
West Germany (Official German Charts)[21] 24

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

  • In June 1978, South African band Copperfield entered the local charts with their slowed-down, ballad interpretation of the song, which peaked at No. 2.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 259/260. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ "Hot Chocolate: Every 1's A Winner". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved 26 March 2011. Includes the UK No.1 hit single "So You Win Again" (No. 31 in the USA, No. 6 in Germany, No. 3 in Australia).
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 142. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Hot Chocolate – So You Win Again" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Hot Chocolate – So You Win Again" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Hot Chocolate – So You Win Again" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 32, 1977" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Hot Chocolate – So You Win Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Hot Chocolate – So You Win Again". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Hot Chocolate – So You Win Again". VG-lista. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Hot Chocolate – So You Win Again". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Hot Chocolate: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Hot Chocolate Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Hot Chocolate Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Hot Chocolate – So You Win Again" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Imgur.com.
  17. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1977". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1977". Ultratop. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1977". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  21. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  22. ^ "British single certifications – Hot Chocolate – So You Win Again". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  23. ^ Brian Currin. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (C)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 28 March 2014.


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