<Li> Randy Meisner--bass, backing vocals </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <H3> Weekly charts </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1977) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada Top Singles (RPM) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France (SNEP) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany (Official German Charts) </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands (Single Top 100) </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway (VG - lista) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain (AFE) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK Singles (Official Charts Company) </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H3> Year - end charts </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1977) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada Top 200 singles (RPM) </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> </Td> <Td> <H3> Certifications </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Region </Th> <Th> Certification </Th> <Th> Certified units / Sales </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Italy (FIMI) Digital download </Th> <Td> Platinum </Td> <Td> 30,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> United Kingdom (BPI) </Th> <Td> Silver </Td> <Td> 250,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> United States (RIAA) Physical single </Th> <Td> Gold </Td> <Td> 1,000,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> United States (RIAA) Digital download </Th> <Td> Platinum </Td> <Td> 3,000,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> <P> shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> <H3> Weekly charts </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1977) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada Top Singles (RPM) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France (SNEP) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany (Official German Charts) </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands (Single Top 100) </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway (VG - lista) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain (AFE) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK Singles (Official Charts Company) </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H3> Year - end charts </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1977) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada Top 200 singles (RPM) </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> </Td> <Td> <H3> Certifications </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Region </Th> <Th> Certification </Th> <Th> Certified units / Sales </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Italy (FIMI) Digital download </Th> <Td> Platinum </Td> <Td> 30,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> United Kingdom (BPI) </Th> <Td> Silver </Td> <Td> 250,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> United States (RIAA) Physical single </Th> <Td> Gold </Td> <Td> 1,000,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> United States (RIAA) Digital download </Th> <Td> Platinum </Td> <Td> 3,000,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> <P> shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1977) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada Top Singles (RPM) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France (SNEP) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany (Official German Charts) </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands (Single Top 100) </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway (VG - lista) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain (AFE) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK Singles (Official Charts Company) </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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