Artists · Billboard Hot 100
ABC
Charting Sep 11, 1982 → Nov 7, 1987 · 96 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 96 wk, UK Singles Chart 100 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.73%
- week of Oct 10, 1987
- Career Power
- 111
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 42
- June 1985 – June 1986
- Peak Five Years
- 106
- October 1982 – October 1987
- Top-five weeks
- 1
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 96
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.10%
- week of Sep 19, 1987
- Comebacks
- 2
- Nov 1985 · Sep 1987
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →
Songs on the Billboard Hot 100
7 records · 111 share-weeks of Career Power
Power contributed is what each song earned this artist: their weekly Power Share, split across their songs (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Record Power is the song's own figure, the same for every artist on it. Bar length compares songs within this list.
| Song | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Smokey SingsApple Music | #5 | 19 | 28.0 | ||
| Be Near MeApple Music | #9 | 22 | 27.7 | ||
| The Look Of Love (Part One)Apple Music | #18 | 25 | 26.8 | ||
| Poison ArrowApple Music | #25 | 15 | 14.2 | ||
| (How To Be A) MillionaireApple Music | #20 | 14 | 13.7 | ||
| Vanity KillsApple Music | #91 | 4 | 0.6 | ||
| That Was Then But This Is NowApple Music | #89 | 3 | 0.5 |
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At their peak
1985 in music →ABC's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from June 1985 to June 1986. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Whitney Houston131
- 2Heart103
- 3Phil Collins101
- 4John Mellencamp95
- 5Mr. Mister93
- 6Prince And The Revolution89
- 7Tears For Fears89
- 8Sting88
- 9Dire Straits85
- 10Starship83
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.
Their decade: the 1980s.