Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Akon

Charting Jun 12, 2004 → Aug 10, 2013 · 294 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 294 wk (14 crowns), UK Singles Chart 264 wk (4 crowns)

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Honours

Artist of the Week

Billboard Hot 100
14 crowns
Longest reign 9 weeks (Mar–May 2007) · First crown Dec 2006
UK Singles Chart
4 crowns
Longest reign 3 weeks (May 2005) · First crown May 2005
Global Music Power
21 crowns
20042014
Longest reign 12 weeks (Mar–May 2007) · First crown Dec 2006

Billboard Hot 100 · 294 wk UK Singles Chart · 264 wk Global Music Power · 349 wk

Peak Power: 4.39%; week of May 5, 2007
Career Power: 422; share-weeks
Crowns: 14; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 176; October 2006 – October 2007
Peak Five Years: 389; May 2004 – May 2009
Top-five weeks: 37; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 294; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 5.29%; week of Mar 10, 2007
Comebacks: 0; none detected

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

37 records · 422 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
Don't MatterApple Music	#1April 2007	23	February 2007 – July 2007	55.4	54.1
Right Now (Na Na Na)Apple Music	#8November 2008	22	October 2008 – March 2009	46.3	43.5
LonelyApple Music	#4April 2005	20	February 2005 – July 2005	38.7	36.3
I Wanna Love Youfeat. Snoop DoggApple Music	#1December 2006	29	October 2006 – April 2007	38.2	61.9
Smack Thatfeat. EminemApple Music	#2November 2006	30	October 2006 – April 2007	37.6	70.5
Locked Upfeat. Styles P.Apple Music	#8October 2004	27	June 2004 – December 2004	29.6	40.5
Sexy Chickfeatured credit · with David Guetta	#5February 2010	40	August 2009 – May 2010	22.9	71.1
Sorry, Blame It On MeApple Music	#7August 2007	19	August 2007 – December 2007	21.8	21.3
Beautifulfeat. Colby O'Donis, Kardinal OffishallApple Music	#19December 2008	22	December 2008 – May 2009	19.7	29.9
Soul Survivorfeatured credit · with Young JeezyApple Music	#4November 2005	24	September 2005 – February 2006	14.2	51.6
Dangerousfeatured credit · with Kardinal OffishallApple Music	#5September 2008	27	May 2008 – November 2008	13.1	46.8
Belly Dancer (Bananza)Apple Music	#30October 2005	20	August 2005 – December 2005	12.9	13.7
The Sweet Escapefeatured credit · with Gwen StefaniApple Music	#2April 2007	40	December 2006 – September 2007	11.6	78.1
Bartenderfeatured credit · with T-PainApple Music	#5September 2007	22	June 2007 – November 2007	11.0	48.0
What You Gotfeatured credit · with Colby O'DonisApple Music	#14May 2008	25	March 2008 – August 2008	10.0	34.6
Hypnotizedfeatured credit · with PliesApple Music	#14December 2007	23	October 2007 – March 2008	9.2	29.2
I'm So Paidfeat. Lil' Wayne, Young JeezyApple Music	#31December 2008	20	October 2008 – March 2009	5.7	13.3
Baby I'm Backfeatured credit · with Baby BashApple Music	#19June 2005	25	February 2005 – August 2005	5.4	23.6
I Triedfeatured credit · with Bone Thugs-N-HarmonyApple Music	#6May 2007	18	April 2007 – August 2007	4.6	28.4
Who Dat Girlfeatured credit · with Flo RidaApple Music	#29January 2011	15	December 2010 – March 2011	2.8	10.0
AngelApple Music	#56December 2010	10	October 2010 – May 2011	2.5	2.3
Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)featured credit · with Wyclef Jean · feat. Lil' Wayne, NiiaApple Music	#12January 2008	28	September 2007 – April 2008	2.2	33.3
Hold My Handwith Michael JacksonApple Music	#39January 2011	9	December 2010 – January 2011	1.8	4.2
Shut It Downfeatured credit · with PitbullApple Music	#42February 2010	14	December 2009 – March 2010	1.1	5.3
I Just Had Sexfeatured credit · with The Lonely IslandApple Music	#30January 2011	11	January 2011 – March 2011	1.1	4.6
GhettoApple Music	#92January 2005	5	January 2005 – February 2005	0.7	0.7
Kushfeatured credit · with Dr. Dre · feat. Snoop Dogg	#34December 2010	17	December 2010 – March 2011	0.5	7.1
Body On Mefeatured credit · with Nelly · feat. AshantiApple Music	#42October 2008	15	June 2008 – November 2008	0.4	5.5
Play Hardfeatured credit · with David Guetta · feat. Ne-YoApple Music	#64June 2013	9	June 2013 – August 2013	0.3	1.7
Get Buck In Herefeatured credit · with DJ Felli Fel · feat. Diddy, Ludacris, Lil JonApple Music	#41December 2007	18	November 2007 – March 2008	0.3	8.9
We Takin' Overfeatured credit · with DJ Khaled · feat. T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Lil' Wayne, BabyApple Music	#28June 2007	17	April 2007 – August 2007	0.2	13.8
Out Here Grindinfeatured credit · with DJ Khaled · feat. Plies, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Ace Hood, Trick Daddy, Lil' BoosieApple Music	#38July 2008	15	July 2008 – October 2008	0.1	7.0
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008with Michael JacksonApple Music	#81February 2008	3	February 2008 – February 2008	0.1	0.5
Move That Bodyfeatured credit · with Nelly · feat. T-PainApple Music	#54October 2010	1	October 2010	0.1	0.6
Let It Gofeatured credit · with Wiz Khalifa	#87December 2012	1	December 2012	0.1	0.2
Troublemakerfeat. Sweet Rush	#97November 2008	1	November 2008	0.0	0.1
Still Willfeatured credit · with 50 Cent	#95December 2007	1	December 2007	0.0	0.1

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At their peak

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Akon's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from October 2006 to October 2007. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

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