Artists · UK Singles Chart

Alexander O'Neal

Charting May 12, 1985 → Dec 13, 1998 · 119 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 67 wk, UK Singles Chart 119 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 67 wk UK Singles Chart · 119 wk Global Music Power · 145 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 1.57%; week of Jan 3, 1988
Career Power: 115; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 48; November 1987 – October 1988
Peak Five Years: 96; April 1985 – April 1990
Top-five weeks: 1; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 119; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.18%; week of Nov 29, 1987
Comebacks: 1; November 1987

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jul 13, 1986	Nov 29, 1987	71	37	1.32%	1.05%

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026). How it works →

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

Songs on the UK Singles Chart

26 records · 115 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 — a #1 week is 3.5 whoever holds it. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Record Power
CriticizeApple Music	#4November 1987	14	October 1987 – January 1988	24.5	24.3
If You Were Here TonightApple Music	#13March 1986	14	August 1985 – April 1986	13.5	13.8
Saturday Lovewith CherrelleApple Music	#6January 1986	11	December 1985 – March 1986	10.0	20.4
Fake '88Apple Music	#16October 1988	7	September 1988 – October 1988	9.5	9.5
Hitmix (Official Bootleg Mega-Mix)	#19December 1989	7	December 1989 – January 1990	9.0	9.0
All True ManApple Music	#18January 1991	7	January 1991 – February 1991	7.2	7.2
Never Knew Love Like This ft Cherrellefeat. Cherrelle	#26February 1988	7	January 1988 – March 1988	5.4	7.6
FakeApple Music	#33June 1987	10	May 1987 – August 1987	5.3	5.3
(What Can I Say) to Make You Love Me	#27July 1988	5	July 1988 – August 1988	5.2	5.2
Christmas Song/Thank You for a Good Year	#30December 1988	5	December 1988 – January 1989	4.9	4.9
The Lovers	#28May 1988	4	May 1988 – June 1988	4.3	4.3
Love Makes No Sense	#26January 1993	3	January 1993 – February 1993	3.2	3.2
In the Middle	#32June 1993	3	June 1993 – July 1993	2.9	2.9
A Broken Heart Can Mend	#53March 1986	6	May 1985 – April 1986	1.6	2.0
Let's Get Together	#38October 1996	2	October 1996 – November 1996	1.4	1.4
What Is This Thing Called Love	#53March 1991	3	March 1991 – March 1991	1.3	1.3
Hearsay '89	#56February 1989	3	February 1989 – March 1989	1.3	1.3
Sentimental	#53May 1992	2	May 1992 – May 1992	1.1	1.1
Criticize '98 Mix	#51December 1998	2	December 1998 – December 1998	0.8	0.8
Saturday Love {1990}with Cherrelle	#55March 1990	3	March 1990 – April 1990	0.6	1.3
Sunshine	#72August 1989	2	August 1989 – September 1989	0.5	0.5
What's Missing	#90May 1986	3	May 1986 – June 1986	0.4	0.4
All That Matters to Me	#67September 1993	1	September 1993	0.4	0.4
Shame on Me	#71May 1991	1	May 1991	0.3	0.3
Baby Come to Mewith Cherrelle	#56July 1997	1	July 1997	0.3	0.5
You Were Meant to Be My Lady	#98August 1986	1	August 1986	0.1	0.1

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