Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Anita Ward
Charting May 12, 1979 → Dec 1, 1979 · 26 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 26 wk, UK Singles Chart 12 wk (2 crowns)
Honours
Artist of the Week
UK Singles Chart
2 crowns
19791990Longest reign 2 weeks (Jun 1979) · First crown Jun 1979
- Peak Power
- 2.44%
- week of Aug 18, 1979
- Career Power
- 45
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 45
- December 1978 – December 1979
- Peak Five Years
- 45
- December 1974 – December 1979
- Top-five weeks
- 8
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 26
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.58%
- week of Jun 30, 1979
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
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
2 records · 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ring My BellApple Music | #1 | 21 | 44.7 | ||
| Don't Drop My LoveApple Music | #87 | 5 | 0.8 |
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At their peak
1978 in music →Anita Ward's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from December 1978 to December 1979. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Donna Summer153
- 2Chic121
- 3Bee Gees105
- 4Village People83
- 5Kenny Rogers81
- 6Peaches & Herb77
- 7Earth, Wind & Fire77
- 8Dr. Hook68
- 9Little River Band68
- 10The Doobie Brothers67
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.
Their decade: the 1970s.