Artists · Billboard Hot 100

B.B. King

Charting May 9, 1964 → May 13, 1989 · 199 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 199 wk, UK Singles Chart 8 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 199 wk UK Singles Chart · 8 wk Global Music Power · 201 wk

Peak Power: 1.14%; week of Mar 21, 1970
Career Power: 87; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 26; December 1969 – December 1970
Peak Five Years: 68; April 1969 – March 1974
Top-five weeks: 0; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 199; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 2.18%; week of Feb 21, 1970
Comebacks: 0; none detected

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 Billboard Hot 100

31 records · 87 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
The Thrill Is GoneApple Music	#15February 1970	14	December 1969 – March 1970	16.5	16.5
I Like To Live The LoveApple Music	#28March 1974	16	December 1973 – March 1974	11.7	11.6
To Know You Is To Love YouApple Music	#38September 1973	14	August 1973 – November 1973	7.7	7.7
Ain't Nobody HomeApple Music	#46January 1972	12	November 1971 – January 1972	5.9	5.8
Rock Me BabyApple Music	#34June 1964	8	May 1964 – June 1964	5.5	5.3
Ask Me No QuestionsApple Music	#40April 1971	10	February 1971 – April 1971	5.0	5.0
Chains And ThingsApple Music	#45December 1970	8	October 1970 – December 1970	4.3	4.3
Paying The Cost To Be The Boss	#39May 1968	7	April 1968 – June 1968	4.1	4.1
Hummingbird	#48August 1970	7	July 1970 – September 1970	3.1	3.0
Guess Who/Them ChangesApple Music	#62October 1972	11	August 1972 – October 1972	2.9	2.9
Why I Sing The BluesApple Music	#61July 1969	10	May 1969 – July 1969	2.7	2.7
So Excited	#54May 1970	6	April 1970 – May 1970	2.3	2.3
Don't Answer The Door - Part 1Apple Music	#72December 1966	9	October 1966 – December 1966	2.0	2.0
Philadelphia	#64January 1975	7	November 1974 – January 1975	2.0	2.0
Get Off My Back WomanApple Music	#74October 1969	8	August 1969 – October 1969	1.7	1.7
Ghetto Woman	#68October 1971	5	September 1971 – October 1971	1.5	1.5
I'm Gonna Do What They Do To Me	#74August 1968	5	July 1968 – August 1968	1.0	1.0
You Put It On Me	#82November 1968	5	October 1968 – November 1968	0.9	0.9
When Love Comes To Townwith U2Apple Music	#68April 1989	7	April 1989 – May 1989	0.9	1.8
Just A Little Love	#76November 1969	5	October 1969 – November 1969	0.9	0.9
I Got Some Help I Don't Need	#92June 1972	6	May 1972 – June 1972	0.8	0.8
Beautician Blues	#82November 1964	3	November 1964 – November 1964	0.6	0.6
Who Are You	#78June 1974	3	June 1974 – June 1974	0.5	0.5
Help The Poor	#90June 1971	4	June 1964 – June 1971	0.5	0.6
Sweet Sixteen	#93March 1972	3	March 1972 – March 1972	0.4	0.4
The Woman I Love	#94August 1968	3	August 1968 – September 1968	0.4	0.4
The Jungle	#94April 1967	2	April 1967 – April 1967	0.3	0.3
Never Trust A Woman	#90November 1964	3	November 1964 – November 1964	0.3	0.4
That Evil Child	#97May 1971	2	April 1971 – May 1971	0.3	0.3
Blue Shadows	#97July 1965	1	July 1965	0.1	0.1
The B.B. Jones	#98September 1968	1	September 1968	0.1	0.1

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