Artists · Billboard Hot 100

B.J. Thomas

Charting May 14, 1966 → May 28, 1983 · 217 weeks with chart power

Charted in 1 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in it — Billboard Hot 100 217 wk (5 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 217 wk Global Music Power · 217 wk

Peak Power: 2.56%; week of Mar 7, 1970
Career Power: 248; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 5; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 83; September 1969 – September 1970
Peak Five Years: 177; October 1967 – October 1972
Top-five weeks: 15; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 217; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.53%; week of Jan 24, 1970
Comebacks: 2; April 1975, September 1977

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Jun 3, 1972	Apr 5, 1975	148	119	2.55%	1.08%
After decline	Aug 9, 1975	Sep 24, 1977	111	84	2.55%	1.04%

Computed from stored weekly power rows (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026).

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

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

24 records · 248 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is the share of each week's Power Share this song earned the artist; a featured credit earns its reduced share. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My HeadApple Music	#1January 1970	22	November 1969 – March 1970	52.1
(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong SongApple Music	#1April 1975	18	February 1975 – May 1975	34.8
Hooked On A FeelingApple Music	#5January 1969	16	November 1968 – March 1969	28.9
I Just Can't Help BelievingApple Music	#9August 1970	13	June 1970 – September 1970	21.1
Don't Worry BabyApple Music	#17September 1977	17	July 1977 – October 1977	17.9
Rock And Roll LullabyApple Music	#15April 1972	11	February 1972 – April 1972	16.7
No Love At AllApple Music	#16April 1971	11	February 1971 – May 1971	15.6
The Eyes Of A New York WomanApple Music	#28September 1968	14	June 1968 – September 1968	10.9
Everybody's Out Of TownApple Music	#26April 1970	9	March 1970 – May 1970	9.4
Mama	#22June 1966	8	May 1966 – July 1966	8.6
Mighty Clouds Of JoyApple Music	#34August 1971	10	July 1971 – September 1971	7.9
Most Of AllApple Music	#38January 1971	10	November 1970 – January 1971	6.3
It's Only Love	#45May 1969	8	March 1969 – May 1969	4.3
Everybody Loves A Rain Song	#43March 1978	8	January 1978 – March 1978	4.0
Help Me Make It (To My Rockin' Chair)	#64November 1975	9	September 1975 – November 1975	2.9
Long Ago Tomorrow	#61December 1971	7	November 1971 – December 1971	2.1
That's What Friends Are For	#74August 1972	6	July 1972 – August 1972	1.3
Bring Back The Time	#75August 1966	4	July 1966 – August 1966	1.0
Tomorrow Never Comes	#80October 1966	5	September 1966 – October 1966	0.9
Still The Lovin' Is Fun	#77December 1977	4	November 1977 – December 1977	0.8
Pass The Apple Eve	#97July 1969	3	July 1969 – July 1969	0.4
Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned Love	#93May 1983	2	May 1983 – May 1983	0.3
Happier Than The Morning Sun	#100October 1972	2	October 1972 – October 1972	0.2
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)	#94May 1967	1	May 1967	0.1

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