Artists · UK Singles Chart

Bananarama

Charting Feb 7, 1982 → Sep 13, 2009 · 208 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 102 wk (1 at #1), UK Singles Chart 208 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 102 wk UK Singles Chart · 208 wk Global Music Power · 253 wk

Peak Power: 1.73%; week of Nov 22, 1987
Career Power: 289; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 65; June 1987 – June 1988
Peak Five Years: 158; March 1984 – March 1989
Top-five weeks: 12; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 208; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.31%; week of Oct 25, 1987
Comebacks: 1; July 1986

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Sep 2, 1984	Jul 6, 1986	96	36	1.73%	1.08%

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

30 records · 289 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
Love In The First DegreeApple Music	#3October 1987	12	October 1987 – December 1987	22.9	22.8
VenusApple Music	#8July 1986	13	May 1986 – August 1986	22.6	22.6
Robert de Niro's WaitingApple Music	#3March 1984	12	February 1984 – May 1984	21.4	21.4
I Want You BackApple Music	#5April 1988	10	April 1988 – June 1988	21.1	21.1
Shy BoyApple Music	#4July 1982	11	June 1982 – September 1982	20.7	20.7
Na Na Hey Hey KISS Him GoodbyeApple Music	#5March 1983	10	February 1983 – April 1983	19.3	19.2
Cruel SummerApple Music	#8July 1983	10	July 1983 – September 1983	17.5	17.4
Nathan JonesApple Music	#15December 1988	9	November 1988 – January 1989	15.5	15.4
I Heard a RumourApple Music	#14July 1987	9	July 1987 – August 1987	13.6	13.5
Help!with LananeeneenoonooApple Music	#3March 1989	9	February 1989 – April 1989	10.3	20.6
Love, Truth & HonestyApple Music	#23October 1988	8	September 1988 – November 1988	9.9	9.9
Really Saying Somethingwith The Fun Boy ThreeApple Music	#5April 1982	10	April 1982 – June 1982	9.7	19.3
It Aint What You Do It's the Way That You Do Itwith The Fun Boy Three	#4March 1982	10	February 1982 – April 1982	9.4	19.1
Preacherman	#20January 1991	6	December 1990 – February 1991	7.9	7.9
Cruel Summer '89	#19June 1989	6	June 1989 – July 1989	7.4	7.3
I Can't Help ItApple Music	#20January 1988	6	January 1988 – February 1988	7.3	7.3
Rough Justice	#23June 1984	8	May 1984 – July 1984	7.1	7.0
Movin' On	#24August 1992	5	August 1992 – September 1992	5.5	5.5
Do Not Disturb	#31September 1985	6	August 1985 – September 1985	5.5	5.4
Long Train Running	#30April 1991	5	April 1991 – May 1991	5.1	5.1
Move in My DirectionApple Music	#14July 2005	5	July 2005 – August 2005	4.7	4.7
Cheers Then	#45December 1982	7	November 1982 – January 1983	4.5	4.4
More More More	#24March 1993	4	March 1993 – April 1993	4.4	4.4
Only Your Love	#27July 1990	4	July 1990 – August 1990	4.3	4.3
Trick of the Night	#32February 1987	5	February 1987 – March 1987	3.9	3.9
More Than PhysicalApple Music	#41August 1986	5	August 1986 – September 1986	3.4	3.6
Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)	#26November 2005	2	November 2005 – November 2005	2.0	2.0
Hot Line to Heaven	#58November 1984	3	November 1984 – December 1984	1.2	1.2
Love Comes	#44September 2009	1	September 2009	0.8	0.8
Last Thing on My Mind	#71November 1992	2	November 1992 – November 1992	0.6	0.6

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