Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Ben E. King

Charting Jan 2, 1961 → Feb 21, 1987 · 153 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 153 wk, UK Singles Chart 40 wk (3 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 153 wk UK Singles Chart · 40 wk Global Music Power · 168 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 1.93%; week of Jul 10, 1961
Career Power: 151; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 62; December 1960 – November 1961
Peak Five Years: 98; April 1960 – April 1965
Top-five weeks: 3; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 153; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.22%; week of Jun 19, 1961
Comebacks: 2; April 1975, December 1986

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Sep 1, 1962	Apr 19, 1975	659	405	1.93%	1.20%
After absence	Jul 26, 1975	Dec 13, 1986	594	584	1.93%	1.16%

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

21 records · 151 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
Stand By MeApple Music	#4June 1961	35	May 1961 – February 1987	56.4
Spanish HarlemApple Music	#10March 1961	16	January 1961 – April 1961	22.2
Supernatural Thing - Part IApple Music	#5April 1975	14	February 1975 – May 1975	20.5
Don't Play That Song (You Lied)Apple Music	#11June 1962	12	April 1962 – July 1962	14.8
AmorApple Music	#18September 1961	10	July 1961 – October 1961	9.8
I (Who Have Nothing)Apple Music	#29August 1963	12	June 1963 – September 1963	9.5
Seven Letters	#45January 1965	7	December 1964 – January 1965	3.8
That's When It Hurts	#63May 1964	7	April 1964 – May 1964	2.3
Ecstasy	#56March 1962	6	February 1962 – March 1962	2.1
First Taste Of Love	#53February 1961	7	January 1961 – February 1961	1.8
Young Boy Blues	#66October 1961	6	October 1961 – November 1961	1.7
Do It In The Name Of Love	#60June 1975	4	June 1975 – June 1975	1.4
It's All Over	#72October 1964	5	September 1964 – October 1964	1.3
I Could Have Danced All Night	#72November 1963	4	November 1963 – November 1963	1.0
How Can I Forget	#85April 1963	4	March 1963 – April 1963	0.6
The Record (Baby I Love You)	#84April 1965	3	April 1965 – April 1965	0.5
Goodnight My Love	#91January 1966	3	January 1966 – January 1966	0.4
Here Comes The Night	#81October 1961	2	October 1961 – October 1961	0.4
Too Bad	#88August 1962	2	August 1962 – August 1962	0.3
Tears, Tears, Tears	#93April 1967	2	April 1967 – April 1967	0.3
So Much Love	#96May 1966	2	May 1966 – May 1966	0.3

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