Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Big Bopper
Charting Aug 4, 1958 → Jan 19, 1959 · 25 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 25 wk, UK Singles Chart 8 wk
- Peak Power
- 2.11%
- week of Dec 22, 1958
- Career Power
- 46
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top artist
- Peak Year
- 46
- August 1958 – July 1959
- Peak Five Years
- 46
- August 1958 – July 1963
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 25
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.06%
- week of Nov 10, 1958
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
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
3 records · 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantilly LaceApple Music | #6 | 25 | 42.2 | |
| Big Bopper's Wedding | #38 | 7 | 3.5 | |
| Little Red Riding Hood | #72 | 4 | 0.4 |
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