Artists · UK Singles Chart

Big Country

Charting Feb 20, 1983 → Oct 31, 1999 · 111 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 23 wk, UK Singles Chart 111 wk

Billboard Hot 100 · 23 wk UK Singles Chart · 111 wk Global Music Power · 125 wk

Peak Power: 1.46%; week of Oct 9, 1983
Career Power: 131; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 56; February 1983 – February 1984
Peak Five Years: 105; December 1981 – November 1986
Top-five weeks: 0; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 111; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 2.86%; week of Apr 20, 1986
Comebacks: 1; May 1986

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	May 13, 1984	May 4, 1986	103	60	1.46%	1.10%

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

25 records · 131 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
ChanceApple Music	#9September 1983	9	August 1983 – October 1983	17.3	17.2
Fields of Fire (400 Miles)Apple Music	#10April 1983	14	February 1983 – May 1983	16.6	16.6
Look AwayApple Music	#7April 1986	8	April 1986 – May 1986	15.9	15.9
WonderlandApple Music	#8January 1984	9	January 1984 – March 1984	13.9	13.8
In A Big CountryApple Music	#17June 1983	7	May 1983 – July 1983	9.9	9.8
King of EmotionApple Music	#16August 1988	6	August 1988 – September 1988	7.6	7.6
One Great ThingApple Music	#19September 1986	8	September 1986 – November 1986	7.5	7.5
East of EdenApple Music	#17September 1984	7	September 1984 – January 1985	7.3	7.4
Where the Rose Is Sown	#29December 1984	7	November 1984 – January 1985	6.6	6.5
Just a Shadow	#26January 1985	4	January 1985 – February 1985	4.7	4.6
The Teacher	#28June 1986	5	June 1986 – July 1986	4.3	4.3
Alone	#24March 1993	3	March 1993 – March 1993	3.6	3.6
Ships (Where Were You)	#29April 1993	3	April 1993 – May 1993	3.3	3.3
Peace in Our Time	#39January 1989	3	January 1989 – February 1989	2.5	2.5
Save Me	#41May 1990	3	May 1990 – May 1990	2.3	2.3
Broken Heart	#47November 1988	4	October 1988 – November 1988	1.9	1.9
Republican Party Reptile (Ep)	#37August 1991	2	August 1991 – September 1991	1.5	1.5
Hold the Heart	#55November 1986	2	November 1986 – November 1986	1.1	1.1
Heart of the World	#50July 1990	2	July 1990 – July 1990	1.1	1.1
I'm Not Ashamed	#69June 1995	2	June 1995 – June 1995	0.6	0.6
You Dreamer	#68September 1995	2	September 1995 – September 1995	0.6	0.6
Beautiful People	#72October 1991	1	October 1991	0.3	0.3
Non	#77December 1995	1	December 1995	0.3	0.3
See You/Perfect World	#77October 1999	1	October 1999	0.3	0.3
Fragile Thingfeat. Eddi Reader	#69August 1999	1	August 1999	0.2	0.3

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