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Billy Idol

Charting Jul 3, 1982 → Nov 3, 1990 · 171 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 171 wk (1 at #1), UK Singles Chart 109 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 171 wk UK Singles Chart · 109 wk Global Music Power · 214 wk

Peak Power: 2.18%; week of Dec 5, 1987
Career Power: 211; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 1; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 64; December 1986 – November 1987
Peak Five Years: 150; February 1983 – February 1988
Top-five weeks: 13; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 171; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.56%; week of Nov 21, 1987
Comebacks: 3; June 1984, November 1986, July 1990

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jan 1, 1983	Jun 23, 1984	77	23	1.08%	1.16%
After decline	Jan 26, 1985	Nov 29, 1986	96	88	2.06%	1.03%
After absence	Apr 2, 1988	Jul 7, 1990	118	109	2.18%	1.14%

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

12 records · 211 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
Cradle Of Love (From "Ford Fairlane")Apple Music	#2August 1990	24	May 1990 – October 1990	41.6
Mony MonyApple Music	#1November 1987	22	September 1987 – January 1988	35.4
Eyes Without A FaceApple Music	#4July 1984	22	May 1984 – September 1984	34.2
To Be A LoverApple Music	#6December 1986	18	October 1986 – January 1987	29.8
Hot In The CityApple Music	#23September 1982	27	July 1982 – February 1988	20.6
Sweet SixteenApple Music	#20June 1987	14	April 1987 – July 1987	12.5
Flesh For FantasyApple Music	#29October 1984	12	August 1984 – November 1984	9.7
White WeddingApple Music	#36July 1983	13	May 1983 – August 1983	8.5
Rebel YellApple Music	#46March 1984	14	January 1984 – April 1984	6.3
Don't Need A Gun	#37March 1987	9	January 1987 – March 1987	6.0
Catch My FallApple Music	#50December 1984	11	November 1984 – January 1985	4.0
L.A. Woman	#52October 1990	9	September 1990 – November 1990	2.6

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