Artists · UK Singles Chart

Billy Idol

Charting Sep 5, 1982 → Sep 11, 1994 · 109 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

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 2.29%; week of Oct 20, 1985
Career Power: 131; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 47; March 1987 – February 1988
Peak Five Years: 120; August 1983 – August 1988
Top-five weeks: 4; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 109; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.40%; week of Oct 6, 1985
Comebacks: 1; October 1987

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Feb 2, 1986	Oct 25, 1987	89	34	2.29%	1.10%

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 UK Singles Chart

18 records · 131 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
White WeddingApple Music	#6August 1985	16	July 1985 – October 1985	24.4
Rebel Yell {1985}	#6October 1985	14	September 1985 – December 1985	21.2
Mony MonyApple Music	#7October 1987	10	September 1987 – November 1987	18.0
Hot in the City {1988}	#13January 1988	10	January 1988 – March 1988	13.6
Eyes Without A FaceApple Music	#18July 1984	13	June 1984 – September 1984	12.6
Sweet SixteenApple Music	#17July 1987	9	June 1987 – August 1987	11.3
To Be A LoverApple Music	#22October 1986	8	September 1986 – November 1986	10.0
Don't Need A Gun	#26March 1987	5	March 1987 – March 1987	5.0
Cradle of Love	#34April 1990	4	April 1990 – May 1990	2.9
Shock to the System	#30June 1993	3	June 1993 – July 1993	2.9
Prodigal Blues	#47December 1990	4	December 1990 – January 1991	2.1
Hot In The CityApple Music	#58September 1982	4	September 1982 – September 1982	1.7
Flesh For FantasyApple Music	#54September 1984	3	September 1984 – October 1984	1.4
Rebel YellApple Music	#62March 1984	4	March 1984 – March 1984	1.2
Speed	#47September 1994	2	September 1994 – September 1994	1.2
Catch My FallApple Music	#63August 1988	3	August 1988 – August 1988	1.1
La Woman	#70August 1990	3	July 1990 – August 1990	0.8
Mony Mony (Live)	#91December 1987	1	December 1987	0.2

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