Artists · UK Singles Chart

Billy Joel

Charting Feb 5, 1978 → Jun 13, 2010 · 163 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 472 wk (12 at #1), UK Singles Chart 163 wk (6 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 472 wk UK Singles Chart · 163 wk Global Music Power · 494 wk

Peak Power: 3.23%; week of Jan 15, 1984
Career Power: 222; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 6; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 93; August 1983 – July 1984
Peak Five Years: 113; December 1979 – December 1984
Top-five weeks: 16; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 163; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 4.62%; week of Jan 8, 1984
Comebacks: 4; September 1980, November 1983, October 1989, August 1993

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jun 10, 1979	Sep 21, 1980	67	43	1.29%	1.10%
After absence	Jan 11, 1981	Nov 6, 1983	147	142	1.29%	1.15%
After absence	Aug 19, 1984	Oct 29, 1989	270	113	3.23%	1.28%
After decline	Jan 7, 1990	Aug 22, 1993	187	94	3.23%	1.21%

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

26 records · 222 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
Uptown GirlApple Music	#1October 1983	18	October 1983 – January 1984	35.3
The River Of DreamsApple Music	#3August 1993	14	July 1993 – October 1993	30.6
Tell Her About ItApple Music	#4January 1984	12	December 1983 – February 1984	22.9
My LifeApple Music	#12February 1979	15	November 1978 – March 1979	20.2
We Didn't Start The FireApple Music	#7October 1989	10	September 1989 – November 1989	20.1
An Innocent ManApple Music	#8February 1984	10	February 1984 – April 1984	20.0
It's Still Rock And Roll To MeApple Music	#14September 1980	11	August 1980 – October 1980	17.4
Just The Way You AreApple Music	#19February 1978	9	February 1978 – April 1978	12.9
The Longest TimeApple Music	#25May 1984	9	April 1984 – June 1984	7.8
Goodnight Saigon/Leave a Tender Moment Alone	#29July 1984	7	June 1984 – July 1984	6.7
Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)Apple Music	#35July 1978	6	June 1978 – July 1978	4.5
All Shook Up	#27August 1992	4	August 1992 – September 1992	4.1
She's Always A WomanApple Music	#29May 2010	7	May 2010 – June 2010	3.4
All About SoulApple Music	#32October 1993	4	October 1993 – November 1993	3.2
All for Leyna	#40April 1980	4	April 1980 – April 1980	2.5
A Matter Of TrustApple Music	#52September 1986	6	September 1986 – October 1986	2.1
Leningrad	#53December 1989	5	December 1989 – December 1989	2.1
No Man`S Land	#50February 1994	4	February 1994 – March 1994	1.5
Until the Night	#50April 1979	3	April 1979 – May 1979	1.4
I Go To ExtremesApple Music	#70March 1990	4	February 1990 – April 1990	1.0
She's Always a Woman/Just the Way You Are	#53February 1986	3	February 1986 – February 1986	1.0
This Night	#78December 1984	4	November 1984 – December 1984	0.7
The Downeaster "Alexa	#76May 1990	4	May 1990 – June 1990	0.7
You're Only Human (Second Wind)Apple Music	#94June 1985	2	June 1985 – June 1985	0.3
That's Not Her Style	#97October 1990	1	October 1990	0.1
A Matter of Trust {1987}	#100July 1987	1	July 1987	0.1

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