Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Billy Ocean
Charting Apr 3, 1976 → Dec 2, 1989 · 176 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 176 wk (6 at #1), UK Singles Chart 161 wk (2 at #1)
- Peak Power
- 2.65%
- week of Mar 2, 1985
- Career Power
- 303
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 6
- weeks as the top artist
- Peak Year
- 115
- September 1984 – September 1985
- Peak Five Years
- 287
- September 1983 – September 1988
- Top-five weeks
- 26
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 176
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.60%
- week of Nov 3, 1984
- Comebacks
- 1
- March 1988
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Mar 28, 1987 | Mar 26, 1988 | 52 | 46 | 2.65% | 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 · 303 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)Apple Music | #1 | 26 | 40.3 | |
| There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)Apple Music | #1 | 21 | 36.8 | |
| Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My CarApple Music | #1 | 20 | 36.3 | |
| When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get GoingApple Music | #2 | 23 | 35.1 | |
| Lover Boy | #2 | 21 | 34.9 | |
| SuddenlyApple Music | #4 | 22 | 31.6 | |
| Love ZoneApple Music | #10 | 16 | 22.2 | |
| Love Is ForeverApple Music | #16 | 16 | 19.7 | |
| The Colour Of LoveApple Music | #17 | 16 | 16.4 | |
| Mystery LadyApple Music | #24 | 15 | 13.6 | |
| Love Really Hurts Without YouApple Music | #22 | 11 | 10.4 | |
| Licence To Chill | #32 | 9 | 5.8 |
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