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Billy Ocean

Charting Feb 15, 1976 → Feb 7, 1993 · 161 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)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 176 wk UK Singles Chart · 161 wk Global Music Power · 234 wk

Peak Power: 2.02%; week of Mar 16, 1986
Career Power: 243; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 2; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 67; June 1985 – May 1986
Peak Five Years: 156; October 1983 – October 1988
Top-five weeks: 19; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 161; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.57%; week of Feb 23, 1986
Comebacks: 2; November 1984, February 1988

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Aug 7, 1977	Nov 11, 1984	378	220	1.95%	1.00%
After decline	Sep 14, 1986	Feb 21, 1988	74	49	2.03%	1.02%

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

23 records · 243 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
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get GoingApple Music	#1February 1986	16	January 1986 – June 1986	31.9
Love Really Hurts Without YouApple Music	#2March 1976	10	February 1976 – April 1976	25.8
SuddenlyApple Music	#4June 1985	14	May 1985 – August 1985	25.6
Red Light Spells Danger	#2April 1977	10	March 1977 – May 1977	25.0
Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My CarApple Music	#3February 1988	11	January 1988 – April 1988	24.4
Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)Apple Music	#6November 1984	15	September 1984 – January 1985	22.9
There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)Apple Music	#12May 1986	13	April 1986 – June 1986	17.0
Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)	#12December 1976	11	November 1976 – January 1977	17.0
Loverboy	#15February 1985	10	January 1985 – March 1985	16.1
Love on Delivery	#19August 1976	8	July 1976 – August 1976	12.2
Love Is ForeverApple Music	#34January 1987	7	January 1987 – February 1987	6.1
Are You Ready	#42February 1980	7	January 1980 – February 1980	4.4
Calypso Crazy	#35May 1988	4	May 1988 – May 1988	3.4
Bittersweet	#44October 1986	4	October 1986 – October 1986	2.5
American Hearts	#54September 1979	5	August 1979 – September 1979	2.2
Mystery LadyApple Music	#49August 1985	5	August 1985 – September 1985	2.1
Love ZoneApple Music	#49August 1986	3	August 1986 – August 1986	1.5
Colour of Love	#65August 1988	3	July 1988 – August 1988	1.0
Pressure	#55January 1993	2	January 1993 – February 1993	0.9
Love Really Hurts Without You {1986}	#81November 1986	3	November 1986 – November 1986	0.6
European Queen (No More Love on the Run)	#82June 1984	3	May 1984 – June 1984	0.6
License to Chill	#81October 1989	1	October 1989	0.2
Stand and Deliver	#97October 1988	1	October 1988	0.1

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