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Billy Paul portraitBilly Paul

Charting Nov 4, 1972May 1, 1976 · 42 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in 1 of themBillboard Hot 100 42 wk (3 crowns), UK Singles Chart 47 wk

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Artist of the Week

  • Billboard Hot 100

    3 crowns

    19721985

    Longest reign 3 weeks (Dec 1972) · First crown Dec 1972

Peak Power
2.23%
week of Feb 3, 1973
Career Power
49
share-weeks
Crowns
3
weeks crowned Artist of the Week
Peak Year
39
May 1972 – May 1973
Peak Five Years
49
May 1971 – May 1976
Top-five weeks
7
weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity
42
weeks with chart power
Dominance
3.52%
week of Dec 16, 1972
Comebacks
0
none detected

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

4 records · 49 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is what each song earned this artist: their weekly Power Share, split across their songs (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Record Power is the song's own figure, the same for every artist on it. Bar length compares songs within this list.

SongPeakWeeksPower
Me And Mrs. Jones#11637.8
Thanks For Saving My Life#37179.7
Am I Black Enough For You#7950.9
Let's Make A Baby#8340.8

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At their peak

1972 in music

Billy Paul's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from May 1972 to May 1973. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

  1. 1Al Green94
  2. 2Gilbert O'Sullivan89
  3. 3Elton John87
  4. 4Roberta Flack73
  5. 5Bill Withers71
  6. 6Neil Diamond69
  7. 7The Stylistics63
  8. 8The O'Jays63
  9. 9Bread62
  10. 10The Moody Blues60

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decade: the 1970s.