Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Billy Paul
Charting Nov 4, 1972 → May 1, 1976 · 42 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 42 wk (3 crowns), UK Singles Chart 47 wk
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Honours
Artist of the Week
Billboard Hot 100
3 crowns
19721985Longest 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 →
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.
| Song | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Me And Mrs. JonesApple Music | #1 | 16 | 37.8 | ||
| Thanks For Saving My LifeApple Music | #37 | 17 | 9.7 | ||
| Am I Black Enough For YouApple Music | #79 | 5 | 0.9 | ||
| Let's Make A BabyApple Music | #83 | 4 | 0.8 |
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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:
- 1Al Green94
- 2Gilbert O'Sullivan89
- 3Elton John87
- 4Roberta Flack73
- 5Bill Withers71
- 6Neil Diamond69
- 7The Stylistics63
- 8The O'Jays63
- 9Bread62
- 10The Moody Blues60
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.
Their decade: the 1970s.