Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Billy Preston

Charting May 10, 1969 → Oct 9, 1982 · 173 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 3 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 173 wk (3 at #1), UK Singles Chart 43 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 173 wk UK Singles Chart · 43 wk Global Music Power · 180 wk

Peak Power: 2.25%; week of Aug 4, 1973
Career Power: 203; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 3; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 75; March 1973 – February 1974
Peak Five Years: 161; November 1970 – October 1975
Top-five weeks: 20; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 173; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.54%; week of Jul 14, 1973
Comebacks: 2; June 1972, May 1980

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Nov 1, 1969	Jun 17, 1972	137	67	1.15%	1.07%
After absence	Mar 29, 1975	May 17, 1980	268	156	2.25%	1.04%

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026). How it works →

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

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

17 records · 203 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 — a #1 week is 3.5 whoever holds it. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Record Power
Will It Go Round In CirclesApple Music	#1July 1973	22	March 1973 – August 1973	38.8	38.7
Nothing From NothingApple Music	#1October 1974	18	July 1974 – November 1974	35.5	35.4
Space RaceApple Music	#4November 1973	18	September 1973 – January 1974	32.4	32.2
Outa-SpaceApple Music	#2July 1972	17	April 1972 – August 1972	31.9	31.8
With You I'm Born Againwith SyreetaApple Music	#4April 1980	29	December 1979 – June 1980	18.3	36.2
Get Backwith The BeatlesApple Music	#1May 1969	12	May 1969 – July 1969	18.0	35.6
StruttinApple Music	#22January 1975	10	December 1974 – February 1975	9.7	9.6
That's The Way God Planned ItApple Music	#62August 1969	16	August 1969 – September 1972	4.2	4.5
SlaughterApple Music	#50October 1972	8	September 1972 – October 1972	3.8	3.9
You're So UniqueApple Music	#48February 1974	8	January 1974 – February 1974	3.7	3.8
One More Time For Lovewith SyreetaApple Music	#52July 1980	10	June 1980 – August 1980	1.8	3.6
Don't Let Me Downwith The Beatles	#35May 1969	4	May 1969 – May 1969	1.3	3.9
I Wrote A Simple SongApple Music	#77February 1972	5	January 1972 – February 1972	1.1	1.1
Fancy Lady	#71October 1975	4	October 1975 – October 1975	1.1	1.1
I'm Never Gonna Say Goodbye	#88October 1982	3	September 1982 – October 1982	0.5	0.5
My Sweet Lord	#90February 1971	3	February 1971 – February 1971	0.4	0.4
Get Back	#86October 1978	2	October 1978 – November 1978	0.4	0.4

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