Artists · UK Singles Chart
Blue Oyster Cult
Charting May 14, 1978 → Feb 12, 1984 · 15 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 41 wk, UK Singles Chart 15 wk
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- Peak Power
- 1.16%
- week of Jul 23, 1978
- Career Power
- 18
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 18
- August 1977 – August 1978
- Peak Five Years
- 18
- August 1973 – August 1978
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 15
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 2.09%
- week of Jul 9, 1978
- 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 UK Singles Chart
2 records · 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Don't Fear) The ReaperApple Music | #16 | 14 | 18.1 | ||
| Shooting SharkApple Music | #97 | 1 | 0.1 |
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At their peak
1977 in music →Blue Oyster Cult's best twelve months on the UK Singles Chart ran from August 1977 to August 1978. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Bee Gees106
- 2Donna Summer104
- 3Darts94
- 4Showaddywaddy82
- 5Boney M82
- 6The Boomtown Rats71
- 7David Soul70
- 8Wings70
- 9Electric Light Orchestra64
- 10Elvis Presley62
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.