Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Bo Diddley
Charting Jul 6, 1959 → Mar 11, 1967 · 40 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 40 wk, UK Singles Chart 11 wk
- Peak Power
- 0.89%
- week of Nov 16, 1959
- Career Power
- 21
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 15
- April 1959 – April 1960
- Peak Five Years
- 20
- August 1958 – July 1963
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 40
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 1.83%
- week of Oct 26, 1959
- 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
5 records · 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Say ManApple Music | #20 | 12 | 13.1 | ||
| You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover | #48 | 10 | 4.5 | ||
| Crackin UpApple Music | #62 | 5 | 1.2 | ||
| Road RunnerApple Music | #75 | 6 | 1.1 | ||
| Ooh BabyApple Music | #88 | 7 | 1.1 |
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At their peak
1959 in music →Bo Diddley's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from April 1959 to April 1960. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Paul Anka132
- 2Bobby Darin131
- 3Frankie Avalon122
- 4Lloyd Price111
- 5Connie Francis104
- 6Fabian102
- 7Brook Benton91
- 8Bobby Rydell87
- 9The Everly Brothers84
- 10Fats Domino84
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.