Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Bobby Darin

Charting Aug 4, 1958 → Feb 24, 1973 · 292 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 292 wk (8 at #1), UK Singles Chart 147 wk (2 at #1)

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Photo: General Artists Corporation (management)/photographer: "Bruno of Hollywood", Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Billboard Hot 100 · 292 wk UK Singles Chart · 147 wk Global Music Power · 318 wk

Peak Power: 3.10%; week of Dec 14, 1959
Career Power: 411; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 8; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 136; May 1959 – May 1960
Peak Five Years: 363; August 1958 – July 1963
Top-five weeks: 24; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 292; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.62%; week of Dec 7, 1959
Comebacks: 1; November 1966

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Aug 31, 1963	Nov 5, 1966	166	61	3.10%	1.10%

Computed from stored weekly power rows (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026).

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

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

40 records · 411 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is the share of each week's Power Share this song earned the artist; a featured credit earns its reduced share. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower
Mack The KnifeApple Music	#1October 1959	26	August 1959 – February 1960	65.8
Dream LoverApple Music	#2June 1959	17	April 1959 – August 1959	39.0
You're The Reason I'm LivingApple Music	#3March 1963	14	January 1963 – April 1963	30.7
Queen Of The HopApple Music	#9November 1958	19	October 1958 – February 1959	30.6
Beyond The SeaApple Music	#6February 1960	14	January 1960 – April 1960	25.7
ThingsApple Music	#3August 1962	12	July 1962 – September 1962	22.5
If I Were A CarpenterApple Music	#8November 1966	11	September 1966 – December 1966	21.1
You Must Have Been A Beautiful BabyApple Music	#5October 1961	11	September 1961 – November 1961	20.6
18 Yellow RosesApple Music	#10June 1963	10	May 1963 – July 1963	15.2
Splish SplashApple Music	#3August 1958	8	August 1958 – September 1958	15.0
Irresistible YouApple Music	#15February 1962	13	December 1961 – March 1962	14.6
Artificial FlowersApple Music	#20October 1960	12	September 1960 – December 1960	14.3
Lazy RiverApple Music	#14March 1961	10	February 1961 – April 1961	12.1
Won't You Come Home Bill BaileyApple Music	#19July 1960	11	May 1960 – August 1960	11.3
ClementineApple Music	#21April 1960	9	March 1960 – May 1960	9.7
What'd I Say (Part 1)	#24April 1962	8	March 1962 – May 1962	7.4
If A Man Answers	#32November 1962	8	September 1962 – November 1962	5.7
Lovin' You	#32February 1967	8	January 1967 – March 1967	5.6
MultiplicationApple Music	#30February 1962	10	December 1961 – February 1962	5.2
Plain JaneApple Music	#38February 1959	9	January 1959 – March 1959	5.0
Treat My Baby GoodApple Music	#43October 1963	9	August 1963 – October 1963	4.8
MilordApple Music	#45July 1964	9	May 1964 – July 1964	4.0
Nature Boy	#40July 1961	6	June 1961 – July 1961	3.6
Somebody To LoveApple Music	#45October 1960	9	September 1960 – November 1960	3.4
Baby Face	#42October 1962	7	September 1962 – November 1962	3.2
Mame	#53June 1966	7	April 1966 – June 1966	2.7
Be Mad Little Girl	#64December 1963	7	November 1963 – January 1964	2.3
Happy	#67February 1973	8	January 1973 – February 1973	2.0
The Lady Came From Baltimore	#62April 1967	5	April 1967 – May 1967	1.7
The Girl That Stood Beside Me	#66December 1966	5	December 1966 – January 1967	1.6
Christmas Auld Lang Syne	#51January 1961	3	December 1960 – January 1961	1.3
Long Line Rider	#79February 1969	3	February 1969 – February 1969	0.7
Hello, Dolly!	#79February 1965	3	February 1965 – February 1965	0.7
The Things In This House	#86October 1964	3	October 1964 – October 1964	0.5
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now	#93March 1964	3	March 1964 – March 1964	0.4
I'll Be There	#79July 1960	2	July 1960 – July 1960	0.3
Darling Be Home Soon	#93July 1967	2	July 1967 – August 1967	0.3
I Found A New Baby	#90December 1962	1	December 1962	0.2
Beachcomber	#100September 1960	1	September 1960	0.1
Child Of God	#95December 1960	1	December 1960	0.1

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