Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Bobby Vee

Charting Apr 4, 1960 → Dec 5, 1970 · 189 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 189 wk, UK Singles Chart 121 wk (3 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 189 wk UK Singles Chart · 121 wk Global Music Power · 218 wk

Peak Power: 2.64%; week of Jan 27, 1962
Career Power: 236; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 94; July 1961 – July 1962
Peak Five Years: 227; June 1960 – June 1965
Top-five weeks: 16; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 189; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.69%; week of Dec 25, 1961
Comebacks: 0; none detected

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

32 records · 236 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
Run To HimApple Music	#2December 1961	15	November 1961 – February 1962	34.3
Take Good Care Of My BabyApple Music	#1September 1961	15	August 1961 – November 1961	32.4
Devil Or AngelApple Music	#6October 1960	19	August 1960 – December 1960	32.1
The Night Has A Thousand EyesApple Music	#3February 1963	14	December 1962 – March 1963	29.5
Rubber BallApple Music	#6January 1961	14	November 1960 – February 1961	26.7
CharmsApple Music	#13May 1963	10	March 1963 – June 1963	14.0
Sharing YouApple Music	#15July 1962	10	May 1962 – July 1962	12.8
Please Don't Ask About BarbaraApple Music	#15April 1962	11	February 1962 – May 1962	12.2
Punish Her	#20October 1962	8	September 1962 – October 1962	9.0
My Girl/Hey GirlApple Music	#35May 1968	9	April 1968 – June 1968	6.6
Stayin' In	#33March 1961	7	February 1961 – March 1961	4.9
Be True To Yourself	#34July 1963	7	June 1963 – August 1963	4.9
Yesterday And You (Armen's Theme)	#55December 1963	7	November 1963 – December 1963	2.9
Hickory, Dick And Doc	#63July 1964	8	May 1964 – July 1964	2.4
Walkin' With My AngelApple Music	#53January 1962	9	November 1961 – January 1962	1.9
I'll Make You Minewith The Eligibles	#52April 1964	8	February 1964 – April 1964	1.7
How Many Tears	#63June 1961	4	May 1961 – June 1961	1.3
More Than I Can Say	#61March 1961	5	February 1961 – March 1961	1.0
(There'll Come A Day When) Ev'ry Little Bit Hurts	#84January 1965	5	December 1964 – January 1965	0.9
Do What You Gotta Do	#83September 1968	4	August 1968 – September 1968	0.8
Keep On Trying	#85June 1965	5	May 1965 – June 1965	0.8
Stranger In Your Arms	#83February 1964	3	January 1964 – February 1964	0.6
Sweet Sweetheart	#88December 1970	3	November 1970 – December 1970	0.4
I'm Into Lookin' For Someone To Love Me	#98December 1968	3	December 1968 – January 1969	0.4
Let's Call It A Day Girl	#92August 1969	2	August 1969 – August 1969	0.3
What Do You Want?	#93April 1960	2	April 1960 – April 1960	0.3
A Letter From Betty	#85July 1963	2	June 1963 – July 1963	0.2
Since I Met You Baby	#81September 1960	1	September 1960	0.2
Pretend You Don't See Her	#97December 1964	1	December 1964	0.1
Never Love A Robin	#99December 1963	1	December 1963	0.1
Cross My Heart	#99February 1965	1	February 1965	0.1
I Can't Say Goodbye	#92February 1962	1	February 1962	0.1

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