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Britney Spears

Charting Feb 21, 1999 → Dec 27, 2024 · 401 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 416 wk (1 at #1), UK Singles Chart 401 wk (8 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 416 wk UK Singles Chart · 401 wk Global Music Power · 513 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 2.63%; week of Feb 15, 2009
Career Power: 604; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 8; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 108; February 1999 – February 2000
Peak Five Years: 272; February 1999 – February 2004
Top-five weeks: 44; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 401; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 4.44%; week of Jan 13, 2008
Comebacks: 4; March 2004, November 2007, March 2011, February 2013

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Oct 6, 2002	Mar 14, 2004	74	44	2.47%	1.00%
After absence	Jun 5, 2005	Nov 11, 2007	127	124	2.47%	1.15%
After decline	Feb 7, 2010	Mar 6, 2011	56	44	2.63%	1.02%
After decline	Jul 10, 2011	Feb 3, 2013	82	75	2.63%	1.08%

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 UK Singles Chart

35 records · 604 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
Baby 1 More Time	#1February 1999	23	February 1999 – July 1999	44.8
Piece Of MeApple Music	#2January 2008	29	November 2007 – June 2008	35.7
WomanizerApple Music	#3December 2008	29	November 2008 – May 2009	33.6
EverytimeApple Music	#1June 2004	15	June 2004 – December 2010	30.7
SometimesApple Music	#3June 1999	16	June 1999 – October 1999	30.2
Scream & Shoutwith will.i.amApple Music	#1January 2013	35	December 2012 – October 2013	28.5
ToxicApple Music	#1March 2004	14	March 2004 – June 2004	27.8
Oops!...I Did It AgainApple Music	#1May 2000	14	May 2000 – August 2000	27.2
Gimme MoreApple Music	#3October 2007	18	October 2007 – February 2008	26.1
Born to Make You Happy	#1January 2000	16	January 2000 – May 2000	24.1
CircusApple Music	#13February 2009	21	December 2008 – June 2009	23.0
(You Drive Me) CrazyApple Music	#5September 1999	11	September 1999 – December 1999	19.9
Overprotected	#4February 2002	12	January 2002 – April 2002	18.4
I'm A Slave 4 UApple Music	#4October 2001	18	October 2001 – February 2002	18.2
I'm Not a Girl Not Yet a Woman	#2April 2002	11	April 2002 – June 2002	17.8
LuckyApple Music	#5August 2000	11	August 2000 – October 2000	17.5
My Prerogative	#3November 2004	16	November 2004 – February 2005	17.2
StrongerApple Music	#7December 2000	12	December 2000 – March 2001	17.0
Hold It Against MeApple Music	#6January 2011	13	January 2011 – April 2011	15.6
Break The IceApple Music	#15April 2008	17	March 2008 – August 2008	15.2
3Apple Music	#7November 2009	12	November 2009 – January 2010	14.0
Till the World Ends	#21March 2011	14	March 2011 – June 2011	13.7
Do Somethin	#6March 2005	10	March 2005 – May 2005	13.3
If U Seek AmyApple Music	#20May 2009	12	April 2009 – June 2009	13.3
Hold Me Closerwith Elton JohnApple Music	#3September 2022	13	September 2022 – November 2022	12.7
Me Against The Musicfeat. MadonnaApple Music	#2November 2003	14	November 2003 – April 2004	11.4
Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know	#12April 2001	11	April 2001 – June 2001	9.4
I Love Rock N Roll	#13November 2002	12	June 2002 – January 2003	9.1
Boysfeat. P Williams	#7August 2002	8	August 2002 – September 2002	6.9
Work Bitch	#7November 2013	5	November 2013 – December 2013	4.8
My Only Wish (This Year)	#59December 2023	10	December 2021 – December 2024	2.3
Radar	#46August 2009	4	July 2009 – August 2009	1.8
Pretty Girlswith Iggy Azalea	#16June 2015	2	June 2015 – June 2015	1.4
Make Me...feat. G-Eazy	#42July 2016	3	July 2016 – September 2016	1.0
Ooh La La	#72August 2013	1	August 2013	0.3

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