Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Brook Benton

Charting Jan 26, 1959 → Jan 30, 1971 · 305 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 305 wk (3 at #1), UK Singles Chart 18 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 305 wk UK Singles Chart · 18 wk Global Music Power · 305 wk

Peak Power: 2.76%; week of Oct 24, 1960
Career Power: 400; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 3; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 105; August 1960 – August 1961
Peak Five Years: 346; February 1959 – February 1964
Top-five weeks: 19; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 305; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 4.41%; week of Sep 19, 1960
Comebacks: 1; March 1970

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jun 8, 1963	Mar 7, 1970	352	85	2.76%	1.22%

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

48 records · 400 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
The Boll Weevil SongApple Music	#2July 1961	16	May 1961 – August 1961	33.8
It's Just A Matter Of TimeApple Music	#3April 1959	18	January 1959 – May 1959	33.0
KiddioApple Music	#7September 1960	17	August 1960 – November 1960	30.6
So Many WaysApple Music	#6November 1959	16	October 1959 – February 1960	30.1
Rainy Night In Georgia/RubberneckinApple Music	#4March 1970	15	January 1970 – April 1970	28.3
Hotel HappinessApple Music	#3January 1963	12	November 1962 – February 1963	24.5
Think TwiceApple Music	#11April 1961	12	February 1961 – May 1961	18.9
Thank You Pretty BabyApple Music	#16August 1959	14	July 1959 – October 1959	18.5
EndlesslyApple Music	#12June 1959	13	April 1959 – July 1959	17.4
Baby (You've Got What It Takes)with Dinah WashingtonApple Music	#5March 1960	15	January 1960 – May 1960	14.3
Lie To MeApple Music	#13October 1962	10	August 1962 – October 1962	13.9
A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)with Dinah WashingtonApple Music	#7June 1960	13	May 1960 – August 1960	11.3
RevengeApple Music	#15January 1962	10	November 1961 – January 1962	11.3
The Same OneApple Music	#16September 1960	12	August 1960 – November 1960	11.0
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)Apple Music	#24December 1960	10	November 1960 – January 1961	10.4
ShadrackApple Music	#19February 1962	9	January 1962 – March 1962	9.8
My True ConfessionApple Music	#22July 1963	9	June 1963 – August 1963	8.7
Frankie And JohnnyApple Music	#20September 1961	8	August 1961 – October 1961	8.3
Two Tickets To ParadiseApple Music	#32October 1963	10	September 1963 – November 1963	7.7
I Got What I Wanted	#28April 1963	8	March 1963 – May 1963	7.2
Going Going Gone	#35February 1964	7	January 1964 – March 1964	5.0
The Ties That BindApple Music	#37May 1960	9	April 1960 – June 1960	4.5
Hit Record	#45June 1962	8	May 1962 – June 1962	4.2
Too Late To Turn Back Now	#43June 1964	8	May 1964 – June 1964	3.6
Walk On The Wild Side	#43March 1962	7	February 1962 – March 1962	3.2
For My Baby	#28March 1961	8	February 1961 – March 1961	3.1
Lumberjack	#53October 1964	7	October 1964 – November 1964	3.0
Another Cup Of Coffee	#47June 1964	7	May 1964 – June 1964	2.8
It's Just A House Without You	#45October 1961	5	October 1961 – October 1961	2.7
Mother Nature, Father Time	#53December 1965	7	November 1965 – December 1965	2.6
So Close	#38June 1959	7	May 1959 – June 1959	2.2
Dearer Than Life	#59April 1963	8	March 1963 – April 1963	1.8
Don't It Make You Want To Go Homewith The Dixie Flyers	#45June 1970	7	May 1970 – July 1970	1.7
A House Is Not A Home	#75August 1964	7	July 1964 – August 1964	1.4
Hither And Thither And Yon	#58May 1960	6	April 1960 – May 1960	1.3
My Way	#72May 1970	6	April 1970 – May 1970	1.3
Nothing Can Take The Place Of You	#74August 1969	6	July 1969 – August 1969	1.3
Do It Right	#67January 1965	4	December 1964 – January 1965	1.2
This Time Of The Year	#66January 1960	5	December 1959 – January 1960	0.9
Laura (Tell Me What He's Got That I Ain't Got)	#78September 1967	4	August 1967 – September 1967	0.8
Shoeswith The Dixie Flyers	#67January 1971	6	December 1970 – January 1971	0.8
Hurtin' Inside	#78February 1959	4	February 1959 – March 1959	0.6
Do Your Own Thing	#99October 1968	2	October 1968 – November 1968	0.2
The Lost Penny	#77January 1962	2	January 1962 – January 1962	0.2
With All Of My Heart	#82July 1959	1	July 1959	0.1
Love Me Now	#100July 1965	1	July 1965	0.1
Still Waters Run Deep	#89December 1962	1	December 1962	0.1
Someday You'll Want Me To Want You	#93December 1960	1	December 1960	0.1

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