Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Bruce Springsteen

Charting Sep 20, 1975 → Jul 18, 2026 · 284 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 284 wk, UK Singles Chart 184 wk

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Image credits

Photo: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Honours

Artist of the Week

Global Music Power
3 crowns
19752026
Longest reign 3 weeks (Jul–Aug 1985) · First crown Jul 1985

Billboard Hot 100 · 284 wk UK Singles Chart · 184 wk Global Music Power · 362 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 2.67%; week of Oct 20, 1984
Career Power: 435; share-weeks
Crowns: 0; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 121; May 1984 – May 1985
Peak Five Years: 283; June 1983 – June 1988
Top-five weeks: 17; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 284; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.44%; week of Jul 21, 1984
Comebacks: 4; Jun 1984 · May 1992 · Apr 1994 · May 1997

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →

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

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

28 records · 435 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
Dancing In The DarkApple Music	#2June 1984	21	May 1984 – October 1984	41.5	42.4
Hungry HeartApple Music	#5December 1980	18	November 1980 – March 1981	36.8	36.3
Streets Of Philadelphia (From "Philadelphia")Apple Music	#9April 1994	20	February 1994 – July 1994	33.2	32.2
Glory DaysApple Music	#5August 1985	18	June 1985 – September 1985	30.6	30.3
I'm On FireApple Music	#6April 1985	20	February 1985 – June 1985	27.6	27.2
Cover MeApple Music	#7October 1984	18	August 1984 – December 1984	27.3	28.1
Born In The USAApple Music	#9January 1985	17	November 1984 – March 1985	25.5	25.6
Brilliant DisguiseApple Music	#5November 1987	16	October 1987 – January 1988	23.8	24.0
My HometownApple Music	#6January 1986	15	December 1985 – March 1986	23.6	23.2
Secret GardenApple Music	#19May 1997	23	April 1995 – July 1997	23.2	22.9
WarApple Music	#8December 1986	12	November 1986 – February 1987	21.1	20.9
Tunnel Of LoveApple Music	#9February 1988	16	December 1987 – March 1988	20.8	21.2
I'm Goin' DownApple Music	#9October 1985	13	September 1985 – November 1985	19.1	19.1
Human Touch/Better DaysApple Music	#16April 1992	16	March 1992 – July 1992	18.8	18.6
One Step UpApple Music	#13April 1988	15	February 1988 – June 1988	17.8	17.7
Fade AwayApple Music	#20March 1981	12	February 1981 – April 1981	11.4	11.6
Born To RunApple Music	#23November 1975	11	September 1975 – November 1975	11.0	10.9
Prove It All NightApple Music	#33July 1978	9	June 1978 – August 1978	5.7	5.6
BadlandsApple Music	#42September 1978	8	August 1978 – October 1978	4.2	4.1
FireApple Music	#46February 1987	8	January 1987 – March 1987	4.0	4.0
The RisingApple Music	#52August 2002	11	August 2002 – October 2002	3.9	3.7
57 Channels (And Nothin' On)Apple Music	#68June 1992	6	June 1992 – July 1992	1.7	1.6
Born In The U.S.A.Apple Music	#36July 2026	1	July 2026	1.2	1.1
Tenth Avenue Freeze-outApple Music	#83February 1976	3	January 1976 – February 1976	0.5	0.5
Devils & Dust	#72April 2005	1	April 2005	0.3	0.3
Sandpaperfeatured credit · with Zach Bryan	#71July 2024	2	July 2024 – July 2024	0.2	0.4
Working On A Dream	#95February 2009	1	February 2009	0.2	0.1
Girls In Their Summer Clothes	#95February 2008	1	February 2008	0.2	0.1

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At their peak

1984 in music →

Bruce Springsteen's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from May 1984 to May 1985. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

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