Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Bryan Adams

Charting Mar 13, 1982 → Apr 5, 1997 · 309 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 309 wk (11 at #1), UK Singles Chart 263 wk (16 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 309 wk UK Singles Chart · 263 wk Global Music Power · 421 wk

Peak Power: 3.21%; week of Nov 23, 1991
Career Power: 533; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 11; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 125; December 1984 – November 1985
Peak Five Years: 267; June 1991 – June 1996
Top-five weeks: 34; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 309; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.92%; week of Jun 29, 1985
Comebacks: 3; May 1987, July 1991, November 1996

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Feb 8, 1986	May 9, 1987	65	59	2.86%	1.01%
After absence	Nov 21, 1987	Jul 27, 1991	192	188	2.86%	1.03%
After decline	Nov 11, 1995	Nov 23, 1996	54	22	3.21%	1.17%

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

23 records · 533 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
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?Apple Music	#1June 1995	24	April 1995 – September 1995	57.0
Please Forgive MeApple Music	#7November 1993	28	October 1993 – April 1994	56.2
(Everything I Do) I Do It For YouApple Music	#1July 1991	22	June 1991 – November 1991	46.9
Can't Stop This Thing We StartedApple Music	#2November 1991	20	September 1991 – January 1992	40.9
HeavenApple Music	#1June 1985	19	April 1985 – August 1985	34.6
Run To YouApple Music	#6January 1985	19	November 1984 – March 1985	29.8
Do I Have To Say The Words?Apple Music	#11October 1992	20	August 1992 – December 1992	28.8
Thought I'd Died And Gone To HeavenApple Music	#13May 1992	20	March 1992 – July 1992	27.2
Summer Of '69Apple Music	#5August 1985	17	June 1985 – October 1985	26.7
Heat Of The NightApple Music	#6May 1987	16	March 1987 – July 1987	25.0
Straight From The HeartApple Music	#10May 1983	19	March 1983 – July 1983	23.1
Let's Make A Night To RememberApple Music	#24October 1996	23	August 1996 – February 1997	22.9
SomebodyApple Music	#11April 1985	17	February 1985 – May 1985	20.4
One Night Love AffairApple Music	#13November 1985	15	September 1985 – December 1985	18.4
I Finally Found Someone (From "The Mirror Has Two Faces")with Barbra StreisandApple Music	#8December 1996	20	November 1996 – April 1997	15.8
Cuts Like A KnifeApple Music	#15August 1983	14	June 1983 – September 1983	15.6
This TimeApple Music	#24October 1983	12	September 1983 – November 1983	11.6
Hearts On FireApple Music	#26August 1987	13	June 1987 – September 1987	10.4
Victim Of LoveApple Music	#32October 1987	12	August 1987 – November 1987	8.5
There Will Never Be Another TonightApple Music	#31February 1992	15	December 1991 – March 1992	8.0
The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is YouApple Music	#52June 1996	12	May 1996 – August 1996	4.6
Rock Steadywith Bonnie Raitt	#73December 1995	4	November 1995 – December 1995	0.5
Lonely Nights	#84March 1982	2	March 1982 – March 1982	0.4

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