Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Carly Simon

Charting Apr 17, 1971 → Feb 9, 2002 · 274 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 274 wk (3 at #1), UK Singles Chart 98 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 274 wk UK Singles Chart · 98 wk Global Music Power · 307 wk

Peak Power: 2.42%; week of Mar 10, 1973
Career Power: 278; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 3; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 67; August 1977 – July 1978
Peak Five Years: 142; November 1970 – October 1975
Top-five weeks: 17; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 274; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.52%; week of Jan 20, 1973
Comebacks: 3; October 1977, October 1980, January 1987

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Aug 31, 1974	Oct 1, 1977	161	49	2.42%	1.11%
After decline	Oct 21, 1978	Oct 11, 1980	103	53	2.42%	1.06%
After decline	Jan 24, 1981	Jan 24, 1987	313	88	2.42%	1.03%

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

24 records · 278 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
You're So VainApple Music	#1January 1973	17	December 1972 – March 1973	42.3
Nobody Does It BetterApple Music	#2October 1977	25	July 1977 – January 1978	42.3
JesseApple Music	#11November 1980	23	August 1980 – January 1981	27.0
You Belong To MeApple Music	#6June 1978	18	April 1978 – August 1978	25.6
That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should BeApple Music	#10July 1971	17	April 1971 – August 1971	21.5
AnticipationApple Music	#13February 1972	13	December 1971 – March 1972	20.7
Coming Around AgainApple Music	#18January 1987	17	November 1986 – February 1987	16.7
The Right Thing To DoApple Music	#17May 1973	13	March 1973 – June 1973	15.7
Mockingbirdwith James TaylorApple Music	#5March 1974	16	February 1974 – May 1974	14.5
Haven't Got Time For The PainApple Music	#14June 1974	12	May 1974 – July 1974	13.9
Attitude Dancing	#21June 1975	8	May 1975 – June 1975	8.7
Legend In Your Own TimeApple Music	#50May 1972	10	March 1972 – May 1972	4.0
Let The River Run (Theme From "Working Girl")Apple Music	#49April 1989	10	March 1989 – May 1989	4.0
It Keeps You Runnin	#46July 1976	8	June 1976 – August 1976	3.5
All I Want Is You	#54February 1988	9	January 1988 – March 1988	3.4
Vengeance	#48July 1979	7	June 1979 – July 1979	3.2
Give Me All NightApple Music	#61June 1987	12	May 1987 – August 1987	3.2
Devoted To Youwith James Taylor	#36September 1978	9	August 1978 – October 1978	3.0
Tired Of Being Blonde	#70July 1985	5	June 1985 – July 1985	1.3
WhyApple Music	#74August 1982	6	July 1982 – August 1982	1.3
Son Of A Gunfeatured credit · with Janet · feat. Missy Elliott, P. DiddyApple Music	#28December 2001	12	November 2001 – February 2002	1.0
You Know What To Do	#83October 1983	4	September 1983 – October 1983	0.7
Waterfall	#78August 1975	3	July 1975 – August 1975	0.7
More And More	#94October 1975	2	October 1975 – October 1975	0.3

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