Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Carole King

Charting Aug 25, 1962 → May 29, 1982 · 157 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 3 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 157 wk (5 at #1), UK Singles Chart 29 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 157 wk UK Singles Chart · 29 wk Global Music Power · 169 wk

Peak Power: 2.38%; week of Aug 14, 1971
Career Power: 203; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 5; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 77; April 1971 – April 1972
Peak Five Years: 156; May 1971 – April 1976
Top-five weeks: 11; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 157; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.54%; week of Jul 17, 1971
Comebacks: 2; October 1974, July 1980

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	May 27, 1972	Oct 19, 1974	125	34	2.38%	1.03%
After absence	May 17, 1975	Jul 19, 1980	270	136	2.38%	1.12%

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026). How it works →

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

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

15 records · 203 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 — a #1 week is 3.5 whoever holds it. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Record Power
It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth MoveApple Music	#1June 1971	17	May 1971 – August 1971	43.1	43.0
JazzmanApple Music	#2November 1974	16	August 1974 – December 1974	27.8	27.7
One Fine DayApple Music	#12July 1980	17	May 1980 – September 1980	22.9	22.6
Sweet SeasonsApple Music	#9March 1972	10	January 1972 – April 1972	17.8	17.7
NightingaleApple Music	#9March 1975	12	January 1975 – March 1975	16.9	16.9
So Far Away/Smackwater JackApple Music	#14October 1971	10	August 1971 – October 1971	15.8	15.9
Been To CanaanApple Music	#24January 1973	10	November 1972 – January 1973	10.8	10.8
Only Love Is RealApple Music	#28April 1976	11	February 1976 – April 1976	9.4	9.4
It Might As Well Rain Until SeptemberApple Music	#22October 1962	9	August 1962 – October 1962	9.1	8.9
Hard Rock CafeApple Music	#30September 1977	11	July 1977 – October 1977	8.7	8.6
You Light Up My Life/Believe In HumanityApple Music	#28September 1973	9	July 1973 – September 1973	7.9	7.9
CorazónApple Music	#37December 1973	10	October 1973 – December 1973	6.7	6.6
One To OneApple Music	#45May 1982	10	March 1982 – May 1982	4.9	4.9
High Out Of Time	#76May 1976	3	May 1976 – June 1976	0.7	0.7
He's A Bad Boy	#94May 1963	3	April 1963 – May 1963	0.4	0.4

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