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Charting Feb 14, 1970 → May 15, 1982 · 318 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 318 wk (8 at #1), UK Singles Chart 170 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 318 wk UK Singles Chart · 170 wk Global Music Power · 365 wk

Peak Power: 2.99%; week of Dec 5, 1970
Career Power: 500; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 8; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 131; July 1970 – July 1971
Peak Five Years: 410; June 1970 – June 1975
Top-five weeks: 51; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 318; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.56%; week of Dec 8, 1973
Comebacks: 1; August 1981

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Jun 12, 1976	Aug 15, 1981	270	127	2.99%	1.06%

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

27 records · 500 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
(They Long To Be) Close To YouApple Music	#1July 1970	17	June 1970 – October 1970	42.6
Top Of The WorldApple Music	#1December 1973	20	October 1973 – February 1974	40.4
We've Only Just BegunApple Music	#2October 1970	17	September 1970 – January 1971	40.2
Superstar/Bless The Beasts And ChildrenApple Music	#2October 1971	21	September 1971 – January 1972	35.9
Rainy Days And MondaysApple Music	#2June 1971	12	May 1971 – July 1971	31.5
For All We KnowApple Music	#3March 1971	13	February 1971 – May 1971	30.3
Please Mr. PostmanApple Music	#1January 1975	17	November 1974 – March 1975	29.1
Yesterday Once MoreApple Music	#2July 1973	14	June 1973 – September 1973	29.0
SingApple Music	#3April 1973	14	February 1973 – May 1973	29.0
Hurting Each OtherApple Music	#2February 1972	12	January 1972 – April 1972	27.3
Only YesterdayApple Music	#4May 1975	13	March 1975 – June 1975	23.4
I Won't Last A Day Without YouApple Music	#11May 1974	12	April 1974 – June 1974	18.7
Goodbye To LoveApple Music	#7August 1972	10	July 1972 – September 1972	18.5
Touch Me When We're DancingApple Music	#16August 1981	14	June 1981 – September 1981	16.7
There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World)Apple Music	#12April 1976	13	February 1976 – May 1976	16.5
It's Going To Take Some TimeApple Music	#12June 1972	10	April 1972 – July 1972	15.2
SolitaireApple Music	#17September 1975	10	August 1975 – October 1975	11.6
I Need To Be In LoveApple Music	#25July 1976	11	June 1976 – August 1976	10.6
Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary CraftApple Music	#32November 1977	14	October 1977 – January 1978	10.0
Sweet, Sweet SmileApple Music	#44April 1978	13	February 1978 – April 1978	6.3
All You Get From Love Is A Love SongApple Music	#35July 1977	10	May 1977 – July 1977	5.6
Ticket To RideApple Music	#54May 1970	12	February 1970 – May 1970	3.9
(Want You) Back In My Life Again	#72October 1981	8	September 1981 – October 1981	1.9
Goofus	#56September 1976	5	September 1976 – October 1976	1.8
Those Good Old Dreams	#63January 1982	6	December 1981 – January 1982	1.8
I Believe You	#68December 1978	5	December 1978 – January 1979	1.3
Beechwood 4-5789	#74May 1982	4	April 1982 – May 1982	1.0

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