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Charting Aug 30, 1970 → Dec 25, 1994 · 170 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

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 2.18%; week of Nov 25, 1973
Career Power: 264; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 87; July 1973 – June 1974
Peak Five Years: 212; June 1970 – June 1975
Top-five weeks: 9; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 170; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.43%; week of Aug 19, 1973
Comebacks: 1; November 1977

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Oct 12, 1975	Nov 6, 1977	107	61	2.18%	1.05%

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 UK Singles Chart

22 records · 264 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
Yesterday Once MoreApple Music	#2August 1973	17	July 1973 – October 1973	33.5
Top Of The WorldApple Music	#5November 1973	18	October 1973 – February 1974	31.6
(They Long To Be) Close To YouApple Music	#6October 1970	18	August 1970 – December 1970	29.2
Please Mr. PostmanApple Music	#2February 1975	12	January 1975 – March 1975	25.8
Goodbye To LoveApple Music	#9November 1972	15	September 1972 – December 1972	25.0
Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary CraftApple Music	#9November 1977	9	October 1977 – November 1977	18.5
Superstar/For All We Know	#18November 1971	13	September 1971 – December 1971	18.3
Jambalaya	#12March 1974	11	February 1974 – May 1974	17.4
Only YesterdayApple Music	#7May 1975	10	April 1975 – June 1975	17.3
There's a Kind of Hush	#22April 1976	6	March 1976 – April 1976	8.2
We've Only Just BegunApple Music	#28January 1971	7	January 1971 – February 1971	7.9
Merry Christmas Darling/(They Long to Be) Close to You	#25December 1990	5	December 1990 – December 1990	6.5
SolitaireApple Music	#32September 1975	5	August 1975 – September 1975	4.8
I Won't Last a Day Without You {1974}	#32June 1974	5	June 1974 – June 1974	4.8
I Need To Be In LoveApple Music	#36July 1976	5	June 1976 – July 1976	4.3
Sweet, Sweet SmileApple Music	#40February 1978	4	February 1978 – February 1978	3.4
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town	#37December 1975	3	December 1975 – January 1976	2.3
Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again	#44December 1994	2	December 1994 – December 1994	1.5
Make Believe It's the First Time	#60October 1983	3	October 1983 – October 1983	1.1
Merry Christmas Darling	#45December 1971	1	December 1971	0.8
Rainy Days And MondaysApple Music	#63February 1993	2	February 1993 – February 1993	0.7
I Won't Last A Day Without YouApple Music	#49September 1972	1	September 1972	0.7

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