Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Cliff Richard

Charting Aug 3, 1963 → Nov 19, 1983 · 162 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 162 wk, UK Singles Chart 991 wk (34 crowns)

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Image credits

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Honours

Artist of the Decade: 1960s

Artist of the Week

UK Singles Chart
34 crowns
19602025
Longest reign 7 weeks (Feb–Apr 1963) · First crown Aug 1960

Billboard Hot 100 · 162 wk UK Singles Chart · 991 wk Global Music Power · 1074 wk

Peak Power: 1.87%; week of Dec 6, 1980
Career Power: 168; share-weeks
Crowns: 0; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 64; July 1980 – July 1981
Peak Five Years: 136; July 1976 – June 1981
Top-five weeks: 0; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 162; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.07%; week of Dec 6, 1980
Comebacks: 1; Dec 1979

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →

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

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

17 records · 168 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. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Record Power
We Don't Talk AnymoreApple Music	#7January 1980	20	October 1979 – March 1980	31.6	31.2
Devil WomanApple Music	#6September 1976	22	July 1976 – November 1976	31.1	31.0
Dreaming	#10November 1980	22	September 1980 – February 1981	28.1	28.3
A Little In LoveApple Music	#17March 1981	22	December 1980 – May 1981	22.7	23.5
Daddy's HomeApple Music	#23March 1982	13	January 1982 – April 1982	13.1	12.9
It's All In The GameApple Music	#25February 1964	13	December 1963 – February 1964	10.9	10.7
Suddenlywith Olivia Newton-JohnApple Music	#20January 1981	19	October 1980 – February 1981	7.6	19.0
CarrieApple Music	#34April 1980	11	February 1980 – May 1980	6.7	6.7
Give A Little Bit MoreApple Music	#41June 1981	11	April 1981 – July 1981	5.7	5.6
Lucky LipsApple Music	#62September 1963	8	August 1963 – September 1963	2.5	2.4
Don't Turn The Light OutApple Music	#57July 1977	7	June 1977 – July 1977	2.3	2.3
The Only Way OutApple Music	#64October 1982	7	October 1982 – November 1982	2.0	2.0
Never Say Die (Give A Little Bit More)Apple Music	#73November 1983	7	October 1983 – November 1983	1.5	1.5
Wired For SoundApple Music	#71October 1981	4	October 1981 – October 1981	0.9	0.9
I Can't Ask For Anymore Than YouApple Music	#80December 1976	4	December 1976 – January 1977	0.8	0.8
CongratulationsApple Music	#99June 1968	3	June 1968 – June 1968	0.4	0.4
I'm The Lonely OneApple Music	#92April 1964	2	April 1964 – April 1964	0.3	0.3

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At their peak

1980 in music →

Cliff Richard's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from July 1980 to July 1981. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decades: the 1960s, the 1970s, the 1980s.