Artists · UK Singles Chart

Cyndi Lauper

Charting Jan 8, 1984 → Apr 29, 2012 · 124 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 158 wk (4 at #1), UK Singles Chart 124 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 158 wk UK Singles Chart · 124 wk Global Music Power · 205 wk

Peak Power: 1.83%; week of Aug 5, 1984
Career Power: 153; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 56; December 1983 – December 1984
Peak Five Years: 77; April 1982 – April 1987
Top-five weeks: 11; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 124; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.42%; week of Jan 29, 1984
Comebacks: 3; October 1986, June 1989, October 1994

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Dec 16, 1984	Oct 26, 1986	97	90	1.83%	1.09%
After absence	Feb 8, 1987	Jun 18, 1989	123	107	1.83%	1.01%
After decline	Oct 15, 1989	Oct 2, 1994	257	87	1.83%	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

18 records · 153 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
Hey Now (Girls Just Want To Have Fun)Apple Music	#4October 1994	13	September 1994 – December 1994	29.6
Time After TimeApple Music	#3July 1984	18	March 1984 – September 1984	28.0
Girls Just Want To Have FunApple Music	#2January 1984	12	January 1984 – March 1984	24.1
I Drove All NightApple Music	#7June 1989	14	April 1989 – July 1989	21.6
True ColorsApple Music	#12October 1986	15	September 1986 – April 2012	17.9
The World Is Stone	#15June 1992	7	May 1992 – July 1992	8.9
Who Let in the Rain	#32January 1994	5	January 1994 – February 1994	3.5
That's What I Think	#31November 1993	4	November 1993 – November 1993	3.4
She BopApple Music	#46September 1984	6	August 1984 – September 1984	2.8
You Don't Know	#27January 1997	2	January 1997 – February 1997	2.0
I'm Gonna Be Strong	#37February 1995	4	February 1995 – March 1995	2.0
My First Night Without You	#53August 1989	4	July 1989 – August 1989	1.9
Change Of HeartApple Music	#67January 1987	8	November 1986 – January 1987	1.9
What's Going OnApple Music	#57March 1987	5	March 1987 – April 1987	1.7
All Through The NightApple Music	#64November 1984	6	October 1984 – December 1984	1.4
Come on Home	#39August 1995	2	August 1995 – August 1995	1.3
Heading West	#68December 1989	5	December 1989 – January 1990	1.2
Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) ft Cyndi Lauperfeatured credit · with Roger Waters	#82September 1990	1	September 1990	0.1

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