Artists · Billboard Hot 100

David Bowie

Charting Apr 15, 1972 → Jan 30, 2016 · 279 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 279 wk (2 at #1), UK Singles Chart 446 wk (11 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 279 wk UK Singles Chart · 446 wk Global Music Power · 568 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 2.58%; week of Jul 2, 1983
Career Power: 273; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 2; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 83; March 1983 – March 1984
Peak Five Years: 146; October 1982 – October 1987
Top-five weeks: 13; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 279; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.70%; week of Jun 18, 1983
Comebacks: 2; September 1975, May 1983

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jul 21, 1973	Sep 6, 1975	111	45	1.24%	1.14%
After absence	Jul 24, 1976	May 7, 1983	354	185	2.15%	1.26%

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 · 273 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
Let's DanceApple Music	#1May 1983	20	March 1983 – August 1983	42.7
FameApple Music	#1September 1975	21	June 1975 – November 1975	35.1
Golden YearsApple Music	#10April 1976	21	December 1975 – May 1976	31.0
Blue JeanApple Music	#8November 1984	18	September 1984 – January 1985	23.8
China GirlApple Music	#10August 1983	18	June 1983 – October 1983	22.8
Space OddityApple Music	#15April 1973	15	January 1973 – January 2016	18.9
Modern LoveApple Music	#14November 1983	13	September 1983 – December 1983	16.8
Day-In Day-OutApple Music	#21May 1987	12	April 1987 – June 1987	12.5
Dancing In The Streetwith Mick JaggerApple Music	#7October 1985	14	August 1985 – November 1985	10.7
Never Let Me DownApple Music	#27September 1987	11	August 1987 – October 1987	9.2
Young AmericansApple Music	#28May 1975	11	March 1975 – May 1975	8.7
ChangesApple Music	#41February 1975	18	April 1972 – February 1975	8.0
Under Pressurewith QueenApple Music	#29January 1982	16	November 1981 – January 2016	6.8
I'm Afraid Of AmericansApple Music	#66December 1997	16	November 1997 – March 1998	4.5
Tonight	#53December 1984	9	December 1984 – January 1985	3.4
Absolute BeginnersApple Music	#53May 1986	9	March 1986 – May 1986	3.3
FashionApple Music	#70January 1981	9	December 1980 – January 1981	2.3
Rebel Rebel	#64June 1974	8	June 1974 – July 1974	2.3
StarmanApple Music	#65August 1972	9	July 1972 – August 1972	2.1
Cat People (Putting Out Fire)Apple Music	#67May 1982	10	April 1982 – June 1982	2.0
Sound And Vision	#69May 1977	6	April 1977 – May 1977	1.6
TVC15	#64June 1976	5	May 1976 – June 1976	1.4
The Jean GenieApple Music	#71December 1972	5	November 1972 – December 1972	1.3
LazarusApple Music	#40January 2016	1	January 2016	1.0
Without You	#73March 1984	4	March 1984 – March 1984	1.0
The Hearts Filthy Lesson	#92October 1995	2	October 1995 – October 1995	0.3
Blackstar	#78January 2016	1	January 2016	0.1

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