Artists · UK Singles Chart

David Bowie

Charting Aug 31, 1969 → Sep 29, 2017 · 446 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

Peak Power: 3.33%; week of Nov 18, 1973
Career Power: 710; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 11; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 122; December 1972 – December 1973
Peak Five Years: 307; April 1972 – April 1977
Top-five weeks: 52; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 446; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 6.55%; week of Jan 15, 2016
Comebacks: 5; July 1972, October 1975, June 1979, April 1983, March 1986

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Mar 1, 1970	Jul 30, 1972	126	120	1.62%	1.00%
After decline	Aug 18, 1974	Oct 19, 1975	61	16	3.33%	1.24%
After decline	Jun 12, 1977	Jun 3, 1979	103	42	3.33%	1.19%
After decline	Feb 21, 1982	Apr 10, 1983	59	27	3.33%	1.41%
After decline	Dec 25, 1983	Mar 30, 1986	118	38	3.33%	1.22%

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

79 records · 710 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
Life on MarsApple Music	#3July 1973	18	June 1973 – January 2016	32.9
Let's DanceApple Music	#1April 1983	18	March 1983 – January 2016	30.4
Sorrow	#3October 1973	15	October 1973 – January 1974	29.8
The Jean GenieApple Music	#2January 1973	13	December 1972 – February 1973	29.3
Sound And Vision	#3March 1977	11	February 1977 – April 1977	27.0
Space OddityApple Music	#5October 1969	16	August 1969 – January 2016	26.4
Space Oddity {1975}	#1November 1975	10	October 1975 – December 1975	26.2
Ashes to Ashes	#1August 1980	11	August 1980 – January 2016	24.0
Drive-In Saturday	#3April 1973	10	April 1973 – June 1973	23.0
Modern LoveApple Music	#2October 1983	8	September 1983 – November 1983	19.8
Laughing Gnome	#6October 1973	12	September 1973 – November 1973	19.8
FashionApple Music	#5November 1980	11	October 1980 – January 1981	19.7
StarmanApple Music	#10July 1972	14	June 1972 – January 2016	19.6
Absolute BeginnersApple Music	#2March 1986	9	March 1986 – May 1986	18.6
Boys Keep Swinging	#7May 1979	10	April 1979 – July 1979	18.2
Golden YearsApple Music	#8December 1975	9	November 1975 – January 1976	17.2
John I'm Only Dancing	#12October 1972	10	September 1972 – November 1972	17.1
China GirlApple Music	#2June 1983	9	June 1983 – January 2016	17.0
Heroes	#12January 2016	12	October 1977 – September 2017	15.8
Rebel Rebel	#5February 1974	8	February 1974 – January 2016	15.4
John I'm Only Dancing (Again)	#12December 1979	8	December 1979 – January 1980	14.4
Dancing In The Streetwith Mick JaggerApple Music	#1September 1985	15	September 1985 – January 1986	14.1
Blue JeanApple Music	#6September 1984	9	September 1984 – November 1984	13.3
Under Pressurewith QueenApple Music	#1November 1981	22	November 1981 – January 2016	13.3
Wild Is the Wind	#24December 1981	10	November 1981 – January 1982	12.1
FameApple Music	#17August 1975	8	July 1975 – September 1975	11.2
Knock on Wood	#10October 1974	6	September 1974 – October 1974	10.9
Young AmericansApple Music	#18March 1975	7	February 1975 – April 1975	10.4
Rock and Roll Suicide	#22May 1974	7	April 1974 – May 1974	10.0
Jump They Say	#9March 1993	6	March 1993 – April 1993	9.1
Loving the Alien	#19June 1985	9	June 1985 – August 1985	8.7
Diamond Dogs	#21July 1974	6	June 1974 – July 1974	8.4
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)	#20January 1981	6	January 1981 – February 1981	8.3
Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boywith Bing Crosby	#3December 1982	10	November 1982 – January 1983	8.0
Day-In Day-OutApple Music	#17April 1987	6	March 1987 – May 1987	7.8
Underground	#21June 1986	7	June 1986 – August 1986	7.4
Cat People (Putting Out Fire)Apple Music	#26April 1982	6	April 1982 – May 1982	7.2
Alabama Song	#23February 1980	5	February 1980 – March 1980	6.7
Hallo Spaceboy	#12February 1996	4	February 1996 – March 1996	6.0
Up the Hill Backwards	#32March 1981	6	March 1981 – April 1981	5.5
Baal's Hymn (Ep)	#29March 1982	5	February 1982 – March 1982	5.2
Never Let Me DownApple Music	#34September 1987	6	August 1987 – September 1987	5.0
DJ	#29July 1979	5	July 1979 – August 1979	4.5
Thursday's Child	#16September 1999	5	September 1999 – November 1999	4.2
TVC 15	#33May 1976	4	May 1976 – June 1976	4.1
Where Are We Now	#6January 2013	2	January 2013 – January 2013	4.0
Fame 90 (Gass Mix)	#28April 1990	4	April 1990 – April 1990	4.0
Little Wonder	#14February 1997	3	February 1997 – February 1997	3.7
Time Will Crawl	#33June 1987	4	June 1987 – July 1987	3.5
Breaking Glass (Ep)	#54December 1978	7	November 1978 – January 1979	2.9
Everyone Says Hi	#20September 2002	3	September 2002 – October 2002	2.9
Beauty and the Beast	#39January 1978	3	January 1978 – January 1978	2.5
When the Wind Blows	#44November 1986	4	November 1986 – November 1986	2.5
The Buddha of Suburbia	#35November 1993	3	November 1993 – December 1993	2.4
Tonight	#53December 1984	5	December 1984 – January 1985	2.1
Survive	#28January 2000	2	January 2000 – February 2000	1.9
Seven	#32July 2000	2	July 2000 – July 2000	1.7
Dead Man Walking	#32April 1997	2	April 1997 – April 1997	1.6
Miracle Goodnight	#40October 1993	2	October 1993 – October 1993	1.5
The Hearts Filthy Lesson	#35September 1995	2	September 1995 – September 1995	1.5
Strangers When We Meet/The Man Who...	#39November 1995	2	November 1995 – December 1995	1.4
White Light/White Heat	#46November 1983	3	October 1983 – November 1983	1.3
Black Tie White Noise ft Al B Surefeat. Al B Sure	#36June 1993	2	June 1993 – June 1993	1.1
Rebel Never Gets Old	#47June 2004	2	June 2004 – June 2004	1.1
Real Cool World	#53August 1992	1	August 1992	0.6
Seven Years in Tibet	#61August 1997	2	August 1997 – August 1997	0.6
I Can't Read	#73February 1998	2	February 1998 – February 1998	0.4
Telling Lies	#76November 1996	1	November 1996	0.3
Sue (or in a Season of Crime)	#81November 2014	1	November 2014	0.2
Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boywith Bing Crosby	#73December 2007	2	December 2007 – December 2007	0.2
Space Oddity {1983}	#85June 1983	3	June 1983 – June 1983	0.2
No Plan	#92April 2017	1	April 2017	0.2
Slow Burn	#94June 2002	1	June 2002	0.1
LazarusApple Music	#45January 2016	2	January 2016 – January 2016	0.1
ChangesApple Music	#49January 2016	2	January 2016 – January 2016	0.1
The Jean Genie {1983}	#98June 1983	2	June 1983 – June 1983	0.1
Life on Mars {1983}	#97June 1983	1	June 1983	0.0
Blackstar	#61January 2016	1	January 2016	0.0
Ziggy Stardust	#76January 2016	1	January 2016	0.0

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