Artists · Billboard Hot 100
David Essex
Charting Nov 10, 1973 → Jun 29, 1974 · 30 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 30 wk, UK Singles Chart 210 wk (8 crowns)
Honours
Artist of the Week
UK Singles Chart
8 crowns
19731995Longest reign 3 weeks (Nov 1974) · First crown Nov 1974
- Peak Power
- 1.88%
- week of Apr 6, 1974
- Career Power
- 36
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 36
- July 1973 – June 1974
- Peak Five Years
- 36
- July 1969 – June 1974
- Top-five weeks
- 1
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 30
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.09%
- week of Mar 9, 1974
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →
Songs on the Billboard Hot 100
2 records · 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock OnApple Music | #5 | 25 | 34.5 | ||
| LamplightApple Music | #71 | 5 | 1.2 |
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At their peak
1973 in music →David Essex's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from July 1973 to June 1974. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Gladys Knight And The Pips125
- 2Jim Croce110
- 3Elton John98
- 4Charlie Rich87
- 5Ringo Starr87
- 6Eddie Kendricks85
- 7Chicago85
- 8Helen Reddy84
- 9Carpenters82
- 10Marvin Gaye79
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.
Their decade: the 1970s.