Artists · Billboard Hot 100
David Gates
Charting Jul 14, 1973 → Nov 7, 1981 · 79 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 79 wk, UK Singles Chart 2 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.38%
- week of Apr 29, 1978
- Career Power
- 57
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 35
- November 1977 – November 1978
- Peak Five Years
- 44
- November 1973 – November 1978
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 79
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 2.21%
- week of Apr 15, 1978
- 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
7 records · 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodbye GirlApple Music | #15 | 24 | 24.6 | ||
| Took The Last TrainApple Music | #30 | 14 | 9.9 | ||
| Never Let Her GoApple Music | #29 | 10 | 7.7 | ||
| Clouds | #47 | 8 | 4.7 | ||
| Where Does The Lovin' GoApple Music | #46 | 8 | 3.9 | ||
| Sail Around The WorldApple Music | #50 | 8 | 3.8 | ||
| Take Me Now | #62 | 7 | 2.1 |
30-second previews and store links from Apple Music.
At their peak
1977 in music →David Gates's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from November 1977 to November 1978. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Bee Gees142
- 2Andy Gibb140
- 3Barry Manilow90
- 4Billy Joel86
- 5Player77
- 6Linda Ronstadt75
- 7Donna Summer73
- 8Olivia Newton-John73
- 9Foreigner69
- 10Commodores66
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.