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
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top artist
- 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 (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026). How it works →
Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).
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 — a #1 week is 3.5 whoever holds 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' Go | #46 | 8 | 3.9 | ||
| Sail Around The World | #50 | 8 | 3.8 | ||
| Take Me Now | #62 | 7 | 2.1 |
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