Artists · UK Singles Chart
Department S
Charting Mar 29, 1981 → Jul 19, 1981 · 13 weeks with chart power
Charted in 1 of 2 markets — UK Singles Chart 13 wk
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- Peak Power
- 0.81%
- week of May 31, 1981
- Career Power
- 13
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 13
- July 1980 – July 1981
- Peak Five Years
- 13
- July 1976 – July 1981
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 13
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 1.72%
- week of May 10, 1981
- 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 UK Singles Chart
2 records · 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is Vic There?Apple Music | #22 | 10 | 11.3 | ||
| Going Left RightApple Music | #55 | 3 | 1.3 |
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At their peak
1980 in music →Department S's best twelve months on the UK Singles Chart ran from July 1980 to July 1981. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Adam & the Ants124
- 2Madness92
- 3John Lennon81
- 4Bad Manners78
- 5Shakin' Stevens75
- 6Sheena Easton75
- 7Odyssey72
- 8Diana Ross69
- 9Stevie Wonder66
- 10Ultravox63
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.
Their decade: the 1980s.