Artists · UK Singles Chart
Desmond Dekker
Charting Aug 16, 1970 → Oct 5, 1975 · 31 weeks with chart power
Charted in 1 of 2 markets — UK Singles Chart 31 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.91%
- week of Oct 25, 1970
- Career Power
- 59
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 32
- November 1969 – November 1970
- Peak Five Years
- 48
- July 1970 – June 1975
- Top-five weeks
- 4
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 31
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.41%
- week of Sep 27, 1970
- Comebacks
- 1
- Jun 1975
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
3 records · 59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| You Can Get It If You Really WantApple Music | #2 | 15 | 32.4 | ||
| The IsraelitesApple Music | #10 | 9 | 15.6 | ||
| Sing a Little SongApple Music | #16 | 7 | 11.3 |
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At their peak
1969 in music →Desmond Dekker's best twelve months on the UK Singles Chart ran from November 1969 to November 1970. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Elvis Presley124
- 2Creedence Clearwater Revival80
- 3Four Tops68
- 4Roger Whittaker68
- 5Jackson 567
- 6Jimmy Ruffin66
- 7Kenny Rogers & The First Edition65
- 8Stevie Wonder64
- 9Tom Jones62
- 10Andy Williams61
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.
Their decade: the 1970s.