Artists · UK Singles Chart
Don McLean
Charting Jan 16, 1972 → Feb 26, 2012 · 71 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 91 wk (2 at #1), UK Singles Chart 71 wk (5 at #1)
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- Peak Power
- 2.60%
- week of Jul 9, 1972
- Career Power
- 128
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 5
- weeks as the top artist
- Peak Year
- 72
- August 1971 – August 1972
- Peak Five Years
- 76
- May 1968 – May 1973
- Top-five weeks
- 18
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 71
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.58%
- week of Jun 29, 1980
- Comebacks
- 2
- June 1980, November 1991
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Oct 22, 1972 | Jun 8, 1980 | 397 | 363 | 2.60% | 1.11% |
| After absence | Oct 5, 1980 | Nov 17, 1991 | 578 | 485 | 2.60% | 1.06% |
Computed from stored weekly power rows (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026).
Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).
Songs on the UK Singles Chart
6 records · 128 share-weeks of Career Power
Power contributed is the share of each week's Power Share this song earned the artist; a featured credit earns its reduced share. Bar length compares songs within this list.
| Song | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American PieApple Music | #2 | 19 | 38.8 | |
| Vincent | #1 | 15 | 33.9 | |
| CryingApple Music | #1 | 14 | 31.9 | |
| American Pie {1991} | #12 | 10 | 14.5 | |
| Castles In The AirApple Music | #47 | 8 | 4.5 | |
| Everyday | #38 | 5 | 4.2 |
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