Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Donna Summer

Charting Dec 6, 1975 → Sep 18, 1999 · 347 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 347 wk (17 at #1), UK Singles Chart 282 wk (15 at #1)

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Photo: President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Photographic Office. 1981-1989 (Most Recent), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Billboard Hot 100 · 347 wk UK Singles Chart · 282 wk Global Music Power · 428 wk

Peak Power: 4.47%; week of Aug 11, 1979
Career Power: 527; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 17; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 154; April 1979 – April 1980
Peak Five Years: 372; December 1975 – December 1980
Top-five weeks: 51; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 347; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 5.75%; week of Jul 21, 1979
Comebacks: 2; October 1977, September 1982

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jun 26, 1976	Oct 8, 1977	67	19	2.13%	1.05%
After decline	Mar 7, 1981	Sep 25, 1982	81	59	4.47%	1.67%

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 Billboard Hot 100

31 records · 527 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
Hot StuffApple Music	#1June 1979	21	April 1979 – September 1979	45.2
She Works Hard For The MoneyApple Music	#3August 1983	21	May 1983 – October 1983	42.1
MacArthur ParkApple Music	#1November 1978	20	September 1978 – January 1979	42.1
Bad GirlsApple Music	#1July 1979	20	May 1979 – October 1979	41.3
Dim All The LightsApple Music	#2November 1979	21	August 1979 – January 1980	37.2
Love To Love You BabyApple Music	#2February 1976	18	December 1975 – April 1976	36.9
Last DanceApple Music	#3August 1978	21	May 1978 – September 1978	35.6
I Feel LoveApple Music	#6November 1977	23	August 1977 – January 1978	34.8
The WandererApple Music	#3November 1980	20	September 1980 – January 1981	33.6
On The RadioApple Music	#5March 1980	17	January 1980 – May 1980	30.4
Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)Apple Music	#10September 1982	18	June 1982 – October 1982	25.4
This Time I Know It's For RealApple Music	#7June 1989	17	April 1989 – August 1989	24.5
Heaven Knowswith Brooklyn DreamsApple Music	#4March 1979	19	January 1979 – May 1979	16.3
There Goes My BabyApple Music	#21October 1984	14	August 1984 – November 1984	14.4
The Woman In MeApple Music	#33February 1983	16	December 1982 – April 1983	11.2
Cold LoveApple Music	#33January 1981	12	November 1980 – February 1981	8.0
Spring Affair/Winter MelodyApple Music	#43March 1977	14	December 1976 – March 1977	6.5
I Love YouApple Music	#37February 1978	11	December 1977 – February 1978	6.1
Who Do You Think You're FoolinApple Music	#40March 1981	11	February 1981 – May 1981	5.6
State Of IndependenceApple Music	#41November 1982	10	October 1982 – December 1982	5.3
Dinner With GershwinApple Music	#48October 1987	11	August 1987 – October 1987	4.7
Walk AwayApple Music	#36October 1980	11	September 1980 – November 1980	4.4
Rumour Has It	#53April 1978	9	March 1978 – April 1978	3.7
Unconditional LoveApple Music	#43October 1983	8	September 1983 – October 1983	3.1
Could It Be Magic	#52May 1976	5	May 1976 – May 1976	2.1
I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiro)	#79August 1999	9	July 1999 – September 1999	1.9
Supernatural Love	#75November 1984	5	November 1984 – December 1984	1.2
When Love Cries	#77August 1991	5	August 1991 – September 1991	1.0
Love Has A Mind Of Its Own	#70January 1984	4	January 1984 – February 1984	0.9
Try Me, I Know We Can Make It	#80July 1976	4	July 1976 – July 1976	0.8
Love's About to Change My Heart	#85September 1989	3	September 1989 – September 1989	0.5

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