Artists · UK Singles Chart

Donna Summer

Charting Jan 11, 1976 → May 27, 2012 · 282 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

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 3.33%; week of Jan 29, 1978
Career Power: 404; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 15; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 124; July 1977 – June 1978
Peak Five Years: 246; November 1975 – October 1980
Top-five weeks: 31; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 282; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 5.01%; week of Jan 8, 1978
Comebacks: 2; December 1982, March 1989

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Feb 3, 1980	Dec 5, 1982	147	74	3.33%	1.23%
After absence	Mar 13, 1983	Mar 26, 1989	314	120	3.33%	1.29%

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

42 records · 404 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
I Feel LoveApple Music	#1July 1977	19	July 1977 – May 2012	38.7
Love's Unkind	#3January 1978	13	November 1977 – February 1978	32.5
This Time I Know It's For RealApple Music	#3March 1989	14	February 1989 – May 1989	28.1
Down Deep Inside	#5September 1977	10	August 1977 – October 1977	21.1
Love To Love You BabyApple Music	#4February 1976	9	January 1976 – March 1976	20.8
MacArthur ParkApple Music	#5October 1978	10	October 1978 – December 1978	20.2
State Of IndependenceApple Music	#13March 1996	16	October 1982 – April 1996	18.2
I Don't Wanna Get Hurt	#7May 1989	9	May 1989 – July 1989	16.5
Hot StuffApple Music	#11May 1979	10	May 1979 – July 1979	15.1
Unconditional LoveApple Music	#14November 1983	13	September 1983 – December 1983	14.7
Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)Apple Music	#18August 1982	11	July 1982 – September 1982	13.5
I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix)	#21January 1983	10	November 1982 – January 1983	13.4
Bad GirlsApple Music	#14July 1979	10	July 1979 – September 1979	13.4
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)with Barbra Streisand	#3November 1979	13	October 1979 – January 1980	13.1
Dinner With GershwinApple Music	#13November 1987	13	September 1987 – December 1987	12.5
Rumour Has It	#19March 1978	8	February 1978 – April 1978	11.6
I Remember Yesterday	#14October 1977	7	September 1977 – October 1977	10.9
I Love YouApple Music	#10January 1978	9	December 1977 – January 1978	9.5
She Works Hard For The MoneyApple Music	#25July 1983	8	June 1983 – July 1983	9.0
Love's About to Change My Heart	#20August 1989	6	August 1989 – September 1989	7.9
Dim All The LightsApple Music	#29October 1979	9	August 1979 – October 1979	7.7
Back in Love Again	#29April 1978	7	April 1978 – May 1978	7.0
Heaven Knows	#34March 1979	8	February 1979 – April 1979	6.6
Could It Be Magic	#40June 1976	7	May 1976 – July 1976	5.5
Winter Melody	#27January 1977	5	December 1976 – January 1977	5.5
On The RadioApple Music	#32February 1980	6	February 1980 – March 1980	5.1
Last DanceApple Music	#51June 1978	9	June 1978 – August 1978	4.1
Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)	#21November 1994	5	November 1994 – January 1995	3.7
The WandererApple Music	#48October 1980	6	September 1980 – October 1980	3.3
Sunset People	#46June 1980	5	June 1980 – July 1980	2.8
Cold LoveApple Music	#44January 1981	3	January 1981 – January 1981	2.2
State of Independence {1990}	#45November 1990	4	November 1990 – November 1990	2.2
Breakaway	#49January 1991	4	January 1991 – January 1991	2.0
All Systems Go	#54January 1988	3	January 1988 – January 1988	1.4
Stop Look and Listen	#57January 1984	3	January 1984 – January 1984	1.1
I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiro)	#44October 1999	2	October 1999 – October 1999	1.0
The Woman In MeApple Music	#62February 1983	3	February 1983 – March 1983	0.9
When Love Takes Over You	#72November 1989	2	November 1989 – November 1989	0.5
Work That Magic	#74November 1991	1	November 1991	0.3
Carry Onwith Giorgio Moroder	#65July 1998	2	July 1998 – July 1998	0.3
Eyes	#97May 1985	1	May 1985	0.1
There Goes My BabyApple Music	#99August 1984	1	August 1984	0.1

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