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Dr. Hook

Charting Aug 23, 1975 → Aug 14, 1982 · 210 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 210 wk, UK Singles Chart 83 wk (7 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 210 wk UK Singles Chart · 83 wk Global Music Power · 228 wk

Peak Power: 2.24%; week of May 31, 1980
Career Power: 238; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 92; June 1979 – June 1980
Peak Five Years: 220; January 1976 – January 1981
Top-five weeks: 5; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 210; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.10%; week of May 31, 1980
Comebacks: 1; November 1978

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Feb 19, 1977	Nov 25, 1978	92	54	1.81%	1.10%

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

15 records · 238 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
Sharing The Night TogetherApple Music	#6January 1979	22	September 1978 – February 1979	37.2
When You're In Love With A Beautiful WomanApple Music	#6August 1979	25	April 1979 – September 1979	36.7
Sexy EyesApple Music	#5May 1980	21	February 1980 – July 1980	36.5
Only SixteenApple Music	#6April 1976	22	January 1976 – May 1976	31.6
A Little Bit MoreApple Music	#11October 1976	24	June 1976 – November 1976	29.2
Better Love Next TimeApple Music	#12January 1980	19	October 1979 – February 1980	27.4
Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans TalkApple Music	#25April 1982	12	February 1982 – May 1982	11.3
Girls Can Get It	#34December 1980	14	November 1980 – January 1981	10.0
Walk Right InApple Music	#46August 1977	10	June 1977 – August 1977	4.6
If Not YouApple Music	#55December 1976	11	November 1976 – February 1977	3.2
Years From Now	#51August 1980	9	July 1980 – August 1980	3.2
Loveline	#60July 1982	10	June 1982 – August 1982	2.7
All The Time In The World	#54March 1979	7	February 1979 – March 1979	2.6
That Didn't Hurt Too Bad	#69April 1981	4	April 1981 – May 1981	1.0
The Millionaire	#95September 1975	5	August 1975 – September 1975	0.6

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