Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Electric Light Orchestra

Charting Apr 28, 1973 → May 10, 1986 · 301 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 3 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 301 wk, UK Singles Chart 245 wk (1 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 301 wk UK Singles Chart · 245 wk Global Music Power · 380 wk

Peak Power: 2.45%; week of Oct 6, 1979
Career Power: 361; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 76; June 1977 – June 1978
Peak Five Years: 265; November 1975 – November 1980
Top-five weeks: 4; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 301; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.36%; week of Aug 11, 1979
Comebacks: 1; August 1983

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jan 30, 1982	Aug 27, 1983	82	73	2.45%	1.05%

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026). How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

24 records · 361 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 — a #1 week is 3.5 whoever holds it. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Record Power
Telephone LineApple Music	#7September 1977	23	June 1977 – November 1977	35.1	34.9
Don't Bring Me DownApple Music	#4September 1979	15	August 1979 – November 1979	28.8	29.6
Hold On TightApple Music	#10October 1981	19	July 1981 – November 1981	27.0	27.0
Shine A Little LoveApple Music	#8July 1979	15	May 1979 – August 1979	25.8	25.7
Evil WomanApple Music	#10February 1976	17	November 1975 – March 1976	25.5	25.4
Livin' ThingApple Music	#13January 1977	18	October 1976 – February 1977	25.1	25.0
Can't Get It Out Of My HeadApple Music	#9March 1975	16	December 1974 – April 1975	21.7	21.7
Sweet Talkin' WomanApple Music	#17April 1978	16	February 1978 – June 1978	21.0	20.7
All Over The WorldApple Music	#13October 1980	16	August 1980 – November 1980	20.1	19.9
Turn To StoneApple Music	#13February 1978	15	November 1977 – February 1978	19.8	19.6
Strange MagicApple Music	#14May 1976	14	March 1976 – June 1976	19.4	19.3
Rock 'n' Roll Is KingApple Music	#19August 1983	13	June 1983 – September 1983	15.9	15.7
I'm AliveApple Music	#16July 1980	15	May 1980 – August 1980	15.1	15.5
Calling AmericaApple Music	#18April 1986	15	February 1986 – May 1986	13.4	13.2
Do YaApple Music	#24April 1977	12	February 1977 – April 1977	10.0	10.3
Roll Over BeethovenApple Music	#42July 1973	16	April 1973 – August 1973	6.8	6.8
Mr. Blue SkyApple Music	#35August 1978	12	June 1978 – September 1978	6.5	6.4
ShowdownApple Music	#53February 1974	18	December 1973 – September 1976	6.1	6.1
Last Train To LondonApple Music	#39February 1980	11	December 1979 – February 1980	5.7	5.7
TwilightApple Music	#38November 1981	11	October 1981 – January 1982	5.0	5.3
ConfusionApple Music	#37November 1979	8	October 1979 – December 1979	4.9	5.1
It's Over	#75November 1978	4	October 1978 – November 1978	0.9	0.9
DaybreakerApple Music	#87May 1974	5	May 1974 – June 1974	0.8	0.8
Four Little Diamonds	#86October 1983	2	October 1983 – October 1983	0.4	0.4

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