Artists · UK Singles Chart

Electric Light Orchestra

Charting Jul 23, 1972 → Aug 10, 1986 · 245 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 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: 2.37%; week of Sep 30, 1979
Career Power: 415; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 1; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 80; November 1977 – November 1978
Peak Five Years: 303; November 1976 – November 1981
Top-five weeks: 15; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 245; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.57%; week of Sep 9, 1979
Comebacks: 2; February 1976, July 1983

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Feb 17, 1974	Feb 8, 1976	102	87	1.32%	1.05%
After decline	Mar 28, 1982	Jul 24, 1983	69	63	2.37%	1.03%

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 UK Singles Chart

32 records · 415 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
Livin' ThingApple Music	#4December 1976	12	November 1976 – January 1977	27.0	26.7
Hold On TightApple Music	#4August 1981	12	July 1981 – October 1981	26.2	26.1
Mr. Blue SkyApple Music	#6February 1978	11	January 1978 – April 1978	24.7	24.6
Wild West HeroApple Music	#6July 1978	14	June 1978 – September 1978	22.3	22.3
Sweet Talkin' WomanApple Music	#6October 1978	9	October 1978 – November 1978	20.6	20.3
Telephone LineApple Music	#8June 1977	10	May 1977 – July 1977	19.9	19.9
Turn To StoneApple Music	#18December 1977	12	October 1977 – January 1978	19.2	19.1
Don't Bring Me DownApple Music	#3September 1979	9	August 1979 – October 1979	18.5	18.9
Roll Over BeethovenApple Music	#6February 1973	10	January 1973 – March 1973	18.3	18.0
Confusion/Last Train to LondonApple Music	#8November 1979	10	November 1979 – January 1980	18.2	18.2
Shine A Little LoveApple Music	#6June 1979	10	May 1979 – July 1979	18.0	17.9
ShowdownApple Music	#12October 1973	10	September 1973 – December 1973	16.9	16.7
Rockaria	#9March 1977	9	February 1977 – April 1977	16.5	16.4
10538 OvertureApple Music	#9August 1972	8	July 1972 – September 1972	14.8	14.7
The Diary of Horace WimpApple Music	#8August 1979	9	July 1979 – September 1979	14.7	15.4
Evil WomanApple Music	#10January 1976	8	January 1976 – February 1976	14.5	14.5
Rock 'n' Roll Is KingApple Music	#13July 1983	9	June 1983 – August 1983	14.0	13.9
All Over The WorldApple Music	#11August 1980	8	July 1980 – September 1980	12.6	12.7
Don't Walk AwayApple Music	#21November 1980	9	November 1980 – January 1981	11.8	11.6
Xanaduwith Olivia Newton-JohnApple Music	#1July 1980	11	June 1980 – August 1980	11.5	26.0
I'm AliveApple Music	#20June 1980	9	May 1980 – July 1980	10.7	11.5
Ma-Ma-Belle	#22March 1974	8	March 1974 – April 1974	9.3	9.3
Here Is the News/Ticket to the Moon	#24January 1982	8	January 1982 – February 1982	8.8	8.7
Calling AmericaApple Music	#28March 1986	7	February 1986 – April 1986	7.1	7.1
TwilightApple Music	#30November 1981	7	October 1981 – November 1981	6.8	6.7
ELO Ep	#34December 1978	6	December 1978 – January 1979	6.1	6.0
Strange MagicApple Music	#38July 1976	3	June 1976 – July 1976	2.5	2.5
Secret Messages	#48September 1983	3	August 1983 – September 1983	1.7	1.7
Can't Get It Out Of My HeadApple Music	#52January 1979	2	January 1979 – January 1979	1.1	1.1
So Serious	#77April 1986	3	April 1986 – May 1986	0.6	0.6
Four Little Diamonds	#84November 1983	2	November 1983 – November 1983	0.3	0.3
Getting to the Point	#97August 1986	1	August 1986	0.1	0.1

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