Artists · UK Singles Chart

Elvis Costello

Charting Oct 30, 1977 → Sep 22, 2002 · 100 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 14 wk, UK Singles Chart 100 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 14 wk UK Singles Chart · 100 wk Global Music Power · 112 wk

Peak Power: 1.39%; week of Nov 15, 1981
Career Power: 98; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 26; April 1981 – April 1982
Peak Five Years: 73; April 1977 – April 1982
Top-five weeks: 2; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 100; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.17%; week of Mar 2, 1980
Comebacks: 2; March 1980, November 1981

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Apr 2, 1978	Mar 2, 1980	100	57	1.20%	1.04%
After decline	Aug 17, 1980	Nov 1, 1981	62	37	1.24%	1.16%

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

25 records · 98 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
A Good Year for the Roses	#6November 1981	11	September 1981 – December 1981	19.7	19.6
Watchin' the Detectives	#15December 1977	11	October 1977 – January 1978	18.1	18.0
I Can't Stand Up for Falling DownApple Music	#4March 1980	8	February 1980 – March 1980	15.9	15.9
SheApple Music	#19July 1999	11	July 1999 – October 1999	8.4	8.4
Accidents Will Happen	#28June 1979	8	May 1979 – June 1979	7.3	7.2
VeronicaApple Music	#31March 1989	6	February 1989 – April 1989	5.4	5.4
Sweet Dreams	#42January 1982	8	December 1981 – January 1982	5.2	5.1
New Amsterdam	#36June 1980	6	June 1980 – July 1980	4.8	4.7
Sulky GirlApple Music	#22February 1994	4	February 1994 – March 1994	3.4	3.4
The Other Side of Summer	#43May 1991	4	April 1991 – May 1991	2.6	2.6
I'm Your Toy	#51April 1982	3	April 1982 – April 1982	1.4	1.4
Clubland	#60December 1980	3	December 1980 – January 1981	1.2	1.1
Let Them All Talk	#59September 1983	2	September 1983 – September 1983	0.8	0.8
13 Steps Lead Down	#59April 1994	2	April 1994 – May 1994	0.7	0.7
Tear Off Your Own Head	#58April 2002	2	April 2002 – April 2002	0.6	0.6
Baby Plays Around (Ep)	#65May 1989	2	May 1989 – May 1989	0.6	0.6
London's Brilliant Parade Epwith Attractions	#48November 1994	2	November 1994 – November 1994	0.5	1.0
It's Timewith Attractions	#58May 1996	1	May 1996	0.3	0.5
You Tripped at Every Step	#83July 1994	1	July 1994	0.2	0.2
Toledowith Burt Bacharach	#72April 1999	1	April 1999	0.2	0.3
45	#92September 2002	1	September 2002	0.2	0.2
Blue Chair	#94February 1987	1	February 1987	0.1	0.1
The Other End of the Telescopewith Attractions	#86July 1996	1	July 1996	0.1	0.2
Little Atomswith Attractions	#87July 1996	1	July 1996	0.1	0.2
All This Useless Beautywith Attractions	#94August 1996	1	August 1996	0.1	0.1

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