Artists · UK Singles Chart

Erasure

Charting Sep 8, 1985 → Jun 17, 2007 · 247 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 80 wk, UK Singles Chart 247 wk (8 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 80 wk UK Singles Chart · 247 wk Global Music Power · 281 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 2.57%; week of Jan 29, 1989
Career Power: 404; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 8; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 81; February 1988 – February 1989
Peak Five Years: 261; November 1986 – November 1991
Top-five weeks: 36; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 247; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.53%; week of Jan 1, 1989
Comebacks: 1; May 1994

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jan 3, 1993	May 8, 1994	70	67	2.57%	1.09%

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

36 records · 404 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
Crackers International (Ep)	#2January 1989	15	December 1988 – April 1989	33.8	33.7
SometimesApple Music	#2December 1986	20	October 1986 – March 1987	31.2	31.2
Abba-Esque (Ep)	#1June 1992	12	June 1992 – August 1992	29.6	29.6
Blue SavannahApple Music	#3March 1990	10	March 1990 – May 1990	22.3	22.3
A Little RespectApple Music	#4October 1988	13	September 1988 – January 1989	21.9	22.0
Love to Hate YouApple Music	#4September 1991	9	September 1991 – November 1991	19.9	19.7
ChorusApple Music	#3June 1991	9	June 1991 – August 1991	19.6	19.6
The CircusApple Music	#6October 1987	14	September 1987 – January 1988	18.5	18.5
AlwaysApple Music	#4April 1994	10	April 1994 – June 1994	17.4	17.3
Victim of LoveApple Music	#7May 1987	9	May 1987 – July 1987	15.8	15.8
Drama!Apple Music	#4October 1989	11	September 1989 – December 1989	15.3	15.4
It Doesn't Have to BeApple Music	#12March 1987	9	February 1987 – April 1987	14.1	14.1
Ship of FoolsApple Music	#6March 1988	8	February 1988 – April 1988	14.0	13.9
You Surround MeApple Music	#15December 1989	9	December 1989 – January 1990	12.8	12.7
Chains Of LoveApple Music	#11June 1988	7	June 1988 – July 1988	12.0	12.0
StarApple Music	#11June 1990	7	May 1990 – July 1990	11.7	11.6
Breath of LifeApple Music	#8March 1992	6	March 1992 – April 1992	11.2	11.2
Who Needs Love Like ThatApple Music	#10November 1992	10	September 1985 – November 1992	9.5	9.5
BreatheApple Music	#4January 2005	6	January 2005 – February 2005	9.1	8.9
Run to the SunApple Music	#6July 1994	6	July 1994 – October 1994	7.9	7.9
I Love SaturdayApple Music	#20December 1994	9	November 1994 – January 1995	7.2	7.1
Am I Right?Apple Music	#15December 1991	5	December 1991 – January 1992	6.6	6.7
Stay with MeApple Music	#15September 1995	7	September 1995 – December 1995	5.8	5.9
In My ArmsApple Music	#13January 1997	7	January 1997 – March 1997	5.1	5.1
Solsbury HillApple Music	#10January 2003	3	January 2003 – January 2003	5.0	4.9
Oh L'AmourApple Music	#13October 2003	7	April 1986 – November 2003	4.5	4.5
Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)Apple Music	#14April 2003	3	April 2003 – April 2003	3.4	3.4
Don't Say You Love Me	#15March 2005	3	March 2005 – April 2005	3.4	3.3
Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)Apple Music	#20December 1995	4	December 1995 – January 1996	3.1	3.0
Am I Right? (Remix) (Ep)Apple Music	#22January 1992	3	January 1992 – January 1992	2.9	2.9
Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me	#23March 1997	2	March 1997 – March 1997	2.5	2.5
I Could Fall in Love with You	#21April 2007	2	April 2007 – April 2007	2.3	2.2
Here I Go Impossible Again	#25June 2005	2	June 2005 – July 2005	2.0	1.9
Freedom	#27October 2000	2	October 2000 – October 2000	1.9	1.9
Sunday Girl	#33June 2007	1	June 2007	1.2	1.2
Heavenly Action	#100November 1985	1	November 1985	0.1	0.1

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