Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Ernie Fields
Also credited as Ernie Fields and His Orchestra
Charting Sep 21, 1959 → Aug 21, 1961 · 37 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 37 wk, UK Singles Chart 8 wk
- Peak Power
- 0.96%
- week of Dec 28, 1959
- Career Power
- 23
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 19
- April 1959 – April 1960
- Peak Five Years
- 23
- August 1958 – July 1963
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 37
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 1.63%
- week of Dec 14, 1959
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →
Songs on the Billboard Hot 100
2 records · 6 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. Bar length compares songs within this list.
| Song | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The CharlestonApple Music | #47 | 10 | 4.4 | ||
| Chattanooga Choo Choowith Orch.Apple Music | #54 | 8 | 1.4 |
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At their peak
1959 in music →Ernie Fields's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from April 1959 to April 1960. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Paul Anka137
- 2Bobby Darin135
- 3Frankie Avalon119
- 4Lloyd Price109
- 5Connie Francis108
- 6Fabian99
- 7Bobby Rydell95
- 8Brook Benton88
- 9Fats Domino83
- 10The Everly Brothers82
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.