Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Five Special
Charting Jul 28, 1979 → Aug 25, 1979 · 5 weeks with chart power
Charted in 1 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 5 wk
- Peak Power
- 0.17%
- week of Aug 18, 1979
- Career Power
- 2
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 2
- September 1978 – August 1979
- Peak Five Years
- 2
- September 1974 – August 1979
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 5
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 0.55%
- week of Aug 18, 1979
- 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
1 song · 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why Leave Us AloneApple Music | #55 | 5 | 1.9 |
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At their peak
1978 in music →Five Special's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from September 1978 to August 1979. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Donna Summer142
- 2Chic110
- 3Bee Gees110
- 4Olivia Newton-John97
- 5Village People92
- 6Peaches & Herb77
- 7Billy Joel77
- 8Anne Murray76
- 9Dr. Hook71
- 10Little River Band66
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.
Their decade: the 1970s.