Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Gary U.S. Bonds
Charting Jul 24, 1961 → Sep 25, 1982 · 85 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 85 wk, UK Singles Chart 15 wk
- Peak Power
- 2.02%
- week of May 19, 1962
- Career Power
- 122
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 76
- July 1961 – July 1962
- Peak Five Years
- 78
- August 1958 – July 1963
- Top-five weeks
- 1
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 85
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.09%
- week of Sep 4, 1961
- Comebacks
- 1
- Jun 1981, after 19 quiet years
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
9 records · 122 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Little GirlApple Music | #11 | 18 | 27.9 | ||
| Dear Lady TwistApple Music | #9 | 16 | 27.2 | ||
| School Is OutApple Music | #5 | 11 | 20.6 | ||
| Twist, Twist SenoraApple Music | #9 | 10 | 18.5 | ||
| Out Of WorkApple Music | #21 | 16 | 15.8 | ||
| Seven Day WeekendApple Music | #27 | 7 | 6.1 | ||
| School Is InApple Music | #28 | 5 | 4.7 | ||
| Jolé BlonApple Music | #65 | 6 | 0.9 | ||
| Copy CatApple Music | #92 | 3 | 0.4 |
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At their peak
1961 in music →Gary U.S. Bonds's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from July 1961 to July 1962. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Chubby Checker121
- 2Brenda Lee107
- 3Dion103
- 4Elvis Presley100
- 5Connie Francis95
- 6Bobby Vee94
- 7Jimmy Dean83
- 8The Shirelles81
- 9Gary U.S. Bonds76
- 10Roy Orbison72
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.