Artists · UK Singles Chart

Gene Pitney

Charting Mar 23, 1961 → Mar 26, 1989 · 206 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 214 wk, UK Singles Chart 206 wk

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Photo: William Morris Agency (management), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Billboard Hot 100 · 214 wk UK Singles Chart · 206 wk Global Music Power · 353 wk

Peak Power: 2.60%; week of Apr 16, 1964
Career Power: 351; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 85; September 1964 – August 1965
Peak Five Years: 289; June 1963 – May 1968
Top-five weeks: 20; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 206; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.48%; week of Dec 3, 1964
Comebacks: 0; none detected

Computed from stored weekly power rows (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026).

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the UK Singles Chart

22 records · 351 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is the share of each week's Power Share this song earned the artist; a featured credit earns its reduced share. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower
Twenty Four Hours From TulsaApple Music	#5January 1964	19	December 1963 – April 1964	38.0
I'm Gonna Be StrongApple Music	#2December 1964	14	November 1964 – February 1965	34.1
Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart	#5December 1967	13	November 1967 – February 1968	30.3
Nobody Needs Your Love	#2July 1966	13	June 1966 – September 1966	28.4
Looking Through The Eyes Of LoveApple Music	#3July 1965	12	June 1965 – August 1965	25.8
That Girl Belongs To YesterdayApple Music	#7March 1964	12	March 1964 – May 1964	23.4
Princess In RagsApple Music	#9December 1965	12	November 1965 – January 1966	22.9
I Must Be Seeing Things	#6March 1965	10	February 1965 – April 1965	21.7
Just One SmileApple Music	#8December 1966	12	November 1966 – January 1967	21.5
BackstageApple Music	#4March 1966	10	February 1966 – April 1966	20.5
Somewhere in the Country	#19May 1968	9	April 1968 – May 1968	13.7
(I Wanna) Love My Life Away	#26April 1961	11	March 1961 – June 1961	12.8
Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart ft Gene Pitneyfeatured credit · with Marc Almond	#1January 1989	12	January 1989 – March 1989	8.4
Shady Lady	#29November 1970	8	September 1970 – November 1970	8.1
Maria Elena	#25March 1969	6	March 1969 – April 1969	7.1
Yours Until Tomorrow	#34December 1968	7	November 1968 – January 1969	6.6
Town Without PityApple Music	#32March 1962	6	March 1962 – April 1962	6.0
24 Sycamore	#34May 1973	7	April 1973 – June 1973	5.8
Cold Light of Day	#38March 1967	6	February 1967 – March 1967	5.5
A Street Called Hope	#37March 1970	5	March 1970 – April 1970	4.1
It Hurts To Be In LoveApple Music	#36October 1964	4	October 1964 – November 1964	3.3
Blue Angel	#39November 1974	4	October 1974 – November 1974	3.2

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