Artists · UK Singles Chart
Generation X
Charting Sep 11, 1977 → Feb 8, 1981 · 31 weeks with chart power
Charted in 1 of 2 markets — UK Singles Chart 31 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.05%
- week of May 6, 1979
- Career Power
- 30
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 22
- July 1978 – July 1979
- Peak Five Years
- 30
- February 1976 – February 1981
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 31
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 2.49%
- week of Feb 11, 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 UK Singles Chart
6 records · 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King RockerApple Music | #11 | 9 | 12.9 | ||
| Valley of the DollsApple Music | #23 | 7 | 8.4 | ||
| Your GenerationApple Music | #36 | 4 | 3.8 | ||
| Dancing with MyselfApple Music | #60 | 6 | 2.3 | ||
| Ready Steady GoApple Music | #47 | 3 | 2.0 | ||
| Friday's AngelsApple Music | #62 | 2 | 0.8 |
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At their peak
1978 in music →Generation X's best twelve months on the UK Singles Chart ran from July 1978 to July 1979. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Boney M119
- 2Blondie95
- 3Olivia Newton-John79
- 4John Travolta74
- 5Bee Gees71
- 6Village People65
- 7Electric Light Orchestra62
- 8The Three Degrees59
- 9ABBA59
- 10Chic57
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.