Artists · UK Singles Chart

Gilbert O'Sullivan

Charting Nov 22, 1970 → Mar 4, 1990 · 144 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 81 wk (6 at #1), UK Singles Chart 144 wk (1 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 81 wk UK Singles Chart · 144 wk Global Music Power · 176 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 2.38%; week of Apr 16, 1972
Career Power: 265; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 1; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 96; December 1971 – November 1972
Peak Five Years: 254; July 1970 – July 1975
Top-five weeks: 15; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 144; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.55%; week of Nov 5, 1972
Comebacks: 0; none detected

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026). How it works →

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

Songs on the UK Singles Chart

16 records · 265 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 — a #1 week is 3.5 whoever holds it. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Record Power
ClairApple Music	#1November 1972	14	October 1972 – January 1973	32.9	32.7
Get DownApple Music	#1April 1973	13	March 1973 – June 1973	31.0	30.8
No Matter How I TryApple Music	#5December 1971	15	November 1971 – February 1972	29.8	29.8
Why, Oh Why, Oh WhyApple Music	#6November 1973	14	November 1973 – February 1974	27.7	27.7
Alone Again (Naturally)Apple Music	#3March 1972	12	February 1972 – May 1972	27.1	26.9
Nothing RhymedApple Music	#8December 1970	11	November 1970 – January 1971	23.4	23.3
Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-DayApple Music	#8July 1972	11	June 1972 – August 1972	20.0	20.0
We WillApple Music	#16August 1971	11	July 1971 – September 1971	15.5	15.4
Happiness Is Me And YouApple Music	#19February 1974	7	February 1974 – March 1974	10.4	10.4
What's in a KISSApple Music	#19October 1980	9	September 1980 – November 1980	10.3	10.3
Ooh BabyApple Music	#18September 1973	7	September 1973 – October 1973	10.3	10.2
Christmas SongApple Music	#12December 1974	6	December 1974 – January 1975	10.0	10.0
I Don't Love You but I Think I Like YouApple Music	#14June 1975	6	June 1975 – July 1975	10.0	10.0
Underneath the Blanket Go	#40March 1971	4	March 1971 – April 1971	3.2	3.2
A Woman's Place	#42September 1974	3	August 1974 – September 1974	2.3	2.3
So What	#70February 1990	3	February 1990 – March 1990	0.7	0.7

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