Artists · UK Singles Chart
Goombay Dance Band
Charting Feb 21, 1982 → May 30, 1982 · 15 weeks with chart power
Charted in 1 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in it — UK Singles Chart 15 wk (3 crowns)
Honours
Artist of the Week
UK Singles Chart
3 crowns
19821982Longest reign 3 weeks (Mar–Apr 1982) · First crown Mar 1982
- Peak Power
- 1.81%
- week of Apr 18, 1982
- Career Power
- 28
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 3
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 28
- June 1981 – May 1982
- Peak Five Years
- 28
- June 1977 – May 1982
- Top-five weeks
- 5
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 15
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.54%
- week of Apr 4, 1982
- 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
2 records · 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven TearsApple Music | #1 | 12 | 26.6 | ||
| Sun of JamaicaApple Music | #50 | 4 | 1.8 |
30-second previews and store links from Apple Music.
At their peak
1981 in music →Goombay Dance Band's best twelve months on the UK Singles Chart ran from June 1981 to May 1982. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1The Human League93
- 2Shakin' Stevens87
- 3Soft Cell85
- 4Bucks Fizz82
- 5Imagination82
- 6Adam & the Ants78
- 7Tight Fit69
- 8Madness68
- 9Depeche Mode67
- 10Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark66
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.
Their decade: the 1980s.