Artists · UK Singles Chart
Ian Dury and the Blockheads
Charting Jul 29, 1979 → Jul 21, 1991 · 19 weeks with chart power
Charted in 1 of 2 markets — UK Singles Chart 19 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.24%
- week of Sep 2, 1979
- Career Power
- 27
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 16
- September 1978 – September 1979
- Peak Five Years
- 26
- November 1975 – November 1980
- Top-five weeks
- 2
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 19
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.28%
- week of Aug 12, 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
4 records · 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3 | #3 | 8 | 16.4 | ||
| I Want to Be Straight | #22 | 7 | 8.5 | ||
| Sueperman's Big SisterApple Music | #51 | 3 | 1.3 | ||
| Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick '91 | #73 | 1 | 0.3 |
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At their peak
1978 in music →Ian Dury and the Blockheads's best twelve months on the UK Singles Chart ran from September 1978 to September 1979. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Boney M102
- 2Blondie89
- 3ABBA76
- 4Chic73
- 5Village People71
- 6Electric Light Orchestra70
- 7Bee Gees66
- 8Earth, Wind & Fire65
- 9The Boomtown Rats64
- 10Racey63
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.