Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Irene Cara portraitIrene Cara

Charting Jun 14, 1980Aug 25, 1984 · 119 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 3 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of themBillboard Hot 100 119 wk, UK Singles Chart 36 wk (5 at #1)

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Peak Power
2.79%
week of Aug 13, 1983
Career Power
175
share-weeks
Weeks at #1
0
weeks as the top artist
Peak Year
90
May 1983 – April 1984
Peak Five Years
175
September 1979 – August 1984
Top-five weeks
17
weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity
119
weeks with chart power
Dominance
3.74%
week of Sep 20, 1980
Comebacks
1
May 1983
Comebacks (thresholds from config/scoring.json)
KindTrough beganReturnedTrough weeksLongest absencePrior peakReturn share
After declineFeb 21, 1981May 21, 1983117512.31%1.18%

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 Billboard Hot 100

8 records · 175 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.

SongPeakWeeksPower
Flashdance...What A Feeling#12559.8
Fame#42634.3
Breakdance#81927.1
Why Me?#131520.8
Out Here On My Own#192316.6
The Dream#37148.0
Anyone Can See#42187.7
You Were Made For Me#7850.9

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