Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Isaac Hayes

Charting Aug 23, 1969 → Mar 15, 1980 · 113 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 3 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 113 wk (2 at #1), UK Singles Chart 25 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 113 wk UK Singles Chart · 25 wk Global Music Power · 131 wk

Peak Power: 2.20%; week of Dec 18, 1971
Career Power: 115; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 2; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 56; May 1971 – May 1972
Peak Five Years: 93; July 1969 – June 1974
Top-five weeks: 7; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 113; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.53%; week of Nov 20, 1971
Comebacks: 1; January 1980

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Jun 24, 1972	Jan 26, 1980	396	216	2.20%	1.07%

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

14 records · 115 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
Theme From ShaftApple Music	#1November 1971	13	October 1971 – January 1972	35.0	34.9
Don't Let GoApple Music	#18February 1980	21	October 1979 – March 1980	22.3	22.0
Do Your ThingApple Music	#30April 1972	11	February 1972 – May 1972	9.2	9.3
Never Can Say GoodbyeApple Music	#22July 1971	9	May 1971 – July 1971	8.9	8.9
Joy" Pt. I	#30February 1974	9	December 1973 – February 1974	8.4	8.4
Walk On ByApple Music	#30October 1969	12	August 1969 – November 1969	7.8	8.5
Theme From The MenApple Music	#38December 1972	9	October 1972 – December 1972	6.0	6.0
I Stand AccusedApple Music	#42October 1970	9	August 1970 – October 1970	5.9	5.8
By The Time I Get To PhoenixApple Music	#37October 1969	8	August 1969 – October 1969	5.7	6.0
Let's Stay TogetherApple Music	#48April 1972	7	April 1972 – May 1972	3.0	3.9
WonderfulApple Music	#71June 1974	8	May 1974 – June 1974	1.7	1.7
The Look Of LoveApple Music	#79March 1971	5	February 1971 – March 1971	0.9	0.9
Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)with David Porter	#86May 1972	4	May 1972 – June 1972	0.3	0.6
Chocolate Chip	#92August 1975	2	August 1975 – August 1975	0.3	0.3

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