Artists · Billboard Hot 100
J.D. Souther
Charting Sep 8, 1979 → Jun 13, 1981 · 35 weeks with chart power
Charted in 1 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 35 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.80%
- week of Jan 5, 1980
- Career Power
- 41
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 31
- February 1979 – January 1980
- Peak Five Years
- 41
- June 1976 – June 1981
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 35
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 2.91%
- week of Dec 15, 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 Billboard Hot 100
2 records · 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| You're Only LonelyApple Music | #7 | 21 | 30.9 | ||
| Her Town Toowith James TaylorApple Music | #11 | 14 | 10.4 |
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At their peak
1979 in music →J.D. Souther's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from February 1979 to January 1980. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Donna Summer153
- 2Chic93
- 3Kenny Rogers93
- 4Little River Band84
- 5Bee Gees79
- 6Commodores76
- 7Supertramp75
- 8Peaches & Herb75
- 9Styx71
- 10The Knack67
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.