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James Last portraitJames Last

Also credited as James Last Band

Charting Jan 15, 1972Jun 21, 1980 · 17 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 marketsBillboard Hot 100 17 wk, UK Singles Chart 4 wk

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Peak Power
0.72%
week of Jun 7, 1980
Career Power
11
share-weeks
Crowns
0
weeks crowned Artist of the Week
Peak Year
10
June 1979 – June 1980
Peak Five Years
10
July 1975 – June 1980
Top-five weeks
0
weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity
17
weeks with chart power
Dominance
1.40%
week of May 31, 1980
Comebacks
0
none detected

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

2 records · 11 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.

SongPeakWeeksPower
The Seduction (Love Theme)#281310.3
Music From Across The Way#8440.7

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At their peak

1979 in music

James Last's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from June 1979 to June 1980. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

  1. 1Donna Summer133
  2. 2Michael Jackson117
  3. 3Kenny Rogers94
  4. 4Dr. Hook92
  5. 5Eagles87
  6. 6Commodores84
  7. 7Blondie76
  8. 8Rupert Holmes76
  9. 9The Knack73
  10. 10Kool & The Gang65

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decades: the 1970s, the 1980s.