Artists · UK Singles Chart

Jimmy Young

Charting Jan 9, 1953 → Apr 9, 1964 · 88 weeks with chart power

Charted in 1 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in it — UK Singles Chart 88 wk (2 crowns)

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Honours

Artist of the Week

UK Singles Chart
2 crowns
Longest reign 2 weeks (Jun–Jul 1955) · First crown Jun 1955
Global Music Power
2 crowns
19531964
Longest reign 2 weeks (Jun–Jul 1955) · First crown Jun 1955

UK Singles Chart · 88 wk Global Music Power · 88 wk

Peak Power: 3.12%; week of Nov 18, 1955
Career Power: 210; share-weeks
Crowns: 2; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 119; April 1955 – April 1956
Peak Five Years: 190; November 1952 – November 1957
Top-five weeks: 14; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 88; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.67%; week of Nov 4, 1955
Comebacks: 1; Jun 1955

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 UK Singles Chart

12 records · 210 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
Unchained MelodyApple Music	#1June 1955	19	May 1955 – September 1955	55.2	54.4
MoreApple Music	#4November 1956	17	September 1956 – January 1957	42.3	39.3
The Man from LaramieApple Music	#1October 1955	12	September 1955 – December 1955	38.8	38.0
EternallyApple Music	#8September 1953	9	August 1953 – October 1953	22.9	22.8
Miss You	#15November 1963	13	October 1963 – January 1964	18.1	17.9
Chain GangApple Music	#9March 1956	6	March 1956 – April 1956	13.8	13.7
Someone on Your MindApple Music	#13January 1956	5	December 1955 – January 1956	10.7	10.5
Unchained Melody {1964}	#43April 1964	3	March 1964 – April 1964	2.2	2.1
Faith Can Move MountainsApple Music	#11January 1953	1	January 1953	2.0	2.5
Rich Man Poor ManApple Music	#25June 1956	1	June 1956	1.6	1.5
The Wayward Wind	#27June 1956	1	June 1956	1.5	1.4
Round and Round	#30May 1957	1	May 1957	1.4	1.3

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At their peak

1955 in music →

Jimmy Young's best twelve months on the UK Singles Chart ran from April 1955 to April 1956. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decades: the 1950s, the 1960s.