Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Jody Watley

Charting Mar 7, 1987 → May 16, 1998 · 185 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 185 wk, UK Singles Chart 45 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 185 wk UK Singles Chart · 45 wk Global Music Power · 189 wk

Peak Power: 2.07%; week of May 30, 1987
Career Power: 199; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 77; April 1987 – April 1988
Peak Five Years: 174; March 1987 – February 1992
Top-five weeks: 13; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 185; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.44%; week of May 20, 1989
Comebacks: 1; May 1992

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	May 26, 1990	May 9, 1992	102	79	2.07%	1.05%

Computed from stored weekly power rows (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026).

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

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

14 records · 199 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is the share of each week's Power Share this song earned the artist; a featured credit earns its reduced share. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower
EverythingApple Music	#4January 1990	23	October 1989 – March 1990	35.3
Looking For A New LoveApple Music	#2May 1987	19	March 1987 – July 1987	35.2
Don't You Want MeApple Music	#6December 1987	23	October 1987 – March 1988	32.7
Real LoveApple Music	#2May 1989	18	March 1989 – July 1989	31.1
Some Kind Of LoverApple Music	#10April 1988	17	January 1988 – May 1988	22.0
I'm The One You NeedApple Music	#19May 1992	17	March 1992 – June 1992	18.9
Friendswith Eric B., RakimApple Music	#9August 1989	18	June 1989 – October 1989	7.6
I Want YouApple Music	#61January 1992	15	November 1991 – March 1992	4.5
Most Of AllApple Music	#60June 1988	11	April 1988 – July 1988	3.0
Off The HookApple Music	#73March 1998	13	February 1998 – May 1998	3.0
This Is For The Lover In Youfeatured credit · with Babyface · feat. LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jeffrey DanielsApple Music	#6November 1996	20	October 1996 – March 1997	2.5
Still A Thrill	#56July 1987	7	June 1987 – August 1987	2.2
Precious Love	#87March 1990	3	March 1990 – April 1990	0.5
Your Love Keeps Working On Me	#100November 1993	2	November 1993 – November 1993	0.2

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