Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Kim Carnes

Charting Jun 17, 1978 → Jun 21, 1986 · 183 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 183 wk (9 crowns), UK Singles Chart 21 wk

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Image credits

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Honours

Artist of the Week

Billboard Hot 100
9 crowns
Longest reign 5 weeks (May–Jun 1981) · First crown May 1981
Global Music Power
4 crowns
19781986
Longest reign 4 weeks (Jun–Jul 1981) · First crown Jun 1981

Billboard Hot 100 · 183 wk UK Singles Chart · 21 wk Global Music Power · 183 wk

Peak Power: 2.85%; week of Aug 1, 1981
Career Power: 185; share-weeks
Crowns: 9; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 73; August 1980 – August 1981
Peak Five Years: 160; March 1980 – February 1985
Top-five weeks: 11; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 183; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.57%; week of May 16, 1981
Comebacks: 1; Jul 1985

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

19 records · 185 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
Bette Davis EyesApple Music	#1May 1981	26	March 1981 – September 1981	59.1	58.6
More LoveApple Music	#10August 1980	19	May 1980 – October 1980	29.8	30.0
Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes)Apple Music	#15July 1985	16	May 1985 – August 1985	16.7	16.7
Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamerwith Kenny RogersApple Music	#4May 1980	19	March 1980 – August 1980	16.2	34.7
Draw Of The CardsApple Music	#28September 1981	12	August 1981 – October 1981	10.0	10.6
VoyeurApple Music	#29September 1982	12	August 1982 – November 1982	9.7	9.6
Does It Make You RememberApple Music	#36January 1983	13	November 1982 – January 1983	8.7	8.6
Invisible HandsApple Music	#40November 1983	13	October 1983 – January 1984	7.0	6.8
What About Me?with Kenny Rogers, James IngramApple Music	#15November 1984	19	September 1984 – January 1985	5.9	17.8
Cry Like A BabyApple Music	#44November 1980	8	October 1980 – November 1980	4.4	4.3
You're A Part Of Mewith Gene Cotton	#36August 1978	12	June 1978 – September 1978	4.1	8.1
You Make My Heart Beat FasterApple Music	#54February 1984	8	January 1984 – March 1984	2.9	2.8
It Hurts So BadApple Music	#56March 1979	5	February 1979 – March 1979	2.1	2.1
Make No Mistake, He's Minewith Barbra StreisandApple Music	#51January 1985	10	December 1984 – February 1985	1.9	4.0
Mistaken IdentityApple Music	#60November 1981	6	October 1981 – November 1981	1.9	1.8
Invitation To DanceApple Music	#68February 1985	6	January 1985 – February 1985	1.4	1.4
I PretendApple Music	#74June 1984	5	May 1984 – June 1984	1.1	1.1
AbadabadangoApple Music	#67August 1985	4	August 1985 – August 1985	1.1	1.1
Divided HeartsApple Music	#79June 1986	5	May 1986 – June 1986	1.0	0.9

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At their peak

1980 in music →

Kim Carnes's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from August 1980 to August 1981. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decades: the 1970s, the 1980s.