Artists · UK Singles Chart

Kirsty Maccoll

Charting Jun 7, 1981 → Dec 27, 2024 · 201 weeks with chart power

Charted in 1 of 2 markets — UK Singles Chart 201 wk

UK Singles Chart · 201 wk Global Music Power · 201 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 1.34%; week of Mar 10, 1985
Career Power: 135; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 18; March 1984 – March 1985
Peak Five Years: 43; October 1984 – October 1989
Top-five weeks: 0; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 201; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 2.86%; week of Feb 17, 1985
Comebacks: 1; August 1989

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Jun 9, 1985	Aug 6, 1989	216	128	1.34%	1.08%

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026). How it works →

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

Songs on the UK Singles Chart

15 records · 135 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 — a #1 week is 3.5 whoever holds it. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Record Power
Fairytale of New Yorkfeatured credit · with The PoguesApple Music	#2December 1987	132	November 1987 – December 2024	73.5	233.1
A New EnglandApple Music	#7February 1985	11	January 1985 – March 1985	18.4	18.4
DaysApple Music	#12July 1989	12	June 1989 – August 1995	15.7	15.6
There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's ElvisApple Music	#14July 1981	9	June 1981 – August 1981	11.2	11.2
Walking Down Madison	#23June 1991	7	May 1991 – June 1991	7.6	7.6
Free World	#43April 1989	7	March 1989 – May 1989	3.5	3.5
Caroline	#58February 1995	2	February 1995 – March 1995	0.9	0.9
My Affair	#56August 1991	2	August 1991 – August 1991	0.9	0.9
Innocence	#80October 1989	4	September 1989 – October 1989	0.8	0.8
Don't Come the Cowboy with Me Sonny Jim	#82April 1990	4	March 1990 – April 1990	0.7	0.7
Fairytale of New York {1991}featured credit · with The Pogues	#38December 1991	4	December 1991 – January 1992	0.7	2.4
Terry	#82November 1983	3	November 1983 – December 1983	0.5	0.5
Perfect Daywith Evan Dando	#75June 1995	2	June 1995 – June 1995	0.3	0.5
Mambo de la Luna	#89November 1999	1	November 1999	0.2	0.2
In These Shoes?	#96March 2000	1	March 2000	0.1	0.1

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