Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Lesley Gore

Charting May 11, 1963 → Nov 11, 1967 · 145 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 145 wk (1 crown), UK Singles Chart 20 wk

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Image credits

Photo: Bruno of Hollywood, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Honours

Artist of the Week

Billboard Hot 100
1 crown
First crown Jun 1963
Global Music Power
8 crowns
19631967
Longest reign 7 weeks (Jun–Aug 1963) · First crown Jun 1963

Billboard Hot 100 · 145 wk UK Singles Chart · 20 wk Global Music Power · 147 wk

Peak Power: 2.63%; week of Aug 31, 1963
Career Power: 195; share-weeks
Crowns: 1; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 121; May 1963 – May 1964
Peak Five Years: 195; November 1962 – November 1967
Top-five weeks: 15; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 145; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.56%; week of Jun 1, 1963
Comebacks: 1; Apr 1967

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 · 195 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
It's My PartyApple Music	#1June 1963	13	May 1963 – August 1963	30.9	31.2
You Don't Own MeApple Music	#2February 1964	13	December 1963 – March 1964	27.9	27.2
She's A FoolApple Music	#5December 1963	15	September 1963 – January 1964	27.5	27.4
Judy's Turn To CryApple Music	#5August 1963	11	July 1963 – September 1963	22.0	22.6
California NightsApple Music	#16March 1967	14	February 1967 – May 1967	16.6	16.3
That's The Way Boys AreApple Music	#12April 1964	9	March 1964 – May 1964	15.4	13.8
Sunshine, Lollipops And RainbowsApple Music	#13August 1965	11	June 1965 – August 1965	13.9	13.7
Maybe I KnowApple Music	#14September 1964	10	July 1964 – September 1964	13.2	12.7
Look Of LoveApple Music	#27February 1965	9	December 1964 – February 1965	7.9	7.8
My Town, My Guy And MeApple Music	#32October 1965	8	September 1965 – October 1965	6.3	6.2
I Don't Wanna Be A LoserApple Music	#37June 1964	5	May 1964 – June 1964	3.5	3.5
Young Love	#50April 1966	6	March 1966 – April 1966	2.8	2.8
Summer And SandyApple Music	#65July 1967	7	June 1967 – July 1967	2.1	2.1
All Of My LifeApple Music	#71April 1965	6	March 1965 – May 1965	1.5	1.5
Hey NowApple Music	#76November 1964	6	October 1964 – November 1964	1.2	1.2
Brink Of DisasterApple Music	#82October 1967	4	October 1967 – November 1967	0.8	0.8
We Know We're In LoveApple Music	#76February 1966	3	February 1966 – February 1966	0.7	0.7
I Won't Love You Anymore (Sorry)Apple Music	#80December 1965	3	December 1965 – December 1965	0.6	0.6
Sometimes I Wish I Were A BoyApple Music	#86November 1964	4	October 1964 – November 1964	0.4	0.6

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At their peak

1963 in music →

Lesley Gore's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from May 1963 to May 1964. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decade: the 1960s.