Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Linda Ronstadt

Charting Nov 11, 1967 → Jun 16, 1990 · 344 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 344 wk (12 at #1), UK Singles Chart 37 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 344 wk UK Singles Chart · 37 wk Global Music Power · 362 wk

Peak Power: 3.52%; week of Jan 7, 1978
Career Power: 413; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 12; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 85; December 1974 – December 1975
Peak Five Years: 250; April 1974 – March 1979
Top-five weeks: 18; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 344; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 5.36%; week of Dec 24, 1977
Comebacks: 1; December 1989

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Sep 27, 1980	Dec 23, 1989	482	181	3.52%	1.28%

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

32 records · 413 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
Blue BayouApple Music	#3December 1977	23	September 1977 – February 1978	41.6
When Will I Be LovedApple Music	#2June 1975	15	April 1975 – July 1975	31.7
Don't Know Muchfeat. Aaron NevilleApple Music	#2December 1989	26	September 1989 – March 1990	30.2
Ooh Baby BabyApple Music	#7January 1979	16	November 1978 – February 1979	27.5
You're No GoodApple Music	#1February 1975	16	December 1974 – March 1975	26.1
How Do I Make YouApple Music	#10March 1980	16	February 1980 – May 1980	24.9
Hurt So BadApple Music	#8May 1980	14	April 1980 – July 1980	24.9
Heat Wave/love Is A RoseApple Music	#5November 1975	13	September 1975 – December 1975	24.6
That'll Be The DayApple Music	#11October 1976	16	August 1976 – December 1976	23.1
It's So EasyApple Music	#5December 1977	18	October 1977 – February 1978	19.5
Somewhere Out There (From "An American Tail")with James IngramApple Music	#2March 1987	22	December 1986 – May 1987	16.3
Back In The U.s.a.Apple Music	#16October 1978	13	August 1978 – November 1978	16.1
All My Lifefeat. Aaron NevilleApple Music	#11March 1990	15	February 1990 – May 1990	13.1
Long Long TimeApple Music	#25October 1970	12	August 1970 – October 1970	12.1
Tracks Of My TearsApple Music	#25February 1976	13	December 1975 – March 1976	11.7
Get CloserApple Music	#29November 1982	12	October 1982 – December 1982	8.4
I Can't Let GoApple Music	#31August 1980	12	June 1980 – September 1980	8.1
Different Drumfeatured credit · with Stone PoneysApple Music	#13January 1968	17	November 1967 – March 1968	7.4
I Knew You WhenApple Music	#37February 1983	12	December 1982 – February 1983	7.4
Someone To Lay Down Beside MeApple Music	#42January 1977	11	December 1976 – February 1977	6.9
Poor Poor Pitiful Me	#31March 1978	9	January 1978 – March 1978	6.3
Tumbling Dice	#32May 1978	8	April 1978 – June 1978	5.9
Love Has No PrideApple Music	#51January 1974	11	December 1973 – February 1974	4.2
Easy For You To SayApple Music	#54May 1983	10	April 1983 – June 1983	3.7
Just One Look	#44March 1979	8	February 1979 – March 1979	3.6
It Doesn't Matter Anymore/When Will I Be Loved	#47August 1975	4	July 1975 – August 1975	2.1
Silver Threads And Golden Needles	#67May 1974	7	April 1974 – May 1974	1.6
(She's A) Very Lovely Woman/The Long Way Around	#70February 1971	5	January 1971 – February 1971	1.2
Lose Again	#76June 1977	5	June 1977 – July 1977	1.2
Love Is A Rose	#63September 1975	2	September 1975 – September 1975	0.7
When Something Is Wrong With My Babyfeat. Aaron Neville	#78June 1990	6	May 1990 – June 1990	0.7
Rock Me On The Water	#85March 1972	3	March 1972 – March 1972	0.5

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