Artists · UK Singles Chart

Little Richard

Charting Dec 14, 1956 → Apr 9, 1989 · 104 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 41 wk, UK Singles Chart 104 wk (5 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 41 wk UK Singles Chart · 104 wk Global Music Power · 144 wk

Peak Power: 3.94%; week of May 3, 1957
Career Power: 213; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 5; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 114; January 1957 – January 1958
Peak Five Years: 194; July 1954 – July 1959
Top-five weeks: 13; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 104; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 6.54%; week of Apr 12, 1957
Comebacks: 0; none detected

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

20 records · 213 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
Long Tall SallyApple Music	#3March 1957	16	February 1957 – May 1957	45.3	41.3
Baby FaceApple Music	#2January 1959	15	January 1959 – April 1959	35.1	35.3
Good Golly Miss MollyApple Music	#8March 1958	9	February 1958 – April 1958	20.8	19.8
LucilleApple Music	#10August 1957	9	June 1957 – August 1957	18.9	18.5
The Girl Can't Help It	#9April 1957	11	March 1957 – May 1957	17.6	24.6
Keep a KnockinApple Music	#21December 1957	7	November 1957 – January 1958	11.6	11.1
Jenny JennyApple Music	#11September 1957	5	September 1957 – October 1957	11.6	10.7
Bama Lama Bama Loo	#20June 1964	7	June 1964 – July 1964	9.7	9.6
By the Light of the Silvery MoonApple Music	#17April 1959	5	April 1959 – May 1959	8.9	8.8
She's Got It	#15April 1957	9	March 1957 – May 1957	8.2	15.2
Kansas City	#26June 1959	5	June 1959 – July 1959	7.2	6.9
Ooh! My Soul	#22August 1958	4	July 1958 – August 1958	6.2	6.1
Good Golly Miss Molly/Rip It Up	#37July 1977	4	June 1977 – July 1977	3.4	3.4
He Got What He Wanted	#38October 1962	4	October 1962 – November 1962	3.4	3.3
Great Gosh A'Mighty (It's a Matter of Time)	#62June 1986	5	May 1986 – June 1986	1.4	1.4
Rip It Up	#30December 1956	1	December 1956	1.4	1.3
Operator	#67October 1986	4	October 1986 – November 1986	1.0	1.0
Tutti Frutti	#29February 1957	1	February 1957	1.0	1.3
Somebody's Comin	#93January 1987	2	January 1987 – January 1987	0.3	0.3
Twinswith Philip Bailey	#82March 1989	3	March 1989 – April 1989	0.2	0.5

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