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LL Cool J

Charting Jul 11, 1987 → Apr 27, 2013 · 319 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 319 wk, UK Singles Chart 148 wk (1 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 319 wk UK Singles Chart · 148 wk Global Music Power · 374 wk

Peak Power: 2.64%; week of Apr 13, 1996
Career Power: 378; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 129; November 1995 – November 1996
Peak Five Years: 171; April 1993 – April 1998
Top-five weeks: 19; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 319; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.39%; week of Jan 6, 1996
Comebacks: 5; August 1989, February 1991, December 1995, October 2002, September 2004

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jan 9, 1988	Aug 19, 1989	84	54	1.11%	1.07%
After decline	Dec 2, 1989	Feb 9, 1991	62	43	1.11%	1.05%
After absence	Sep 28, 1991	Dec 9, 1995	219	113	1.66%	1.06%
After absence	May 9, 1998	Oct 26, 2002	233	116	2.64%	1.12%
After decline	Jun 14, 2003	Sep 25, 2004	67	56	2.64%	1.12%

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

28 records · 378 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
LounginApple Music	#3August 1996	29	July 1996 – January 1997	55.1
Hey LoverApple Music	#3December 1995	21	November 1995 – April 1996	54.7
Luv U BetterApple Music	#4November 2002	22	August 2002 – January 2003	42.2
Around The Way GirlApple Music	#9March 1991	23	December 1990 – May 1991	30.7
Doin ItApple Music	#9April 1996	20	March 1996 – July 1996	27.8
HeadsprungApple Music	#16October 2004	20	July 2004 – November 2004	25.9
I'm That Type Of GuyApple Music	#15August 1989	16	June 1989 – September 1989	16.6
I Need LoveApple Music	#14September 1987	13	August 1987 – October 1987	16.1
All I Havefeatured credit · with Jennifer LopezApple Music	#1February 2003	21	December 2002 – May 2003	16.0
FatherApple Music	#18February 1998	16	January 1998 – May 1998	15.8
Mama Said Knock You OutApple Music	#17June 1991	16	April 1991 – July 1991	15.5
Hushfeat. 7 AureliusApple Music	#26December 2004	18	September 2004 – January 2005	10.2
Going Back To Cali (From "Less Than Zero")Apple Music	#31April 1988	14	February 1988 – May 1988	10.0
Control Myselffeat. Jennifer LopezApple Music	#4April 2006	11	March 2006 – June 2006	7.3
Back Seat (Of My Jeep)Apple Music	#42July 1993	13	June 1993 – September 1993	6.3
The Boomin' SystemApple Music	#48October 1990	11	September 1990 – December 1990	5.1
Ain't Nobody (From "Beavis And Butt-Head Do America")Apple Music	#46January 1997	11	December 1996 – March 1997	4.2
Paradisefeat. AmerieApple Music	#36February 2003	15	December 2002 – March 2003	3.5
Phenomenon	#55November 1997	9	November 1997 – December 1997	3.4
Babyfeat. The-DreamApple Music	#52August 2008	11	August 2008 – October 2008	3.3
How I'm Comin	#57April 1993	9	April 1993 – May 1993	3.2
This Is For The Lover In Youfeatured credit · with Babyface · feat. Howard Hewett, Jody Watley, Jeffrey DanielsApple Music	#6November 1996	20	October 1996 – March 1997	1.6
4, 3, 2, 1feat. Method Man, Redman, DMX, Canibus, Master PApple Music	#75December 1997	12	December 1997 – March 1998	1.4
Fatty Girlwith Ludacris, Keith MurrayApple Music	#87December 2001	14	November 2001 – February 2002	0.7
I'm Bad	#84July 1987	4	July 1987 – August 1987	0.6
6 Minutes Of Pleasure	#95September 1991	2	September 1991 – September 1991	0.3
Imagine That	#98August 2000	2	August 2000 – August 2000	0.2
Accidental Racistfeatured credit · with Brad Paisley	#77April 2013	1	April 2013	0.1

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