Artists · UK Singles Chart

Lonnie Donegan

Charting Jan 6, 1956 → Oct 18, 1962 · 281 weeks with chart power

Charted in 1 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in it — UK Singles Chart 281 wk (9 at #1)

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UK Singles Chart · 281 wk Global Music Power · 281 wk

Peak Power: 4.12%; week of May 10, 1957
Career Power: 722; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 9; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 173; January 1957 – January 1958
Peak Five Years: 599; January 1956 – January 1961
Top-five weeks: 54; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 281; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 6.04%; 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

32 records · 722 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
Gamblin' Man/Putting on the StyleApple Music	#1June 1957	19	June 1957 – October 1957	55.2	53.6
Battle of New OrleansApple Music	#2July 1959	16	June 1959 – October 1959	48.5	46.4
Lost John/StewballApple Music	#2June 1956	17	April 1956 – August 1956	46.2	45.0
Don't You Rock Me Daddy-OApple Music	#4February 1957	17	January 1957 – May 1957	44.9	46.0
Rock Island LineApple Music	#8February 1956	22	January 1956 – June 1956	43.2	47.1
Tom DooleyApple Music	#3December 1958	14	November 1958 – February 1959	38.0	38.6
Cumberland GapApple Music	#1April 1957	12	April 1957 – June 1957	35.8	35.1
I Wanna Go HomeApple Music	#5June 1960	17	May 1960 – September 1960	35.6	36.8
My Old Man's a DustmanApple Music	#1March 1960	13	March 1960 – June 1960	33.3	33.6
The Grand Coolie DamApple Music	#6May 1958	15	April 1958 – July 1958	33.2	33.1
Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (on the Bedpost Overnight)Apple Music	#3February 1959	12	February 1959 – April 1959	30.8	30.3
Bring a Little Water Sylvie/Dead or AliveApple Music	#7September 1956	13	September 1956 – January 1957	30.8	28.3
My Dixie DarlingApple Music	#10November 1957	15	October 1957 – January 1958	28.0	28.0
Have a Drink on MeApple Music	#8June 1961	15	May 1961 – August 1961	27.1	26.4
The Party's OverApple Music	#9May 1962	12	April 1962 – June 1962	21.4	21.0
Michael Row the Boat/LumberedApple Music	#6September 1961	11	August 1961 – November 1961	20.2	19.6
The ComancherosApple Music	#14February 1962	10	January 1962 – March 1962	17.7	17.3
Pick a Bale of CottonApple Music	#11September 1962	10	August 1962 – October 1962	17.3	17.0
Lively	#13December 1960	9	November 1960 – January 1961	16.2	15.8
Sally Don't You Grieve/Betty Betty BettyApple Music	#11July 1958	7	July 1958 – August 1958	15.9	15.5
Jack O'DiamondsApple Music	#14December 1957	7	December 1957 – January 1958	14.6	14.1
LoreleiApple Music	#10September 1960	8	August 1960 – October 1960	13.9	13.9
Samanthawith Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen	#13March 1961	15	February 1961 – June 1961	12.4	26.1
Fort Worth JailApple Music	#14May 1959	5	May 1959 – June 1959	10.7	10.4
San MiguelApple Music	#19December 1959	4	December 1959 – December 1959	6.6	6.5
Lonnie's Skiffle Party	#23November 1958	5	November 1958 – December 1958	5.6	7.5
Sal's Got a Sugar Lip	#13September 1959	4	September 1959 – October 1959	5.6	8.3
Lonnie Donegan Showcase (LP)	#26January 1957	3	December 1956 – January 1957	4.5	4.2
Virgin Mary	#27December 1960	5	December 1960 – January 1961	3.7	5.5
Skiffle Session (Ep)	#20July 1956	2	July 1956 – July 1956	2.2	3.3
Stewball	#27April 1956	1	April 1956	1.5	1.4
Lonesome Traveller	#28September 1958	1	September 1958	1.4	1.4

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