Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Lou Christie

Charting Jan 5, 1963 → Aug 8, 1981 · 89 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 89 wk (1 at #1), UK Singles Chart 32 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 89 wk UK Singles Chart · 32 wk Global Music Power · 98 wk

Peak Power: 1.93%; week of Mar 19, 1966
Career Power: 100; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 1; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 40; July 1965 – July 1966
Peak Five Years: 78; May 1962 – May 1967
Top-five weeks: 5; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 89; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.55%; week of Feb 19, 1966
Comebacks: 2; February 1966, October 1969

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Oct 12, 1963	Feb 12, 1966	122	115	1.81%	1.02%
After absence	Aug 13, 1966	Oct 18, 1969	166	119	1.93%	1.02%

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

13 records · 100 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
Lightnin' StrikesApple Music	#1February 1966	15	December 1965 – April 1966	28.3
Two Faces Have IApple Music	#6June 1963	15	March 1963 – July 1963	24.3
I'm Gonna Make You MineApple Music	#10October 1969	12	August 1969 – November 1969	18.6
The Gypsy CriedApple Music	#24March 1963	13	January 1963 – March 1963	11.3
Rhapsody In The RainApple Music	#16April 1966	8	March 1966 – May 1966	8.1
How Many Teardrops	#46August 1963	5	July 1963 – August 1963	2.7
Outside The Gates Of Heaven	#45April 1966	8	March 1966 – April 1966	2.6
Beyond The Blue HorizonApple Music	#80March 1974	10	February 1974 – April 1974	1.7
Are You Getting Any Sunshine?	#73January 1970	4	December 1969 – January 1970	1.0
Painter	#81July 1966	5	June 1966 – July 1966	0.9
Shake Hands And Walk Away Cryin	#95May 1967	2	April 1967 – May 1967	0.3
Summer '81 medleyfeatured credit · with The Cantina Band	#81August 1981	3	July 1981 – August 1981	0.2
Big Time	#95March 1966	1	March 1966	0.1

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