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Madness

Charting Aug 26, 1979 → Jan 27, 2013 · 265 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 32 wk, UK Singles Chart 265 wk (5 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 32 wk UK Singles Chart · 265 wk Global Music Power · 281 wk

Peak Power: 2.64%; week of Mar 1, 1981
Career Power: 439; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 5; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 97; September 1981 – September 1982
Peak Five Years: 359; July 1979 – July 1984
Top-five weeks: 29; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 265; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.92%; week of Jan 13, 1980
Comebacks: 2; November 1985, March 1992

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	May 6, 1984	Nov 24, 1985	81	58	2.64%	1.02%
After absence	Jan 19, 1986	Mar 8, 1992	318	189	2.64%	1.03%

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 UK Singles Chart

39 records · 439 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
Baggy TrousersApple Music	#3October 1980	19	September 1980 – January 1981	28.7
Our HouseApple Music	#5December 1982	15	November 1982 – August 2012	27.1
It Must Be LoveApple Music	#4January 1982	13	November 1981 – June 2012	26.5
Embarrassment	#4November 1980	11	November 1980 – February 1981	23.4
House of Fun	#1May 1982	9	May 1982 – July 1982	21.4
One Step Beyond...	#7November 1979	14	November 1979 – February 1980	21.0
The Return of the Los Palmas Seven	#7February 1981	11	January 1981 – March 1981	20.9
My Girl	#3January 1980	10	December 1979 – March 1980	20.7
Wings of a Dove	#2September 1983	11	August 1983 – October 1983	20.1
Grey Day	#4May 1981	10	April 1981 – June 1981	19.1
Driving in My Car	#4July 1982	8	July 1982 – September 1982	18.7
The Sun And The Rain	#5November 1983	12	October 1983 – January 1984	17.3
Shut Up	#7October 1981	9	September 1981 – November 1981	16.1
Night Boat to Cairo (Work Rest and Play) (Ep)	#6April 1980	8	March 1980 – May 1980	15.4
Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)/Madness Is All in the Mind	#8February 1983	9	February 1983 – April 1983	15.1
It Must Be Love {1992}	#6March 1992	9	February 1992 – April 1992	14.9
Cardiac Arrest	#14February 1982	10	February 1982 – April 1982	14.3
The Prince	#16September 1979	11	August 1979 – November 1979	13.1
Michael Caine	#11February 1984	8	February 1984 – March 1984	12.4
Uncle Sam	#21November 1985	11	October 1985 – December 1985	11.7
Yesterday's Men	#18September 1985	7	August 1985 – October 1985	9.4
(Waiting for) the Ghost Train	#18November 1986	8	November 1986 – January 1987	9.2
One Better Day	#17June 1984	7	May 1984 – July 1984	8.8
Lovestruck	#10July 1999	9	July 1999 – October 1999	8.6
The Sweetest Girl	#35February 1986	6	January 1986 – March 1986	4.9
My Girl {1992}	#27August 1992	4	August 1992 – August 1992	3.8
I Pronounce You	#44March 1988	4	March 1988 – April 1988	2.8
NW5	#24January 2008	2	January 2008 – January 2008	2.4
House of Fun {1992}	#40April 1992	3	April 1992 – May 1992	2.2
The Harder They Come	#44November 1992	3	November 1992 – December 1992	2.0
Sorry	#23March 2007	2	March 2007 – March 2007	1.9
Shame & Scandal	#38July 2005	2	July 2005 – August 2005	1.3
Johnny the Horse	#44October 1999	2	October 1999 – November 1999	1.1
Night Boat to Cairo	#56February 1993	2	February 1993 – February 1993	0.8
The 2 Tone (Ep)with The Special AKA, Selecter, The Beat	#30October 1993	3	October 1993 – October 1993	0.8
Drip Fed Fredfeat. Ian Dury	#55March 2000	2	March 2000 – March 2000	0.5
Dust Devil	#64May 2009	1	May 2009	0.4
What's That	#92June 1988	2	June 1988 – June 1988	0.3
Never Knew Your Name	#88January 2013	1	January 2013	0.2

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