Artists · UK Singles Chart
Matchbox
Charting Oct 28, 1979 → May 30, 1982 · 61 weeks with chart power
Charted in 1 of 2 markets — UK Singles Chart 61 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.77%
- week of Jan 18, 1981
- Career Power
- 85
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 61
- January 1980 – January 1981
- Peak Five Years
- 85
- June 1977 – May 1982
- Top-five weeks
- 1
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 61
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.18%
- week of Oct 26, 1980
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →
Songs on the UK Singles Chart
8 records · 85 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. Bar length compares songs within this list.
| Song | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| When You Ask About LoveApple Music | #4 | 12 | 22.0 | ||
| Midnite Dynamos | #14 | 12 | 18.1 | ||
| Rockabilly RebelApple Music | #18 | 12 | 15.6 | ||
| Over the Rainbow/You Belong to Me | #15 | 10 | 13.8 | ||
| Buzz Buzz a Diddle ItApple Music | #22 | 8 | 9.9 | ||
| Babe's in the Wood | #46 | 6 | 3.4 | ||
| Love's Made a Fool of YouApple Music | #63 | 3 | 1.1 | ||
| One More Saturday NightApple Music | #63 | 2 | 0.7 |
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At their peak
1980 in music →Matchbox's best twelve months on the UK Singles Chart ran from January 1980 to January 1981. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Madness82
- 2Blondie72
- 3The Nolans65
- 4Bad Manners65
- 5The Police62
- 6Matchbox61
- 7UB4061
- 8Diana Ross60
- 9The Beat60
- 10Specials58
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.