Artists · UK Singles Chart

Meat Loaf

Charting May 14, 1978 → Jan 28, 2022 · 168 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 113 wk, UK Singles Chart 168 wk (14 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 113 wk UK Singles Chart · 168 wk Global Music Power · 212 wk

Peak Power: 3.29%; week of Jan 9, 1994
Career Power: 218; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 14; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 76; May 1993 – May 1994
Peak Five Years: 109; May 1991 – May 1996
Top-five weeks: 16; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 168; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 4.99%; week of Dec 12, 1993
Comebacks: 2; October 1993, November 1995

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	May 30, 1982	Oct 24, 1993	592	213	1.75%	1.23%
After decline	Jun 12, 1994	Nov 19, 1995	75	71	3.29%	1.22%

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

31 records · 218 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
I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)Apple Music	#1October 1993	18	October 1993 – January 1994	50.7
Dead Ringer for Love	#5January 1982	17	November 1981 – March 1982	29.0
I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth)Apple Music	#2October 1995	13	October 1995 – January 1996	18.5
Modern Girl	#17October 1984	11	September 1984 – December 1984	12.8
Midnight at the Lost and Found	#17October 1983	8	September 1983 – November 1983	11.2
Bat Out of Hell	#15February 1979	10	February 1979 – January 2022	11.0
Not A Dry Eye In The House	#7January 1996	6	January 1996 – February 1996	10.3
Rock And Roll Dreams Come ThroughApple Music	#11February 1994	8	February 1994 – April 1994	10.0
Bat Out of Hell {1993}	#8December 1993	8	December 1993 – January 1994	9.9
It's All Coming Back to Me Nowfeat. Marion Raven	#6October 2006	10	October 2006 – December 2006	8.6
Two Out Of Three Ain't BadApple Music	#32September 1978	9	August 1978 – January 2022	7.5
You Took The Words Right Out Of My MouthApple Music	#33June 1978	8	May 1978 – July 1978	6.2
Objects in the Rear View Mirror	#26May 1994	4	May 1994 – May 1994	4.0
Man of Steel	#21November 2003	4	November 2003 – December 2003	3.7
Is Nothing Sacredfeat. Patti Russo	#15April 1999	4	April 1999 – May 1999	3.6
Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)	#21April 1996	4	April 1996 – May 1996	3.4
Piece of the Action	#47March 1985	6	March 1985 – April 1985	2.9
Rock 'N' Roll Mercenarieswith John Parr	#31September 1986	6	August 1986 – September 1986	2.5
Nowhere Fast	#67December 1984	8	December 1984 – January 1985	2.1
Razor's Edge {1984}	#41January 1984	3	January 1984 – January 1984	2.0
Couldn't Have Said It Better	#31April 2003	2	April 2003 – April 2003	1.9
I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us	#62September 1981	3	September 1981 – October 1981	1.1
Dead Ringer for Love {1991}	#53June 1991	2	June 1991 – June 1991	1.1
If You Really Want To	#59May 1983	3	May 1983 – May 1983	1.0
I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do	#32January 2022	1	January 2022	0.8
Cry Over Me	#47May 2007	1	May 2007	0.7
I'd Do Anything for Love (but I..)	#61February 1994	3	February 1994 – February 1994	0.7
Special Girl	#81May 1987	2	May 1987 – May 1987	0.4
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad {1992}	#69June 1992	1	June 1992	0.3
Blind Before I Stop	#89February 1987	1	February 1987	0.2
Razor's Edge	#93July 1983	1	July 1983	0.2

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