Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Melanie

Charting Apr 25, 1970 → Jan 5, 1974 · 71 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 71 wk (4 crowns), UK Singles Chart 37 wk

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Image credits

Photo: William Morris Agency (management), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Honours

Artist of the Week

Billboard Hot 100
4 crowns
Longest reign 2 weeks (Jan–Feb 1972) · First crown Dec 1971
Global Music Power
7 crowns
19701983
Longest reign 7 weeks (Dec 1971 – Feb 1972) · First crown Dec 1971

Billboard Hot 100 · 71 wk UK Singles Chart · 37 wk Global Music Power · 88 wk

Peak Power: 2.65%; week of Feb 26, 1972
Career Power: 86; share-weeks
Crowns: 4; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 52; November 1971 – October 1972
Peak Five Years: 86; January 1969 – January 1974
Top-five weeks: 10; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 71; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.86%; week of Feb 5, 1972
Comebacks: 0; none detected

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

9 records · 86 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
Brand New KeyApple Music	#1December 1971	18	October 1971 – February 1972	41.5	41.3
Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)with The Edwin Hawkins' SingersApple Music	#6July 1970	17	April 1970 – August 1970	15.5	30.7
Bitter BadApple Music	#36April 1973	10	February 1973 – April 1973	7.1	7.1
Peace Will Come (According To Plan)Apple Music	#32September 1970	7	August 1970 – October 1970	6.6	6.6
Ring The Living BellApple Music	#31March 1972	9	January 1972 – March 1972	6.4	7.7
The Nickel SongApple Music	#35March 1972	10	January 1972 – March 1972	4.1	6.9
Ruby TuesdayApple Music	#52January 1971	7	December 1970 – January 1971	3.0	3.0
Will You Love Me Tomorrow?Apple Music	#82December 1973	4	December 1973 – January 1974	0.8	0.8
Together AloneApple Music	#86November 1972	4	October 1972 – November 1972	0.7	0.7

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At their peak

1971 in music →

Melanie's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from November 1971 to October 1972. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decade: the 1970s.