Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Melissa Manchester

Charting May 10, 1975 → May 25, 1985 · 156 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 156 wk, UK Singles Chart 3 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 156 wk UK Singles Chart · 3 wk Global Music Power · 159 wk

Peak Power: 2.13%; week of Oct 9, 1982
Career Power: 140; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 45; April 1982 – April 1983
Peak Five Years: 92; December 1978 – November 1983
Top-five weeks: 2; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 156; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.12%; week of Sep 25, 1982
Comebacks: 2; February 1979, August 1982

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Jan 24, 1976	Feb 24, 1979	161	116	1.75%	1.09%
After decline	Jul 7, 1979	Aug 14, 1982	162	55	1.75%	1.07%

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

15 records · 140 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
You Should Hear How She Talks About YouApple Music	#5September 1982	25	May 1982 – November 1982	39.3
Don't Cry Out LoudApple Music	#10March 1979	23	November 1978 – April 1979	29.8
Midnight BlueApple Music	#6August 1975	17	May 1975 – August 1975	26.8
Fire In The MorningApple Music	#32April 1980	13	February 1980 – May 1980	9.0
Just Too Many PeopleApple Music	#30November 1975	12	September 1975 – December 1975	8.7
Just You And IApple Music	#27March 1976	9	February 1976 – April 1976	7.5
Nice GirlsApple Music	#42March 1983	11	February 1983 – April 1983	5.8
Pretty GirlsApple Music	#39December 1979	10	October 1979 – December 1979	5.5
Lovers After Allwith Peabo Bryson	#54April 1981	9	February 1981 – April 1981	1.6
Better Days	#71May 1976	5	May 1976 – May 1976	1.3
Mathematics	#74May 1985	5	April 1985 – May 1985	1.1
Thief Of Hearts	#86December 1984	6	November 1984 – December 1984	1.0
Theme From Ice Castles (Through The Eyes Of Love)	#76May 1979	4	May 1979 – May 1979	0.8
No One Can Love You More Than Me	#78November 1983	4	October 1983 – November 1983	0.8
Rescue Me	#78August 1976	3	August 1976 – August 1976	0.6

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