Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Merry Clayton
Charting Jun 6, 1970 → May 14, 1988 · 40 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 40 wk, UK Singles Chart 3 wk
- Peak Power
- 0.35%
- week of Sep 20, 1975
- Career Power
- 13
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 5
- May 1987 – May 1988
- Peak Five Years
- 7
- October 1970 – September 1975
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 40
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 0.78%
- week of Apr 23, 1988
- 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 Billboard Hot 100
5 records · 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (From The Motion Picture "Dirty Dancing")Apple Music | #45 | 11 | 4.6 | ||
| Keep Your Eye On The SparrowApple Music | #45 | 9 | 4.3 | ||
| After All This TimeApple Music | #71 | 7 | 1.7 | ||
| Gimme ShelterApple Music | #73 | 7 | 1.4 | ||
| Oh No, Not My BabyApple Music | #72 | 6 | 1.3 |
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At their peak
1987 in music →Merry Clayton's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from May 1987 to May 1988. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Whitney Houston135
- 2George Michael116
- 3Debbie Gibson106
- 4Michael Jackson105
- 5Richard Marx96
- 6Tiffany93
- 7Expose91
- 8Heart88
- 9Whitesnake81
- 10Fleetwood Mac77
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.