Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Michael McDonald
Charting Jan 12, 1980 → Jun 16, 1990 · 100 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 3 markets — Billboard Hot 100 100 wk, UK Singles Chart 54 wk
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- Peak Power
- 2.14%
- week of Sep 20, 1986
- Career Power
- 109
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top artist
- Peak Year
- 48
- November 1985 – October 1986
- Peak Five Years
- 106
- November 1981 – October 1986
- Top-five weeks
- 3
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 100
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.21%
- week of Oct 23, 1982
- Comebacks
- 1
- June 1986
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Mar 19, 1983 | Jun 21, 1986 | 170 | 67 | 2.05% | 1.09% |
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026). How it works →
Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).
Songs on the Billboard Hot 100
8 records · 109 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 — a #1 week is 3.5 whoever holds it. Bar length compares songs within this list.
| Song | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)Apple Music | #4 | 19 | 33.3 | ||
| Sweet Freedom (Theme From "Running Scared")Apple Music | #7 | 20 | 28.2 | ||
| On My Ownwith Patti LaBelleApple Music | #1 | 23 | 20.2 | ||
| Yah Mo B Therewith James IngramApple Music | #19 | 18 | 9.6 | ||
| No Lookin' BackApple Music | #34 | 12 | 8.4 | ||
| I Gotta TryApple Music | #44 | 11 | 6.2 | ||
| Let Me Go, Lovewith Nicolette LarsonApple Music | #35 | 11 | 3.2 | ||
| Take It To Heart | #98 | 2 | 0.2 |
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