Artists · UK Singles Chart
Mike + The Mechanics
Charting Feb 2, 1986 → Aug 22, 1999 · 77 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 82 wk (1 at #1), UK Singles Chart 77 wk (3 at #1)
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- Peak Power
- 1.72%
- week of Feb 19, 1989
- Career Power
- 77
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 3
- weeks as the top artist
- Peak Year
- 26
- May 1988 – April 1989
- Peak Five Years
- 41
- March 1987 – February 1992
- Top-five weeks
- 5
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 77
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.40%
- week of Feb 5, 1989
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
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
15 records · 77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Living YearsApple Music | #2 | 11 | 25.4 | |
| Over My Shoulder | #12 | 9 | 12.3 | |
| Word Of Mouth | #13 | 10 | 11.4 | |
| Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)Apple Music | #21 | 10 | 9.5 | |
| A Beggar on a Beach of Gold | #33 | 5 | 3.9 | |
| All I Need Is a Miracle '96 | #27 | 4 | 3.8 | |
| All I Need Is A MiracleApple Music | #53 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| Everybody Gets a Second Chance | #56 | 4 | 1.8 | |
| Another Cup of Coffee | #51 | 4 | 1.8 | |
| Now That You've Gone | #35 | 2 | 1.5 | |
| A Time and a Place | #58 | 3 | 1.2 | |
| Nobody Knows | #81 | 3 | 0.6 | |
| Silent Running | #61 | 2 | 0.6 | |
| Nobody's PerfectApple Music | #80 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Whenever I Stop | #73 | 1 | 0.3 |
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