Artists · UK Singles Chart

Motorhead

Charting Sep 10, 1978 → Jan 8, 2016 · 82 weeks with chart power

Charted in 1 of 2 markets — UK Singles Chart 82 wk

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UK Singles Chart · 82 wk Global Music Power · 82 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 1.14%; week of Dec 7, 1980
Career Power: 80; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 37; August 1980 – August 1981
Peak Five Years: 67; August 1978 – August 1983
Top-five weeks: 0; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 82; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 2.97%; week of Jul 12, 1981
Comebacks: 0; none detected

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 UK Singles Chart

19 records · 80 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
Ace of SpadesApple Music	#13January 2016	13	October 1980 – January 2016	17.8	17.3
Motorhead (Live)Apple Music	#6July 1981	7	July 1981 – August 1981	12.5	12.4
Golden Years (Ep)	#8May 1980	7	April 1980 – June 1980	11.3	11.1
St Valentine's Day Massacre (Ep)with Girlschool	#5February 1981	8	February 1981 – April 1981	7.8	15.2
Ace of Spades {1993}	#23September 1993	5	September 1993 – October 1993	5.6	5.6
Bomber	#34December 1979	7	November 1979 – January 1980	5.4	5.4
Iron Fist	#29April 1982	5	March 1982 – April 1982	5.1	5.1
Overkill	#39March 1979	7	March 1979 – April 1979	4.1	4.1
The One to Sing the Blues	#45January 1991	3	December 1990 – January 1991	1.9	1.9
No Class	#61July 1979	4	June 1979 – July 1979	1.6	1.6
Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers	#43November 1980	4	November 1980 – December 1980	1.4	2.2
I Got Mine	#46May 1983	2	May 1983 – May 1983	1.4	1.4
Killed by Death	#51August 1984	2	August 1984 – September 1984	1.1	1.1
Shine	#59July 1983	3	July 1983 – August 1983	1.0	1.0
Louie, Louie	#68September 1978	2	September 1978 – September 1978	0.6	0.6
Deaf Forever	#67June 1986	2	June 1986 – July 1986	0.6	0.6
92 Tour Ep	#63November 1992	1	November 1992	0.4	0.4
Born to Raise Hellwith Ice-T, W. Crane	#47December 1994	2	December 1994 – December 1994	0.4	1.1
God Save the Queen	#93August 2000	2	August 2000 – August 2000	0.3	0.3

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