Artists · UK Singles Chart

Nat King Cole

Charting Nov 14, 1952 → Dec 27, 2024 · 256 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 206 wk (6 at #1), UK Singles Chart 256 wk (5 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 206 wk UK Singles Chart · 256 wk Global Music Power · 399 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 3.35%; week of Oct 30, 1953
Career Power: 497; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 5; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 122; November 1952 – November 1953
Peak Five Years: 346; November 1952 – November 1957
Top-five weeks: 38; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 256; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 5.23%; week of Oct 8, 1954
Comebacks: 1; October 1962

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Dec 6, 1957	Oct 11, 1962	253	77	3.35%	1.23%

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

35 records · 497 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
When I Fall in LoveApple Music	#2June 1957	20	April 1957 – August 1957	55.2	53.0
PretendApple Music	#2May 1953	18	April 1953 – August 1953	53.8	54.7
SmileApple Music	#2October 1954	14	September 1954 – December 1954	43.9	42.5
Ramblin' RoseApple Music	#5October 1962	14	September 1962 – December 1962	29.7	29.5
Too Young to Go SteadyApple Music	#8June 1956	14	May 1956 – August 1956	29.4	28.6
Love Me as Though There Were No TomorrowApple Music	#11November 1956	15	September 1956 – December 1956	29.4	27.4
A Blossom FellApple Music	#3March 1955	10	February 1955 – April 1955	28.7	26.6
Dreams Can Tell a LieApple Music	#10February 1956	9	January 1956 – March 1956	20.7	20.5
Can't I?Apple Music	#6September 1953	8	August 1953 – October 1953	19.5	21.2
Somewhere Along the WayApple Music	#3November 1952	7	November 1952 – December 1952	17.8	20.2
The Christmas Song	#32December 2024	31	December 1991 – December 2024	16.6	15.9
Just as Much as EverApple Music	#18November 1960	10	November 1960 – January 1961	16.1	15.7
Mother Nature and Father TimeApple Music	#7October 1953	7	September 1953 – October 1953	15.9	18.4
That's YouApple Music	#10June 1960	8	May 1960 – July 1960	13.5	13.3
When I Fall in Love {1987}	#4December 1987	8	November 1987 – January 1988	13.0	12.8
Let There Be Lovewith George Shearing	#11August 1962	14	July 1962 – October 1962	11.6	24.3
Let True Love Begin	#29November 1961	10	November 1961 – January 1962	10.2	10.0
The World in My Arms	#36March 1961	10	February 1961 – April 1961	8.3	8.1
Faith Can Move MountainsApple Music	#10February 1953	4	January 1953 – February 1953	8.1	9.9
Because You're MineApple Music	#6December 1952	4	December 1952 – February 1953	7.2	11.0
Time And The RiverApple Music	#23February 1960	5	February 1960 – March 1960	6.6	6.5
Midnight FlyerApple Music	#23September 1959	4	September 1959 – October 1959	6.1	5.9
You Made Me Love YouApple Music	#22June 1959	3	May 1959 – June 1959	4.7	4.5
My One Sin	#17September 1955	2	August 1955 – September 1955	4.1	4.0
Brazilian Love Song	#34March 1962	4	March 1962 – April 1962	3.7	3.6
Stardust	#24October 1957	2	October 1957 – November 1957	3.4	3.0
Let's Face the Music and Dance	#30March 1994	4	March 1994 – April 1994	3.1	3.1
Make Her Mine	#11October 1954	2	October 1954 – October 1954	3.0	4.4
My Personal Possession	#21October 1957	2	October 1957 – October 1957	2.9	3.1
The Right Thing to Say	#42June 1962	4	May 1962 – June 1962	2.9	2.8
Tenderly	#10April 1954	1	April 1954	2.6	2.6
Dear Lonely HeartsApple Music	#37January 1963	3	December 1962 – January 1963	2.4	2.6
Deck The Halls	#50December 2024	5	December 2022 – December 2024	1.0	1.5
When Rock 'N' Roll Came to Trinidad	#28July 1957	1	July 1957	0.9	1.4
Unforgettable {1988}	#84December 1988	4	November 1988 – December 1988	0.7	0.7

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