Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Neil Diamond

Charting May 21, 1966 → Jul 26, 1986 · 520 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 520 wk (5 crowns), UK Singles Chart 139 wk

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Image credits

Photo: Irisgerh at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Honours

Artist of the Week

Billboard Hot 100
5 crowns
Longest reign 3 weeks (Sep–Oct 1970) · First crown Sep 1970
Global Music Power
9 crowns
19662026
Longest reign 5 weeks (Jun–Jul 1972) · First crown Nov 1970

Billboard Hot 100 · 520 wk UK Singles Chart · 139 wk Global Music Power · 563 wk

Peak Power: 2.81%; week of Apr 4, 1981
Career Power: 684; share-weeks
Crowns: 5; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 102; August 1980 – August 1981
Peak Five Years: 274; January 1969 – December 1973
Top-five weeks: 30; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 520; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 4.05%; week of Oct 10, 1970
Comebacks: 4; Aug 1969 · Nov 1974 · Jul 1976 · Feb 1978

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

53 records · 684 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
Love On The RocksApple Music	#2January 1981	20	November 1980 – March 1981	44.6	44.9
Cracklin' RosieApple Music	#1October 1970	15	August 1970 – November 1970	33.2	34.6
Song Sung BlueApple Music	#1July 1972	13	May 1972 – July 1972	31.0	31.0
Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)Apple Music	#4August 1969	14	June 1969 – September 1969	30.4	30.1
HeartlightApple Music	#5November 1982	19	September 1982 – January 1983	29.4	29.1
AmericaApple Music	#8June 1981	17	April 1981 – August 1981	29.2	28.9
Hello AgainApple Music	#6March 1981	16	January 1981 – May 1981	28.4	29.0
Holly HolyApple Music	#6December 1969	14	November 1969 – January 1970	26.5	26.3
Yesterday's SongsApple Music	#11January 1982	15	November 1981 – February 1982	26.1	25.7
Longfellow SerenadeApple Music	#5November 1974	15	October 1974 – January 1975	22.9	22.9
I Am...I Said/Done Too SoonApple Music	#4May 1971	14	March 1971 – June 1971	22.9	22.8
You Don't Bring Me Flowerswith Barbra StreisandApple Music	#1December 1978	17	October 1978 – February 1979	20.6	41.5
Cherry, CherryApple Music	#6October 1966	12	August 1966 – November 1966	19.8	19.7
If You Know What I MeanApple Music	#11August 1976	12	June 1976 – September 1976	19.2	19.1
September MornApple Music	#17March 1980	16	December 1979 – April 1980	18.5	18.3
DesireeApple Music	#16February 1978	14	December 1977 – March 1978	17.6	17.3
Girl, You'll Be A Woman SoonApple Music	#10May 1967	11	April 1967 – June 1967	17.5	17.3
Play MeApple Music	#11October 1972	11	August 1972 – October 1972	17.1	17.1
Solitary ManApple Music	#21September 1970	24	May 1966 – October 1970	16.5	18.1
Thank The Lord For The Night TimeApple Music	#13August 1967	11	July 1967 – September 1967	15.9	15.8
Walk On WaterApple Music	#17December 1972	12	November 1972 – January 1973	15.2	15.2
He Ain't Heavy...He's My BrotherApple Music	#20December 1970	11	November 1970 – January 1971	13.1	14.0
ShiloApple Music	#24April 1970	14	February 1970 – May 1970	13.0	12.9
Stones/Crunchy Granola SuiteApple Music	#14December 1971	9	November 1971 – January 1972	12.9	12.9
Brother Love's Travelling Salvation ShowApple Music	#22April 1969	13	February 1969 – May 1969	12.6	12.5
I Got The Feelin' (Oh No No)Apple Music	#16December 1966	8	November 1966 – December 1966	11.8	11.7
Forever In Blue JeansApple Music	#20March 1979	11	January 1979 – April 1979	10.8	11.0
You Got To MeApple Music	#18March 1967	8	January 1967 – March 1967	9.8	9.7
Kentucky WomanApple Music	#22November 1967	8	October 1967 – December 1967	9.7	9.6
On The Way To The SkyApple Music	#27March 1982	10	February 1982 – April 1982	8.4	8.3
I'm AliveApple Music	#35February 1983	12	January 1983 – April 1983	8.1	8.0
Cherry Cherry" from Hot August Night	#31May 1973	10	March 1973 – May 1973	7.9	7.9
Be Mine TonightApple Music	#35July 1982	11	May 1982 – July 1982	7.5	7.4
BeApple Music	#34December 1973	9	October 1973 – December 1973	7.0	6.9
Soolaimón (African Trilogy II)Apple Music	#30May 1970	7	May 1970 – June 1970	6.3	6.5
I've Been This Way BeforeApple Music	#34March 1975	7	February 1975 – March 1975	5.0	5.0
Do ItApple Music	#36December 1970	10	November 1970 – January 1971	4.5	7.6
Don't Think....FeelApple Music	#43October 1976	8	September 1976 – October 1976	4.0	3.9
Headed For The FutureApple Music	#53June 1986	10	May 1986 – July 1986	3.7	3.7
I'm A BelieverApple Music	#51July 1971	8	June 1971 – August 1971	3.3	3.3
Say MaybeApple Music	#55June 1979	7	May 1979 – June 1979	2.6	2.5
New OrleansApple Music	#51February 1968	6	January 1968 – February 1968	2.4	2.4
The Last Thing On My MindApple Music	#56September 1973	6	August 1973 – September 1973	2.3	2.3
Front Page StoryApple Music	#65May 1983	8	April 1983 – June 1983	2.2	2.2
Brooklyn RoadsApple Music	#58June 1968	6	May 1968 – June 1968	2.1	2.1
Turn AroundApple Music	#62September 1984	8	August 1984 – October 1984	2.1	2.1
Two-Bit ManchildApple Music	#66August 1968	6	July 1968 – August 1968	1.8	1.8
Until It's Time For You To GoApple Music	#53March 1970	6	February 1970 – March 1970	1.7	2.7
The Good Lord Loves YouApple Music	#67April 1980	6	April 1980 – May 1980	1.5	1.5
Sunday SunApple Music	#68November 1968	5	October 1968 – November 1968	1.2	1.2
Red Red WineApple Music	#62April 1968	3	April 1968 – April 1968	1.2	1.1
SkybirdApple Music	#75March 1974	4	March 1974 – April 1974	1.0	1.0
The Long Way HomeApple Music	#91August 1973	3	August 1973 – August 1973	0.4	0.4

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At their peak

1980 in music →

Neil Diamond's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from August 1980 to August 1981. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decades: the 1960s, the 1970s, the 1980s.