Artists · UK Singles Chart

Neil Diamond

Charting Nov 1, 1970 → Jul 19, 2024 · 138 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 520 wk (5 at #1), UK Singles Chart 138 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 520 wk UK Singles Chart · 138 wk Global Music Power · 562 wk

Peak Power: 2.42%; week of Mar 21, 1971
Career Power: 191; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 87; July 1970 – July 1971
Peak Five Years: 107; August 1967 – July 1972
Top-five weeks: 7; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 138; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.30%; week of Dec 13, 1970
Comebacks: 3; November 1976, April 1979, January 1981

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Sep 10, 1972	Nov 21, 1976	218	203	2.42%	1.03%
After decline	Jan 23, 1977	Apr 15, 1979	116	47	2.42%	1.08%
After decline	Jul 1, 1979	Jan 11, 1981	79	71	2.42%	1.05%

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

17 records · 191 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
Cracklin' RosieApple Music	#3November 1970	17	November 1970 – February 1971	40.8
Sweet CarolineApple Music	#8March 1971	23	February 1971 – July 2024	28.2
I Am... I Said	#4June 1971	12	May 1971 – July 1971	24.4
Song Sung BlueApple Music	#14June 1972	13	May 1972 – July 1972	19.3
Forever In Blue JeansApple Music	#16April 1979	12	February 1979 – May 1979	16.8
Beautiful Noise	#13November 1976	9	October 1976 – December 1976	15.3
Love On The RocksApple Music	#17January 1981	11	November 1980 – January 1981	14.9
You Don't Bring Me Flowerswith Barbra StreisandApple Music	#5December 1978	12	November 1978 – February 1979	11.6
DesireeApple Music	#39December 1977	6	December 1977 – January 1978	5.3
If You Know What I MeanApple Music	#35August 1976	4	August 1976 – August 1976	3.6
HeartlightApple Music	#47November 1982	7	November 1982 – December 1982	3.6
Pretty Amazing Grace	#49May 2008	5	May 2008 – June 2008	2.6
Morning Has Broken	#36November 1992	2	November 1992 – November 1992	1.8
Hello AgainApple Music	#51February 1981	4	February 1981 – March 1981	1.8
This Time	#84October 1989	3	October 1989 – November 1989	0.5
I Dreamed a Dream	#90November 1987	3	November 1987 – November 1987	0.4
Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed	#92May 2008	1	May 2008	0.1

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