Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Neil Sedaka

Charting Dec 8, 1958 → Aug 2, 1980 · 316 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 3 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 316 wk (4 at #1), UK Singles Chart 187 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 316 wk UK Singles Chart · 187 wk Global Music Power · 409 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 2.25%; week of Sep 15, 1962
Career Power: 398; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 4; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 82; December 1961 – December 1962
Peak Five Years: 252; December 1958 – December 1963
Top-five weeks: 19; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 316; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.59%; week of Aug 11, 1962
Comebacks: 1; December 1974

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Jul 27, 1963	Dec 28, 1974	596	450	2.25%	1.15%

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 Billboard Hot 100

29 records · 398 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
Breaking Up Is Hard To DoApple Music	#1August 1962	28	June 1962 – March 1976	57.4	57.0
Laughter In The RainApple Music	#1February 1975	20	October 1974 – March 1975	37.1	37.1
Calendar GirlApple Music	#4February 1961	15	December 1960 – March 1961	27.9	27.2
Happy Birthday, Sweet SixteenApple Music	#6January 1962	14	November 1961 – February 1962	27.9	27.2
Bad BloodApple Music	#1October 1975	14	September 1975 – December 1975	27.4	27.3
Oh! CarolApple Music	#9December 1959	18	October 1959 – February 1960	27.0	26.4
Next Door To An AngelApple Music	#5November 1962	11	October 1962 – December 1962	22.0	21.6
Stairway To HeavenApple Music	#9May 1960	15	March 1960 – July 1960	20.8	20.2
The DiaryApple Music	#14February 1959	15	December 1958 – March 1959	18.1	17.9
You Mean Everything To MeApple Music	#17October 1960	13	August 1960 – October 1960	16.4	15.9
Little DevilApple Music	#11May 1961	9	May 1961 – June 1961	13.6	13.4
Love In The ShadowsApple Music	#16May 1976	11	April 1976 – June 1976	13.4	13.3
Alice In WonderlandApple Music	#17March 1963	10	February 1963 – April 1963	13.1	12.8
The ImmigrantApple Music	#22May 1975	10	March 1975 – May 1975	9.8	9.8
Should've Never Let You Gowith Dara SedakaApple Music	#19June 1980	19	March 1980 – August 1980	9.4	18.5
That's When The Music Takes MeApple Music	#27August 1975	10	June 1975 – August 1975	8.0	8.0
Let's Go Steady AgainApple Music	#26June 1963	9	April 1963 – June 1963	7.8	7.7
Bad GirlApple Music	#33December 1963	8	November 1963 – January 1964	6.5	6.4
Steppin' OutApple Music	#36July 1976	9	June 1976 – August 1976	5.5	5.5
Run Samson RunApple Music	#28October 1960	11	August 1960 – November 1960	5.3	7.2
I Go ApeApple Music	#42March 1959	8	March 1959 – April 1959	4.8	4.7
King Of ClownsApple Music	#45May 1962	9	March 1962 – May 1962	4.1	4.1
AmarilloApple Music	#44June 1977	7	May 1977 – July 1977	3.8	3.8
The DreamerApple Music	#47August 1963	7	July 1963 – September 1963	3.5	3.5
Sweet Little YouApple Music	#59September 1961	7	August 1961 – October 1961	2.7	2.6
You Gotta Make Your Own SunshineApple Music	#53October 1976	5	September 1976 – October 1976	2.3	2.3
The World Through A TearApple Music	#76October 1965	9	August 1965 – October 1965	1.8	1.8
The Answer To My Prayer	#89February 1966	4	February 1966 – February 1966	0.6	0.6
Sunny	#86August 1964	3	July 1964 – August 1964	0.5	0.5

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