Artists · UK Singles Chart

Neil Sedaka

Charting Apr 24, 1959 → Apr 13, 1975 · 187 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 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

Peak Power: 2.45%; week of Feb 5, 1960
Career Power: 322; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 91; December 1961 – December 1962
Peak Five Years: 247; July 1958 – June 1963
Top-five weeks: 9; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 187; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.49%; week of Dec 18, 1959
Comebacks: 1; November 1972

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Jan 31, 1963	Nov 26, 1972	512	483	2.45%	1.06%

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 · 322 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
Oh CarolApple Music	#3December 1959	18	November 1959 – March 1960	46.7	45.9
Happy Birthday, Sweet SixteenApple Music	#3January 1962	18	December 1961 – April 1962	40.4	39.8
Breaking Up Is Hard To DoApple Music	#7September 1962	16	July 1962 – November 1962	33.3	32.9
I Go ApeApple Music	#9June 1959	13	April 1959 – July 1959	29.5	28.6
Stairway To HeavenApple Music	#8June 1960	15	April 1960 – July 1960	29.3	28.7
Calendar GirlApple Music	#8March 1961	14	February 1961 – May 1961	24.9	24.5
Little DevilApple Music	#9June 1961	12	May 1961 – August 1961	20.8	20.2
Oh! Carol/Breaking Up Is Hard to Do/Little DevilApple Music	#19November 1972	14	October 1972 – December 1972	18.8	18.7
That's When The Music Takes MeApple Music	#18March 1973	10	February 1973 – April 1973	13.3	13.1
King Of ClownsApple Music	#23May 1962	11	April 1962 – June 1962	13.0	12.7
Laughter In The RainApple Music	#15July 1974	9	June 1974 – August 1974	12.8	12.8
Standing on the Inside	#26June 1973	9	May 1973 – July 1973	10.8	10.7
Our Last Song Together	#31September 1973	8	August 1973 – October 1973	7.6	7.6
A Little Lovin	#34February 1974	6	February 1974 – March 1974	5.6	5.5
The Queen of 1964	#35March 1975	5	March 1975 – April 1975	4.8	4.8
Next Door To An AngelApple Music	#29December 1962	4	November 1962 – December 1962	4.6	4.5
Let's Go Steady AgainApple Music	#42May 1963	3	May 1963 – June 1963	2.4	2.4
You Mean Everything To MeApple Music	#45September 1960	3	September 1960 – September 1960	2.3	2.2
Beautiful You	#43November 1972	3	October 1972 – November 1972	1.6	2.4

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