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Charting Aug 23, 1981 → Sep 6, 1981 · 3 weeks with chart power
Charted in 1 of 2 markets — UK Singles Chart 3 wk
- Peak Power
- 0.13%
- week of Sep 6, 1981
- Career Power
- 1
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 1
- September 1980 – September 1981
- Peak Five Years
- 1
- September 1976 – September 1981
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 3
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 0.60%
- week of Aug 30, 1981
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →
Songs on the UK Singles Chart
1 song · 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Video | #52 | 3 | 1.4 |
At their peak
1980 in music →News's best twelve months on the UK Singles Chart ran from September 1980 to September 1981. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Adam & the Ants126
- 2Madness92
- 3Shakin' Stevens92
- 4Stevie Wonder84
- 5John Lennon81
- 6Bad Manners78
- 7Spandau Ballet68
- 8Sheena Easton65
- 9The Nolans63
- 10Ultravox63
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.
Their decade: the 1980s.