Artists · UK Singles Chart

Olivia Newton-John

Charting Mar 14, 1971 → Jun 28, 1992 · 197 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 443 wk (10 at #1), UK Singles Chart 197 wk (3 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 443 wk UK Singles Chart · 197 wk Global Music Power · 512 wk

Peak Power: 2.79%; week of Dec 3, 1978
Career Power: 299; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 3; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 89; March 1978 – February 1979
Peak Five Years: 172; May 1977 – April 1982
Top-five weeks: 6; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 197; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 4.53%; week of Nov 12, 1978
Comebacks: 2; July 1977, November 1981

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Jun 16, 1974	Jul 10, 1977	159	132	1.84%	1.19%
After decline	May 6, 1979	Nov 22, 1981	132	48	2.80%	1.17%

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

26 records · 299 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
Banks Of The OhioApple Music	#6November 1971	17	October 1971 – February 1972	33.2
You're The One That I Wantwith John TravoltaApple Music	#1June 1978	26	May 1978 – November 1978	29.8
SamApple Music	#6July 1977	11	June 1977 – August 1977	23.3
PhysicalApple Music	#7November 1981	16	October 1981 – January 1982	23.1
A Little More LoveApple Music	#4January 1979	12	December 1978 – February 1979	22.1
If Not For YouApple Music	#7April 1971	11	March 1971 – May 1971	22.0
Hopelessly Devoted To YouApple Music	#2November 1978	11	October 1978 – January 1979	20.3
Take Me Home Country Roads	#15February 1973	13	January 1973 – April 1973	19.1
Summer Nightswith John TravoltaApple Music	#1September 1978	19	September 1978 – January 1979	17.2
Long Live Love	#11April 1974	8	March 1974 – April 1974	14.0
Xanaduwith Electric Light Orchestra	#1July 1980	11	June 1980 – August 1980	13.0
What Is Life	#16April 1972	8	March 1972 – April 1972	12.5
The Grease Megamixwith John Travolta	#3January 1991	10	December 1990 – February 1991	10.7
Landslide	#18February 1982	9	January 1982 – March 1982	10.2
I Honestly Love YouApple Music	#22October 1974	6	October 1974 – November 1974	8.3
Suddenlywith Cliff RichardApple Music	#15November 1980	7	October 1980 – November 1980	5.2
MagicApple Music	#32August 1980	7	August 1980 – September 1980	5.2
I Honestly Love You {1983}	#52January 1983	5	January 1983 – January 1983	2.2
Heart AttackApple Music	#46October 1982	4	October 1982 – November 1982	2.0
Make A Move On MeApple Music	#43April 1982	3	April 1982 – April 1982	1.8
Twist Of FateApple Music	#57November 1983	4	October 1983 – November 1983	1.2
Deeper Than The NightApple Music	#64July 1979	3	June 1979 – July 1979	1.1
Grease - Dream Mixwith Frankie Valli, John Travolta	#47March 1991	2	March 1991 – March 1991	0.4
The Rumour	#85September 1988	2	September 1988 – September 1988	0.3
I Need Love	#75June 1992	1	June 1992	0.3
Soul KissApple Music	#100February 1986	1	February 1986	0.1

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