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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Charting Feb 3, 1980 → Sep 19, 1993 · 186 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 81 wk, UK Singles Chart 186 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 81 wk UK Singles Chart · 186 wk Global Music Power · 245 wk

Peak Power: 2.25%; week of Nov 29, 1981
Career Power: 262; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 66; March 1981 – March 1982
Peak Five Years: 164; November 1979 – November 1984
Top-five weeks: 11; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 186; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.37%; week of Nov 1, 1981
Comebacks: 3; May 1984, October 1986, May 1991

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jun 6, 1982	May 6, 1984	100	49	2.25%	1.09%
After decline	Dec 9, 1984	Oct 12, 1986	96	23	2.25%	1.09%
After absence	Jan 11, 1987	May 5, 1991	225	140	2.25%	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

27 records · 262 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
Sailing on the Seven Seas	#3May 1991	13	March 1991 – June 1991	25.1
Enola Gay	#8October 1980	14	September 1980 – January 1981	23.1
Souvenir	#3September 1981	12	August 1981 – November 1981	22.5
Maid of Orleans (the Waltz of Joan of Arc)	#4February 1982	10	January 1982 – March 1982	22.0
Joan of Arc	#5November 1981	14	October 1981 – January 1982	21.4
Locomotion	#5May 1984	11	April 1984 – June 1984	21.4
Pandora's Box	#7July 1991	10	June 1991 – September 1991	17.8
Messages	#13June 1980	11	May 1980 – July 1980	15.8
(Forever) Live And DieApple Music	#11September 1986	10	August 1986 – November 1986	15.7
Talking Loud and Clear	#11July 1984	10	June 1984 – August 1984	15.4
Genetic Engineering	#20March 1983	8	February 1983 – April 1983	9.6
Tesla Girls	#21September 1984	8	September 1984 – October 1984	9.1
So In LoveApple Music	#27June 1985	7	May 1985 – June 1985	7.4
SecretApple Music	#34July 1985	7	July 1985 – August 1985	6.3
Stand Above Me	#21May 1993	4	May 1993 – May 1993	5.0
Dream of Me (Based on Love's Theme)	#24July 1993	5	July 1993 – August 1993	4.8
DreamingApple Music	#50February 1988	7	January 1988 – July 1988	2.8
Telegraph	#42April 1983	4	April 1983 – April 1983	2.7
La Femme Accident	#42October 1985	4	October 1985 – November 1985	2.6
If You LeaveApple Music	#48May 1986	4	April 1986 – May 1986	2.5
We Love You	#54November 1986	5	November 1986 – December 1986	2.4
Then You Turn Away	#50September 1991	4	September 1991 – September 1991	2.0
Shame	#52May 1987	4	April 1987 – May 1987	1.7
Call My Name	#50December 1991	2	December 1991 – December 1991	1.2
Everyday	#59September 1993	2	September 1993 – September 1993	0.7
Red Frame White Light	#67February 1980	2	February 1980 – February 1980	0.7
Never Turn Away	#70November 1984	2	November 1984 – November 1984	0.6

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