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Otis Redding

Charting May 25, 1963 → Dec 17, 2011 · 190 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 190 wk (2 at #1), UK Singles Chart 125 wk (3 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 190 wk UK Singles Chart · 125 wk Global Music Power · 244 wk

Peak Power: 2.43%; week of Apr 27, 1968
Career Power: 139; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 2; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 68; February 1968 – January 1969
Peak Five Years: 128; July 1964 – June 1969
Top-five weeks: 10; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 190; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.54%; week of Mar 30, 1968
Comebacks: 0; none detected

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 Billboard Hot 100

26 records · 139 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
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The BayApple Music	#1March 1968	16	January 1968 – May 1968	41.4
I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)Apple Music	#21July 1965	11	May 1965 – July 1965	11.4
Papa's Got A Brand New BagApple Music	#21January 1969	9	November 1968 – January 1969	9.5
Try A Little TendernessApple Music	#25January 1967	10	December 1966 – February 1967	9.3
The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)	#25May 1968	8	April 1968 – June 1968	7.8
RespectApple Music	#35November 1965	11	September 1965 – November 1965	6.8
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)	#29November 1966	8	October 1966 – November 1966	6.5
Satisfaction	#31April 1966	8	March 1966 – April 1966	6.2
Otisfeatured credit · with Jay Z Kanye West	#12August 2011	20	August 2011 – December 2011	5.6
Mr. PitifulApple Music	#41April 1965	9	February 1965 – April 1965	4.3
I've Got Dreams To Remember	#41November 1968	7	September 1968 – November 1968	4.2
A Lover's Question	#48March 1969	6	March 1969 – April 1969	3.4
Shake	#47June 1967	6	May 1967 – June 1967	3.2
Amen	#36July 1968	5	July 1968 – August 1968	3.0
Pain In My HeartApple Music	#61February 1964	11	November 1963 – February 1964	2.9
Hard To HandleApple Music	#51August 1968	7	July 1968 – August 1968	2.6
My Lover's Prayer	#61July 1966	7	June 1966 – July 1966	2.1
Come To Me	#69May 1964	7	March 1964 – May 1964	1.6
Glory Of Love	#60August 1967	4	July 1967 – August 1967	1.5
Love Man	#72June 1969	5	May 1969 – June 1969	1.4
Chained And Bound	#70November 1964	7	October 1964 – December 1964	1.4
That's How Strong My Love Is	#74February 1965	4	January 1965 – February 1965	1.0
Just One More Day	#85December 1965	5	December 1965 – January 1966	0.8
I Love You More Than Words Can Say	#78April 1967	3	April 1967 – April 1967	0.7
These Arms Of Mine	#85June 1963	3	May 1963 – June 1963	0.5
Security	#97May 1964	1	May 1964	0.1

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