Artists · UK Singles Chart

Otis Redding

Charting Nov 25, 1965 → Jul 1, 2012 · 125 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: 2.15%; week of Apr 17, 1968
Career Power: 153; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 3; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 64; October 1967 – October 1968
Peak Five Years: 148; August 1964 – July 1969
Top-five weeks: 5; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 125; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.99%; week of Mar 27, 1968
Comebacks: 1; August 1967

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jun 30, 1966	Aug 9, 1967	58	5	1.56%	1.06%

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

17 records · 153 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	#3March 1968	16	February 1968 – April 2012	31.5
My Girl	#11January 1966	16	November 1965 – March 1966	26.4
Hard To HandleApple Music	#15September 1968	12	July 1968 – October 1968	19.7
Shake	#28July 1967	10	June 1967 – August 1967	11.0
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)	#23December 1966	9	November 1966 – January 1967	10.8
I Can't Turn You Loose	#29September 1966	8	August 1966 – October 1966	8.7
Trampwith Carla Thomas	#18August 1967	11	July 1967 – September 1967	6.8
The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)	#24June 1968	5	May 1968 – June 1968	6.6
My Girl {1968}	#36March 1968	9	February 1968 – April 1968	5.8
My Lover's Prayer	#37July 1966	6	July 1966 – August 1966	5.1
Day Tripper	#43March 1967	6	March 1967 – April 1967	4.4
Otiswith Jay-Z, Kanye West	#28September 2011	14	July 2011 – July 2012	4.1
Satisfaction	#33April 1966	4	April 1966 – April 1966	4.0
Try A Little TendernessApple Music	#46February 1967	4	January 1967 – February 1967	2.8
Knock on Woodwith Carla Thomas	#35November 1967	5	October 1967 – November 1967	2.2
Love Man	#43July 1969	3	July 1969 – July 1969	2.1
Let Me Come on Home	#48May 1967	1	May 1967	0.7

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