Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Pat Benatar

Charting Dec 22, 1979 → Oct 22, 1988 · 228 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 228 wk, UK Singles Chart 61 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 228 wk UK Singles Chart · 61 wk Global Music Power · 247 wk

Peak Power: 2.15%; week of Jan 14, 1984
Career Power: 285; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 72; October 1980 – October 1981
Peak Five Years: 222; March 1980 – February 1985
Top-five weeks: 3; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 228; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.14%; week of Jan 19, 1985
Comebacks: 1; September 1988

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Apr 12, 1986	Sep 17, 1988	127	116	2.15%	1.01%

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

17 records · 285 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
Love Is A BattlefieldApple Music	#5December 1983	22	September 1983 – February 1984	38.3
Hit Me With Your Best ShotApple Music	#9December 1980	24	October 1980 – March 1981	35.4
We BelongApple Music	#5January 1985	20	October 1984 – March 1985	33.9
Invincible (Theme From The Legend Of Billie Jean)Apple Music	#10September 1985	17	July 1985 – October 1985	23.9
Shadows Of The NightApple Music	#13December 1982	16	October 1982 – January 1983	22.0
Treat Me RightApple Music	#18March 1981	18	January 1981 – May 1981	19.5
Fire And IceApple Music	#17September 1981	15	July 1981 – October 1981	17.2
HeartbreakerApple Music	#23March 1980	18	December 1979 – April 1980	16.9
All Fired UpApple Music	#19August 1988	17	July 1988 – October 1988	16.2
Little Too LateApple Music	#20March 1983	14	February 1983 – May 1983	13.8
Sex As A WeaponApple Music	#28January 1986	13	November 1985 – February 1986	11.3
We Live For LoveApple Music	#27June 1980	14	April 1980 – July 1980	10.7
Promises In The DarkApple Music	#38October 1981	11	October 1981 – December 1981	6.2
Looking For A StrangerApple Music	#39May 1983	10	April 1983 – June 1983	6.0
You Better RunApple Music	#42August 1980	11	July 1980 – October 1980	5.5
Ooh Ooh Song	#36February 1985	9	January 1985 – March 1985	5.2
Le Bel Age (The Best Years)	#54March 1986	8	February 1986 – April 1986	3.2

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