Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Patti Smith Group
Charting Apr 8, 1978 → Sep 1, 1979 · 21 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 21 wk, UK Singles Chart 16 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.30%
- week of Jul 8, 1978
- Career Power
- 21
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 20
- August 1977 – August 1978
- Peak Five Years
- 21
- September 1974 – September 1979
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 21
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 2.34%
- week of Jun 24, 1978
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →
Songs on the Billboard Hot 100
2 records · 21 share-weeks of Career Power
Power contributed is what each song earned this artist: their weekly Power Share, split across their songs (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Record Power is the song's own figure, the same for every artist on it. Bar length compares songs within this list.
| Song | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because The NightApple Music | #13 | 18 | 20.5 | ||
| FrederickApple Music | #90 | 3 | 0.5 |
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At their peak
1977 in music →Patti Smith Group's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from August 1977 to August 1978. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Bee Gees163
- 2Andy Gibb141
- 3Heatwave93
- 4Barry Manilow78
- 5Shaun Cassidy77
- 6Linda Ronstadt73
- 7Player73
- 8Electric Light Orchestra72
- 9Rita Coolidge71
- 10Commodores70
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.
Their decade: the 1970s.