Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Paul and Paula

Charting Dec 29, 1962Oct 26, 1963 · 38 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of themBillboard Hot 100 38 wk (3 at #1), UK Singles Chart 23 wk

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Peak Power
2.53%
week of Apr 27, 1963
Career Power
63
share-weeks
Weeks at #1
3
weeks as the top artist
Peak Year
63
November 1962 – October 1963
Peak Five Years
63
November 1958 – October 1963
Top-five weeks
8
weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity
38
weeks with chart power
Dominance
3.56%
week of Feb 23, 1963
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

5 records · 63 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.

SongPeakWeeksPower
Hey Paula#11535.2
Young Lovers#61018.0
First Quarrel#2787.6
First Day Back At School#6041.5
Something Old, Something New#7751.0

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