Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Paul Anka

Charting Aug 4, 1958 → Oct 1, 1983 · 392 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 392 wk (1 crown), UK Singles Chart 115 wk (6 crowns)

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Honours

Artist of the Week

Billboard Hot 100
1 crown
First crown Dec 1959
UK Singles Chart
6 crowns
Longest reign 6 weeks (Dec 1957 – Jan 1958) · First crown Dec 1957
Global Music Power
10 crowns
19571983
Longest reign 6 weeks (Dec 1957 – Jan 1958) · First crown Dec 1957

Billboard Hot 100 · 392 wk UK Singles Chart · 115 wk Global Music Power · 439 wk

Peak Power: 3.23%; week of Dec 28, 1959
Career Power: 453; share-weeks
Crowns: 1; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 141; June 1959 – May 1960
Peak Five Years: 327; August 1958 – July 1963
Top-five weeks: 26; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 392; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.86%; week of Dec 7, 1959
Comebacks: 1; Jan 1976, after 13 quiet years

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

47 records · 453 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
Lonely BoyApple Music	#1July 1959	15	June 1959 – September 1959	41.7	40.6
Put Your Head On My ShoulderApple Music	#2October 1959	18	August 1959 – December 1959	41.2	41.7
Puppy LoveApple Music	#2April 1960	14	February 1960 – May 1960	30.5	29.9
Times Of Your LifeApple Music	#7February 1976	20	November 1975 – March 1976	29.4	29.3
It's Time To CryApple Music	#4December 1959	15	November 1959 – February 1960	27.4	28.0
(All of a Sudden) My Heart SingsApple Music	#15February 1959	17	December 1958 – April 1959	22.2	21.9
My Home TownApple Music	#8July 1960	13	May 1960 – August 1960	21.6	21.1
Love Me Warm And TenderApple Music	#12April 1962	12	February 1962 – May 1962	18.3	18.1
Dance On Little GirlApple Music	#10July 1961	10	May 1961 – July 1961	16.3	16.1
Tonight My Love, TonightApple Music	#13May 1961	11	March 1961 – May 1961	16.0	15.7
(You're) Having My Babywith Odia CoatesApple Music	#1August 1974	15	July 1974 – October 1974	15.7	31.2
Summer's GoneApple Music	#11October 1960	11	September 1960 – December 1960	13.3	13.2
A Steel Guitar And A Glass Of WineApple Music	#13July 1962	10	May 1962 – July 1962	13.2	13.1
One Man Woman/One Woman Manwith Odia CoatesApple Music	#7January 1975	16	November 1974 – February 1975	12.2	24.3
I Don't Like To Sleep Alonewith Odia CoatesApple Music	#8May 1975	15	March 1975 – June 1975	12.0	24.0
Hello Young LoversApple Music	#23August 1960	12	August 1960 – October 1960	10.9	11.1
The Story Of My Love	#16February 1961	8	January 1961 – March 1961	10.0	9.7
Goodnight My LoveApple Music	#27February 1969	10	January 1969 – March 1969	9.5	9.4
Eso Beso (That Kiss!)Apple Music	#19December 1962	8	November 1962 – December 1962	8.7	8.6
(I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Lovewith Odia Coates	#15September 1975	13	July 1975 – October 1975	8.4	16.8
Hold Me 'til The Mornin' ComesApple Music	#40September 1983	16	June 1983 – October 1983	7.9	7.7
Love (Makes the World Go 'round)Apple Music	#26February 1963	8	January 1963 – March 1963	7.6	7.5
This Is Love	#35December 1978	11	October 1978 – December 1978	6.9	6.9
I Miss You So	#33April 1959	9	March 1959 – May 1959	6.0	5.9
Anytime (i'll Be There)Apple Music	#33May 1976	9	April 1976 – May 1976	5.9	5.9
Remember DianaApple Music	#39May 1963	8	April 1963 – June 1963	4.5	4.4
I Love You In The Same Old WayApple Music	#40September 1960	11	August 1960 – October 1960	4.4	6.7
Do I Love YouApple Music	#53November 1971	11	October 1971 – December 1971	4.2	4.2
Kissin' On The Phone	#35September 1961	7	August 1961 – October 1961	3.8	3.8
Something Happened	#41June 1960	9	May 1960 – July 1960	3.6	5.3
I've Been Waiting For You All Of My Life	#48May 1981	9	April 1981 – June 1981	3.4	3.3
Every Night (Without You)Apple Music	#46September 1962	6	August 1962 – September 1962	2.4	2.4
HappierApple Music	#60January 1977	7	December 1976 – January 1977	2.3	2.3
Jubilation	#65May 1972	9	March 1972 – May 1972	2.2	2.2
In The Still Of The NightApple Music	#64April 1969	6	March 1969 – April 1969	1.8	1.8
Let Me Get To Know YouApple Music	#80February 1974	8	January 1974 – February 1974	1.4	1.4
MidnightApple Music	#69August 1958	4	August 1958 – August 1958	1.2	1.1
Everybody Ought To Be In Love	#75August 1977	4	July 1977 – August 1977	0.9	0.9
Just Young	#80October 1958	5	October 1958 – November 1958	0.9	0.9
SincerelyApple Music	#80June 1969	4	May 1969 – June 1969	0.9	0.9
CinderellaApple Music	#70October 1961	4	September 1961 – October 1961	0.8	0.9
Did You Have A Happy Birthday?	#89December 1963	3	December 1963 – December 1963	0.5	0.5
HappyApple Music	#86December 1969	3	November 1969 – December 1969	0.5	0.5
My Best Friend's WifeApple Music	#80May 1977	2	April 1977 – May 1977	0.4	0.4
Adam And EveApple Music	#90April 1960	2	April 1960 – April 1960	0.2	0.3
Hello Jim	#97June 1963	1	June 1963	0.1	0.1
I'm Coming Home	#94August 1962	1	August 1962	0.1	0.1

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At their peak

1959 in music →

Paul Anka's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from June 1959 to May 1960. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decades: the 1950s, the 1960s, the 1970s, the 1980s.