Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Paul Anka

Charting Aug 4, 1958 → Oct 1, 1983 · 379 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 379 wk (1 at #1), UK Singles Chart 115 wk (6 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 379 wk UK Singles Chart · 115 wk Global Music Power · 426 wk

Peak Power: 3.23%; week of Dec 28, 1959
Career Power: 444; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 1; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 141; June 1959 – May 1960
Peak Five Years: 327; August 1958 – July 1963
Top-five weeks: 26; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 379; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.86%; week of Dec 7, 1959
Comebacks: 1; January 1976

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Sep 1, 1962	Jan 10, 1976	697	261	3.22%	1.22%

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

46 records · 444 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
Lonely BoyApple Music	#1July 1959	15	June 1959 – September 1959	41.7
Put Your Head On My ShoulderApple Music	#2October 1959	18	August 1959 – December 1959	41.2
Puppy LoveApple Music	#2April 1960	14	February 1960 – May 1960	30.5
Times Of Your LifeApple Music	#7February 1976	20	November 1975 – March 1976	29.4
It's Time To CryApple Music	#4December 1959	15	November 1959 – February 1960	27.4
(All of a Sudden) My Heart SingsApple Music	#15February 1959	17	December 1958 – April 1959	22.2
My Home TownApple Music	#8July 1960	13	May 1960 – August 1960	21.6
Love Me Warm And TenderApple Music	#12April 1962	12	February 1962 – May 1962	18.2
Dance On Little GirlApple Music	#10July 1961	10	May 1961 – July 1961	16.3
Tonight My Love, TonightApple Music	#13May 1961	11	March 1961 – May 1961	16.0
(You're) Having My Babywith Odia CoatesApple Music	#1August 1974	15	July 1974 – October 1974	15.7
Summer's GoneApple Music	#11October 1960	11	September 1960 – December 1960	13.3
A Steel Guitar And A Glass Of WineApple Music	#13July 1962	10	May 1962 – July 1962	13.2
One Man Woman/One Woman Manwith Odia CoatesApple Music	#7January 1975	16	November 1974 – February 1975	12.2
I Don't Like To Sleep Alonewith Odia CoatesApple Music	#8May 1975	15	March 1975 – June 1975	12.0
Hello Young LoversApple Music	#23August 1960	12	August 1960 – October 1960	10.9
The Story Of My Love	#16February 1961	8	January 1961 – March 1961	10.0
Goodnight My LoveApple Music	#27February 1969	10	January 1969 – March 1969	9.4
Eso Beso (That Kiss!)Apple Music	#19December 1962	8	November 1962 – December 1962	8.7
Hold Me 'til The Mornin' ComesApple Music	#40September 1983	16	June 1983 – October 1983	7.9
Love (Makes the World Go 'round)	#26February 1963	8	January 1963 – March 1963	7.6
This Is Love	#35December 1978	11	October 1978 – December 1978	6.9
I Miss You So	#33April 1959	9	March 1959 – May 1959	6.0
Anytime (i'll Be There)Apple Music	#33May 1976	9	April 1976 – May 1976	5.9
Remember Diana	#39May 1963	8	April 1963 – June 1963	4.5
I Love You In The Same Old WayApple Music	#40September 1960	11	August 1960 – October 1960	4.4
Do I Love YouApple Music	#53November 1971	11	October 1971 – December 1971	4.2
Kissin' On The Phone	#35September 1961	7	August 1961 – October 1961	3.8
Something Happened	#41June 1960	9	May 1960 – July 1960	3.6
I've Been Waiting For You All Of My Life	#48May 1981	9	April 1981 – June 1981	3.4
Every Night (Without You)	#46September 1962	6	August 1962 – September 1962	2.4
Happier	#60January 1977	7	December 1976 – January 1977	2.3
Jubilation	#65May 1972	9	March 1972 – May 1972	2.2
In The Still Of The Night	#64April 1969	6	March 1969 – April 1969	1.8
Let Me Get To Know You	#80February 1974	8	January 1974 – February 1974	1.4
Midnight	#69August 1958	4	August 1958 – August 1958	1.2
Everybody Ought To Be In Love	#75August 1977	4	July 1977 – August 1977	0.9
Just Young	#80October 1958	5	October 1958 – November 1958	0.9
Sincerely	#80June 1969	4	May 1969 – June 1969	0.9
Cinderella	#70October 1961	4	September 1961 – October 1961	0.8
Did You Have A Happy Birthday?	#89December 1963	3	December 1963 – December 1963	0.5
Happy	#86December 1969	3	November 1969 – December 1969	0.5
My Best Friend's Wife	#80May 1977	2	April 1977 – May 1977	0.4
Adam And Eve	#90April 1960	2	April 1960 – April 1960	0.2
Hello Jim	#97June 1963	1	June 1963	0.1
I'm Coming Home	#94August 1962	1	August 1962	0.1

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