Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Paul McCartney

Charting Mar 6, 1971 → Jan 3, 2026 · 219 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 3 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 219 wk, UK Singles Chart 267 wk (1 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 219 wk UK Singles Chart · 267 wk Global Music Power · 355 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 2.14%; week of Sep 25, 1982
Career Power: 258; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 71; March 1982 – March 1983
Peak Five Years: 180; January 1982 – December 1986
Top-five weeks: 2; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 219; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.07%; week of Apr 17, 1971
Comebacks: 1; June 1982

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Aug 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1982	564	556	1.66%	1.03%

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026). How it works →

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

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

23 records · 258 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 — a #1 week is 3.5 whoever holds it. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Record Power
No More Lonely NightsApple Music	#6December 1984	18	October 1984 – February 1985	31.3	30.7
Say Say Saywith Michael JacksonApple Music	#1December 1983	22	October 1983 – March 1984	26.7	55.2
Take It AwayApple Music	#10August 1982	16	July 1982 – October 1982	26.1	26.2
Spies Like UsApple Music	#7February 1986	17	November 1985 – March 1986	25.7	25.3
Another Day/Oh Woman Oh WhyApple Music	#5April 1971	12	March 1971 – May 1971	24.9	24.9
Ebony And Ivorywith Stevie WonderApple Music	#1May 1982	19	April 1982 – August 1982	22.8	46.3
Wonderful ChristmastimeApple Music	#26January 2024	20	December 2018 – January 2026	22.4	21.0
The Girl Is Minewith Michael JacksonApple Music	#2January 1983	18	November 1982 – March 1983	19.8	39.2
FourFiveSecondswith Rihanna, Kanye WestApple Music	#4February 2015	20	February 2015 – June 2015	13.9	38.6
So BadApple Music	#23February 1984	14	December 1983 – March 1984	12.3	13.9
PressApple Music	#21September 1986	11	August 1986 – October 1986	11.3	11.2
My Brave FaceApple Music	#25July 1989	10	May 1989 – July 1989	9.2	9.1
The World Tonight (From "Fathers' Day")Apple Music	#64May 1997	10	May 1997 – July 1997	2.8	2.8
Tug Of WarApple Music	#53October 1982	8	October 1982 – November 1982	2.6	2.8
Hope Of DeliveranceApple Music	#83March 1993	6	February 1993 – March 1993	1.2	1.1
StrangleholdApple Music	#81November 1986	6	November 1986 – December 1986	1.0	1.0
Only Onefeatured credit · with Kanye WestApple Music	#35January 2015	8	January 2015 – March 2015	1.0	3.7
Figure Of EightApple Music	#92January 1990	5	January 1990 – February 1990	0.7	0.7
Dance TonightApple Music	#69July 2007	2	July 2007 – July 2007	0.7	0.6
All Dayfeatured credit · with Kanye West · feat. Theophilus London, Allan KingdomApple Music	#15March 2015	15	March 2015 – June 2015	0.6	8.2
This OneApple Music	#94September 1989	3	September 1989 – September 1989	0.4	0.4
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Bandwith U2	#48July 2005	1	July 2005	0.4	0.7
Freedom	#97December 2001	2	December 2001 – December 2001	0.3	0.3

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