Artists · UK Singles Chart

Paul Simon

Charting Feb 13, 1972 → Sep 18, 2011 · 98 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 187 wk (3 at #1), UK Singles Chart 98 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 187 wk UK Singles Chart · 98 wk Global Music Power · 221 wk

Peak Power: 1.70%; week of Jun 4, 1972
Career Power: 124; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 38; June 1971 – June 1972
Peak Five Years: 69; February 1971 – February 1976
Top-five weeks: 5; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 98; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.19%; week of Oct 12, 1986
Comebacks: 1; October 1986

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Dec 2, 1973	Oct 12, 1986	669	308	1.70%	1.10%

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 UK Singles Chart

15 records · 124 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
Mother And Child ReunionApple Music	#5March 1972	12	February 1972 – April 1972	24.2
You Can Call Me AlApple Music	#4October 1986	15	August 1986 – September 2011	24.2
Take Me to the Mardi Gras	#7July 1973	11	June 1973 – August 1973	20.0
Me And Julio Down By The SchoolyardApple Music	#15May 1972	9	April 1972 – June 1972	13.4
The Obvious Child	#15November 1990	10	September 1990 – December 1990	12.7
The Boy In The Bubble	#26January 1987	8	November 1986 – January 1987	7.3
50 Ways To Leave Your LoverApple Music	#23January 1976	6	January 1976 – February 1976	7.2
Loves Me Like a Rock	#39October 1973	5	September 1973 – October 1973	4.2
Slip Slidin' AwayApple Music	#36December 1977	5	November 1977 – December 1977	4.1
Father and Daughter	#31June 2006	5	May 2006 – June 2006	3.4
Late In The EveningApple Music	#58September 1980	4	August 1980 – September 1980	1.7
Diamonds in the Soles of Her Shoes	#77February 1987	4	February 1987 – March 1987	0.9
Something So Rightfeatured credit · with Annie Lennox	#44December 1995	4	December 1995 – January 1996	0.5
Proof	#89February 1991	2	February 1991 – February 1991	0.3
Graceland	#98April 1987	1	April 1987	0.1

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