Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Paula Abdul

Charting Jun 18, 1988 → May 30, 2009 · 167 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 167 wk (14 at #1), UK Singles Chart 71 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 167 wk UK Singles Chart · 71 wk Global Music Power · 191 wk

Peak Power: 3.04%; week of Sep 21, 1991
Career Power: 303; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 14; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 139; January 1989 – December 1989
Peak Five Years: 288; July 1987 – June 1992
Top-five weeks: 34; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 167; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 4.02%; week of Jul 20, 1991
Comebacks: 1; June 1991

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Mar 31, 1990	Jun 8, 1991	62	58	2.91%	1.06%

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

14 records · 303 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
Rush RushApple Music	#1June 1991	19	May 1991 – September 1991	41.0
Straight UpApple Music	#1February 1989	25	December 1988 – May 1989	39.6
Cold HeartedApple Music	#1September 1989	21	June 1989 – November 1989	37.9
Blowing Kisses In The WindApple Music	#6November 1991	20	October 1991 – February 1992	35.3
(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me	#3December 1989	25	November 1988 – February 1990	34.5
Forever Your GirlApple Music	#1May 1989	22	March 1989 – August 1989	34.3
The Promise Of A New DayApple Music	#1September 1991	16	July 1991 – November 1991	29.1
VibeologyApple Music	#16February 1992	14	January 1992 – April 1992	16.0
Will You Marry Me?Apple Music	#19May 1992	13	April 1992 – June 1992	14.9
My Love Is For RealApple Music	#28July 1995	13	June 1995 – September 1995	9.8
Knocked OutApple Music	#41August 1988	13	June 1988 – September 1988	5.9
Crazy Cool	#58September 1995	9	September 1995 – November 1995	3.0
Dance Like There's No Tomorrowwith Randy Jackson	#62March 2008	6	March 2008 – April 2008	0.9
I'm Just Here For The Music	#87May 2009	2	May 2009 – May 2009	0.3

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