Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Peter Cetera

Charting Jun 7, 1986 → Dec 20, 1997 · 177 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 177 wk (2 crowns), UK Singles Chart 29 wk

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Image credits

Photo: RPrinter at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Honours

Artist of the Week

Billboard Hot 100
2 crowns
19861997
Longest reign 2 weeks (Aug 1986) · First crown Aug 1986

Billboard Hot 100 · 177 wk UK Singles Chart · 29 wk Global Music Power · 177 wk

Peak Power: 2.05%; week of Aug 30, 1986
Career Power: 140; share-weeks
Crowns: 2; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 55; March 1986 – February 1987
Peak Five Years: 100; August 1984 – July 1989
Top-five weeks: 6; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 177; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.57%; week of Aug 9, 1986
Comebacks: 1; Sep 1988

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

13 records · 140 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
Glory Of Love (Theme From "The Karate Kid Part II")Apple Music	#1August 1986	21	June 1986 – October 1986	36.0	35.7
One Good WomanApple Music	#4October 1988	18	July 1988 – November 1988	28.5	28.2
Hard To Say I'm Sorryfeatured credit · with Az YetApple Music	#8May 1997	34	February 1997 – October 1997	20.0	65.6
The Next Time I Fallwith Amy GrantApple Music	#1December 1986	21	September 1986 – February 1987	17.5	35.2
Restless HeartApple Music	#35September 1992	20	July 1992 – November 1992	14.2	13.9
After All (Love Theme From "Chances Are")with CherApple Music	#6May 1989	20	March 1989 – July 1989	13.4	26.4
Even A Fool Can SeeApple Music	#68July 1993	13	July 1993 – October 1993	2.8	2.7
Best Of TimesApple Music	#59December 1988	8	October 1988 – December 1988	2.6	2.7
Big MistakeApple Music	#61February 1987	6	January 1987 – February 1987	1.8	1.9
You're The Inspirationfeat. Az YetApple Music	#77October 1997	10	October 1997 – December 1997	1.3	1.8
Feels Like Heavenwith Chaka KhanApple Music	#71February 1993	8	January 1993 – March 1993	1.0	1.9
Forever Tonightwith Crystal Bernard	#86October 1995	8	October 1995 – December 1995	0.6	1.3
I Wasn't The One (Who Said Goodbye)with Agnetha Faltskog	#93April 1988	3	April 1988 – May 1988	0.2	0.4

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At their peak

1986 in music →

Peter Cetera's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from March 1986 to February 1987. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decades: the 1980s, the 1990s.