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Prince

Charting Jan 13, 1980 → Apr 29, 2016 · 183 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 329 wk (5 at #1), UK Singles Chart 183 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 329 wk UK Singles Chart · 183 wk Global Music Power · 394 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 1.75%; week of Feb 24, 1985
Career Power: 238; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 54; March 1984 – March 1985
Peak Five Years: 139; July 1984 – July 1989
Top-five weeks: 12; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 183; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.42%; week of Jun 25, 1989
Comebacks: 1; July 1989

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jan 31, 1988	Jul 9, 1989	75	24	1.75%	1.16%

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

34 records · 238 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
When Doves CryApple Music	#4July 1984	15	June 1984 – September 1984	29.4
Batdance	#2June 1989	12	June 1989 – September 1989	22.7
1999/Little Red Corvette	#2January 1985	10	January 1985 – March 1985	22.6
1999Apple Music	#10January 1999	17	January 1983 – April 2016	17.6
KISS	#6March 1986	9	March 1986 – April 1986	15.4
Sign 'O' The TimesApple Music	#10March 1987	9	March 1987 – May 1987	15.0
U Got The LookApple Music	#11August 1987	9	August 1987 – October 1987	13.9
Thieves In The TempleApple Music	#7August 1990	6	July 1990 – September 1990	10.7
Alphabet Street	#9May 1988	6	May 1988 – June 1988	9.4
My Name Is Prince	#7October 1992	5	October 1992 – November 1992	9.1
PartymanApple Music	#14September 1989	6	September 1989 – October 1989	9.1
If I Was Your Girlfriend	#20June 1987	6	June 1987 – July 1987	8.1
ControversyApple Music	#5December 1993	5	December 1993 – January 1994	7.4
Peach	#14October 1993	5	October 1993 – November 1993	7.2
I Wish U Heaven	#24November 1988	5	October 1988 – November 1988	5.8
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your ManApple Music	#29November 1987	6	November 1987 – December 1987	5.4
New Power Generation	#26November 1990	4	November 1990 – November 1990	4.4
Little Red CorvetteApple Music	#54May 1983	12	April 1983 – April 2016	3.9
Glam Slam	#29July 1988	4	July 1988 – August 1988	3.6
LetitgoApple Music	#30September 1994	4	September 1994 – September 1994	3.0
The Arms Of Orionwith Sheena EastonApple Music	#27November 1989	7	November 1989 – December 1989	2.8
I Would Die 4 You	#58December 1984	8	December 1984 – January 1985	2.3
I Wanna Be Your LoverApple Music	#41January 1980	3	January 1980 – January 1980	2.3
Purple Medley	#33March 1995	2	March 1995 – March 1995	1.9
Black Sweat	#43April 2006	2	April 2006 – April 2006	1.1
Cinnamon Girl	#43November 2004	2	November 2004 – November 2004	1.0
Pop Life	#60October 1985	2	October 1985 – October 1985	0.8
My Name Is Prince (Remixes)	#51November 1992	1	November 1992	0.6
Fury	#60June 2006	1	June 2006	0.5
RE1999	#63December 1999	1	December 1999	0.4
KISS {1988}	#76November 1988	1	November 1988	0.2
Little Red Corevette/1999	#92May 1989	1	May 1989	0.2
The Most Beautiful Girl In The WorldApple Music	#100February 1994	1	February 1994	0.1
Pretzelbodylogicwith 3Rdeyegirl	#90February 2014	1	February 2014	0.1

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