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Public Image Limited

Charting Oct 15, 1978 → Feb 23, 1992 · 65 weeks with chart power

Charted in 1 of 2 markets — UK Singles Chart 65 wk

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UK Singles Chart · 65 wk Global Music Power · 65 wk

Peak Power: 1.21%; week of Oct 30, 1983
Career Power: 77; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 22; August 1978 – August 1979
Peak Five Years: 41; October 1978 – October 1983
Top-five weeks: 1; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 65; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.08%; week of Oct 2, 1983
Comebacks: 2; October 1983, March 1986

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Feb 18, 1979	Oct 16, 1983	242	121	1.09%	1.11%
After decline	Feb 5, 1984	Mar 2, 1986	108	87	1.21%	1.07%

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 UK Singles Chart

13 records · 77 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
This Is Not a Love SongApple Music	#5October 1983	10	September 1983 – November 1983	17.3	17.1
RiseApple Music	#11February 1986	10	January 1986 – April 1986	14.4	14.3
Public ImageApple Music	#9October 1978	8	October 1978 – December 1978	14.1	13.8
Flowers of Romance	#24April 1981	7	March 1981 – May 1981	8.6	8.5
Death DiscoApple Music	#20July 1979	7	July 1979 – August 1979	7.7	7.7
Don't Ask Me	#22October 1990	5	October 1990 – November 1990	5.5	5.5
Disappointed	#38May 1989	5	April 1989 – May 1989	3.9	3.9
Seattle	#47August 1987	4	August 1987 – September 1987	2.5	2.5
Cruel	#49February 1992	2	February 1992 – February 1992	1.2	1.2
Bad Life	#71May 1984	2	May 1984 – May 1984	0.6	0.6
Home	#75April 1986	2	April 1986 – May 1986	0.5	0.5
Warrior	#89July 1989	2	July 1989 – July 1989	0.3	0.3
The Body	#100November 1987	1	November 1987	0.1	0.1

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