Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Queen

Charting Feb 8, 1975 → Dec 1, 2018 · 315 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 315 wk (3 at #1), UK Singles Chart 517 wk (16 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 315 wk UK Singles Chart · 517 wk Global Music Power · 649 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 2.99%; week of Dec 20, 1980
Career Power: 388; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 3; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 115; January 1980 – January 1981
Peak Five Years: 255; February 1976 – January 1981
Top-five weeks: 29; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 315; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.70%; week of Dec 13, 1980
Comebacks: 3; February 1980, June 1982, April 1992

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jun 24, 1978	Feb 9, 1980	85	40	2.22%	1.22%
After decline	May 2, 1981	Jun 19, 1982	59	27	2.99%	1.08%
After absence	Aug 28, 1982	Apr 25, 1992	504	140	2.99%	1.08%

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

24 records · 388 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
Bohemian RhapsodyApple Music	#2May 1992	44	January 1976 – December 2018	72.5
Another One Bites The DustApple Music	#1October 1980	31	August 1980 – March 1981	63.5
Crazy Little Thing Called LoveApple Music	#1February 1980	22	December 1979 – May 1980	49.6
We Are The ChampionsApple Music	#4February 1978	41	October 1977 – October 1992	46.6
Somebody To LoveApple Music	#13January 1977	15	November 1976 – March 1977	23.4
You're My Best FriendApple Music	#16July 1976	16	May 1976 – September 1976	21.1
Killer QueenApple Music	#12May 1975	19	February 1975 – June 1975	20.8
Body LanguageApple Music	#11June 1982	14	May 1982 – July 1982	17.3
Radio Ga GaApple Music	#16April 1984	13	February 1984 – May 1984	14.1
Bicycle Race/Fat Bottomed GirlsApple Music	#24January 1979	12	November 1978 – January 1979	12.0
Under Pressurewith David BowieApple Music	#29January 1982	16	November 1981 – January 2016	7.0
A Kind Of MagicApple Music	#42August 1986	11	June 1986 – August 1986	5.4
Play The Game	#42July 1980	9	June 1980 – August 1980	5.1
Flash's Theme Aka Flash	#42February 1981	10	January 1981 – March 1981	4.9
I Want To Break FreeApple Music	#45May 1984	8	April 1984 – June 1984	4.0
Need Your Loving TonightApple Music	#44December 1980	11	November 1980 – February 1981	3.5
Somebody To Lovewith George Michael	#30May 1993	9	May 1993 – July 1993	3.5
I Want It AllApple Music	#50June 1989	10	May 1989 – July 1989	3.3
One VisionApple Music	#61January 1986	10	December 1985 – February 1986	3.2
Tie Your Mother Down	#49April 1977	6	March 1977 – April 1977	2.7
Calling All Girls	#60August 1982	6	July 1982 – September 1982	1.9
It's Late	#74May 1978	5	May 1978 – June 1978	1.1
It's A Hard Life	#72August 1984	4	July 1984 – August 1984	1.0
Don't Stop Me NowApple Music	#86March 1979	4	February 1979 – March 1979	0.7

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