Artists · Billboard Hot 100

R.E.M.

Charting Jul 23, 1983 → Apr 19, 2008 · 237 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 237 wk, UK Singles Chart 74 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 237 wk UK Singles Chart · 74 wk Global Music Power · 263 wk

Peak Power: 2.01%; week of Jul 6, 1991
Career Power: 215; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 56; November 1990 – November 1991
Peak Five Years: 141; August 1990 – August 1995
Top-five weeks: 3; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 237; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.20%; week of Jun 22, 1991
Comebacks: 2; May 1991, November 1994

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Aug 12, 1989	May 25, 1991	93	86	1.68%	1.04%
After decline	Jan 11, 1992	Nov 19, 1994	149	42	2.01%	1.01%

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

22 records · 215 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
Losing My ReligionApple Music	#4June 1991	21	April 1991 – August 1991	34.7
StandApple Music	#6April 1989	19	January 1989 – May 1989	26.7
What's The Frequency, Kenneth?Apple Music	#21November 1994	20	September 1994 – February 1995	26.7
The One I LoveApple Music	#9December 1987	20	September 1987 – January 1988	25.3
Shiny Happy PeopleApple Music	#10September 1991	15	July 1991 – November 1991	21.6
Everybody HurtsApple Music	#29November 1993	20	September 1993 – January 1994	14.4
Bang And BlameApple Music	#19February 1995	14	January 1995 – April 1995	13.8
DriveApple Music	#28December 1992	15	October 1992 – February 1993	13.4
Man On The MoonApple Music	#30March 1993	15	February 1993 – May 1993	11.4
Strange CurrenciesApple Music	#47June 1995	15	April 1995 – August 1995	5.5
The Great BeyondApple Music	#57January 2000	14	December 1999 – March 2000	5.3
Bittersweet MeApple Music	#46December 1996	12	November 1996 – February 1997	5.2
E-Bow The Letter	#49September 1996	9	September 1996 – November 1996	3.9
It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)	#69February 1988	9	January 1988 – March 1988	2.1
Daysleeper	#57November 1998	3	November 1998 – November 1998	1.5
Radio Free Europe	#78August 1983	5	July 1983 – August 1983	1.0
South Central Rain (I'm Sorry)	#85July 1984	6	June 1984 – July 1984	1.0
Imitation Of Life	#83May 2001	5	May 2001 – June 2001	0.7
Pop Song 89	#86June 1989	4	June 1989 – July 1989	0.6
Fall On Me	#94October 1986	3	October 1986 – October 1986	0.4
Electrolite	#96February 1997	2	February 1997 – March 1997	0.3
Supernatural Superserious	#85April 2008	1	April 2008	0.2

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