Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Ray Charles

Charting Feb 9, 1959 → Mar 3, 1990 · 320 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 320 wk (12 at #1), UK Singles Chart 123 wk (2 at #1)

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Photo: William Morris Agency (management)/Photo by Maurice Seymour, New York., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Billboard Hot 100 · 320 wk UK Singles Chart · 123 wk Global Music Power · 365 wk

Peak Power: 3.18%; week of Sep 8, 1962
Career Power: 323; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 12; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 101; May 1962 – May 1963
Peak Five Years: 211; August 1960 – August 1965
Top-five weeks: 24; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 320; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 4.10%; week of Jun 30, 1962
Comebacks: 1; February 1966

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Sep 28, 1963	Feb 19, 1966	125	17	3.18%	1.29%

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

53 records · 323 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
I Can't Stop Loving YouApple Music	#1June 1962	18	May 1962 – September 1962	42.4
Georgia On My MindApple Music	#1November 1960	13	September 1960 – December 1960	26.8
You Don't Know MeApple Music	#2September 1962	11	July 1962 – October 1962	23.5
Crying TimeApple Music	#6February 1966	15	December 1965 – March 1966	22.4
One Mint JulepApple Music	#8May 1961	13	March 1961 – May 1961	21.8
You Are My SunshineApple Music	#7December 1962	12	November 1962 – February 1963	19.5
Take These Chains From My HeartApple Music	#8May 1963	11	April 1963 – June 1963	18.3
Here We Go AgainApple Music	#15July 1967	12	May 1967 – August 1967	16.3
That Lucky Old SunApple Music	#20January 1964	9	December 1963 – February 1964	10.9
If You Were MineApple Music	#41January 1971	18	October 1970 – January 1971	9.2
No OneApple Music	#21July 1963	8	June 1963 – August 1963	8.6
Don't Change On MeApple Music	#36April 1971	11	March 1971 – May 1971	8.5
Together Again	#19April 1966	8	March 1966 – May 1966	8.4
RubyApple Music	#28January 1961	9	November 1960 – January 1961	7.6
Let's Go Get StonedApple Music	#31July 1966	9	May 1966 – July 1966	7.1
Yesterday	#25December 1967	7	November 1967 – December 1967	7.1
Eleanor RigbyApple Music	#35July 1968	10	June 1968 – August 1968	7.0
My Heart Cries For You	#38April 1964	7	February 1964 – April 1964	5.3
Your Cheating Heart	#29December 1962	9	November 1962 – January 1963	5.2
In The Heat Of The Night	#33September 1967	7	August 1967 – October 1967	4.8
Without Love (There Is Nothing)	#29July 1963	7	June 1963 – August 1963	4.6
Understanding	#46August 1968	12	June 1968 – August 1968	3.9
Makin' Whoopee	#46January 1965	8	December 1964 – January 1965	3.7
Born To LoseApple Music	#41June 1962	9	May 1962 – July 1962	3.3
That's A Lie	#64March 1968	8	February 1968 – April 1968	2.7
A Tear Fell	#50August 1964	5	August 1964 – August 1964	2.4
I'll Be Good To Youfeatured credit · with Quincy Jones · feat. Chaka KhanApple Music	#18January 1990	16	November 1989 – March 1990	2.4
What Am I Living For	#54January 1972	7	December 1971 – February 1972	2.4
Cry	#58March 1965	7	February 1965 – March 1965	2.3
Feel So Bad	#68October 1971	8	August 1971 – October 1971	1.9
Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma	#65August 1972	6	July 1972 – August 1972	1.8
No One To Cry To	#55August 1964	6	July 1964 – August 1964	1.7
I've Got News For You	#66June 1961	5	June 1961 – July 1961	1.4
Come Live With Me	#82December 1973	6	November 1973 – December 1973	1.0
I Can Make It Thru The Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights)	#81June 1973	4	June 1973 – June 1973	0.7
If It Wasn't For Bad Luckwith Jimmy Lewis	#77February 1969	6	January 1969 – February 1969	0.6
Hardhearted Hannah	#55December 1960	4	November 1960 – December 1960	0.6
Let The Good Times Roll	#78January 1960	3	January 1960 – January 1960	0.6
I'm A Fool To Care	#84August 1965	4	July 1965 – August 1965	0.6
Careless Love	#60August 1962	4	July 1962 – August 1962	0.5
Baby Grandfeatured credit · with Billy Joel	#75April 1987	7	April 1987 – May 1987	0.4
Living For The City	#91September 1975	3	September 1975 – September 1975	0.4
Sweet Young Thing Like You	#83October 1968	2	September 1968 – October 1968	0.4
Come Rain Or Come Shine	#83December 1960	4	November 1960 – January 1968	0.3
Listen, They're Playing My Song	#92October 1968	2	October 1968 – October 1968	0.3
Let Me Love You	#94May 1969	2	May 1969 – May 1969	0.3
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin	#95February 1960	2	February 1960 – February 1960	0.3
I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town	#84June 1961	2	June 1961 – June 1961	0.3
Laughin And Clownin	#98March 1970	2	March 1970 – March 1970	0.2
You're Just About To Lose Your Clown	#91April 1966	2	March 1966 – April 1966	0.2
Baby It's Cold Outsidewith Betty Carter	#91March 1962	2	March 1962 – March 1962	0.2
I Want To Talk About You	#98March 1967	1	March 1967	0.1
(Night Time Is) The Right Timewith the Raylettes	#95February 1959	1	February 1959	0.1

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