Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Ray Parker Jr.
Charting Apr 19, 1980 → Nov 15, 2025 · 169 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 169 wk (1 at #1), UK Singles Chart 65 wk
- Peak Power
- 2.42%
- week of Sep 15, 1984
- Career Power
- 185
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 1
- weeks as the top artist
- Peak Year
- 67
- January 1984 – January 1985
- Peak Five Years
- 172
- January 1981 – January 1986
- Top-five weeks
- 13
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 169
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.58%
- week of Aug 25, 1984
- Comebacks
- 1
- January 1984
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Nov 6, 1982 | Jan 21, 1984 | 63 | 37 | 2.07% | 1.00% |
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
11 records · 185 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GhostbustersApple Music | #1 | 26 | 50.4 | |
| The Other WomanApple Music | #4 | 21 | 35.9 | |
| I Still Can't Get Over Loving YouApple Music | #12 | 19 | 23.1 | |
| JamieApple Music | #14 | 17 | 20.7 | |
| A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)with RaydioApple Music | #4 | 27 | 20.1 | |
| Girls Are More FunApple Music | #34 | 15 | 8.4 | |
| Bad BoyApple Music | #35 | 12 | 8.2 | |
| That Old Songwith RaydioApple Music | #21 | 15 | 6.0 | |
| Let Me Go | #38 | 9 | 5.5 | |
| Two Places At The Same Timewith RaydioApple Music | #30 | 14 | 5.1 | |
| I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone | #68 | 7 | 1.9 |
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