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REO Speedwagon

Charting May 28, 1977 → Nov 17, 1990 · 226 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 226 wk (1 at #1), UK Singles Chart 37 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 226 wk UK Singles Chart · 37 wk Global Music Power · 226 wk

Peak Power: 3.10%; week of Jun 6, 1981
Career Power: 278; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 1; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 104; November 1980 – October 1981
Peak Five Years: 215; October 1980 – September 1985
Top-five weeks: 22; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 226; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 4.01%; week of Mar 28, 1981
Comebacks: 2; February 1985, November 1987

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Dec 25, 1982	Feb 16, 1985	112	96	3.10%	1.10%
After decline	Oct 5, 1985	Nov 7, 1987	109	69	3.10%	1.10%

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

18 records · 278 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
Keep On Loving YouApple Music	#1March 1981	28	November 1980 – June 1981	47.4
Can't Fight This FeelingApple Music	#1March 1985	18	January 1985 – May 1985	38.1
Take It On The RunApple Music	#5May 1981	20	March 1981 – August 1981	32.5
Keep The Fire BurninApple Music	#7August 1982	16	June 1982 – September 1982	29.8
In My DreamsApple Music	#19October 1987	30	July 1987 – February 1988	20.3
Here With MeApple Music	#20September 1988	19	June 1988 – October 1988	17.0
One Lonely NightApple Music	#19June 1985	16	March 1985 – July 1985	15.3
That Ain't LoveApple Music	#16April 1987	14	January 1987 – May 1987	13.8
In Your LetterApple Music	#20September 1981	13	August 1981 – October 1981	13.1
Sweet TimeApple Music	#26October 1982	14	August 1982 – November 1982	10.9
Don't Let Him GoApple Music	#24August 1981	14	June 1981 – September 1981	10.8
I Do'wanna KnowApple Music	#29December 1984	13	October 1984 – January 1985	9.5
Live Every MomentApple Music	#34August 1985	11	July 1985 – September 1985	7.5
Time For Me To FlyApple Music	#56August 1978	13	July 1978 – July 1980	3.9
Roll With The ChangesApple Music	#58June 1978	11	May 1978 – July 1978	2.9
Variety Tonight	#60June 1987	9	May 1987 – July 1987	2.8
Love Is A Rock	#65November 1990	6	October 1990 – November 1990	1.7
Ridin' The Storm Out	#94June 1977	3	May 1977 – June 1977	0.4

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