Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Rick James

Charting Jul 1, 1978 → May 18, 1985 · 131 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 131 wk, UK Singles Chart 48 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 131 wk UK Singles Chart · 48 wk Global Music Power · 155 wk

Peak Power: 1.40%; week of Nov 7, 1981
Career Power: 84; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 30; June 1978 – June 1979
Peak Five Years: 63; August 1977 – July 1982
Top-five weeks: 0; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 131; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 2.35%; week of Sep 30, 1978
Comebacks: 1; October 1981

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Mar 3, 1979	Oct 10, 1981	136	101	1.37%	1.06%

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026). How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

12 records · 84 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is what each song earned this artist: their weekly Power Share, split across their songs (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Record Power is the song's own figure, the same for every artist on it — a #1 week is 3.5 whoever holds it. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Record Power
Super Freak (Part I)Apple Music	#16October 1981	24	August 1981 – January 1982	23.3	23.0
You And IApple Music	#13September 1978	17	July 1978 – October 1978	21.4	21.2
17Apple Music	#36August 1984	14	July 1984 – October 1984	8.4	8.3
Cold BloodedApple Music	#40September 1983	12	July 1983 – October 1983	6.4	6.3
Mary JaneApple Music	#41January 1979	12	November 1978 – January 1979	6.3	6.3
Give It To Me BabyApple Music	#40July 1981	14	May 1981 – August 1981	6.3	6.4
Can't Stop	#50April 1985	8	March 1985 – May 1985	3.5	3.4
Ebony Eyeswith Smokey RobinsonApple Music	#43January 1984	11	December 1983 – February 1984	3.2	6.2
Dance Wit' Me - Part 1Apple Music	#64June 1982	9	May 1982 – July 1982	2.4	2.4
Bustin' Out	#71June 1979	6	May 1979 – June 1979	1.4	1.4
High On Your Love Suite	#72April 1979	6	April 1979 – May 1979	1.1	1.2
Standing On The Top-Part 1featured credit · with The Temptations	#66June 1982	8	May 1982 – June 1982	0.5	2.2

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