Artists · UK Singles Chart

Ricky Nelson

Charting Feb 21, 1958 → Sep 15, 1991 · 112 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 118 wk (24 at #1), UK Singles Chart 112 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 118 wk UK Singles Chart · 112 wk Global Music Power · 171 wk

Peak Power: 3.26%; week of Jul 31, 1959
Career Power: 251; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 125; August 1958 – August 1959
Peak Five Years: 231; October 1957 – September 1962
Top-five weeks: 16; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 112; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 4.58%; week of Jun 19, 1959
Comebacks: 1; July 1961

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jan 8, 1960	Jul 6, 1961	78	46	3.26%	1.39%

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 UK Singles Chart

16 records · 251 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
It's LateApple Music	#3May 1959	20	April 1959 – August 1959	53.3
Hello Mary Lou/Travelin' ManApple Music	#2July 1961	18	June 1961 – September 1961	47.0
Poor Little FoolApple Music	#4October 1958	14	August 1958 – November 1958	35.5
Someday	#9December 1958	13	November 1958 – January 1959	26.8
Young World	#19May 1962	13	March 1962 – June 1962	19.0
Just A Little Too MuchApple Music	#11October 1959	8	September 1959 – October 1959	18.4
For You	#14February 1964	10	January 1964 – April 1964	16.9
Never Be Anyone Else But YouApple Music	#14June 1959	10	May 1959 – July 1959	12.4
Everlovin	#23December 1961	5	November 1961 – December 1961	5.8
Sweeter Than YouApple Music	#19September 1959	3	September 1959 – September 1959	4.2
Teenage Idol	#39September 1962	4	August 1962 – September 1962	3.4
Stood Up	#27February 1958	2	February 1958 – March 1958	2.8
Hello Mary LouApple Music	#45August 1991	5	August 1991 – September 1991	2.8
I Wanna Be LovedApple Music	#30January 1960	1	January 1960	1.3
I Got A FeelingApple Music	#27November 1958	1	November 1958	1.0
Young EmotionsApple Music	#48July 1960	1	July 1960	0.7

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