Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Robert Palmer

Charting Dec 4, 1976 → Jun 8, 1991 · 180 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 180 wk (1 at #1), UK Singles Chart 141 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 180 wk UK Singles Chart · 141 wk Global Music Power · 261 wk

Peak Power: 2.14%; week of Nov 22, 1986
Career Power: 205; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 1; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 77; January 1986 – January 1987
Peak Five Years: 140; February 1986 – February 1991
Top-five weeks: 11; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 180; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.56%; week of May 3, 1986
Comebacks: 3; April 1986, August 1988, April 1991

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Mar 8, 1980	Apr 12, 1986	318	171	1.29%	1.19%
After decline	Mar 7, 1987	Aug 27, 1988	77	55	2.14%	1.20%
After decline	Mar 25, 1989	Apr 6, 1991	106	64	2.14%	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

15 records · 205 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
Addicted To LoveApple Music	#1May 1986	22	February 1986 – July 1986	37.1
Simply IrresistibleApple Music	#2September 1988	20	July 1988 – November 1988	35.1
I Didn't Mean To Turn You OnApple Music	#2November 1986	22	August 1986 – January 1987	32.2
Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)Apple Music	#14September 1979	15	July 1979 – October 1979	19.2
Every Kinda PeopleApple Music	#16June 1978	18	March 1978 – July 1978	19.2
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)/I Want You	#16April 1991	17	February 1991 – June 1991	18.9
Early In The MorningApple Music	#19December 1988	15	October 1988 – January 1989	15.9
You're Amazing	#28January 1991	13	November 1990 – February 1991	10.1
HyperactiveApple Music	#33July 1986	12	June 1986 – August 1986	7.4
Can We Still Be Friends	#52February 1980	9	December 1979 – February 1980	3.3
Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming	#60August 1989	8	July 1989 – August 1989	2.4
Man Smart, Woman Smarter	#63January 1977	7	December 1976 – January 1977	2.1
You Are In My System	#78July 1983	6	June 1983 – July 1983	1.2
Discipline Of Love	#82November 1985	5	November 1985 – December 1985	0.9
Sweet Lies	#94March 1988	2	March 1988 – April 1988	0.3

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