Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Roberta Flack

Charting Jun 12, 1971 → Feb 1, 1992 · 225 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 225 wk (12 crowns), UK Singles Chart 83 wk

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Image credits

Photo: Atlantic Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Honours

Artist of the Week

Billboard Hot 100
12 crowns
Longest reign 6 weeks (Apr–May 1972) · First crown Apr 1972
Global Music Power
6 crowns
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Longest reign 6 weeks (Mar–Apr 1973) · First crown Mar 1973

Billboard Hot 100 · 225 wk UK Singles Chart · 83 wk Global Music Power · 245 wk

Peak Power: 2.54%; week of Jun 17, 1972
Career Power: 239; share-weeks
Crowns: 12; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 80; April 1972 – March 1973
Peak Five Years: 145; July 1970 – June 1975
Top-five weeks: 23; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 225; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.55%; week of Apr 22, 1972
Comebacks: 3; Aug 1974 · May 1978 · Jun 1982

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →

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

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

18 records · 239 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. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Record Power
The First Time Ever I Saw Your FaceApple Music	#1April 1972	18	March 1972 – July 1972	45.8	45.5
Killing Me Softly With His SongApple Music	#1February 1973	16	January 1973 – May 1973	39.1	39.0
Feel Like Makin' LoveApple Music	#1August 1974	16	June 1974 – October 1974	32.1	32.0
Making LoveApple Music	#13June 1982	21	March 1982 – July 1982	23.4	23.2
The Closer I Get To Youwith Donny HathawayApple Music	#2May 1978	20	February 1978 – July 1978	19.0	37.5
Set The Night To Musicwith Maxi PriestApple Music	#6November 1991	20	September 1991 – February 1992	15.9	31.2
Tonight I Celebrate My Lovewith Peabo BrysonApple Music	#16November 1983	29	July 1983 – January 1984	15.5	30.6
Where Is The Lovewith Donny HathawayApple Music	#5August 1972	13	June 1972 – September 1972	12.4	25.9
If Ever I See You AgainApple Music	#24July 1978	13	May 1978 – August 1978	9.4	10.0
JesseApple Music	#30October 1973	9	September 1973 – November 1973	7.4	7.3
I'm The OneApple Music	#42September 1982	11	July 1982 – October 1982	6.0	5.9
You've Got A Friendwith Donny HathawayApple Music	#29August 1971	12	June 1971 – August 1971	6.0	11.9
You Are My Heavenwith Donny HathawayApple Music	#47April 1980	11	February 1980 – April 1980	2.0	3.9
Back Together Againwith Donny HathawayApple Music	#56June 1980	8	May 1980 – July 1980	1.5	2.9
You're Looking Like Love To Mewith Peabo Bryson	#58January 1984	11	December 1983 – March 1984	1.5	3.1
Will You Still Love Me TomorrowApple Music	#76February 1972	5	January 1972 – February 1972	1.1	1.1
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelinwith Donny Hathaway	#71November 1971	6	October 1971 – November 1971	0.8	1.6
Feelin' That GlowApple Music	#76June 1975	3	June 1975 – June 1975	0.7	0.7

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At their peak

1972 in music →

Roberta Flack's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from April 1972 to March 1973. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decades: the 1970s, the 1980s, the 1990s.