Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Rufus Thomas
Charting Feb 9, 1963 → Feb 26, 1972 · 85 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 85 wk, UK Singles Chart 12 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.43%
- week of Dec 21, 1963
- Career Power
- 67
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 27
- April 1963 – April 1964
- Peak Five Years
- 36
- March 1967 – February 1972
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 85
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 2.60%
- week of Dec 14, 1963
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →
Songs on the Billboard Hot 100
9 records · 67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walking The DogApple Music | #10 | 14 | 21.3 | ||
| Do The Funky ChickenApple Music | #28 | 12 | 12.1 | ||
| (Do The) Push And Pull Part I | #25 | 13 | 12.0 | ||
| The Breakdown (Part I)Apple Music | #31 | 10 | 7.6 | ||
| Can Your Monkey Do The DogApple Music | #48 | 9 | 4.9 | ||
| Do The Funky Penguin Part I | #44 | 10 | 4.8 | ||
| Jump BackApple Music | #49 | 7 | 3.1 | ||
| The DogApple Music | #87 | 8 | 1.2 | ||
| Somebody Stole My DogApple Music | #86 | 2 | 0.4 |
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At their peak
1963 in music →Rufus Thomas's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from April 1963 to April 1964. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1The Beach Boys122
- 2Bobby Vinton118
- 3Lesley Gore114
- 4The Beatles102
- 5The Four Seasons88
- 6Jan & Dean84
- 7Peter, Paul & Mary76
- 8Al Martino73
- 9Brenda Lee72
- 10Major Lance66
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.