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
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top artist
- 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 (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
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 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Back | #49 | 7 | 3.1 | ||
| The Dog | #87 | 8 | 1.2 | ||
| Somebody Stole My Dog | #86 | 2 | 0.4 |
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