Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Sade
Charting Mar 2, 1985 → Apr 10, 2010 · 127 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 127 wk, UK Singles Chart 72 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.87%
- week of Jun 8, 1985
- Career Power
- 115
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 62
- April 1985 – March 1986
- Peak Five Years
- 93
- September 1983 – August 1988
- Top-five weeks
- 2
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 127
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.10%
- week of May 18, 1985
- Comebacks
- 1
- Jul 1988
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 · 115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smooth OperatorApple Music | #5 | 20 | 30.9 | ||
| The Sweetest TabooApple Music | #5 | 22 | 30.5 | ||
| ParadiseApple Music | #16 | 15 | 15.5 | ||
| No Ordinary LoveApple Music | #28 | 27 | 14.1 | ||
| Never As Good As The First TimeApple Music | #20 | 12 | 11.9 | ||
| Your Love Is KingApple Music | #54 | 11 | 4.0 | ||
| Soldier Of LoveApple Music | #52 | 11 | 3.8 | ||
| Kiss Of LifeApple Music | #78 | 11 | 2.0 | ||
| By Your SideApple Music | #75 | 11 | 2.0 |
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At their peak
1985 in music →Sade's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from April 1985 to March 1986. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Whitney Houston106
- 2Phil Collins104
- 3Tears For Fears104
- 4Bryan Adams97
- 5Wham!97
- 6Bruce Springsteen91
- 7Madonna91
- 8Sting88
- 9Simple Minds88
- 10Heart84
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.