Artists · UK Singles Chart
Sam Cooke
Charting Jan 17, 1958 → Aug 17, 1986 · 82 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 278 wk (1 at #1), UK Singles Chart 82 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.79%
- week of May 17, 1962
- Career Power
- 138
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top artist
- Peak Year
- 55
- June 1961 – June 1962
- Peak Five Years
- 114
- October 1958 – October 1963
- Top-five weeks
- 3
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 82
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.41%
- week of Mar 30, 1986
- Comebacks
- 1
- April 1986
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Aug 30, 1962 | Apr 6, 1986 | 1229 | 1167 | 1.79% | 1.06% |
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 UK Singles Chart
11 records · 138 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twistin' The Night AwayApple Music | #6 | 14 | 29.4 | |
| CupidApple Music | #7 | 14 | 25.4 | |
| Chain GangApple Music | #9 | 11 | 23.8 | |
| Wonderful World {1986} | #2 | 11 | 22.3 | |
| Another Saturday NightApple Music | #23 | 12 | 15.0 | |
| Wonderful WorldApple Music | #27 | 8 | 8.2 | |
| Frankie And JohnnyApple Music | #30 | 6 | 6.2 | |
| Only SixteenApple Music | #23 | 4 | 6.2 | |
| You Send Me | #29 | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Another Saturday Night {1986} | #75 | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Twistin' the Night Away {1986} | #100 | 1 | 0.1 |
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