Artists · UK Singles Chart
Sham 69
Charting May 7, 1978 → Apr 20, 1980 · 53 weeks with chart power
Charted in 1 of 2 markets — UK Singles Chart 53 wk
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- Peak Power
- 1.49%
- week of Nov 12, 1978
- Career Power
- 71
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 49
- May 1978 – May 1979
- Peak Five Years
- 71
- April 1975 – April 1980
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 53
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 2.96%
- week of Aug 12, 1979
- 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 UK Singles Chart
7 records · 71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hersham BoysApple Music | #6 | 9 | 16.5 | ||
| If the Kids Are UnitedApple Music | #9 | 9 | 15.9 | ||
| Hurry Up HarryApple Music | #10 | 8 | 13.2 | ||
| Questions and AnswersApple Music | #18 | 9 | 11.0 | ||
| Angels with Dirty FacesApple Music | #19 | 10 | 10.4 | ||
| You're a Better Man Than IApple Music | #49 | 5 | 2.6 | ||
| Tell the ChildrenApple Music | #45 | 3 | 1.9 |
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At their peak
1978 in music →Sham 69's best twelve months on the UK Singles Chart ran from May 1978 to May 1979. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Boney M135
- 2Olivia Newton-John89
- 3Bee Gees89
- 4John Travolta85
- 5Blondie81
- 6Darts79
- 7The Boomtown Rats66
- 8Father Abraham and the Smurfs65
- 9Chic59
- 10Village People59
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.