Artists · UK Singles Chart
Simon May
Also credited as Simon May Orchestra
Charting Oct 3, 1976 → Oct 2, 1988 · 52 weeks with chart power
Charted in 1 of 2 markets — UK Singles Chart 52 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.35%
- week of Nov 14, 1976
- Career Power
- 49
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 25
- October 1985 – October 1986
- Peak Five Years
- 30
- October 1983 – October 1988
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 52
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 2.87%
- week of Oct 17, 1976
- 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
8 records · 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer of My Life | #7 | 8 | 17.8 | ||
| Howards' Way Theme | #21 | 12 | 11.9 | ||
| Always Therewith Marti Webb | #13 | 14 | 8.5 | ||
| Anyone Can Fall in Lovewith Anita DobsonApple Music | #4 | 11 | 7.7 | ||
| Eastenders | #76 | 9 | 1.7 | ||
| We'll Gather Lilacs | #49 | 2 | 1.3 | ||
| The Holiday Suite | #91 | 1 | 0.2 | ||
| The Olympic Track | #96 | 1 | 0.1 |
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At their peak
1985 in music →Simon May's best twelve months on the UK Singles Chart ran from October 1985 to October 1986. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Madonna122
- 2a-ha94
- 3Five Star83
- 4Whitney Houston74
- 5Pet Shop Boys67
- 6Wham!62
- 7Level 4261
- 8Queen59
- 9Amazulu55
- 10Billy Ocean52
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.