Artists · UK Singles Chart

Sinead O'Connor

Charting Sep 28, 1986 → Aug 18, 2023 · 89 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 23 wk (4 at #1), UK Singles Chart 89 wk (5 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 23 wk UK Singles Chart · 89 wk Global Music Power · 102 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 2.06%; week of Mar 18, 1990
Career Power: 85; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 5; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 41; November 1989 – November 1990
Peak Five Years: 63; December 1989 – January 1995
Top-five weeks: 7; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 89; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.53%; week of Jan 28, 1990
Comebacks: 0; none detected

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

20 records · 85 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
Nothing Compares 2 UApple Music	#1January 1990	22	January 1990 – August 2023	38.1
Mandinka	#17February 1988	9	January 1988 – March 1988	10.4
Thank You for Hearing Me	#13November 1994	7	November 1994 – January 1995	9.4
Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home	#18September 1992	4	September 1992 – September 1992	5.1
The Emperor's New Clothes	#31July 1990	5	July 1990 – August 1990	4.1
Three Babies	#42October 1990	4	October 1990 – November 1990	2.9
Gospel Oak Ep	#28May 1997	3	May 1997 – May 1997	2.5
You Made Me the Thief Of	#42February 1994	4	February 1994 – March 1994	2.5
My Special Child	#42June 1991	3	June 1991 – June 1991	2.0
Don't Cry for Me Argentina	#53December 1992	3	December 1992 – December 1992	1.5
Silent Night	#60December 1991	3	December 1991 – December 1991	1.2
Troy (the Phoenix from the Flame)	#48August 2002	2	August 2002 – August 2002	1.0
Hauntedwith Shane Macgowan	#30April 1995	2	April 1995 – April 1995	0.9
Illegal Attacksfeatured credit · with Ian Brown	#16September 2007	3	September 2007 – October 2007	0.9
Famine	#51August 1995	2	August 1995 – August 1995	0.9
I Want Your (Hands on Me)	#77May 1988	4	April 1988 – May 1988	0.8
This Is a Rebel Song	#60November 1997	2	November 1997 – December 1997	0.7
Jump in the Riverwith Karen Finley	#81October 1988	3	October 1988 – November 1988	0.3
Heroinewith The Edge	#89September 1986	3	September 1986 – October 1986	0.2
Jealous	#81November 2000	1	November 2000	0.2

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