Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Sly & The Family Stone

Charting Feb 10, 1968 → Nov 9, 1974 · 155 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 155 wk (9 at #1), UK Singles Chart 42 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 155 wk UK Singles Chart · 42 wk Global Music Power · 172 wk

Peak Power: 2.42%; week of Mar 22, 1969
Career Power: 236; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 9; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 85; November 1968 – November 1969
Peak Five Years: 202; June 1967 – June 1972
Top-five weeks: 23; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 155; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.63%; week of Mar 8, 1969
Comebacks: 2; December 1971, August 1973

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Aug 8, 1970	Dec 4, 1971	69	65	2.41%	1.10%
After decline	Jul 1, 1972	Aug 25, 1973	60	52	2.41%	1.05%

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 Billboard Hot 100

16 records · 236 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
Everyday PeopleApple Music	#1February 1969	19	November 1968 – April 1969	41.2
Family AffairApple Music	#1December 1971	14	November 1971 – February 1972	37.4
Hot Fun In The SummertimeApple Music	#2October 1969	16	August 1969 – November 1969	32.5
Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin/Everybody Is A StarApple Music	#1February 1970	13	January 1970 – March 1970	31.3
Dance To The MusicApple Music	#8April 1968	15	February 1968 – May 1968	26.8
If You Want Me To StayApple Music	#12September 1973	17	June 1973 – October 1973	25.8
Runnin' AwayApple Music	#23March 1972	10	February 1972 – April 1972	10.8
I Want To Take You HigherApple Music	#38June 1970	16	May 1969 – July 1970	8.4
Stand!	#22May 1969	8	April 1969 – May 1969	8.3
Time For LivinApple Music	#32August 1974	12	July 1974 – September 1974	7.0
Smilin	#42May 1972	7	April 1972 – June 1972	4.1
Loose Booty	#84November 1974	4	October 1974 – November 1974	0.8
Frisky	#79December 1973	2	November 1973 – December 1973	0.5
Life	#93July 1968	3	July 1968 – August 1968	0.4
Sing A Simple Song	#89March 1969	4	March 1969 – March 1969	0.4
M'Lady	#93August 1968	3	August 1968 – August 1968	0.4

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