Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Solomon Burke

Charting Sep 18, 1961 → Mar 29, 1975 · 161 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 161 wk, UK Singles Chart 2 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 161 wk UK Singles Chart · 2 wk Global Music Power · 163 wk

Peak Power: 0.86%; week of Dec 25, 1961
Career Power: 80; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 22; August 1964 – July 1965
Peak Five Years: 68; April 1961 – April 1966
Top-five weeks: 0; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 161; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 1.75%; week of May 1, 1965
Comebacks: 0; none detected

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026). How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

26 records · 80 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 — a #1 week is 3.5 whoever holds it. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Record Power
Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)Apple Music	#24November 1961	17	September 1961 – January 1962	13.7	13.4
Got To Get You Off My MindApple Music	#22May 1965	10	March 1965 – May 1965	9.3	9.1
Tonight's The NightApple Music	#28July 1965	10	May 1965 – July 1965	8.6	8.4
Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)Apple Music	#33June 1964	10	April 1964 – June 1964	7.8	7.3
If You Need MeApple Music	#37June 1963	11	April 1963 – June 1963	5.8	5.8
Cry To MeApple Music	#44March 1962	10	January 1962 – March 1962	5.3	5.3
Proud MaryApple Music	#45June 1969	7	May 1969 – June 1969	4.2	4.2
He'll Have To GoApple Music	#51February 1964	8	February 1964 – March 1964	4.1	3.8
You're Good For MeApple Music	#49December 1963	8	November 1963 – December 1963	3.5	3.5
Everybody Needs Somebody To LoveApple Music	#58August 1964	8	July 1964 – September 1964	2.8	2.7
Take Me (Just As I Am)	#49July 1967	5	July 1967 – July 1967	2.5	2.5
I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free)Apple Music	#68June 1968	8	May 1968 – June 1968	2.0	2.0
The Price	#57December 1964	5	November 1964 – December 1964	2.0	1.9
Down In The ValleyApple Music	#71July 1962	8	May 1962 – July 1962	1.7	1.6
Keep A Light In The Window Till I Come Home	#64February 1967	5	February 1967 – March 1967	1.6	1.6
Can't Nobody Love You	#66August 1963	6	July 1963 – August 1963	1.6	1.6
Love's Street And Fool's Road	#89April 1972	5	April 1972 – May 1972	0.7	0.7
Someone Is Watching	#89September 1965	4	August 1965 – September 1965	0.6	0.6
I Really Don't Want To Know	#93September 1962	3	September 1962 – September 1962	0.4	0.4
Yes I Do	#92October 1964	3	October 1964 – October 1964	0.4	0.4
Only Love (Can Save Me Now)	#94December 1965	2	November 1965 – December 1965	0.3	0.3
The Electronic Magnetism (That's Heavy, Baby)	#96May 1971	2	May 1971 – May 1971	0.3	0.3
I Feel A Sin Coming On	#97April 1966	2	April 1966 – April 1966	0.3	0.3
You And Your Baby Blues	#96March 1975	2	March 1975 – March 1975	0.3	0.3
Baby Come On Home	#96January 1966	2	January 1966 – January 1966	0.3	0.2
I'm Hanging Up My Heart For You	#85July 1962	2	July 1962 – July 1962	0.2	0.3

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