Artists · UK Singles Chart

Spandau Ballet

Charting Nov 9, 1980 → Oct 25, 2009 · 160 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 46 wk, UK Singles Chart 160 wk (3 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 46 wk UK Singles Chart · 160 wk Global Music Power · 186 wk

Peak Power: 2.29%; week of May 29, 1983
Career Power: 260; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 3; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 79; October 1982 – September 1983
Peak Five Years: 224; January 1980 – January 1985
Top-five weeks: 16; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 160; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.54%; week of Apr 24, 1983
Comebacks: 1; November 1986

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Mar 17, 1985	Nov 23, 1986	88	70	2.29%	1.13%

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 UK Singles Chart

23 records · 260 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
TrueApple Music	#1April 1983	15	April 1983 – September 1983	28.5	28.5
Chant NO.1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)Apple Music	#3July 1981	11	July 1981 – September 1981	21.6	21.5
GoldApple Music	#2August 1983	9	August 1983 – October 1983	20.8	20.7
To Cut a Long Story ShortApple Music	#5November 1980	10	November 1980 – January 1981	19.9	19.8
Only When You LeaveApple Music	#3June 1984	13	June 1984 – September 1984	16.8	16.7
Through the BarricadesApple Music	#6November 1986	9	November 1986 – January 1987	16.3	16.2
LifelineApple Music	#7October 1982	9	September 1982 – November 1982	16.0	15.9
Muscle Bound/GlowApple Music	#10May 1981	10	March 1981 – May 1981	15.9	15.9
InstinctionApple Music	#10May 1982	10	April 1982 – June 1982	15.9	15.8
CommunicationApple Music	#12March 1983	10	February 1983 – April 1983	15.3	15.2
I'll Fly for YouApple Music	#9September 1984	12	August 1984 – December 1984	15.3	15.5
Round and RoundApple Music	#18December 1984	8	December 1984 – January 1985	12.9	12.7
The FreezeApple Music	#17February 1981	8	January 1981 – March 1981	11.1	10.7
Fight for OurselvesApple Music	#15July 1986	7	July 1986 – August 1986	10.2	10.2
Highly StrungApple Music	#15October 1984	8	October 1984 – January 1985	7.7	7.8
Paint Me Down	#30November 1981	5	November 1981 – December 1981	4.7	4.6
How Many Lies?	#34February 1987	4	February 1987 – March 1987	3.6	3.6
Be Free with Your Love	#42September 1989	4	August 1989 – September 1989	3.0	3.0
She Loved Like Diamond	#49January 1982	4	January 1982 – February 1982	2.2	2.1
Raw	#47September 1988	3	August 1988 – September 1988	2.0	2.0
Empty Spaces	#94November 1989	2	November 1989 – November 1989	0.3	0.3
Crashed Into Love	#96February 1990	2	February 1990 – February 1990	0.3	0.3
Once More	#82October 2009	1	October 2009	0.2	0.2

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