Artists · Billboard Hot 100

The Spinners

Also credited as Detroit Spinners and Motown Spinners

Charting Jun 26, 1961 → Jul 8, 1995 · 295 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 295 wk, UK Singles Chart 96 wk (1 crown)

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Image credits

Photo: Motown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Honours

Artist of the Week

UK Singles Chart
1 crown
19611995
First crown Apr 1980

Billboard Hot 100 · 295 wk UK Singles Chart · 96 wk Global Music Power · 290 wk

Peak Power: 2.59%; week of Aug 9, 1980
Career Power: 355; share-weeks
Crowns: 0; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 83; October 1972 – September 1973
Peak Five Years: 234; May 1972 – April 1977
Top-five weeks: 22; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 295; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.43%; week of Apr 5, 1980
Comebacks: 2; Nov 1972 · Mar 1980

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →

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

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

30 records · 355 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
The Rubberband ManApple Music	#2December 1976	21	September 1976 – January 1977	42.7	42.6
Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, GirlApple Music	#2March 1980	25	December 1979 – May 1980	42.0	41.6
Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long TimeApple Music	#4July 1980	19	May 1980 – September 1980	37.1	36.8
They Just Can't Stop It the (Games People Play)Apple Music	#5October 1975	18	August 1975 – December 1975	30.9	30.8
Could It Be I'm Falling In LoveApple Music	#4March 1973	15	December 1972 – April 1973	29.7	29.7
I'll Be AroundApple Music	#3November 1972	15	September 1972 – December 1972	26.1	26.1
One Of A Kind (Love Affair)Apple Music	#11June 1973	15	April 1973 – August 1973	21.4	21.3
Then Came Youwith Dionne WarwickApple Music	#1October 1974	19	July 1974 – November 1974	18.2	37.8
It's A ShameApple Music	#14October 1970	15	July 1970 – October 1970	18.0	18.0
Mighty Love - Pt. 1Apple Music	#20March 1974	15	January 1974 – May 1974	15.9	15.7
I'm Coming HomeApple Music	#18June 1974	13	May 1974 – August 1974	12.3	12.4
Love Don't Love Nobody - Pt. IApple Music	#15November 1974	13	September 1974 – December 1974	10.5	11.7
That's What Girls Are Made ForApple Music	#27August 1961	8	June 1961 – August 1961	7.5	7.4
Ghetto ChildApple Music	#29September 1973	8	August 1973 – October 1973	7.1	7.1
Love Or LeaveApple Music	#36February 1976	8	December 1975 – February 1976	5.6	5.6
I'll Always Love YouApple Music	#35August 1965	7	July 1965 – August 1965	4.8	4.8
Living A Little, Laughing A LittleApple Music	#37April 1975	7	March 1975 – April 1975	4.2	4.2
You're Throwing A Good Love AwayApple Music	#43April 1977	7	March 1977 – April 1977	3.3	3.3
Yesterday Once More/Nothing Remains The Same	#52March 1981	8	February 1981 – April 1981	2.8	2.8
SadieApple Music	#54May 1975	7	May 1975 – June 1975	2.8	2.8
I'll Be Aroundfeatured credit · with Rappin' 4-TayApple Music	#39April 1995	16	March 1995 – July 1995	2.7	8.7
If You Wanna Do A DanceApple Music	#49August 1978	6	July 1978 – September 1978	2.5	2.5
Funny How Time Slips AwayApple Music	#67January 1983	8	December 1982 – January 1983	2.1	2.1
Wake Up SusanApple Music	#56August 1976	5	July 1976 – August 1976	1.7	1.7
How Could I Let You Get AwayApple Music	#77September 1972	4	August 1972 – September 1972	0.8	0.8
Heaven On Earth (So Fine)Apple Music	#89October 1977	4	October 1977 – October 1977	0.6	0.6
Together We Can Make Such Sweet MusicApple Music	#91June 1973	5	May 1973 – June 1973	0.5	0.7
We'll Have It MadeApple Music	#89February 1971	3	January 1971 – February 1971	0.4	0.4
Never Thought I'd Fall In LoveApple Music	#95March 1982	2	March 1982 – March 1982	0.3	0.3
Love (I'm So Glad) I Found You	#91November 1961	1	November 1961	0.2	0.2

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At their peak

1972 in music →

The Spinners's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from October 1972 to September 1973. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decades: the 1960s, the 1970s, the 1980s, the 1990s.