Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Tears For Fears
Charting Aug 6, 1983 → Nov 27, 1993 · 115 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 115 wk (6 at #1), UK Singles Chart 190 wk
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- Peak Power
- 3.12%
- week of Aug 24, 1985
- Career Power
- 170
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 6
- weeks as the top artist
- Peak Year
- 105
- February 1985 – January 1986
- Peak Five Years
- 151
- March 1985 – March 1990
- Top-five weeks
- 21
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 115
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.84%
- week of Aug 3, 1985
- Comebacks
- 1
- October 1989
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Mar 1, 1986 | Oct 21, 1989 | 190 | 165 | 3.12% | 1.27% |
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
9 records · 170 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everybody Wants To Rule The WorldApple Music | #1 | 24 | 39.4 | |
| ShoutApple Music | #1 | 19 | 34.6 | |
| Head Over HeelsApple Music | #3 | 20 | 30.9 | |
| Sowing The Seeds Of LoveApple Music | #2 | 15 | 28.5 | |
| Break It Down AgainApple Music | #25 | 20 | 17.5 | |
| Mothers TalkApple Music | #27 | 12 | 10.0 | |
| Woman In ChainsApple Music | #36 | 14 | 7.4 | |
| Change | #73 | 6 | 1.3 | |
| Advice For The Young At Heart | #89 | 4 | 0.6 |
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