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The Alan Parsons Project

Charting Jul 24, 1976 → Mar 8, 1986 · 167 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 3 markets — Billboard Hot 100 167 wk, UK Singles Chart 6 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 167 wk UK Singles Chart · 6 wk Global Music Power · 167 wk

Peak Power: 2.37%; week of Nov 13, 1982
Career Power: 151; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 48; November 1980 – November 1981
Peak Five Years: 138; August 1979 – July 1984
Top-five weeks: 5; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 167; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.32%; week of Oct 16, 1982
Comebacks: 1; May 1984

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Mar 5, 1983	May 5, 1984	61	37	2.37%	1.12%

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

16 records · 151 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
Eye In The SkyApple Music	#3October 1982	25	July 1982 – December 1982	44.5	44.1
TimeApple Music	#15August 1981	23	April 1981 – September 1981	24.9	24.8
Games People PlayApple Music	#16March 1981	23	December 1980 – May 1981	21.9	21.5
Don't Answer MeApple Music	#15May 1984	15	March 1984 – June 1984	17.2	17.1
Damned If I DoApple Music	#27December 1979	17	September 1979 – January 1980	14.3	14.1
Prime TimeApple Music	#34June 1984	11	May 1984 – July 1984	6.6	6.8
(The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor FetherApple Music	#37September 1976	10	July 1976 – September 1976	5.7	5.6
You Don't BelieveApple Music	#54December 1983	10	November 1983 – January 1984	4.1	4.0
PsychobabbleApple Music	#57December 1982	10	November 1982 – January 1983	3.6	3.6
Let's Talk About MeApple Music	#56March 1985	10	February 1985 – April 1985	3.3	3.3
Snake EyesApple Music	#67November 1981	5	October 1981 – November 1981	1.3	1.3
Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)Apple Music	#71May 1985	5	April 1985 – May 1985	1.2	1.1
The Raven	#80October 1976	4	October 1976 – November 1976	0.8	0.8
Stereotomy	#82March 1986	4	February 1986 – March 1986	0.7	0.7
Don't Let It Show	#92January 1978	4	December 1977 – January 1978	0.6	0.6
What Goes Up	#87September 1978	3	September 1978 – October 1978	0.5	0.5

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