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The Bangles

Charting Feb 24, 1985 → Jul 20, 2003 · 101 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 127 wk (5 at #1), UK Singles Chart 101 wk (4 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 127 wk UK Singles Chart · 101 wk Global Music Power · 142 wk

Peak Power: 2.17%; week of May 21, 1989
Career Power: 137; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 4; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 70; February 1986 – February 1987
Peak Five Years: 135; October 1984 – October 1989
Top-five weeks: 12; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 101; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.52%; week of Apr 23, 1989
Comebacks: 1; April 1989

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	May 10, 1987	Apr 9, 1989	100	38	1.89%	1.19%

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 UK Singles Chart

16 records · 137 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
Eternal FlameApple Music	#1April 1989	20	January 1989 – June 1989	36.0
Walk Like An EgyptianApple Music	#3November 1986	18	September 1986 – January 1987	31.9
Manic MondayApple Music	#2March 1986	13	February 1986 – April 1986	24.1
Hazy Shade Of WinterApple Music	#11March 1988	10	January 1988 – April 1988	13.2
Be With YouApple Music	#23June 1989	8	June 1989 – July 1989	8.8
Walking Down Your StreetApple Music	#16January 1987	6	January 1987 – February 1987	6.8
If She Knew What She WantsApple Music	#31May 1986	7	April 1986 – June 1986	5.5
In Your RoomApple Music	#35November 1988	6	October 1988 – December 1988	4.7
Going Down to Liverpool {1986}	#56July 1986	4	June 1986 – July 1986	1.5
Following	#55April 1987	3	April 1987 – April 1987	1.4
Something That You Said	#38March 2003	2	March 2003 – March 2003	1.3
Going Down to Liverpool	#79April 1985	4	April 1985 – May 1985	0.8
I'll Set You Free	#74October 1989	2	October 1989 – October 1989	0.5
Walk Like an Egyptian {1990}	#73June 1990	2	June 1990 – June 1990	0.5
I Will Take Care of You	#79July 2003	1	July 2003	0.2
Hero Takes a Fall	#96February 1985	1	February 1985	0.1

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