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Charting Dec 2, 1979 → Jan 28, 1996 · 93 weeks with chart power

Charted in 1 of 2 markets — UK Singles Chart 93 wk

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UK Singles Chart · 93 wk Global Music Power · 93 wk

Peak Power: 1.89%; week of Jun 1, 1980
Career Power: 125; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 62; October 1979 – October 1980
Peak Five Years: 123; July 1978 – July 1983
Top-five weeks: 7; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 93; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.29%; week of May 22, 1983
Comebacks: 1; May 1983

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Aug 30, 1981	May 22, 1983	90	18	1.89%	1.06%

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

14 records · 125 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
Can't Get Used to Losing YouApple Music	#3May 1983	12	April 1983 – July 1983	21.3	21.4
Tears of a Clown/Ranking Full StopApple Music	#6January 1980	11	December 1979 – February 1980	19.2	19.1
Mirror in the BathroomApple Music	#4May 1980	11	April 1980 – January 1996	18.3	18.1
Too Nice to Talk ToApple Music	#7January 1981	10	December 1980 – February 1981	16.6	16.1
Hands Off - She's Mine	#9March 1980	9	February 1980 – April 1980	14.8	14.8
Best Friend/Stand Down Margaret	#22September 1980	9	August 1980 – October 1980	10.5	10.4
Drowning/All Out to Get You	#22April 1981	8	April 1981 – May 1981	10.4	10.4
Doors of Your Heart	#33June 1981	6	June 1981 – July 1981	5.4	5.4
Save It for Later	#47April 1982	4	April 1982 – May 1982	2.4	2.4
Jeanette	#45September 1982	3	September 1982 – September 1982	1.8	1.8
Ackee 1-2-3	#54July 1983	4	June 1983 – July 1983	1.6	1.7
I Confess	#54December 1982	3	November 1982 – December 1982	1.3	1.3
The 2 Tone (Ep)with The Special AKA, Madness, Selecter	#30October 1993	3	October 1993 – October 1993	0.8	3.2
Hit It	#70December 1981	2	November 1981 – December 1981	0.6	0.6

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