Artists · Billboard Hot 100

The Beatles

Charting Jan 18, 1964 → Nov 25, 2023 · 320 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 320 wk (97 at #1), UK Singles Chart 419 wk (49 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 320 wk UK Singles Chart · 419 wk Global Music Power · 513 wk

Peak Power: 7.24%; week of May 16, 1964
Career Power: 949; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 97; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 266; February 1964 – January 1965
Peak Five Years: 712; January 1964 – January 1969
Top-five weeks: 146; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 320; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 10.33%; week of Apr 11, 1964
Comebacks: 1; October 1968

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	May 20, 1967	Oct 19, 1968	74	14	7.24%	2.61%

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

70 records · 949 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
Hey JudeApple Music	#1September 1968	19	September 1968 – January 1969	56.5
Come Together/SomethingApple Music	#1November 1969	16	October 1969 – January 1970	39.1
Let It BeApple Music	#1April 1970	14	March 1970 – June 1970	38.5
I Want To Hold Your HandApple Music	#1February 1964	15	January 1964 – April 1964	37.1
A Hard Day's NightApple Music	#1August 1964	13	July 1964 – October 1964	34.2
We Can Work It OutApple Music	#1January 1966	12	December 1965 – March 1966	31.8
I Feel FineApple Music	#1December 1964	11	December 1964 – February 1965	30.8
Hello GoodbyeApple Music	#1December 1967	11	December 1967 – February 1968	30.6
Help!Apple Music	#1September 1965	13	August 1965 – October 1965	29.6
YesterdayApple Music	#1October 1965	11	September 1965 – December 1965	28.6
Twist And ShoutApple Music	#2April 1964	26	March 1964 – November 1986	28.2
Love Me DoApple Music	#1May 1964	14	April 1964 – July 1964	28.1
She Loves YouApple Music	#1March 1964	15	January 1964 – May 1964	27.4
Ticket To RideApple Music	#1May 1965	11	April 1965 – July 1965	27.2
All You Need Is LoveApple Music	#1August 1967	11	July 1967 – September 1967	26.9
Lady MadonnaApple Music	#4April 1968	11	March 1968 – June 1968	26.6
Got To Get You Into My LifeApple Music	#7July 1976	16	June 1976 – September 1976	26.4
Paperback WriterApple Music	#1June 1966	10	June 1966 – August 1966	25.5
The Long And Winding Road/For You BlueApple Music	#1June 1970	10	May 1970 – July 1970	24.7
Eight Days A WeekApple Music	#1March 1965	10	February 1965 – April 1965	24.4
Can't Buy Me LoveApple Music	#1April 1964	10	March 1964 – May 1964	24.3
Penny LaneApple Music	#1March 1967	10	February 1967 – April 1967	23.4
Nowhere ManApple Music	#3March 1966	9	March 1966 – April 1966	23.1
Yellow SubmarineApple Music	#2September 1966	9	August 1966 – October 1966	22.5
The Ballad Of John And YokoApple Music	#8July 1969	9	June 1969 – August 1969	18.6
The Beatles' Movie Medley	#12May 1982	11	March 1982 – June 1982	17.3
Get Backwith Billy PrestonApple Music	#1May 1969	12	May 1969 – July 1969	15.8
Do You Want To Know A SecretApple Music	#2May 1964	11	March 1964 – June 1964	14.5
RevolutionApple Music	#12September 1968	11	September 1968 – November 1968	14.1
SomethingApple Music	#3November 1969	6	October 1969 – November 1969	13.3
She's A WomanApple Music	#4December 1964	9	December 1964 – January 1965	12.4
Day TripperApple Music	#5January 1966	10	December 1965 – February 1966	12.0
Free As A BirdApple Music	#6January 1996	11	December 1995 – March 1996	10.9
Strawberry Fields ForeverApple Music	#8April 1967	9	February 1967 – April 1967	10.8
Please Please MeApple Music	#3March 1964	13	February 1964 – April 1964	9.8
MatchboxApple Music	#17October 1964	8	September 1964 – October 1964	8.4
And I Love HerApple Music	#12September 1964	9	July 1964 – September 1964	8.3
Eleanor Rigby	#11September 1966	8	August 1966 – October 1966	8.3
P.S. I Love You	#10June 1964	8	May 1964 – June 1964	8.0
Real LoveApple Music	#11March 1996	7	March 1996 – May 1996	7.4
Rain	#23July 1966	7	June 1966 – July 1966	5.5
Ain't She SweetApple Music	#19August 1964	9	July 1964 – September 1964	5.5
Now And ThenApple Music	#7November 2023	2	November 2023 – November 2023	3.7
I Saw Her Standing ThereApple Music	#14March 1964	11	February 1964 – April 1964	3.2
Slow Down	#25October 1964	7	September 1964 – October 1964	3.0
Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da	#49December 1976	7	November 1976 – January 1977	3.0
Baby You're A Rich Man	#34August 1967	5	July 1967 – August 1967	2.8
I Don't Want To Spoil The Party	#39March 1965	6	February 1965 – March 1965	2.6
I'll Cry Instead	#25August 1964	7	August 1964 – September 1964	2.3
Act Naturally	#47October 1965	7	September 1965 – November 1965	1.8
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With A Little Help From My Friends	#71September 1978	7	September 1978 – October 1978	1.6
Yes It Is	#46May 1965	4	May 1965 – May 1965	1.4
Don't Let Me Downwith Billy Preston	#35May 1969	4	May 1969 – May 1969	1.3
I Am The Walrus	#56December 1967	4	December 1967 – December 1967	1.1
Baby It's You	#67April 1995	4	April 1995 – May 1995	0.9
If I FellApple Music	#53September 1964	9	August 1964 – September 1964	0.7
4 - By The Beatles	#68March 1965	5	February 1965 – March 1965	0.6
Thank You Girl	#35May 1964	7	April 1964 – May 1964	0.5
My Bonnie (My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean)with Tony Sheridan	#26March 1964	6	February 1964 – March 1964	0.5
I Should Have Known Better	#53August 1964	4	July 1964 – August 1964	0.4
From Me To YouApple Music	#41April 1964	6	March 1964 – April 1964	0.3
What Goes On	#81March 1966	2	March 1966 – March 1966	0.3
All My Loving	#45April 1964	6	March 1964 – May 1964	0.2
Four By The Beatles	#92June 1964	3	June 1964 – June 1964	0.2
The Inner Light	#96March 1968	1	March 1968	0.1
You Can't Do That	#48April 1964	4	April 1964 – April 1964	0.1
Roll Over Beethoven	#68April 1964	4	March 1964 – April 1964	0.0
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You	#95August 1964	1	August 1964	0.0
There's A Place	#74April 1964	1	April 1964	0.0
Whywith Tony Sheridan	#88April 1964	1	April 1964	0.0

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