Artists · UK Singles Chart

The Blow Monkeys

Charting Sep 15, 1985 → May 27, 1990 · 62 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 19 wk, UK Singles Chart 62 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 19 wk UK Singles Chart · 62 wk Global Music Power · 73 wk

Peak Power: 1.14%; week of Mar 1, 1987
Career Power: 51; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 30; March 1986 – March 1987
Peak Five Years: 51; June 1985 – May 1990
Top-five weeks: 1; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 62; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.06%; week of Feb 8, 1987
Comebacks: 0; none detected

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

15 records · 51 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
It Doesn't Have to Be This WayApple Music	#5February 1987	8	January 1987 – March 1987	15.3	15.2
Digging Your SceneApple Music	#12March 1986	11	February 1986 – April 1986	14.7	14.6
Choice ft Sylvia Tellafeat. Sylvia Tella	#22July 1989	6	July 1989 – August 1989	5.4	7.6
Out with Her	#30April 1987	6	March 1987 – April 1987	5.3	5.3
This Is Your Life {1989}	#32April 1989	5	April 1989 – April 1989	4.1	4.1
Wicked Ways	#60May 1986	5	April 1986 – May 1986	1.5	1.6
This Is Your Life	#70July 1988	4	July 1988 – August 1988	1.0	1.0
Don't Be Scared of Me	#77July 1986	4	July 1986 – July 1986	0.8	0.8
Some Kind of Wonderful	#67August 1987	3	August 1987 – August 1987	0.7	0.7
Springtime for the World	#69May 1990	2	May 1990 – May 1990	0.6	0.6
(Celebrate) the Day After Youwith Curtis Mayfield	#52May 1987	2	May 1987 – May 1987	0.6	1.1
It Pays to Belong	#76October 1988	2	October 1988 – October 1988	0.4	0.4
Slaves No More ft Sylvia Tellafeat. Sylvia Tella	#73October 1989	2	October 1989 – October 1989	0.4	0.6
Forbidden Fruit	#94September 1985	2	September 1985 – September 1985	0.3	0.3
Re(Celebrate) the Day After Youwith Curtis Mayfield	#90June 1987	1	June 1987	0.1	0.2

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