Artists · Billboard Hot 100
The Buggles
Charting Nov 10, 1979 → Jan 12, 1980 · 10 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 10 wk, UK Singles Chart 28 wk (1 crown)
Honours
Artist of the Week
UK Singles Chart
1 crown
19791980First crown Oct 1979
- Peak Power
- 0.41%
- week of Dec 29, 1979
- Career Power
- 5
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 5
- January 1979 – January 1980
- Peak Five Years
- 5
- January 1975 – January 1980
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 10
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 0.93%
- week of Dec 15, 1979
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →
Songs on the Billboard Hot 100
1 song · 5 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. Bar length compares songs within this list.
| Song | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video Killed The Radio StarApple Music | #40 | 10 | 5.4 |
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At their peak
1979 in music →The Buggles's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from January 1979 to January 1980. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Donna Summer152
- 2Chic100
- 3Kenny Rogers89
- 4Bee Gees86
- 5Little River Band82
- 6Peaches & Herb76
- 7Supertramp75
- 8Commodores72
- 9Village People68
- 10Styx68
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.