Artists · Billboard Hot 100

The Cars

Charting Jun 17, 1978 → Feb 20, 1988 · 212 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 212 wk, UK Singles Chart 61 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 212 wk UK Singles Chart · 61 wk Global Music Power · 234 wk

Peak Power: 2.68%; week of Oct 27, 1984
Career Power: 267; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 104; March 1984 – March 1985
Peak Five Years: 191; April 1981 – April 1986
Top-five weeks: 7; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 212; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.36%; week of Oct 13, 1984
Comebacks: 3; January 1982, April 1984, October 1987

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Feb 2, 1980	Jan 23, 1982	103	52	1.27%	1.06%
After decline	Jul 17, 1982	Apr 28, 1984	93	86	2.24%	1.12%
After decline	May 17, 1986	Oct 31, 1987	76	67	2.68%	1.10%

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

18 records · 267 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
Shake It UpApple Music	#4February 1982	22	November 1981 – April 1982	41.0
DriveApple Music	#3September 1984	19	August 1984 – December 1984	35.0
Tonight She ComesApple Music	#7January 1986	17	November 1985 – February 1986	27.4
You Might ThinkApple Music	#7April 1984	17	March 1984 – June 1984	27.2
MagicApple Music	#12July 1984	17	May 1984 – September 1984	21.2
Let's GoApple Music	#14September 1979	15	June 1979 – October 1979	17.7
You Are The GirlApple Music	#17October 1987	14	August 1987 – November 1987	16.6
Hello AgainApple Music	#20December 1984	15	October 1984 – February 1985	16.4
Just What I NeededApple Music	#27September 1978	17	June 1978 – October 1978	12.8
Why Can't I Have YouApple Music	#33March 1985	17	January 1985 – May 1985	10.4
My Best Friend's GirlApple Music	#35December 1978	15	October 1978 – January 1979	9.9
I'm Not The OneApple Music	#32March 1986	11	February 1986 – April 1986	7.8
Touch And GoApple Music	#37October 1980	11	September 1980 – November 1980	6.8
Good Times RollApple Music	#41May 1979	10	March 1979 – May 1979	5.5
It's All I Can DoApple Music	#41November 1979	10	October 1979 – December 1979	4.9
Since You're Gone	#41May 1982	9	March 1982 – May 1982	4.5
Coming Up You	#74February 1988	5	January 1988 – February 1988	1.1
Strap Me In	#85November 1987	4	November 1987 – December 1987	0.5

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