Artists · UK Singles Chart
The Cars
Charting Nov 5, 1978 → Jan 12, 1986 · 61 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 3 markets — Billboard Hot 100 212 wk, UK Singles Chart 61 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.60%
- week of Sep 22, 1985
- Career Power
- 84
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top artist
- Peak Year
- 41
- September 1984 – September 1985
- Peak Five Years
- 49
- January 1981 – January 1986
- Top-five weeks
- 9
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 61
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.35%
- week of Nov 19, 1978
- Comebacks
- 1
- October 1984
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Jul 1, 1979 | Oct 21, 1984 | 276 | 144 | 1.33% | 1.11% |
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
9 records · 84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drive {1985} | #4 | 13 | 24.0 | ||
| DriveApple Music | #5 | 14 | 20.4 | ||
| My Best Friend's GirlApple Music | #3 | 10 | 19.1 | ||
| Just What I NeededApple Music | #17 | 10 | 13.7 | ||
| Since You're GoneApple Music | #37 | 4 | 3.0 | ||
| Let's GoApple Music | #51 | 4 | 2.0 | ||
| Tonight She ComesApple Music | #79 | 4 | 0.7 | ||
| You Might ThinkApple Music | #88 | 5 | 0.6 | ||
| Heartbeat City | #78 | 3 | 0.4 |
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