Artists · Billboard Hot 100
The Contours
Charting Aug 11, 1962 → Sep 17, 1988 · 75 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 75 wk, UK Singles Chart 9 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.81%
- week of Nov 17, 1962
- Career Power
- 65
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 36
- May 1962 – May 1963
- Peak Five Years
- 47
- May 1962 – April 1967
- Top-five weeks
- 3
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 75
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.38%
- week of Oct 27, 1962
- Comebacks
- 1
- Aug 1988, after 25 quiet years
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
8 records · 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do You Love MeApple Music | #3 | 34 | 48.0 | ||
| Shake SherryApple Music | #43 | 9 | 4.7 | ||
| Can You Do ItApple Music | #41 | 6 | 4.0 | ||
| First I Look At The PurseApple Music | #57 | 8 | 3.2 | ||
| Can You Jerk Like MeApple Music | #47 | 7 | 2.8 | ||
| Don't Let Her Be Your BabyApple Music | #64 | 6 | 1.7 | ||
| It's So Hard Being A LoserApple Music | #79 | 3 | 0.6 | ||
| Just A Little MisunderstandingApple Music | #85 | 2 | 0.4 |
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At their peak
1962 in music →The Contours's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from May 1962 to May 1963. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Chubby Checker103
- 2Ray Charles100
- 3Dion95
- 4The Orlons85
- 5Brenda Lee83
- 6Gene Pitney81
- 7Bobby Vinton78
- 8Dee Dee Sharp74
- 9Neil Sedaka71
- 10Mary Wells71
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.