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The Cure

Charting Apr 6, 1980 → Apr 29, 2012 · 161 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 128 wk, UK Singles Chart 161 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 128 wk UK Singles Chart · 161 wk Global Music Power · 251 wk

Peak Power: 1.41%; week of Dec 4, 1983
Career Power: 182; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 42; May 1983 – May 1984
Peak Five Years: 91; November 1982 – November 1987
Top-five weeks: 1; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 161; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.06%; week of Apr 23, 1989
Comebacks: 3; October 1985, November 1990, June 1992

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Mar 18, 1984	Oct 6, 1985	81	61	1.41%	1.07%
After decline	Jan 5, 1986	Nov 11, 1990	252	58	1.41%	1.07%
After decline	Feb 3, 1991	Jun 7, 1992	69	58	1.41%	1.08%

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 UK Singles Chart

35 records · 182 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
The Love Cats	#7November 1983	13	October 1983 – January 1984	19.5
Friday I'm In LoveApple Music	#6May 1992	8	May 1992 – April 2012	13.0
In Between Days	#15August 1985	11	July 1985 – October 1985	12.7
The Walk	#12July 1983	8	July 1983 – August 1983	12.1
Lullaby	#5April 1989	7	April 1989 – June 1989	10.6
The Caterpillar	#14April 1984	7	April 1984 – May 1984	10.1
Close to Me {1990}	#13November 1990	5	October 1990 – November 1990	8.5
Close To Me	#24September 1985	8	September 1985 – November 1985	8.4
Lovesong	#18September 1989	7	August 1989 – October 1989	7.9
Boys Don't Cry	#22May 1986	6	April 1986 – June 1986	7.5
Never Enough	#13September 1990	5	September 1990 – October 1990	7.3
Why Can't I Be You?Apple Music	#21April 1987	5	April 1987 – May 1987	6.8
A Forest	#31May 1980	8	April 1980 – May 1980	6.8
Pictures Of You	#24April 1990	6	March 1990 – April 1990	6.7
Catch	#27July 1987	6	June 1987 – August 1987	6.1
HighApple Music	#8March 1992	3	March 1992 – April 1992	5.1
Just Like HeavenApple Music	#29October 1987	5	October 1987 – November 1987	4.6
Primary	#43April 1981	6	March 1981 – May 1981	3.7
The Hanging Garden	#34July 1982	4	July 1982 – August 1982	3.1
The End of the World	#25July 2004	4	July 2004 – August 2004	3.0
The 13th	#15April 1996	3	April 1996 – June 1996	3.0
Let's Go to Bed	#44November 1982	6	November 1982 – January 1983	2.9
Charlotte Sometimes	#44October 1981	4	October 1981 – November 1981	2.4
A Letter to Elise	#28October 1992	2	October 1992 – October 1992	1.9
Hot Hot Hot!!!	#45February 1988	3	February 1988 – February 1988	1.7
Mint Car	#31June 1996	2	June 1996 – June 1996	1.7
Taking Off	#39October 2004	2	October 2004 – October 2004	1.2
The Only One	#48May 2008	2	May 2008 – May 2008	0.9
High (Remix)	#44April 1992	1	April 1992	0.8
Cut Here	#54November 2001	2	November 2001 – November 2001	0.7
Gone!	#60December 1996	2	December 1996 – December 1996	0.6
Wrong Number	#62November 1997	2	November 1997 – November 1997	0.6
Sleep When I'm Dead	#68July 2008	1	July 2008	0.4
The Perfect Boy	#78August 2008	1	August 2008	0.3
Freakshow	#89June 2008	1	June 2008	0.2

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