Artists · Billboard Hot 100

The Delfonics

Charting Feb 3, 1968 → Jun 30, 1973 · 107 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 107 wk, UK Singles Chart 23 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 107 wk UK Singles Chart · 23 wk Global Music Power · 123 wk

Peak Power: 1.81%; week of Apr 27, 1968
Career Power: 89; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 47; February 1968 – February 1969
Peak Five Years: 88; July 1967 – July 1972
Top-five weeks: 1; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 107; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.19%; week of Apr 6, 1968
Comebacks: 1; March 1970

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Aug 24, 1968	Mar 14, 1970	81	13	1.81%	1.13%

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

15 records · 89 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
La - La - Means I Love YouApple Music	#4April 1968	15	February 1968 – May 1968	28.9
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)Apple Music	#10March 1970	14	January 1970 – April 1970	20.9
Break Your PromiseApple Music	#35October 1968	10	August 1968 – November 1968	6.9
Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)Apple Music	#35January 1969	9	December 1968 – February 1969	6.0
You Got Yours And I'll Get MineApple Music	#40October 1969	10	August 1969 – October 1969	5.5
I'm SorryApple Music	#42June 1968	9	April 1968 – June 1968	5.1
Trying To Make A Fool Of MeApple Music	#40July 1970	9	June 1970 – August 1970	4.9
Hey! Love/Over And Over	#52July 1971	8	June 1971 – August 1971	3.6
When You Get Right Down To It	#53October 1970	8	September 1970 – November 1970	3.5
Walk Right Up To The Sun	#81December 1971	6	October 1971 – December 1971	1.2
Somebody Loves You	#72March 1969	3	February 1969 – March 1969	0.8
I Don't Want To Make You Wait	#91June 1973	4	June 1973 – June 1973	0.6
Tell Me This Is A Dream	#86July 1972	3	June 1972 – July 1972	0.5
He Don't Really Love You	#92May 1968	4	May 1968 – May 1968	0.3
Funny Feeling	#94June 1969	2	June 1969 – June 1969	0.3

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