Artists · Billboard Hot 100

The Drifters

Charting Aug 11, 1958 → Jan 14, 1967 · 255 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 3 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 255 wk (1 at #1), UK Singles Chart 171 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 255 wk UK Singles Chart · 171 wk Global Music Power · 382 wk

Peak Power: 2.30%; week of Nov 28, 1960
Career Power: 298; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 1; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 79; August 1960 – August 1961
Peak Five Years: 236; June 1959 – June 1964
Top-five weeks: 11; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 255; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.65%; week of Oct 17, 1960
Comebacks: 2; January 1963, August 1964

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jan 27, 1962	Jan 26, 1963	52	24	2.30%	1.08%
After decline	Aug 10, 1963	Aug 8, 1964	52	11	2.30%	1.19%

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 Billboard Hot 100

32 records · 298 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
Save The Last Dance For MeApple Music	#1October 1960	18	September 1960 – January 1961	40.4	39.1
There Goes My BabyApple Music	#2August 1959	19	June 1959 – October 1959	34.3	33.5
Under The BoardwalkApple Music	#4August 1964	14	June 1964 – September 1964	29.4	28.4
Up On The RoofApple Music	#5February 1963	20	November 1962 – March 1963	27.0	26.7
Dance With MeApple Music	#15November 1959	15	October 1959 – January 1960	17.4	17.1
On BroadwayApple Music	#9April 1963	10	March 1963 – May 1963	16.4	16.2
Please StayApple Music	#14July 1961	12	June 1961 – August 1961	16.1	15.9
Sweets For My SweetApple Music	#16October 1961	11	September 1961 – November 1961	15.3	15.0
I Count The TearsApple Music	#17January 1961	11	December 1960 – February 1961	13.4	13.4
This Magic MomentApple Music	#16March 1960	11	February 1960 – May 1960	12.4	12.1
Saturday Night At The MoviesApple Music	#18December 1964	9	November 1964 – January 1965	11.6	11.4
I'll Take You HomeApple Music	#25October 1963	10	September 1963 – November 1963	9.3	9.2
Some Kind Of WonderfulApple Music	#32May 1961	11	March 1961 – May 1961	9.2	9.0
When My Little Girl Is SmilingApple Music	#28April 1962	10	February 1962 – April 1962	6.9	6.9
I've Got Sand In My ShoesApple Music	#33October 1964	7	September 1964 – November 1964	6.0	6.0
(If You Cry) True Love, True LoveApple Music	#33November 1959	11	November 1959 – January 1960	5.7	8.5
Vaya Con DiosApple Music	#43February 1964	7	February 1964 – March 1964	4.4	4.2
At The ClubApple Music	#43February 1965	6	January 1965 – March 1965	3.8	3.7
Memories Are Made Of ThisApple Music	#48April 1966	7	March 1966 – April 1966	3.0	3.0
Lonely WindsApple Music	#54July 1960	9	May 1960 – July 1960	2.9	2.8
I'll Take You Where The Music's PlayingApple Music	#51September 1965	6	August 1965 – September 1965	2.9	2.9
One Way LoveApple Music	#56June 1964	7	May 1964 – June 1964	2.7	2.6
Baby What I MeanApple Music	#62December 1966	7	December 1966 – January 1967	2.2	2.2
Rat RaceApple Music	#71July 1963	6	June 1963 – July 1963	1.4	1.3
Come On Over To My PlaceApple Music	#60May 1965	5	April 1965 – May 1965	1.4	1.4
Room Full Of TearsApple Music	#72December 1961	5	December 1961 – January 1962	1.1	1.1
Drip Drop	#58August 1958	2	August 1958 – August 1958	0.7	0.7
Follow Me	#91July 1965	3	July 1965 – July 1965	0.4	0.4
Stranger On The Shore	#73May 1962	1	May 1962	0.3	0.3
Chains Of Love	#90April 1965	2	April 1965 – May 1965	0.3	0.3
Moonlight Bay	#86August 1958	1	August 1958	0.1	0.2
White Christmasfeat. Clyde McPhatter, Bill Pinkney	#88December 1962	2	December 1960 – December 1962	0.1	0.3

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