Artists · Billboard Hot 100
The Independents
Charting May 13, 1972 → Dec 7, 1974 · 34 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 34 wk, UK Singles Chart 1 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.00%
- week of Jun 23, 1973
- Career Power
- 22
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 21
- December 1972 – December 1973
- Peak Five Years
- 22
- December 1969 – December 1974
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 34
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 1.76%
- week of Jun 2, 1973
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
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
5 records · 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaving MeApple Music | #21 | 13 | 14.9 | ||
| Baby I've Been Missing YouApple Music | #41 | 8 | 4.6 | ||
| It's All OverApple Music | #65 | 4 | 1.1 | ||
| Just As Long As You Need Me, Part I | #84 | 5 | 0.9 | ||
| Let This Be A Lesson To YouApple Music | #88 | 4 | 0.6 |
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At their peak
1972 in music →The Independents's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from December 1972 to December 1973. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Elton John104
- 2Stevie Wonder99
- 3Gladys Knight And The Pips93
- 4Wings89
- 5Helen Reddy80
- 6Marvin Gaye80
- 7Carpenters80
- 8Jim Croce74
- 9War74
- 10Gilbert O'Sullivan74
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.
Their decade: the 1970s.