Artists · Billboard Hot 100

The J. Geils Band

Charting Dec 4, 1971 → Aug 17, 1985 · 159 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 159 wk (10 at #1), UK Singles Chart 19 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 159 wk UK Singles Chart · 19 wk Global Music Power · 160 wk

Peak Power: 3.43%; week of Apr 10, 1982
Career Power: 168; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 10; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 90; August 1981 – July 1982
Peak Five Years: 132; April 1978 – April 1983
Top-five weeks: 17; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 159; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 4.62%; week of Mar 20, 1982
Comebacks: 1; January 1982

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Apr 12, 1975	Jan 2, 1982	351	129	1.10%	1.04%

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

17 records · 168 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
CenterfoldApple Music	#1February 1982	25	November 1981 – April 1982	55.0
Freeze-frameApple Music	#4April 1982	16	February 1982 – June 1982	29.4
Must Of Got LostApple Music	#12January 1975	11	November 1974 – January 1975	14.9
I DoApple Music	#24January 1983	14	November 1982 – February 1983	13.3
Give It To MeApple Music	#30June 1973	16	March 1973 – July 1973	11.2
Come BackApple Music	#32March 1980	12	February 1980 – April 1980	8.5
One Last KissApple Music	#35February 1979	13	November 1978 – February 1979	8.4
Love StinksApple Music	#38May 1980	12	April 1980 – June 1980	6.5
Angel In BlueApple Music	#40July 1982	11	May 1982 – July 1982	6.1
Looking For A LoveApple Music	#39January 1972	10	December 1971 – February 1972	6.1
Land Of A Thousand Dances	#60March 1983	6	February 1983 – April 1983	2.1
Concealed Weapons	#63December 1984	7	November 1984 – December 1984	2.0
Where Did Our Love Go	#68May 1976	6	April 1976 – May 1976	1.7
Take It Back	#67April 1979	6	March 1979 – April 1979	1.6
Just Can't Wait	#78July 1980	5	July 1980 – August 1980	0.9
Fright Night	#91August 1985	2	August 1985 – August 1985	0.3
Make Up Your Mind	#98September 1973	2	September 1973 – September 1973	0.2

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