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The Jacksons

Charting Nov 13, 1976 → Jul 15, 1989 · 132 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 132 wk (2 at #1), UK Singles Chart 128 wk (1 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 132 wk UK Singles Chart · 128 wk Global Music Power · 187 wk

Peak Power: 2.13%; week of Oct 6, 1984
Career Power: 162; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 2; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 45; December 1983 – December 1984
Peak Five Years: 116; July 1976 – July 1981
Top-five weeks: 5; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 132; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.78%; week of Aug 18, 1984
Comebacks: 3; May 1979, November 1980, July 1984

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jul 30, 1977	May 5, 1979	92	49	1.87%	1.12%
After decline	Sep 29, 1979	Nov 15, 1980	59	52	1.91%	1.06%
After absence	May 23, 1981	Jul 28, 1984	166	153	1.91%	1.06%

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

13 records · 162 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
Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)Apple Music	#7May 1979	22	February 1979 – July 1979	34.3
Enjoy YourselfApple Music	#6February 1977	21	November 1976 – April 1977	33.4
State of ShockApple Music	#3August 1984	15	June 1984 – October 1984	28.1
Lovely OneApple Music	#12November 1980	18	September 1980 – January 1981	19.2
Heartbreak Hotel	#22February 1981	16	December 1980 – March 1981	15.0
TortureApple Music	#17September 1984	12	August 1984 – November 1984	13.3
Show You The Way To GoApple Music	#28May 1977	10	April 1977 – June 1977	7.1
Body	#47November 1984	7	October 1984 – December 1984	3.4
Goin' Places	#52November 1977	7	October 1977 – November 1977	2.6
Blame It On The BoogieApple Music	#54November 1978	6	November 1978 – December 1978	2.2
Nothin (That Compares 2 U)	#77June 1989	7	June 1989 – July 1989	1.3
Can You Feel ItApple Music	#77May 1981	5	May 1981 – May 1981	1.0
Walk Right Now	#73July 1981	4	June 1981 – July 1981	1.0

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