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The Kids from 'Fame portraitThe Kids from 'Fame

Charting Aug 8, 1982Jun 26, 1983 · 40 weeks with chart power

Charted in 1 of 2 marketsUK Singles Chart 40 wk

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Peak Power
2.07%
week of Nov 7, 1982
Career Power
53
share-weeks
Crowns
0
weeks crowned Artist of the Week
Peak Year
53
July 1982 – June 1983
Peak Five Years
53
July 1978 – June 1983
Top-five weeks
4
weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity
40
weeks with chart power
Dominance
3.33%
week of Oct 10, 1982
Comebacks
0
none detected

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the UK Singles Chart

5 records · 53 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.

SongPeakWeeksPower
Starmaker#31022.2
Friday Night (Live Version)#131414.3
Hi Fidelity ft Valerie Landsbergfeat. Valerie Landsberg#51013.1
Mannequin#5063.1
Body Language#7630.7

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At their peak

1982 in music

The Kids from 'Fame's best twelve months on the UK Singles Chart ran from July 1982 to June 1983. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

  1. 1Culture Club79
  2. 2Wham!71
  3. 3Michael Jackson68
  4. 4Duran Duran66
  5. 5Tears For Fears62
  6. 6Madness62
  7. 7Shalamar62
  8. 8Yazoo60
  9. 9Spandau Ballet59
  10. 10The Jam57

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decade: the 1980s.