Artists · UK Singles Chart

The Kinks

Charting Aug 13, 1964 → Aug 19, 2012 · 216 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 212 wk, UK Singles Chart 216 wk (2 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 212 wk UK Singles Chart · 216 wk Global Music Power · 314 wk

Peak Power: 2.67%; week of Feb 25, 1965
Career Power: 415; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 2; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 115; August 1964 – August 1965
Peak Five Years: 312; May 1964 – May 1969
Top-five weeks: 34; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 216; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.55%; week of Sep 17, 1964
Comebacks: 1; July 1970

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Oct 30, 1968	Jul 26, 1970	90	33	2.67%	1.24%

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 UK Singles Chart

25 records · 415 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
LolaApple Music	#2August 1970	14	June 1970 – September 1970	34.2	34.2
Sunny AfternoonApple Music	#1July 1966	13	June 1966 – September 1966	32.6	32.3
You Really Got MeApple Music	#1September 1964	14	August 1964 – September 2004	29.9	29.8
ApemanApple Music	#5January 1971	14	December 1970 – March 1971	29.6	29.4
All Day And All Of The NightApple Music	#2November 1964	14	October 1964 – January 1965	29.1	29.3
Waterloo SunsetApple Music	#2May 1967	13	May 1967 – August 2012	27.2	26.9
Till The End Of The DayApple Music	#8January 1966	12	December 1965 – February 1966	25.7	25.2
Dead End StreetApple Music	#5December 1966	11	November 1966 – February 1967	25.5	25.3
Tired Of Waiting For YouApple Music	#1February 1965	10	January 1965 – March 1965	25.1	24.8
Dedicated Follower Of FashionApple Music	#4March 1966	11	March 1966 – May 1966	24.2	24.0
Autumn AlmanacApple Music	#3November 1967	11	October 1967 – December 1967	23.0	22.5
Set Me FreeApple Music	#9June 1965	11	May 1965 – August 1965	19.3	19.3
DaysApple Music	#12August 1968	10	July 1968 – September 1968	17.5	17.4
See My Friend	#10September 1965	9	August 1965 – September 1965	14.7	14.5
Come DancingApple Music	#12August 1983	10	July 1983 – September 1983	12.6	12.6
Supersonic Rocket ShipApple Music	#16June 1972	8	May 1972 – July 1972	12.3	12.3
Everybody's Gonna Be HappyApple Music	#17April 1965	8	March 1965 – May 1965	11.3	11.4
Wonder Boy	#36April 1968	5	April 1968 – May 1968	4.9	4.9
Plastic Man	#31April 1969	4	April 1969 – May 1969	4.3	4.3
VictoriaApple Music	#33January 1970	4	January 1970 – January 1970	4.0	3.9
Better ThingsApple Music	#46June 1981	5	June 1981 – July 1981	2.8	2.8
You Really Got Me {1983}	#47October 1983	5	October 1983 – October 1983	2.4	2.4
The Days Ep	#35January 1997	2	January 1997 – January 1997	1.8	1.8
Don't Forget To DanceApple Music	#58October 1983	5	October 1983 – November 1983	1.0	1.4
How Are You	#86January 1987	2	January 1987 – January 1987	0.3	0.3

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