Artists · Billboard Hot 100
The Motels
Charting Apr 24, 1982 → Nov 9, 1985 · 77 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 77 wk, UK Singles Chart 7 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.87%
- week of Sep 4, 1982
- Career Power
- 89
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 39
- January 1982 – January 1983
- Peak Five Years
- 89
- November 1980 – November 1985
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 77
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 2.70%
- week of Nov 19, 1983
- 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
8 records · 89 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only The LonelyApple Music | #9 | 23 | 33.7 | ||
| Suddenly Last SummerApple Music | #9 | 20 | 27.9 | ||
| ShameApple Music | #21 | 13 | 13.2 | ||
| Remember The Night | #36 | 11 | 8.2 | ||
| Take The L.Apple Music | #52 | 9 | 3.1 | ||
| Forever MineApple Music | #60 | 8 | 2.5 | ||
| ShockApple Music | #84 | 3 | 0.5 | ||
| Remember The Nights | #67 | 1 | 0.4 |
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At their peak
1982 in music →The Motels's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from January 1982 to January 1983. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1John Mellencamp110
- 2Daryl Hall and John Oates96
- 3Olivia Newton-John90
- 4The J. Geils Band85
- 5Joan Jett & the Blackhearts83
- 6Air Supply82
- 7Rick Springfield81
- 8Juice Newton80
- 9Stevie Wonder78
- 10Survivor75
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.
Their decade: the 1980s.