Artists · UK Singles Chart
The O'Jays
Charting Sep 17, 1972 → Feb 14, 1988 · 77 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 252 wk (1 at #1), UK Singles Chart 77 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.44%
- week of Apr 29, 1973
- Career Power
- 95
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top artist
- Peak Year
- 35
- May 1972 – May 1973
- Peak Five Years
- 57
- March 1972 – March 1977
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 77
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 2.68%
- week of Apr 1, 1973
- Comebacks
- 2
- March 1976, July 1978
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Aug 12, 1973 | Mar 14, 1976 | 134 | 127 | 1.44% | 1.04% |
| After decline | May 30, 1976 | Jul 23, 1978 | 112 | 54 | 1.44% | 1.12% |
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 UK Singles Chart
11 records · 95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love TrainApple Music | #9 | 13 | 22.3 | |
| Used Ta Be My Girl | #12 | 12 | 18.3 | |
| I Love Music | #13 | 9 | 14.1 | |
| Back StabbersApple Music | #14 | 9 | 12.8 | |
| Brandy | #21 | 9 | 9.7 | |
| Darlin' Darlin' Baby | #24 | 6 | 7.9 | |
| Sing a Happy Song | #39 | 6 | 4.2 | |
| Put Our Heads Together | #45 | 5 | 2.8 | |
| I Love Music {1978} | #36 | 3 | 2.7 | |
| Extraordinary Girl | #87 | 3 | 0.4 | |
| Lovin' You | #87 | 2 | 0.3 |
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