Artists · Billboard Hot 100

The Orlons

Charting Jun 9, 1962 → Oct 3, 1964 · 84 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 84 wk, UK Singles Chart 3 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 84 wk UK Singles Chart · 3 wk Global Music Power · 84 wk

Peak Power: 2.13%; week of Apr 27, 1963
Career Power: 118; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 85; May 1962 – May 1963
Peak Five Years: 118; October 1959 – October 1964
Top-five weeks: 11; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 84; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.43%; week of Jul 28, 1962
Comebacks: 0; none detected

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

9 records · 118 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
The Wah WatusiApple Music	#2July 1962	14	June 1962 – September 1962	30.4
Don't Hang UpApple Music	#4December 1962	15	October 1962 – January 1963	28.4
South StreetApple Music	#3April 1963	13	February 1963 – May 1963	26.6
Not MeApple Music	#12July 1963	10	June 1963 – August 1963	14.8
Cross Fire!	#19November 1963	9	September 1963 – November 1963	10.3
Bon-Doo-Wah	#55January 1964	6	December 1963 – January 1964	2.1
Knock! Knock! (Who's There?)	#64September 1964	6	August 1964 – October 1964	1.9
Rules Of Love	#66June 1964	6	May 1964 – June 1964	1.6
Shimmy Shimmy	#66February 1964	5	February 1964 – February 1964	1.6

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