Artists · Billboard Hot 100

The Righteous Brothers

Charting May 11, 1963 → Mar 23, 1991 · 175 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 175 wk (4 at #1), UK Singles Chart 83 wk (10 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 175 wk UK Singles Chart · 83 wk Global Music Power · 207 wk

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Peak Power: 2.48%; week of May 21, 1966
Career Power: 254; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 4; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 99; January 1965 – January 1966
Peak Five Years: 173; November 1962 – October 1967
Top-five weeks: 26; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 175; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.69%; week of Feb 6, 1965
Comebacks: 2; July 1974, October 1990

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Oct 22, 1966	Jul 20, 1974	404	343	2.48%	1.20%
After absence	Feb 1, 1975	Oct 13, 1990	819	812	2.48%	1.05%

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

21 records · 254 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
Unchained MelodyApple Music	#4August 1965	44	July 1965 – March 1991	66.4
You've Lost That Lovin' FeelinApple Music	#1February 1965	16	December 1964 – March 1965	39.6
(You're My) Soul And InspirationApple Music	#1April 1966	13	March 1966 – May 1966	33.2
Rock And Roll HeavenApple Music	#3July 1974	17	May 1974 – September 1974	26.4
Just Once In My LifeApple Music	#9May 1965	11	April 1965 – June 1965	21.5
Ebb TideApple Music	#5January 1966	9	December 1965 – January 1966	20.1
HeApple Music	#18July 1966	8	June 1966 – July 1966	9.2
Give It To The PeopleApple Music	#20October 1974	9	September 1974 – November 1974	8.6
Dream On	#32December 1974	8	November 1974 – December 1974	6.1
Go Ahead And Cry	#30September 1966	6	August 1966 – September 1966	4.7
Melancholy Music Man	#43May 1967	6	April 1967 – May 1967	3.4
Little Latin Lupe Lu	#49June 1963	7	May 1963 – June 1963	3.2
On This Side Of Goodbye	#47November 1966	6	October 1966 – December 1966	3.1
Hung On You	#47August 1965	7	July 1965 – August 1965	2.1
My Babe	#75October 1963	7	September 1963 – October 1963	1.7
Georgia On My Mind	#62February 1966	5	February 1966 – March 1966	1.6
Stranded In The Middle Of Noplace	#72October 1967	4	September 1967 – October 1967	1.0
You Can Have Her	#67May 1965	5	May 1965 – June 1965	0.9
Justine	#85July 1965	3	July 1965 – July 1965	0.5
Bring Your Love To Me	#83February 1965	3	January 1965 – February 1965	0.4
He Will Break Your Heart	#91June 1966	1	June 1966	0.1

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