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The Script

Charting Apr 27, 2008 → Sep 13, 2024 · 209 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 126 wk, UK Singles Chart 209 wk (1 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 126 wk UK Singles Chart · 209 wk Global Music Power · 290 wk

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Peak Power: 2.43%; week of Oct 5, 2008
Career Power: 272; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 1; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 83; April 2008 – April 2009
Peak Five Years: 184; July 2008 – July 2013
Top-five weeks: 11; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 209; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 4.45%; week of Aug 24, 2008
Comebacks: 4; September 2010, September 2012, September 2014, September 2017

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	May 24, 2009	Sep 26, 2010	70	52	2.43%	1.08%
After decline	Feb 20, 2011	Sep 30, 2012	84	25	2.43%	1.08%
After decline	Aug 11, 2013	Sep 28, 2014	59	41	2.43%	1.14%
After absence	Mar 15, 2015	Sep 8, 2017	129	122	2.43%	1.11%

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

17 records · 272 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 Man Who Can't Be MovedApple Music	#2August 2008	79	August 2008 – September 2024	70.4
Hall Of Famefeat. will.i.amApple Music	#1September 2012	49	September 2012 – June 2014	37.8
SuperheroesApple Music	#3September 2014	27	September 2014 – March 2015	35.3
BreakevenApple Music	#21January 2009	43	October 2008 – August 2012	26.8
For The First TimeApple Music	#4September 2010	23	September 2010 – March 2013	25.3
Rain	#15September 2017	17	July 2017 – November 2017	23.5
If You Could See Me Now	#20March 2013	15	February 2013 – June 2013	17.1
We Cry	#15May 2008	18	April 2008 – October 2008	12.2
The Last Time	#32November 2019	11	September 2019 – December 2019	8.7
NothingApple Music	#42November 2010	9	November 2010 – January 2011	4.1
Six Degrees of Separation	#32December 2012	8	September 2012 – December 2012	3.9
No Good in Goodbye	#26November 2014	5	November 2014 – December 2014	2.6
Talk You Down	#47March 2009	4	March 2009 – April 2009	1.7
The Man That Can't Be Moved	#30July 2008	1	July 2008	1.4
It's Not Right for You	#49August 2014	1	August 2014	0.7
Millionaires	#91June 2013	3	June 2013 – June 2013	0.2
Before the Worst	#96June 2009	1	June 2009	0.1

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