Artists · UK Singles Chart

The Sex Pistols

Charting Dec 5, 1976 → Jun 10, 2022 · 89 weeks with chart power

Charted in 1 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in it — UK Singles Chart 89 wk (4 at #1)

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UK Singles Chart · 89 wk Global Music Power · 89 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 2.15%; week of Aug 7, 1977
Career Power: 144; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 4; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 52; November 1976 – November 1977
Peak Five Years: 130; August 1975 – July 1980
Top-five weeks: 12; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 89; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.81%; week of Jul 10, 1977
Comebacks: 0; none detected

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026). How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the UK Singles Chart

15 records · 144 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 — a #1 week is 3.5 whoever holds it. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Record Power
Something Else/Friggin' in the RigginApple Music	#3March 1979	12	February 1979 – May 1979	24.4	24.8
God Save the QueenApple Music	#2June 1977	15	May 1977 – June 2022	24.2	25.3
C'Mon EverybodyApple Music	#3July 1979	9	June 1979 – August 1979	18.3	18.3
Pretty VacantApple Music	#6July 1977	9	July 1977 – October 2007	17.7	17.8
No-One Is Innocent/My WayApple Music	#7July 1978	10	July 1978 – September 1978	15.7	15.7
Holiday in the Sun	#8October 1977	6	October 1977 – November 1977	13.0	13.0
(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone	#21July 1980	8	June 1980 – July 1980	9.5	9.5
Silly Thing/Who Killed Bambiwith Ten Pole TudorApple Music	#6April 1979	8	April 1979 – May 1979	5.3	14.5
Anarchy in the UK	#37September 1992	6	December 1976 – October 2007	5.1	5.1
The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle/Rock Around the Clockwith Ten Pole Tudor	#21October 1979	6	October 1979 – November 1979	4.2	8.4
Pretty Vacant LiveApple Music	#18July 1996	3	July 1996 – August 1996	3.3	3.3
Anarchy in the UK {1992}	#33October 1992	2	October 1992 – October 1992	1.6	1.6
Pretty Vacant {1992}	#56December 1992	2	November 1992 – December 1992	0.8	0.8
Anarchy in the UK {1983}	#89June 1983	3	June 1983 – June 1983	0.5	0.5
Holidays in the Sun	#74October 2007	1	October 2007	0.3	0.3

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