Artists · UK Singles Chart
The Smiths
Charting Nov 6, 1983 → Jun 23, 2017 · 112 weeks with chart power
Charted in 1 of 2 markets — UK Singles Chart 112 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.37%
- week of Mar 4, 1984
- Career Power
- 143
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 48
- October 1983 – October 1984
- Peak Five Years
- 126
- October 1983 – October 1988
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 112
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 2.77%
- week of Aug 16, 1992
- Comebacks
- 2
- Aug 1986 · Sep 1992, after 5 quiet years
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →
Songs on the UK Singles Chart
21 records · 143 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. Bar length compares songs within this list.
| Song | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What Difference Does It MakeApple Music | #12 | 9 | 14.6 | ||
| Heaven Knows I'm Miserable NowApple Music | #10 | 8 | 13.6 | ||
| PanicApple Music | #11 | 8 | 13.2 | ||
| This Charming ManApple Music | #25 | 18 | 11.6 | ||
| Sheila Take a BowApple Music | #10 | 5 | 9.0 | ||
| AskApple Music | #14 | 9 | 8.7 | ||
| William It Was Really NothingApple Music | #17 | 7 | 7.9 | ||
| This Charming Man {1992} | #8 | 5 | 7.8 | ||
| Girlfriend in a ComaApple Music | #13 | 5 | 7.4 | ||
| Shoplifters of the World UniteApple Music | #12 | 4 | 7.2 | ||
| How Soon Is NowApple Music | #24 | 9 | 6.9 | ||
| The Boy with the Thorn in His SideApple Music | #23 | 5 | 6.2 | ||
| How Soon Is Now {1992} | #16 | 4 | 5.9 | ||
| I Started Something I Couldn't FinishApple Music | #23 | 4 | 5.2 | ||
| Big Mouth Strikes Again | #26 | 4 | 4.7 | ||
| Shakespeare's SisterApple Music | #26 | 4 | 4.4 | ||
| Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved MeApple Music | #30 | 5 | 3.9 | ||
| There Is a Light That Never Goes OutApple Music | #25 | 3 | 3.1 | ||
| That Joke Isn't Funny AnymoreApple Music | #49 | 3 | 1.5 | ||
| The Peel Sessions | #90 | 2 | 0.3 | ||
| The Queen Is Dead | #85 | 1 | 0.2 |
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At their peak
1983 in music →The Smiths's best twelve months on the UK Singles Chart ran from October 1983 to October 1984. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Frankie Goes To Hollywood136
- 2Howard Jones96
- 3Lionel Richie92
- 4Billy Joel90
- 5Thompson Twins88
- 6Nik Kershaw80
- 7Michael Jackson78
- 8Queen77
- 9Culture Club70
- 10Tina Turner66
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.