Artists · UK Singles Chart
The Special AKA
Charting Jul 22, 1979 → Dec 8, 2013 · 38 weeks with chart power
Charted in 1 of 2 markets — UK Singles Chart 38 wk
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- Peak Power
- 1.40%
- week of Sep 16, 1979
- Career Power
- 41
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top artist
- Peak Year
- 20
- October 1978 – October 1979
- Peak Five Years
- 38
- May 1979 – May 1984
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 38
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 2.97%
- week of Sep 2, 1979
- Comebacks
- 1
- April 1984
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Dec 23, 1979 | Apr 22, 1984 | 225 | 157 | 1.40% | 1.07% |
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
7 records · 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GangstersApple Music | #6 | 12 | 20.4 | ||
| Nelson MandelaApple Music | #9 | 11 | 15.9 | ||
| What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend | #51 | 5 | 1.9 | ||
| Racist Friend/Bright Lights | #60 | 3 | 1.3 | ||
| The 2 Tone (Ep)with Madness, Selecter, The Beat | #30 | 3 | 0.8 | ||
| War Crimes (the Crime Remains the Same) | #84 | 2 | 0.4 | ||
| Nelson Mandela {1988} | #93 | 2 | 0.3 |
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