Artists · UK Singles Chart
The Teardrop Explodes
Charting Sep 21, 1980 → Feb 4, 1990 · 51 weeks with chart power
Charted in 1 of 2 markets — UK Singles Chart 51 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.36%
- week of May 31, 1981
- Career Power
- 52
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 43
- November 1980 – November 1981
- Peak Five Years
- 52
- April 1978 – March 1983
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 51
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.01%
- week of Mar 15, 1981
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
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
8 records · 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RewardApple Music | #6 | 13 | 19.6 | ||
| Passionate FriendApple Music | #25 | 10 | 11.3 | ||
| Treason (It's Just a Story)Apple Music | #18 | 8 | 10.6 | ||
| Tiny ChildrenApple Music | #44 | 7 | 3.6 | ||
| When I DreamApple Music | #47 | 6 | 3.3 | ||
| You Disappear from ViewApple Music | #41 | 3 | 2.3 | ||
| Colours Fly By | #54 | 3 | 1.4 | ||
| Serious Danger | #92 | 1 | 0.2 |
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At their peak
1980 in music →The Teardrop Explodes's best twelve months on the UK Singles Chart ran from November 1980 to November 1981. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Adam & the Ants134
- 2Shakin' Stevens101
- 3Madness79
- 4Bad Manners73
- 5Ultravox73
- 6John Lennon72
- 7Spandau Ballet67
- 8Toyah67
- 9Kim Wilde64
- 10Stevie Wonder63
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.