Artists · UK Singles Chart

The Temptations

Charting Mar 18, 1965 → Apr 12, 1992 · 186 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 482 wk (4 at #1), UK Singles Chart 186 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 482 wk UK Singles Chart · 186 wk Global Music Power · 561 wk

Peak Power: 1.73%; week of Mar 29, 1992
Career Power: 245; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 54; September 1970 – August 1971
Peak Five Years: 148; August 1966 – August 1971
Top-five weeks: 5; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 186; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.40%; week of Feb 23, 1992
Comebacks: 2; October 1969, March 1992

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	May 4, 1967	Oct 5, 1969	127	39	1.25%	1.01%
After absence	Aug 20, 1972	Mar 1, 1992	1015	575	1.66%	1.16%

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

30 records · 245 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
Just My Imagination	#8July 1971	16	May 1971 – August 1971	29.1
My Girl {1992}	#2February 1992	10	February 1992 – April 1992	25.1
Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)Apple Music	#7October 1970	15	September 1970 – December 1970	25.1
You're My EverythingApple Music	#26October 1967	15	September 1967 – December 1967	16.8
Take A Look AroundApple Music	#13May 1972	10	April 1972 – June 1972	16.4
Cloud NineApple Music	#15September 1969	10	August 1969 – October 1969	15.0
I Can't Get Next To YouApple Music	#13February 1970	9	January 1970 – March 1970	14.9
Beauty Is Only Skin DeepApple Music	#18November 1966	10	October 1966 – December 1966	14.2
Treat Her Like A LadyApple Music	#12November 1984	10	November 1984 – January 1985	14.2
Ain't Too Proud To BegApple Music	#21September 1966	11	July 1966 – September 1966	13.4
Papa Was A Rollin' StoneApple Music	#14January 1973	8	January 1973 – February 1973	12.9
(I Know) I'm Losing YouApple Music	#19January 1967	8	December 1966 – February 1967	10.5
Psychedelic ShackApple Music	#33July 1970	7	June 1970 – July 1970	6.9
Get Ready	#13April 1969	3	March 1969 – April 1969	6.1
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	#31August 1987	6	August 1987 – September 1987	5.4
Superstar	#32February 1972	5	January 1972 – February 1972	4.7
Why (Must We Fall in Love)with Diana Ross & The Supremes	#31April 1970	7	March 1970 – April 1970	3.6
Law of the Land	#41October 1973	4	September 1973 – October 1973	3.2
It's GrowingApple Music	#45April 1965	2	April 1965 – April 1965	1.4
My GirlApple Music	#43March 1965	1	March 1965	0.8
Look What You Started	#63January 1988	2	January 1988 – February 1988	0.8
I Wish It Would RainApple Music	#45March 1968	1	March 1968	0.8
All I Want from You	#71October 1989	3	October 1989 – October 1989	0.8
I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)Apple Music	#47June 1968	1	June 1968	0.7
My Love Is True (Truly for You)	#84March 1985	3	March 1985 – March 1985	0.5
I'm Fascinated	#84April 1986	3	April 1986 – April 1986	0.5
Do You Really Love Your Baby?	#88November 1985	2	November 1985 – December 1985	0.3
I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now	#90November 1987	2	November 1987 – November 1987	0.3
My Girl {1986}	#92June 1986	2	June 1986 – June 1986	0.3
The Jones	#69February 1992	1	February 1992	0.2

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