Artists · Billboard Hot 100
The Tokens
Charting Mar 6, 1961 → Nov 12, 1994 · 90 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 90 wk, UK Singles Chart 12 wk
- Peak Power
- 2.21%
- week of Feb 17, 1962
- Career Power
- 80
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 53
- March 1961 – March 1962
- Peak Five Years
- 59
- April 1961 – April 1966
- Top-five weeks
- 6
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 90
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.65%
- week of Dec 18, 1961
- 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 Billboard Hot 100
12 records · 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lion Sleeps TonightApple Music | #1 | 15 | 36.1 | ||
| Tonight I Fell In LoveApple Music | #15 | 14 | 15.0 | ||
| I Hear Trumpets BlowApple Music | #30 | 8 | 7.2 | ||
| Portrait Of My LoveApple Music | #36 | 8 | 5.3 | ||
| The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)Apple Music | #51 | 13 | 4.8 | ||
| He's In TownApple Music | #43 | 8 | 4.5 | ||
| She Lets Her Hair Down (Early In The Morning)Apple Music | #61 | 7 | 2.3 | ||
| B'wa Nina (Pretty Girl) | #55 | 5 | 1.6 | ||
| It's A Happening WorldApple Music | #69 | 4 | 1.3 | ||
| La Bomba | #85 | 5 | 0.8 | ||
| Hear The BellsApple Music | #94 | 4 | 0.5 | ||
| Don't Worry BabyApple Music | #95 | 2 | 0.3 |
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At their peak
1961 in music →The Tokens's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from March 1961 to March 1962. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Chubby Checker133
- 2Brenda Lee109
- 3Connie Francis102
- 4Elvis Presley101
- 5The Shirelles86
- 6Brook Benton84
- 7Ricky Nelson82
- 8Roy Orbison79
- 9Del Shannon77
- 10Gene McDaniels76
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.