Artists · Billboard Hot 100

The Ventures

Charting Jul 18, 1960 → Jul 26, 1969 · 108 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 108 wk, UK Singles Chart 30 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 108 wk UK Singles Chart · 30 wk Global Music Power · 109 wk

Peak Power: 2.19%; week of Oct 17, 1960
Career Power: 121; share-weeks
Crowns: 0; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 68; May 1960 – May 1961
Peak Five Years: 96; February 1960 – February 1965
Top-five weeks: 4; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 108; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.51%; week of Aug 29, 1960
Comebacks: 2; Aug 1964 · May 1969

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

14 records · 121 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
Walk -- Don't RunApple Music	#2August 1960	18	July 1960 – November 1960	39.0	37.8
Hawaii Five-OApple Music	#4May 1969	14	March 1969 – June 1969	21.6	21.5
PerfidiaApple Music	#15December 1960	13	October 1960 – January 1961	19.7	19.3
Walk-Don't Run '64Apple Music	#8August 1964	11	July 1964 – September 1964	17.4	16.8
Ram-Bunk-ShushApple Music	#29March 1961	9	January 1961 – March 1961	7.9	7.7
Slaughter On Tenth AvenueApple Music	#35November 1964	7	October 1964 – December 1964	4.9	4.8
Secret Agent ManApple Music	#54March 1966	7	February 1966 – April 1966	2.5	2.5
Lolita Ya-YaApple Music	#61September 1962	7	August 1962 – September 1962	2.1	2.1
Blue MoonApple Music	#54November 1961	6	October 1961 – November 1961	2.1	2.0
Lullaby Of The LeavesApple Music	#69May 1961	5	April 1961 – May 1961	1.3	1.3
Theme From "A Summer PlaceApple Music	#83July 1969	5	June 1969 – July 1969	0.9	0.9
Diamond HeadApple Music	#70February 1965	3	January 1965 – February 1965	0.8	0.8
The 2,000 Pound Bee (Part 2)	#91February 1963	4	December 1962 – March 1963	0.6	0.6
(Theme From) Silver City	#83September 1961	3	August 1961 – September 1961	0.5	0.5

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At their peak

1960 in music →

The Ventures's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from May 1960 to May 1961. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decade: the 1960s.