Artists · Billboard Hot 100

The Ventures

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

Charted in 2 of 3 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
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 68; May 1960 – May 1961
Peak Five Years: 96; February 1960 – February 1965
Top-five weeks: 6; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 108; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.51%; week of Aug 29, 1960
Comebacks: 2; August 1964, May 1969

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	May 29, 1961	Aug 29, 1964	169	69	2.20%	1.12%
After absence	Dec 26, 1964	May 10, 1969	228	151	2.20%	1.13%

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 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 — 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
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	2.2	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 Head	#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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