Artists · Billboard Hot 100

The Whispers

Charting Sep 19, 1970 → Oct 13, 1990 · 107 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 107 wk, UK Singles Chart 60 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 107 wk UK Singles Chart · 60 wk Global Music Power · 134 wk

Peak Power: 1.63%; week of Sep 12, 1987
Career Power: 74; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 29; November 1986 – November 1987
Peak Five Years: 36; June 1976 – May 1981
Top-five weeks: 0; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 107; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 2.88%; week of Aug 29, 1987
Comebacks: 1; August 1987

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After absence	Sep 13, 1980	Aug 15, 1987	361	210	1.13%	1.10%

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

12 records · 74 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
Rock SteadyApple Music	#7August 1987	23	June 1987 – November 1987	29.4	29.1
And The Beat Goes OnApple Music	#19April 1980	15	February 1980 – May 1980	14.4	14.5
It's A Love ThingApple Music	#28April 1981	15	February 1981 – May 1981	11.3	11.0
LadyApple Music	#28June 1980	11	April 1980 – June 1980	8.0	8.3
InnocentApple Music	#55September 1990	11	August 1990 – October 1990	3.7	3.6
Seems Like I Gotta Do WrongApple Music	#50November 1970	9	September 1970 – November 1970	3.6	3.6
One For The Money (part 1)Apple Music	#88September 1976	10	August 1976 – October 1976	1.5	1.5
Tonight	#84May 1983	4	April 1983 – May 1983	0.7	0.7
Make It With You	#94August 1977	4	August 1977 – September 1977	0.6	0.6
Somebody Loves You	#94February 1973	4	January 1973 – February 1973	0.5	0.5
A Mother For My Children	#92February 1974	4	February 1974 – March 1974	0.5	0.5
Your Love Is So Doggone Good	#93June 1971	2	May 1971 – June 1971	0.3	0.3

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