Artists · Billboard Hot 100

The Who

Charting Mar 27, 1965 → Jan 29, 1983 · 230 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 230 wk, UK Singles Chart 243 wk (2 crowns)

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Honours

Artist of the Week

UK Singles Chart
2 crowns
19652012
First crown Apr 1966

Billboard Hot 100 · 230 wk UK Singles Chart · 243 wk Global Music Power · 371 wk

Peak Power: 1.43%; week of Dec 23, 1967
Career Power: 211; share-weeks
Crowns: 0; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 35; October 1967 – October 1968
Peak Five Years: 119; October 1967 – September 1972
Top-five weeks: 0; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 230; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 2.68%; week of Nov 25, 1967
Comebacks: 4; Nov 1970 · Feb 1976 · Oct 1978 · May 1981

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

26 records · 211 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
I Can See For MilesApple Music	#9November 1967	11	October 1967 – December 1967	19.6	19.5
Who Are YouApple Music	#14November 1978	15	August 1978 – December 1978	18.9	18.8
Squeeze BoxApple Music	#16February 1976	16	November 1975 – March 1976	18.6	18.6
You Better You BetApple Music	#18May 1981	15	March 1981 – June 1981	17.4	17.1
Won't Get Fooled AgainApple Music	#15September 1971	13	July 1971 – October 1971	17.3	17.3
See Me, Feel MeApple Music	#12November 1970	13	September 1970 – December 1970	16.7	16.6
Join TogetherApple Music	#17September 1972	10	July 1972 – September 1972	13.1	13.1
Pinball WizardApple Music	#19May 1969	11	April 1969 – June 1969	12.2	12.2
AthenaApple Music	#28October 1982	14	September 1982 – December 1982	11.1	10.9
Magic BusApple Music	#25September 1968	9	August 1968 – October 1968	9.7	9.5
Summertime BluesApple Music	#27August 1970	9	July 1970 – September 1970	8.7	8.7
Behind Blue EyesApple Music	#34December 1971	11	November 1971 – January 1972	8.2	8.2
Happy JackApple Music	#24June 1967	9	April 1967 – June 1967	7.5	7.5
Call Me LightningApple Music	#40May 1968	8	March 1968 – May 1968	5.4	5.4
The RelayApple Music	#39January 1973	8	December 1972 – January 1973	5.1	5.1
I'm FreeApple Music	#37August 1969	8	July 1969 – September 1969	4.8	4.7
The SeekerApple Music	#44May 1970	7	April 1970 – May 1970	3.5	3.5
5:15Apple Music	#45November 1979	7	September 1979 – November 1979	3.4	3.3
Pictures Of LilyApple Music	#51August 1967	6	July 1967 – August 1967	2.6	2.6
Long Live RockApple Music	#54July 1979	6	June 1979 – August 1979	2.3	2.2
Eminence FrontApple Music	#68January 1983	6	December 1982 – January 1983	1.6	1.6
My GenerationApple Music	#74February 1966	5	January 1966 – February 1966	1.2	1.2
Love, Reign O'er MeApple Music	#76December 1973	5	December 1973 – December 1973	1.1	1.0
Don't Let Go The CoatApple Music	#84July 1981	4	June 1981 – July 1981	0.7	0.7
The Real MeApple Music	#92February 1974	3	February 1974 – February 1974	0.4	0.4
I Can't ExplainApple Music	#93April 1965	2	March 1965 – April 1965	0.3	0.3

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At their peak

1967 in music →

The Who's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from October 1967 to October 1968. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decades: the 1960s, the 1970s, the 1980s.