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TLC

Charting Feb 22, 1992 → Nov 16, 2013 · 256 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 256 wk (39 at #1), UK Singles Chart 88 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 256 wk UK Singles Chart · 88 wk Global Music Power · 257 wk

Peak Power: 4.35%; week of May 6, 1995
Career Power: 564; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 39; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 196; January 1995 – January 1996
Peak Five Years: 407; April 1991 – March 1996
Top-five weeks: 98; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 256; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 5.56%; week of Mar 25, 1995
Comebacks: 2; December 1994, April 1999

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jun 5, 1993	Dec 24, 1994	81	54	3.52%	1.41%
After absence	May 4, 1996	Apr 10, 1999	153	140	4.35%	1.64%

Computed from stored weekly power rows (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026).

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

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

16 records · 564 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is the share of each week's Power Share this song earned the artist; a featured credit earns its reduced share. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower
CreepApple Music	#1January 1995	32	November 1994 – June 1995	76.9
WaterfallsApple Music	#1July 1995	34	June 1995 – January 1996	75.2
No ScrubsApple Music	#1April 1999	28	February 1999 – August 1999	72.3
UnprettyApple Music	#1September 1999	32	June 1999 – January 2000	63.0
Baby-Baby-BabyApple Music	#2August 1992	33	June 1992 – January 1993	62.1
What About Your FriendsApple Music	#7November 1992	27	September 1992 – March 1993	47.2
Red Light SpecialApple Music	#2April 1995	22	March 1995 – July 1995	45.6
Diggin' On YouApple Music	#5December 1995	20	November 1995 – March 1996	42.9
Ain't 2 Proud 2 BegApple Music	#6April 1992	22	February 1992 – July 1992	40.1
Hat 2 Da BackApple Music	#30March 1993	15	February 1993 – May 1993	9.5
Girl TalkApple Music	#28November 2002	14	October 2002 – January 2003	8.4
Get It Up (From "Poetic Justice")Apple Music	#42July 1993	17	July 1993 – October 1993	7.8
Crooked Smilefeatured credit · with J. ColeApple Music	#27October 2013	20	July 2013 – November 2013	5.1
Dear Lie	#51March 2000	7	February 2000 – March 2000	3.2
Silly Ho	#59February 1999	9	January 1999 – March 1999	2.4
Damaged	#53April 2003	4	March 2003 – April 2003	2.0

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