Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Usher

Charting Sep 3, 1994 → May 9, 2026 · 634 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 634 wk (58 crowns), UK Singles Chart 367 wk (3 crowns)

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Image credits

Photo: US Embassy Italy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Honours

Artist of the Year: 1998
2004

Artist of the Week

Billboard Hot 100
58 crowns
Longest reign 23 weeks (Apr–Sep 2004) · First crown Jan 1998
UK Singles Chart
3 crowns
Longest reign 2 weeks (Jul 2004) · First crown Jan 1998
Global Music Power
37 crowns
19942026
Longest reign 22 weeks (Apr–Aug 2004) · First crown Jan 1998

Billboard Hot 100 · 634 wk UK Singles Chart · 367 wk Global Music Power · 669 wk

Peak Power: 5.80%; week of Aug 7, 2004
Career Power: 1,085; share-weeks
Crowns: 58; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 209; March 2004 – March 2005
Peak Five Years: 453; June 2000 – June 2005
Top-five weeks: 152; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 634; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 6.84%; week of Jul 3, 2004
Comebacks: 5; Jul 2001 · Mar 2004 · Jun 2008 · May 2010 · Jun 2012

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

54 records · 1,085 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
You Make Me Wanna...Apple Music	#2October 1997	47	August 1997 – July 1998	91.7	102.1
U Got It BadApple Music	#1December 2001	32	September 2001 – April 2002	77.4	80.4
BurnApple Music	#1May 2004	30	March 2004 – October 2004	69.5	76.2
My WayApple Music	#2August 1998	24	June 1998 – November 1998	65.9	64.4
U Remind MeApple Music	#1July 2001	24	June 2001 – November 2001	59.3	60.3
Nice & SlowApple Music	#1February 1998	23	January 1998 – June 1998	58.0	57.2
DJ Got Us Fallin' In Lovefeat. PitbullApple Music	#4October 2010	34	July 2010 – March 2011	55.1	77.8
Yeah!feat. Lil Jon, LudacrisApple Music	#1February 2004	47	January 2004 – March 2024	55.0	109.5
U Don't Have To CallApple Music	#3May 2002	26	February 2002 – August 2002	54.9	55.3
OMGfeat. will.i.amApple Music	#1May 2010	30	April 2010 – November 2010	50.1	74.3
Confessions Part II	#1July 2004	25	May 2004 – October 2004	49.1	60.5
Love In This Clubfeat. Young JeezyApple Music	#1March 2008	25	March 2008 – August 2008	45.8	61.7
Caught UpApple Music	#8March 2005	27	December 2004 – June 2005	43.4	42.2
ScreamApple Music	#9August 2012	21	May 2012 – September 2012	41.3	39.8
My Boowith Alicia KeysApple Music	#1October 2004	26	September 2004 – March 2005	34.4	72.2
MoreApple Music	#15March 2011	22	April 2010 – May 2011	29.8	28.4
I Don't Mindfeat. Juicy JApple Music	#11March 2015	23	December 2014 – May 2015	26.7	35.3
ClimaxApple Music	#17May 2012	20	March 2012 – July 2012	21.0	22.4
Without Youfeatured credit · with David GuettaApple Music	#4November 2011	30	September 2011 – April 2012	19.9	62.7
Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)feat. PliesApple Music	#24May 2010	21	January 2010 – June 2010	11.6	19.8
No Limitfeat. Young ThugApple Music	#32October 2016	20	July 2016 – November 2016	11.1	14.5
PapersApple Music	#31November 2009	16	October 2009 – February 2010	10.3	9.6
There Goes My BabyApple Music	#25August 2010	25	March 2010 – September 2010	9.7	18.6
Same Girlwith R. KellyApple Music	#20August 2007	20	May 2007 – October 2007	8.7	16.6
Good Goodwith Summer Walker, 21 SavageApple Music	#25November 2023	28	August 2023 – March 2024	8.6	22.4
Hot Tottiefeat. Jay-ZApple Music	#21October 2010	16	August 2010 – December 2010	7.6	17.5
Think Of YouApple Music	#58April 1995	19	February 1995 – June 1995	7.2	7.0
Trading PlacesApple Music	#45December 2008	17	November 2008 – March 2009	7.1	6.5
Love In This Club Part IIfeat. Beyonce, Lil' Wayne	#18May 2008	14	May 2008 – August 2008	5.1	10.8
I Need A Girl (Part One)featured credit · with Diddy · feat. LoonApple Music	#2May 2002	23	March 2002 – August 2002	5.0	52.6
Can U Get Wit ItApple Music	#59November 1994	16	September 1994 – December 1994	4.9	4.8
Lovers And Friendsfeatured credit · with Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz · feat. LudacrisApple Music	#3January 2005	22	November 2004 – April 2005	4.7	54.5
Good KisserApple Music	#65July 2014	19	May 2014 – September 2014	4.6	4.4
Lemme Seefeat. Rick RossApple Music	#46August 2012	20	May 2012 – October 2012	4.4	9.7
Dirty Dancerwith Enrique Iglesias · feat. Lil' WayneApple Music	#18May 2011	12	May 2011 – August 2011	3.8	10.2
Lil Freakfeat. Nicki MinajApple Music	#40May 2010	16	March 2010 – July 2010	3.1	9.5
New Flamefeatured credit · with Chris Brown · feat. Rick RossApple Music	#27October 2014	22	July 2014 – December 2014	3.0	20.9
Come Thruwith Summer WalkerApple Music	#42October 2019	19	October 2019 – May 2020	2.5	4.6
Pop Ya CollarApple Music	#60November 2000	7	November 2000 – December 2000	2.5	2.5
Partyfeatured credit · with Chris Brown · feat. Gucci ManeApple Music	#40February 2017	20	January 2017 – May 2017	2.0	12.5
NumbApple Music	#69November 2012	7	October 2012 – November 2012	1.7	1.7
Moving MountainsApple Music	#67August 2008	9	June 2008 – August 2008	1.5	2.6
The Matrimonyfeatured credit · with WaleApple Music	#70July 2015	19	April 2015 – August 2015	1.4	4.8
Somebody To Lovefeatured credit · with Justin BieberApple Music	#15July 2010	18	May 2010 – October 2010	1.4	12.8
Spotlightfeatured credit · with Gucci ManeApple Music	#42December 2009	16	November 2009 – February 2010	1.3	6.0
Good Lovewith City GirlsApple Music	#70July 2022	5	July 2022 – October 2022	0.5	1.0
Rest Of My Lifefeatured credit · with Ludacris · feat. David GuettaApple Music	#72November 2012	10	November 2012 – February 2013	0.4	2.3
Body Languagefeatured credit · with Kid Ink · feat. Tinashe	#72January 2015	18	October 2014 – February 2015	0.3	3.3
Promisefeatured credit · with Romeo SantosApple Music	#83November 2011	9	November 2011 – December 2011	0.3	1.4
Shoulda Neverfeatured credit · with Kehlani	#76May 2026	1	May 2026	0.1	0.3
Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)featured credit · with Justin Bieber	#58November 2011	1	November 2011	0.1	0.5
She Came To Give It To Youfeat. Nicki MinajApple Music	#89September 2014	2	September 2014 – September 2014	0.1	0.3
Onewith Michelle Chamuel	#98July 2013	1	July 2013	0.1	0.1
First Dancefeatured credit · with Justin Bieber	#99December 2009	1	December 2009	0.0	0.1

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At their peak

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