Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Van Halen

Charting Jan 28, 1978 → Jan 28, 2012 · 252 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 252 wk (4 at #1), UK Singles Chart 60 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 252 wk UK Singles Chart · 60 wk Global Music Power · 260 wk

Peak Power: 2.56%; week of Apr 21, 1984
Career Power: 291; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 4; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 84; December 1983 – December 1984
Peak Five Years: 192; January 1984 – January 1989
Top-five weeks: 11; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 252; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.58%; week of Mar 10, 1984
Comebacks: 4; April 1982, February 1984, April 1986, August 1988

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Nov 3, 1979	Apr 17, 1982	128	82	1.15%	1.14%
After decline	Sep 25, 1982	Feb 18, 1984	73	68	1.35%	1.16%
After decline	Dec 8, 1984	Apr 26, 1986	72	65	2.55%	1.17%
After decline	Dec 20, 1986	Aug 20, 1988	87	74	2.55%	1.04%

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

23 records · 291 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
JumpApple Music	#1February 1984	21	January 1984 – June 1984	44.8
Why Can't This Be LoveApple Music	#3May 1986	16	March 1986 – June 1986	29.7
When It's LoveApple Music	#5September 1988	19	July 1988 – November 1988	26.4
Finish What Ya StartedApple Music	#13December 1988	20	October 1988 – February 1989	21.6
(oh) Pretty WomanApple Music	#12April 1982	16	February 1982 – May 1982	20.2
PanamaApple Music	#13August 1984	15	June 1984 – September 1984	18.6
I'll WaitApple Music	#13June 1984	14	April 1984 – July 1984	18.1
Dance The Night AwayApple Music	#15July 1979	15	April 1979 – August 1979	17.5
Can't Stop Lovin' YouApple Music	#30June 1995	20	March 1995 – August 1995	15.8
Love Walks InApple Music	#22October 1986	15	August 1986 – November 1986	15.2
Top Of The WorldApple Music	#27November 1991	19	October 1991 – February 1992	12.6
DreamsApple Music	#22July 1986	14	May 1986 – August 1986	12.2
Feels So GoodApple Music	#35March 1989	14	January 1989 – April 1989	7.9
Dancing In The StreetApple Music	#38July 1982	11	May 1982 – July 1982	6.8
You Really Got MeApple Music	#36March 1978	11	January 1978 – April 1978	6.7
Black And BlueApple Music	#34June 1988	10	May 1988 – July 1988	5.6
Right NowApple Music	#55March 1992	13	February 1992 – May 1992	4.3
And The Cradle Will Rock...	#55June 1980	7	May 1980 – July 1980	2.6
Hot For Teacher	#56November 1984	7	October 1984 – December 1984	2.4
Beautiful Girls	#84October 1979	4	September 1979 – October 1979	0.8
Runnin' With The Devil	#84May 1978	4	May 1978 – May 1978	0.6
Tattoo	#67January 2012	1	January 2012	0.4
Not Enough	#97August 1995	3	August 1995 – September 1995	0.4

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