Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Was (Not Was)
Charting Oct 1, 1988 → Jun 10, 1989 · 37 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets — Billboard Hot 100 37 wk, UK Singles Chart 63 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.70%
- week of Apr 8, 1989
- Career Power
- 42
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 0
- weeks crowned Artist of the Week
- Peak Year
- 42
- June 1988 – June 1989
- Peak Five Years
- 42
- June 1984 – June 1989
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 37
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 2.90%
- week of Apr 1, 1989
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →
Songs on the Billboard Hot 100
3 records · 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walk The DinosaurApple Music | #7 | 16 | 21.9 | ||
| Spy In The House Of LoveApple Music | #16 | 17 | 18.4 | ||
| Anything Can HappenApple Music | #75 | 6 | 1.4 |
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At their peak
1988 in music →Was (Not Was)'s best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from June 1988 to June 1989. The most powerful artists over those weeks:
- 1Bobby Brown111
- 2Guns N' Roses110
- 3Def Leppard110
- 4Bon Jovi98
- 5Chicago96
- 6Poison93
- 7Breathe92
- 8Debbie Gibson84
- 9Steve Winwood83
- 10New Kids On The Block78
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.
Their decade: the 1980s.