Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Wham!
Charting Sep 8, 1984 → Jan 3, 2026 · 155 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 155 wk (1 at #1), UK Singles Chart 121 wk (18 at #1)
- Peak Power
- 2.75%
- week of Jun 15, 1985
- Career Power
- 313
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 1
- weeks as the top artist
- Peak Year
- 127
- October 1984 – October 1985
- Peak Five Years
- 188
- December 1981 – November 1986
- Top-five weeks
- 19
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 155
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.76%
- week of Dec 24, 2022
- Comebacks
- 1
- January 2022
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Nov 29, 1986 | Jan 1, 2022 | 1831 | 1570 | 2.75% | 1.06% |
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
8 records · 313 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last ChristmasApple Music | #2 | 52 | 124.6 | |
| Wake Me Up Before You Go-GoApple Music | #1 | 24 | 41.9 | |
| Everything She WantsApple Music | #1 | 20 | 35.3 | |
| I'm Your ManApple Music | #3 | 18 | 30.9 | |
| Careless Whisperfeat. George Michael | #1 | 22 | 29.7 | |
| FreedomApple Music | #3 | 18 | 29.0 | |
| The Edge Of HeavenApple Music | #10 | 13 | 18.7 | |
| Where Did Your Heart Go? | #50 | 8 | 3.5 |
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