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ZZ Top

Charting May 20, 1972 → Mar 9, 1991 · 175 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 3 markets — Billboard Hot 100 175 wk, UK Singles Chart 98 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 175 wk UK Singles Chart · 98 wk Global Music Power · 243 wk

Peak Power: 1.70%; week of Aug 11, 1984
Career Power: 138; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 61; October 1985 – October 1986
Peak Five Years: 100; October 1981 – September 1986
Top-five weeks: 0; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 175; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 2.80%; week of Dec 14, 1985
Comebacks: 1; December 1985

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Nov 24, 1984	Dec 7, 1985	54	47	1.70%	1.15%

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026). How it works →

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

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

17 records · 138 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 — a #1 week is 3.5 whoever holds it. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Record Power
LegsApple Music	#8July 1984	19	May 1984 – September 1984	28.6	28.2
Sleeping BagApple Music	#8December 1985	17	October 1985 – February 1986	27.7	27.7
Rough BoyApple Music	#22May 1986	13	March 1986 – June 1986	12.6	12.5
StagesApple Music	#21March 1986	12	January 1986 – April 1986	12.4	12.5
TushApple Music	#20September 1975	9	July 1975 – September 1975	9.5	9.5
Velcro FlyApple Music	#35August 1986	12	July 1986 – October 1986	8.0	7.9
La GrangeApple Music	#41June 1974	19	March 1974 – August 1974	7.7	7.7
Gimme All Your LovinApple Music	#37May 1983	12	April 1983 – June 1983	7.1	6.9
I Thank YouApple Music	#34March 1980	11	January 1980 – March 1980	6.9	6.8
It's Only LoveApple Music	#44November 1976	11	September 1976 – November 1976	5.5	5.5
Doubleback (From "Back To The Future Part III")Apple Music	#50June 1990	11	May 1990 – July 1990	3.9	3.9
Sharp Dressed ManApple Music	#56August 1983	9	July 1983 – September 1983	3.2	3.1
FranceneApple Music	#69July 1972	9	May 1972 – July 1972	2.3	2.3
Arrested For Driving While BlindApple Music	#91April 1977	6	March 1977 – April 1977	0.9	0.9
Give It Up	#79February 1991	5	February 1991 – March 1991	0.9	0.9
Leila	#77October 1981	4	October 1981 – October 1981	0.8	0.8
Cheap Sunglasses	#89July 1980	2	July 1980 – July 1980	0.3	0.3

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