Eras

Who was the most powerful artist in a year, who dominated a decade, who held #1 the longest. Every figure is a defined metric summed or maximised over a date range of stored weekly rows — nothing is weighted by opinion.

Years Decades

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Strongest five-year period

Morgan Wallen

1,071

Peak Five Years · best rolling 260-week Power Share total

Most weeks at #1

The Beatles

97 weeks

Weeks ranked first among artists

Largest peak Power Share

Taylor Swift

18.52%

Dominance · highest single-week Power Share

Leader of every year

Column height = the leader's average Power Share over the period. Click a column to explore that range.

The Beatles3 periods
TLC3 periods
Elton John2 periods
Madonna2 periods
Janet Jackson2 periods
Usher2 periods
Destiny's Child2 periods
Katy Perry2 periods
The Weeknd2 periods
Morgan Wallen2 periods
The Everly Brothers1 period
Frankie Avalon1 period
Connie Francis1 period
Chubby Checker1 period
Brenda Lee1 period
The Beach Boys1 period
The Monkees1 period
Aretha Franklin1 period
Creedence Clearwater Revival1 period
Jackson 51 period
Carpenters1 period
Al Green1 period
Eagles1 period
Captain & Tennille1 period
Fleetwood Mac1 period
Andy Gibb1 period
Donna Summer1 period
Queen1 period
Daryl Hall John Oates1 period
John Cougar1 period
Michael Jackson1 period
Cyndi Lauper1 period
George Michael1 period
New Kids On The Block1 period
Mariah Carey1 period
SWV1 period
Ace Of Base1 period
Celine Dion1 period
Spice Girls1 period
Ashanti1 period
50 Cent1 period
Kelly Clarkson1 period
Chris Brown1 period
Fergie1 period
Rihanna1 period
Lady Gaga1 period
Ke$ha1 period
Flo Rida1 period
Bruno Mars1 period
twenty one pilots1 period
Ed Sheeran1 period
Drake1 period
Post Malone1 period
Olivia Rodrigo1 period
Harry Styles1 period
Sabrina Carpenter1 period
Ella Langley1 period

Leader per period
Period	Most powerful artist	Average share	Era Power	Weeks at #1	Peak share	Runner-up	Distinct #1s	Weeks
1958	The Everly Brothers	3.62%	80	9	5.17%	Ricky Nelson	5	22
1959	Frankie Avalon	2.35%	122	1	4.43%	Paul Anka	15	52
1960	Connie Francis	3.01%	157	4	4.86%	Brenda Lee	19	52
1961	Chubby Checker	2.20%	114	5	5.15%	Brenda Lee	13	52
1962	Brenda Lee	2.00%	104	0	3.37%	Chubby Checker	12	52
1963	The Beach Boys	1.93%	101	9	4.08%	Bobby Vinton	22	52
1964	The Beatles	4.80%	250	31	10.33%	The Dave Clark Five	7	52
1965	The Beatles	2.83%	147	14	5.67%	Herman's Hermits	13	52
1966	The Beatles	2.35%	124	17	5.54%	The Lovin' Spoonful	18	53
1967	The Monkees	2.27%	118	15	4.76%	Aretha Franklin	13	52
1968	Aretha Franklin	2.49%	130	5	4.49%	The Beatles	16	52
1969	Creedence Clearwater Revival	2.42%	126	5	4.03%	Tommy James And The Shondells	15	52
1970	Jackson 5	2.83%	147	9	3.55%	Creedence Clearwater Revival	15	52
1971	Carpenters	1.88%	98	0	3.42%	Three Dog Night	18	52
1972	Al Green	2.17%	115	1	3.54%	Michael Jackson	21	53
1973	Elton John	2.13%	111	3	3.52%	Gladys Knight And The Pips	23	52
1974	Elton John	2.14%	111	3	3.54%	Gladys Knight And The Pips	31	52
1975	Eagles	1.87%	97	3	3.52%	John Denver	28	52
1976	Captain & Tennille	1.96%	102	0	3.29%	Bee Gees	24	52
1977	Fleetwood Mac	2.08%	110	1	3.53%	Eagles	25	53
1978	Andy Gibb	2.91%	151	10	4.47%	Bee Gees	13	52
1979	Donna Summer	2.72%	141	13	5.75%	Chic	11	52
1980	Queen	2.14%	111	3	3.70%	Air Supply	15	52
1981	Daryl Hall John Oates	2.53%	132	8	4.46%	REO Speedwagon	13	52
1982	John Cougar	2.09%	109	13	5.28%	Daryl Hall John Oates	11	52
1983	Michael Jackson	3.39%	180	23	5.67%	Culture Club	7	53
1984	Cyndi Lauper	2.68%	139	2	3.57%	Lionel Richie	15	52
1985	Madonna	2.65%	138	17	5.52%	Phil Collins	20	52
1986	Janet Jackson	2.06%	107	2	3.56%	Billy Ocean	27	52
1987	Madonna	2.21%	115	2	3.57%	Whitney Houston	24	52
1988	George Michael	2.53%	134	9	3.75%	INXS	26	53
1989	New Kids On The Block	2.74%	143	8	5.23%	Paula Abdul	18	52
1990	Janet Jackson	2.78%	145	7	3.70%	Phil Collins	24	52
1991	Mariah Carey	2.57%	133	6	3.89%	Amy Grant	20	52
1992	TLC	2.52%	131	9	4.18%	Boyz II Men	10	52
1993	SWV	2.83%	147	23	5.26%	Janet Jackson	5	52
1994	Ace Of Base	3.75%	199	23	5.32%	Mariah Carey	3	53
1995	TLC	3.77%	196	20	5.56%	Hootie & The Blowfish	7	52
1996	Celine Dion	2.68%	139	2	4.14%	Mariah Carey	11	52
1997	Spice Girls	3.00%	156	13	4.33%	Jewel	7	52
1998	Usher	2.98%	155	16	5.25%	Next	11	52
1999	TLC	2.52%	131	10	3.57%	Whitney Houston	14	52
2000	Destiny's Child	3.13%	166	11	5.04%	Faith Hill	14	53
2001	Destiny's Child	2.60%	135	8	3.73%	Jennifer Lopez	9	52
2002	Ashanti	3.00%	156	15	4.60%	Nelly	8	52
2003	50 Cent	3.45%	179	29	5.16%	R. Kelly	6	52
2004	Usher	3.80%	198	23	6.84%	Alicia Keys	5	52
2005	Kelly Clarkson	4.09%	217	11	5.50%	Mariah Carey	5	53
2006	Chris Brown	2.40%	125	7	4.74%	The Fray	12	52
2007	Fergie	3.41%	177	10	4.34%	Justin Timberlake	9	52
2008	Rihanna	3.99%	207	15	6.02%	Chris Brown	10	52
2009	Lady Gaga	4.19%	218	20	5.88%	Taylor Swift	7	52
2010	Ke$ha	3.74%	195	7	5.94%	Rihanna	11	52
2011	Katy Perry	3.73%	198	13	5.27%	Bruno Mars	10	53
2012	Flo Rida	3.38%	176	1	4.32%	Rihanna	10	52
2013	Bruno Mars	3.41%	177	22	5.47%	Imagine Dragons	7	52
2014	Katy Perry	2.47%	129	2	5.06%	Sam Smith	12	52
2015	The Weeknd	4.31%	224	22	6.91%	Taylor Swift	4	52
2016	twenty one pilots	4.11%	218	21	6.34%	Drake	7	53
2017	Ed Sheeran	3.77%	196	13	5.78%	Bruno Mars	10	52
2018	Drake	5.41%	281	26	14.94%	Post Malone	10	52
2019	Post Malone	4.77%	248	9	9.18%	Ariana Grande	13	52
2020	The Weeknd	3.86%	201	8	9.25%	Roddy Ricch	14	52
2021	Olivia Rodrigo	4.65%	242	17	10.80%	The Weeknd	12	52
2022	Harry Styles	3.56%	189	19	12.18%	Doja Cat	17	53
2023	Morgan Wallen	5.82%	303	24	12.94%	Taylor Swift	10	52
2024	Sabrina Carpenter	4.78%	248	24	10.98%	Teddy Swims	13	52
2025	Morgan Wallen	6.05%	315	26	13.49%	Sabrina Carpenter	8	52
2026	Ella Langley	6.89%	262	16	10.11%	Olivia Dean	12	38

Leaders in 1987

Jan 3, 1987 → Dec 26, 1987 · 52 chart weeks · ranked by Era Power — Sum of weekly Power Share over the range (share-weeks).

Era Power Average share Peak share Peak smoothed Weeks at #1 Top-five weeks Weeks charting

Leaders in range
#	Artist	Era Power	Average share	Peak share	Peak smoothed	Weeks at #1	Top-five weeks	Weeks charting
1	Madonna	115	2.21%	3.57%	2.87%	2	16	52
2	Whitney Houston	90	1.72%	3.57%	2.91%	4	15	33
3	Expose	89	1.71%	3.08%	2.09%	0	3	49
4	U2	87	1.67%	3.55%	2.80%	5	10	41
5	Huey Lewis & The News	78	1.50%	3.53%	2.68%	1	5	43
6	George Michael	76	1.45%	3.57%	2.35%	2	10	45
7	Genesis	75	1.44%	3.32%	2.67%	0	8	33
8	Fleetwood Mac	72	1.38%	3.21%	2.22%	0	3	40
9	Heart	72	1.38%	3.54%	2.35%	3	6	33
10	Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam	69	1.32%	3.56%	2.46%	2	10	41
11	Janet Jackson	69	1.32%	3.49%	2.87%	0	7	38
12	Prince	68	1.30%	3.43%	2.05%	0	5	40
13	Bon Jovi	67	1.29%	3.65%	2.87%	4	6	31
14	Steve Winwood	67	1.28%	2.78%	1.77%	0	0	48
15	The Jets	67	1.28%	3.31%	1.91%	0	2	46
16	Crowded House	65	1.26%	3.42%	2.37%	1	5	37
17	Starship	65	1.24%	3.55%	2.21%	3	6	44
18	Cutting Crew	62	1.20%	3.54%	1.95%	2	5	41
19	Europe	62	1.19%	3.31%	2.01%	0	3	49
20	Whitesnake	62	1.18%	3.62%	2.74%	2	9	29
21	Debbie Gibson	61	1.17%	3.22%	2.33%	0	6	34
22	Robbie Nevil	60	1.15%	3.45%	2.23%	0	4	37
23	Billy Idol	59	1.14%	3.56%	2.18%	1	5	43
24	Jody Watley	59	1.14%	3.42%	2.07%	0	6	35
25	Richard Marx	58	1.11%	3.33%	2.35%	0	6	29
26	Bruce Hornsby & The Range	57	1.09%	3.19%	2.43%	0	4	34
27	Smokey Robinson	49	0.95%	2.78%	1.73%	0	0	40
28	Michael Jackson	49	0.94%	3.69%	2.27%	2	5	21
29	Los Lobos	48	0.93%	3.65%	2.21%	4	7	25
30	The Bangles	47	0.90%	3.57%	2.42%	2	3	29
31	Chicago	46	0.89%	3.33%	1.85%	0	2	30
32	Bryan Adams	44	0.84%	2.98%	1.63%	0	0	33
33	Poison	43	0.83%	2.69%	1.35%	0	0	40
34	Cyndi Lauper	43	0.82%	3.33%	2.31%	0	2	27
35	Wang Chung	43	0.82%	3.45%	2.20%	0	2	33
36	Atlantic Starr	41	0.78%	3.55%	2.09%	1	5	33
37	Bruce Springsteen	40	0.78%	3.10%	1.64%	0	1	25
38	Tiffany	40	0.76%	3.56%	2.23%	2	6	18
39	Club Nouveau	39	0.76%	3.54%	1.98%	2	5	28
40	Kool & The Gang	39	0.75%	2.61%	1.70%	0	0	41
41	Lionel Richie	38	0.74%	3.06%	2.37%	0	0	25
42	Herb Alpert	38	0.73%	3.10%	1.75%	0	1	34
43	Bob Seger	37	0.72%	3.54%	2.19%	1	6	20
44	Chris de Burgh	37	0.71%	3.31%	2.02%	0	4	26
45	T'Pau	36	0.69%	3.19%	1.89%	0	1	27
46	REO Speedwagon	36	0.69%	2.11%	1.10%	0	0	47
47	John Mellencamp	36	0.69%	2.70%	1.75%	0	0	20
48	Kim Wilde	35	0.68%	3.54%	1.94%	1	4	24
49	Eddie Money	35	0.67%	2.25%	1.59%	0	0	36
50	Bananarama	34	0.66%	3.22%	1.84%	0	3	30