Extended careers · Billboard Hot 100
Ray Charles (extended)
Combined power Dec 22, 1958 → Mar 3, 1990 · 547 weeks
Solo career plus "Ray Charles and his Orchestra", billed under the leader's name; MusicBrainz lists it as its own act, so it is grouped rather than merged (credit survey, 2026-09-24).
- Career Power
- 479
- weighted share-weeks
- Peak Power
- 3.38%
- week of Sep 8, 1962
- Dominance
- 4.10%
- week of Jun 30, 1962
- Longevity
- 547
- weeks with chart power
Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric). The bold line is the group; the others are each member's weighted contribution.
| Member | Weight | Contributed power | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Charles | × 1 | 329 | 458 |
| Ray Charles and his Orchestra | × 1 | 150 | 194 |
Contributed power = weight × the member's own Power Share, summed over weeks. The member's standalone page is unaffected by this grouping.