This page lists the chart runs for songs called "Words" in order of success.
This list combines cover versions and distinct songs that happen to share the same title.
If, alternately, you are looking for songs which have the word "Words"
somewhere in the title a better alternative would be to look up the word in the
site index for w.
# |
Artist |
Song Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
1 |
F R David |
Words |
1982 |
Sweden (alt) 1 - Dec 1982 (29 weeks), France (SNEP) 1 - Sep 1982 (4 months), France 1 - Sep 1982 (5 weeks), Austria 1 - Nov 1982 (5 months), Switzerland 1 - Sep 1982 (19 weeks), Switzerland 1 of 1982, Norway 1 - Nov 1982 (23 weeks), Belgium 1 - Jun 1982 (18 weeks), Italy 1 for 1 week - Jan 1983, Germany 1 - Jan 1983 (5 months), ODK Germany 1 - Aug 1982 (27 weeks) (11 weeks at number 1) (19 weeks in top 10), Eire 1 for 5 weeks - Apr 1983, Springbok 1 - Nov 1982 (25 weeks), Europe 1 for 11 weeks - Nov 1982, France 1 for 1 week - Oct 1982, Germany 1 for 11 weeks - Sep 1982, South Africa 1 of 1983, UK 2 - Mar 1983 (13 weeks), Holland 2 - Jul 1982 (11 weeks), Germany Platinum (certified by BMieV in 1983), Germany 4 of the 1980s (peak 1 21 weeks), Italy 8 of 1982, France (InfoDisc) 50 of the 1980s (peak 2, 26 weeks, 1,000k sales estimated, 1982), US Billboard 62 - Jul 1983 (9 weeks), OzNet 936 |
2 |
Bee Gees |
Words |
1968 |
Holland 1 - Feb 1968 (9 weeks), Switzerland 1 - Feb 1968 (13 weeks), Germany 1 - Mar 1968 (3 months), Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Mar 1968, Germany 1 for 2 weeks - Apr 1968, Switzerland 3 of 1968, Canada 4 - Jan 1968 (9 weeks), Norway 7 - Mar 1968 (2 weeks), UK 8 - Feb 1968 (10 weeks), Flanders 9 - Mar 1968 (2 months), NZ Listner 9 - Apr 1968 (6 weeks), Keener 10 - Jan 1968 (7 weeks), Australia Goset 11 - Feb 1968 (8 weeks), US Billboard 15 - Jan 1968 (11 weeks), Record World 20 - 1968, Canada 50 of 1968, Italy 57 of 1968, Europe 75 of the 1960s (1968), US Radio 121 of 1968 (peak 15 4 weeks), Germany 188 of the 1960s (peak 1 13 weeks), RYM 91 of 1968 |
3 |
Boyzone |
Words |
1996 |
UK 1 - Oct 1996 (14 weeks), Eire 1 for 5 weeks - Oct 1996, Austria 2 - Nov 1996 (4 months), Switzerland 2 - Oct 1996 (18 weeks), Belgium 3 - Nov 1996 (14 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Oct 1996), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1997), Sweden 5 - Nov 1996 (8 weeks), Germany 6 - Jan 1997 (4 months), ODK Germany 7 - Oct 1996 (16 weeks) (4 weeks in top 10), Norway 14 - Nov 1996 (10 weeks), Holland 18 - Oct 1996 (6 weeks), Brazil 98 of 1996 |
4 |
The Christians |
Words |
1990 |
Spain 1 for 1 week - Mar 1990, Poland 4 - Jan 1990 (15 weeks), Holland 5 - Jan 1990 (10 weeks), Belgium 6 - Feb 1990 (7 weeks), France 10 - Dec 1989 (1 week), Sweden 14 - Feb 1990 (2 weeks), UK 18 - Dec 1989 (8 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 19 - Jan 1990 (16 weeks), Holland free40 56 of 1989 |
5 |
The Monkees |
Words |
1967 |
Canada 1 - Jul 1967 (4 weeks), Keener 2 - Jul 1967 (6 weeks), US Billboard 11 - Jul 1967 (9 weeks), Australia Goset 12 - Sep 1967 (11 weeks), Record World 14 - 1967, KQV 37 of 1967, US Radio 111 of 1967 (peak 11 4 weeks), RYM 38 of 1967 |
6 |
Pat Boone |
Words |
1960 |
Italy 19 of 1960, Canada 31 - Feb 1960 (2 weeks), US Billboard 94 - Mar 1960 (1 week) |
7 |
Missing Persons |
Words |
1982 |
KROQ 4 of 1982, US Billboard 42 - Jul 1982 (11 weeks) |
8 |
Mark Oh |
Words |
2004 |
ODK Germany 14 - Feb 2004 (9 weeks), Austria 21 - Feb 2004 (3 months), Germany 21 - Jan 2004 (2 months) |
9 |
DJ Tatana |
Words |
2002 |
Switzerland 5 - Mar 2002 (19 weeks), Switzerland 29 of 2002 |
10 |
Kim Hill |
Words |
1992 |
Japan (Tokyo) 29 - Jan 1992 (8 weeks) |
11 |
Matador |
Words |
1992 |
France 1 - Jan 1992 (4 weeks) |
12 |
Goose |
Words |
2010 |
Holland free40 60 of 2010 |
13 |
Sandie Shaw |
Words |
1969 |
NZ Listner 3 - Dec 1969 (8 weeks) |
14 |
The Allisons |
Words |
1961 |
UK 34 - May 1961 (5 weeks) |
15 |
The Tremeloes |
Words |
1983 |
UK 91 - Apr 1983 (1 week) |
16 |
Sharon O'Neill |
Words |
1979 |
RIANZ 22 - Sep 1979 (12 weeks) |
17 |
Rita Coolidge |
Words |
1978 |
UK 25 - Feb 1978 (8 weeks) |
18 |
The Sign |
Words |
1997 |
Austria 16 - Jun 1997 (3 months) |
19 |
Dance Nation |
Words |
2002 |
ODK Germany 60 - Dec 2002 (4 weeks) |
20 |
T-Street |
Words |
1998 |
ODK Germany 61 - May 1998 (7 weeks) |
21 |
Nadieh |
Words |
1991 |
Holland 34 - Aug 1991 (3 weeks) |
22 |
Alesso & Zara Larsson |
Words |
2022 |
UK Songs 2013-23 peak 36 - Jun 2022 (18 weeks) |
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Previous Comments (newest first)
21 Dec 2017
Double Listing - Mark Oh - Words
#10 & #17 are the same.
Data fixed, thanks