Song title 961 - (They Long to Be) Close to You

This page lists the chart runs for songs called "(They Long to Be) Close to You" in order of success. This list combines cover versions and distinct songs that happen to share the same title.

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Carpenters	(They Long to Be) Close to You	1970	US Billboard 1 - Jun 1970 (17 weeks), Record World 1 - 1970, Keener 1 - Jun 1970 (12 weeks), Canada 1 - Jun 1970 (12 weeks), France 1 - Aug 1970 (6 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Aug 1970, Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Oct 1970, Australia Goset 1 - Aug 1970 (27 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 (1970), US BB 2 of 1970, Australia 2 of 1970, POP 2 of 1970, Grammy in 1970 (Nominated), US Radio 3 of 1970 (peak 1 13 weeks), KQV 4 of 1970, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 1970), WABC NY 5 of 1970, UK 6 - Sep 1970 (18 weeks), Canada 9 of 1970, US CashBox 16 of 1970, Belgium 21 - Sep 1970 (4 weeks), Brazil 29 of 1970, Holland 33 - Sep 1970 (2 weeks), DDD 35 of 1970, RIAA 193, Acclaimed 1181 (1970), RYM 29 of 1970, NY Daily Love list 43
2	The Cranberries	(They Long to Be) Close to You	1994	Japan (Tokyo) 99 - Oct 1994 (1 week)
3	Epo	(They Long to Be) Close to You	1990	Japan (Tokyo) 53 - Jan 1990 (3 weeks)
4	Gwen Guthrie	(They Long to Be) Close to You	1986	UK 25 - Oct 1986 (7 weeks)
5	Jerry Butler	(They Long to Be) Close to You	1972	US Billboard 91 - Sep 1972 (3 weeks)