Song title 238 - When Doves Cry

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When Doves Cry Region Profile

This page lists the chart runs for songs called "When Doves Cry" 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 Prince When Doves Cry 1984 US Billboard 1 - Jun 1984 (21 weeks), US BB 1 of 1984, US CashBox 1 of 1984, ARC 1 of 1984 (peak 1 16 weeks), US Radio 1 of 1984 (peak 1 14 weeks), Canada 1 - Jun 1984 (15 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 3 weeks - Jul 1984, Australia 1 for 1 week - Aug 1984, Top Song of 1984 of the Billboard 50th list, Golden Globe in 1984 (film 'Purple Rain') (Nominated), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 1984), nuTsie 3 of 1980s, UK 4 - Jun 1984 (15 weeks), Holland 5 - Jul 1984 (12 weeks), Belgium 6 - Aug 1984 (9 weeks), Springbok 6 - Sep 1984 (12 weeks), Sweden 9 - Sep 1984 (3 weeks), Scrobulate 9 of funk, Norway 10 - Sep 1984 (1 week), Canada 10 of 1984, Poland 14 - Jul 1984 (10 weeks), Australia 14 of 1984, ODK Germany 16 - Aug 1984 (19 weeks), Switzerland 17 - Aug 1984 (9 weeks), Sweden (alt) 18 - Aug 1984 (2 weeks), Austria 19 - Oct 1984 (1 month), Germany 22 - Aug 1984 (2 months), Holland free40 27 of 1984, KROQ 39 of 1984, Acclaimed 40 (1984), Brazil 44 of 1984, Rolling Stone 52, POP 57 of 1984, 59 in 2FM list, Vinyl Surrender 69 (1984), DMDB 81 (1984), Europe 98 of the 1980s (1984), OzNet 206, Belgium 259 of all time, WXPN 564, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Aug 1984), RYM 1 of 1984, Guardian Pop 65, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
2 Ginuwine When Doves Cry 1997 France 5 - Oct 1997 (1 week), UK 10 - Sep 1997 (5 weeks), Holland 15 - Aug 1997 (11 weeks), ODK Germany 15 - Jun 1997 (17 weeks), Germany 18 - Jul 1997 (2 months), Switzerland 24 - Aug 1997 (7 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 89 - Sep 1997 (4 weeks)
3 Patti Smith Group When Doves Cry 2002 Japan (Tokyo) 92 - Apr 2002 (3 weeks)
4 Quindon Tarver When Doves Cry 1997 Australia 23 of 1997

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28 Dec 2011

when +doves +cry

I am looking 4 other artists that have recorded this tune, possibly blues group or Western, heard on radio missed the group name

This page lists the four artists that had a hit with the song (anywhere that we can find anyway).