Song artist 196 - Tears For Fears

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This page lists the song chart entries of Tears For Fears.A list of the hit albums by Tears For Fears is also available. The songs are listed with the most widely successful first.

# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 Tears For Fears Shout 1985 US Billboard 1 - Jun 1985 (19 weeks), Canada 1 - Feb 1985 (12 weeks), Holland 1 - Jan 1985 (14 weeks), Switzerland 1 - Feb 1985 (15 weeks), Germany 1 - Jan 1985 (4 months), ODK Germany 1 - Jan 1985 (20 weeks) (4 weeks at number 1) (10 weeks in top 10), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Mar 1985, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks - Mar 1985, Australia 1 for 1 week - Mar 1985, Europe 1 for 3 weeks - Mar 1985, Germany 1 for 4 weeks - Feb 1985, Belgium 2 - Jan 1985 (13 weeks), Springbok 2 - Mar 1985 (16 weeks), France 3 - Dec 1984 (2 weeks), Poland 3 - Mar 1983 (15 weeks), UK 4 - Dec 1984 (20 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in May 1989), Holland free40 5 of 1985, Sweden 5 - Dec 1984 (5 weeks), Norway 5 - Mar 1985 (10 weeks), KROQ 5 of 1985, Austria 6 - Mar 1985 (2 months), Canada 8 of 1985, US CashBox 13 of 1985, Switzerland 13 of 1985, US Radio 14 of 1985 (peak 1 9 weeks), Australia 14 of 1985, Sweden (alt) 16 - Feb 1985 (2 weeks), South Africa 16 of 1985, Italy 20 of 1985, US BB 21 of 1985, ARC 27 of 1985 (peak 1 12 weeks), Scrobulate 36 of 80s, Brazil 64 of 1985, Germany 104 of the 1980s (peak 1 13 weeks), Acclaimed 974 (1984), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jan 1985), RYM 27 of 1984
2 Tears For Fears Everybody Wants to Rule the World 1985 US Billboard 1 - Mar 1985 (24 weeks), Canada 1 - Apr 1985 (9 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Jun 1985, New Zealand 1 for 1 week - Jun 1985, Brit best song 1986, UK 2 - Mar 1985 (17 weeks), Holland 2 - Apr 1985 (12 weeks), Belgium 2 - Apr 1985 (12 weeks), US CashBox 3 of 1985, Scrobulate 4 of 80s, US BB 7 of 1985, Poland 7 - Apr 1985 (9 weeks), Sweden 8 - Apr 1985 (5 weeks), US Radio 9 of 1985 (peak 1 11 weeks), KROQ 9 of 1985, France 10 - Mar 1985 (1 week), Holland free40 11 of 1985, ODK Germany 11 - Apr 1985 (17 weeks), ARC 12 of 1985 (peak 1 14 weeks), Switzerland 13 - May 1985 (8 weeks), Germany 13 - Apr 1985 (2 months), Springbok 14 - Jul 1985 (8 weeks), Canada 19 of 1985, Austria 22 - Jun 1985 (3 months), Brazil 23 of 1985, Japan (Tokyo) 70 - May 1993 (3 weeks), nuTsie 75 of 1980s, Italy 86 of 1985, OzNet 99, WXPN 875, Acclaimed 2000 (1985), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Apr 1985), RYM 8 of 1985
3 Tears For Fears Sowing the Seeds of Love 1989 Sweden 1 - Sep 1989 (9 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 3 weeks - Nov 1989, US Billboard 2 - Sep 1989 (15 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 2 - Aug 1989 (17 weeks), Holland 3 - Aug 1989 (11 weeks), Canada 4 of 1989, UK 5 - Sep 1989 (9 weeks), KROQ 5 of 1989, Poland 6 - Sep 1989 (14 weeks), Italy 7 of 1989, Japan (Osaku) 9 of 1989 (peak 2 14 weeks), Belgium 9 - Sep 1989 (8 weeks), Switzerland 11 - Oct 1989 (11 weeks), Germany 11 - Sep 1989 (3 months), ODK Germany 11 - Sep 1989 (20 weeks), Holland free40 17 of 1989, Austria 19 - Oct 1989 (3 months), US CashBox 26 of 1989, US Radio 53 of 1989 (peak 4 7 weeks), US BB 58 of 1989, Scrobulate 84 of 80s, RYM 56 of 1989
4 Tears For Fears Head Over Heels 1985 US Billboard 3 - Sep 1985 (19 weeks), Poland 6 - Jul 1985 (10 weeks), Canada 8 - Aug 1985 (10 weeks), France 9 - Jul 1985 (1 week), UK 12 - Jun 1985 (9 weeks), Sweden 13 - Aug 1985 (2 weeks), Belgium 18 - Jul 1985 (2 weeks), KROQ 21 of 1985, US CashBox 28 of 1985, US Radio 44 of 1985 (peak 3 9 weeks), Scrobulate 48 of 80s, ODK Germany 55 - Jul 1985 (4 weeks), US BB 60 of 1985, Canada 81 of 1985, OzNet 715, RYM 57 of 1985
5 Tears For Fears Break it Down Again 1993 France 3 - May 1993 (3 weeks), Holland 16 - Jun 1993 (5 weeks), UK 20 - May 1993 (5 weeks), US Billboard 25 - Jul 1993 (20 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 28 - Jun 1993 (10 weeks), Poland 35 - Jun 1993 (13 weeks), Canada 39 of 1993, Holland free40 45 of 1993, Italy 58 of 1993, US Radio 66 of 1993 (peak 9 8 weeks), ODK Germany 66 - Jul 1993 (7 weeks), US BB 91 of 1993, Japan (Osaku) 100 of 1993 (peak 21 16 weeks), RYM 90 of 1993
6 Tears For Fears Change 1983 France 2 - May 1983 (4 weeks), UK 4 - Feb 1983 (9 weeks), Springbok 5 - Jul 1983 (10 weeks), Poland 9 - Mar 1983 (10 weeks), Canada 12 - Jun 1983 (11 weeks), Belgium 24 - Apr 1983 (1 week), Holland free40 31 of 1983, KROQ 46 of 1983, POP 65 of 1983, US Billboard 73 - Aug 1983 (6 weeks), Italy 86 of 1983, Vinyl Surrender 102 (1983), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Feb 1983), RYM 39 of 1983
7 Tears For Fears Mad World 1982 France 2 - Feb 1983 (3 weeks), Springbok 2 - Feb 1983 (18 weeks), UK 3 - Oct 1982 (18 weeks), KROQ 7 of 1983, South Africa 13 of 1983, ODK Germany 21 - Dec 1982 (21 weeks), Scrobulate 29 of 80s, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 1982), RYM 24 of 1982
8 Tears For Fears Advice for the Young at Heart 1990 Holland 14 - Mar 1990 (6 weeks), Belgium 16 - Apr 1990 (3 weeks), Sweden 19 - Apr 1990 (1 week), Holland free40 32 of 1990, UK 36 - Mar 1990 (4 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 42 - Oct 1989 (26 weeks), ODK Germany 51 - Apr 1990 (15 weeks), Brazil 56 of 1990, US Billboard 89 - Mar 1990 (4 weeks), RYM 76 of 1990
9 Tears For Fears Pale Shelter 1983 France 1 - Sep 1983 (4 weeks), Holland free40 2 of 1983, UK 5 - Apr 1983 (12 weeks), Canada 16 - Oct 1983 (8 weeks), Poland 16 - May 1983 (6 weeks), ODK Germany 25 - Jun 1983 (11 weeks), KROQ 29 of 1983, Canada 83 of 1983, RYM 105 of 1982
10 Tears For Fears Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) 1992 France 5 - Mar 1992 (3 weeks), UK 17 - Feb 1992 (5 weeks), Poland 20 - Apr 1992 (14 weeks), Holland 26 - Mar 1992 (4 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 32 - Mar 1992 (8 weeks), ODK Germany 40 - Mar 1992 (11 weeks), Holland free40 41 of 1992, Italy 51 of 1992, RYM 56 of 1989
11 Tears For Fears Mother's Talk 1984 France 8 - Aug 1984 (2 weeks), UK 14 - Aug 1984 (9 weeks), US Billboard 27 - Apr 1986 (12 weeks), Poland 37 - Sep 1984 (3 weeks), Holland free40 70 of 1984, KROQ 80 of 1986
12 Tears For Fears God's Mistake 1995 UK 61 - Jun 1996 (1 week), Japan (Tokyo) 70 - Nov 1995 (3 weeks)
13 Tears For Fears Closest Thing to Heaven 2005 Holland 38 - Apr 2005 (2 weeks), UK 40 - Mar 2005 (2 weeks), Poland 40 - Jan 2005 (17 weeks)
14 Tears For Fears Raoul & the Kings of Spain 1995 Poland 26 - Oct 1995 (12 weeks), UK 31 - Oct 1995 (3 weeks), RYM 159 of 1995
15 Tears For Fears Famous Last Words 1990 Holland free40 48 of 1990, UK 83 - Aug 1990 (2 weeks), RYM 150 of 1990
16 Tears For Fears Cold 1993 UK 72 - Jul 1993 (1 week), RYM 189 of 1993
17 Tears For Fears Everybody Wants to Run the World 1986 UK 5 - May 1986 (8 weeks)
18 Tears For Fears Year of the Knife 1989 KROQ 100 of 1989
19 Tears For Fears The Way You Are 1983 UK 24 - Dec 1983 (8 weeks)
20 Tears For Fears I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording) 1985 UK 23 - Oct 1985 (5 weeks)
21 Tears For Fears Suffer the Children 1985 UK 52 - Aug 1985 (5 weeks)
22 Tears For Fears Queen of Compromise 1995 RYM 159 of 1995
23 Tears For Fears Bloodletting Go 1993 RYM 90 of 1993
24 Tears For Fears New Star 1993 RYM 189 of 1993
25 Tears For Fears Pharaohs 1985 RYM 8 of 1985
26 Tears For Fears When in Love With a Blind Man 1985 RYM 57 of 1985
27 Tears For Fears Broken 1985 RYM 118 of 1985
28 Tears For Fears The Big Chair 1984 RYM 27 of 1984
29 Tears For Fears The Conflict 1983 RYM 39 of 1983
30 Tears For Fears Ideas As Opiates 1982 RYM 24 of 1982
31 Tears For Fears The Prisoner 1982 RYM 105 of 1982
32 Tears For Fears Always in the Past 1989 RYM 55 of 1989
33 Tears For Fears Johnny Panic & the Bible of Dreams 1990 RYM 76 of 1990
34 Tears For Fears Listen 1990 RYM 150 of 1990

In addition to the above listed songs Tears For Fears also contributed to the following entries:

# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 Tears For Fears & Oleta Adams Woman in Chains 1989 Poland 5 - Dec 1989 (13 weeks), Holland 12 - Nov 1989 (6 weeks), Sweden 14 - Dec 1989 (4 weeks), Belgium 25 - Dec 1989 (4 weeks), UK 26 - Nov 1989 (10 weeks), Brazil 35 of 1990, US Billboard 36 - Dec 1989 (13 weeks), ODK Germany 45 - Dec 1989 (11 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 57 - Jan 1990 (7 weeks), Canada 87 of 1990, Italy 95 of 1990, RYM 55 of 1989

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27 May 2018

Double Listing - Woman In Chains

#17 & #1 (under Duets w/Oleta Adams) are the same.

Data fixed, thanks


23 Feb 2018

Double Listing - Woman In Chains

#22 & #1 (under Duets w/Oleta Adams) are the same.

Data fixed, thanks