Song artist 208 - Billy Ocean

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Billy Ocean Region Profile

Billy Ocean Chart Profile

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

# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 Billy Ocean Get Outta My Dreams Get Into My Car 1988 US Billboard 1 - Feb 1988 (20 weeks), Holland 1 - Jan 1988 (13 weeks), Norway 1 - Feb 1988 (13 weeks), Belgium 1 - Jan 1988 (15 weeks), Eire 1 for 1 week - Feb 1988, Canada RPM 1 for 4 weeks - Apr 1988, Canada 1 of 1988, Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Apr 1988, Springbok 1 - Apr 1988 (23 weeks), UK 3 - Feb 1988 (11 weeks), Switzerland 3 - Mar 1988 (13 weeks), Germany 3 - Mar 1988 (3 months), ODK Germany 3 - Feb 1988 (18 weeks) (9 weeks in top 10), Australia 4 of 1988, US CashBox 6 of 1988, US Radio 6 of 1988 (peak 1 10 weeks), Sweden 7 - Feb 1988 (3 weeks), South Africa 7 of 1988, Austria 8 - Apr 1988 (4 months), US BB 15 of 1988, Poland 19 - Mar 1988 (10 weeks), ARC 23 of 1988 (peak 1 13 weeks), Switzerland 26 of 1988, Brazil 52 of 1988, OzNet 261, Germany 303 of the 1980s (peak 3 11 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Mar 1988)
2 Billy Ocean When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going 1986 UK 1 - Jan 1986 (16 weeks), Holland 1 - Jan 1986 (16 weeks), Norway 1 - Feb 1986 (16 weeks), Belgium 1 - Feb 1986 (13 weeks), Eire 1 for 2 weeks - Feb 1986, Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Feb 1986, Australia 1 for 6 weeks - Mar 1986, Springbok 1 - Mar 1986 (18 weeks), Europe 1 for 6 weeks - Mar 1986, US Billboard 2 - Nov 1985 (22 weeks), Switzerland 2 - Feb 1986 (14 weeks), Australia 2 of 1986, Germany 2 - Feb 1986 (3 months), ODK Germany 2 - Feb 1986 (17 weeks) (9 weeks in top 10), Canada 4 - Dec 1985 (7 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Feb 1986), South Africa 8 of 1986, Sweden 10 - Feb 1986 (4 weeks), Austria 12 - Mar 1986 (3 months), Canada 14 of 1986, Switzerland 16 of 1986, Poland 26 - Jan 1986 (8 weeks), US BB 31 of 1986, US CashBox 32 of 1986, ARC 35 of 1986 (peak 1 13 weeks), US Radio 39 of 1986 (peak 2 8 weeks), Germany 198 of the 1980s (peak 2 11 weeks), UKMIX 1000, RYM 170 of 1985
3 Billy Ocean Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run) 1984 US Billboard 1 - Aug 1984 (25 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Nov 1984, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks - Dec 1984, Switzerland 3 - Nov 1984 (12 weeks), Canada 4 - Oct 1984 (11 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1984), UK 6 - Oct 1984 (15 weeks), Springbok 7 - Nov 1984 (10 weeks), France 8 - Oct 1984 (1 week), ARC 14 of 1984 (peak 1 14 weeks), Austria 20 - Jan 1985 (1 month), US Radio 21 of 1984 (peak 1 11 weeks), US CashBox 22 of 1984, Poland 30 - Nov 1984 (4 weeks), Canada 30 of 1984, POP 46 of 1984, US BB 51 of 1984, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 1984)
4 Billy Ocean There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) 1986 US Billboard 1 - Apr 1986 (21 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Jun 1986, US CashBox 4 of 1986, Canada 8 - May 1986 (6 weeks), Holland 8 - May 1986 (9 weeks), Norway 9 - Jun 1986 (1 week), Sweden 10 - May 1986 (3 weeks), Belgium 10 - May 1986 (9 weeks), UK 12 - Apr 1986 (13 weeks), US Radio 15 of 1986 (peak 1 10 weeks), US BB 16 of 1986, Springbok 18 - Jul 1986 (2 weeks), ARC 24 of 1986 (peak 1 14 weeks), Canada 33 of 1986, ODK Germany 36 - May 1986 (10 weeks), Brazil 49 of 1986
5 Billy Ocean Loverboy 1985 Springbok 1 - Mar 1985 (22 weeks), South Africa 1 of 1985, US Billboard 2 - Dec 1984 (20 weeks), France 2 - Dec 1984 (2 weeks), Belgium 2 - Jan 1985 (12 weeks), Holland 5 - Jan 1985 (13 weeks), Austria 6 - Mar 1985 (3 months), Sweden 7 - Mar 1985 (5 weeks), Sweden (alt) 7 - Apr 1985 (6 weeks), ODK Germany 12 - Jan 1985 (16 weeks), Switzerland 13 - Feb 1985 (8 weeks), Germany 13 - Feb 1985 (2 months), UK 15 - Jan 1985 (10 weeks), ARC 19 of 1985 (peak 2 15 weeks), US BB 28 of 1985, US CashBox 38 of 1985, US Radio 38 of 1985 (peak 2 9 weeks), Canada 61 of 1985
6 Billy Ocean Love Really Hurts Without You 1976 UK 2 - Feb 1976 (10 weeks), France 7 - Apr 1976 (2 weeks), Belgium 7 - Apr 1976 (9 weeks), Sweden (alt) 9 - Apr 1976 (21 weeks), Canada 10 - Apr 1976 (8 weeks), Norway 10 - May 1976 (2 weeks), Holland 11 - Apr 1976 (6 weeks), RIANZ 13 - May 1976 (14 weeks), Australia 19 of 1976, Germany 20 - Jun 1976 (2 months), US Billboard 22 - Apr 1976 (11 weeks), Record World 28 - 1976, OzNet 229, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Apr 1976), RYM 107 of 1976
7 Billy Ocean Suddenly 1985 UK 4 - May 1985 (14 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Mar 1985 (22 weeks), Canada 10 - Jun 1985 (10 weeks), Sweden 14 - May 1985 (2 weeks), Holland 23 - Jun 1985 (7 weeks), US CashBox 47 of 1985, ODK Germany 50 - May 1985 (9 weeks), US BB 52 of 1985, Canada 55 of 1985, US Radio 57 of 1985 (peak 4 9 weeks), POP 69 of 1985
8 Billy Ocean Red Light Spells Danger 1977 UK 2 - Mar 1977 (10 weeks), Belgium 5 - May 1977 (7 weeks), Springbok 5 - Jul 1977 (9 weeks), France 8 - Jun 1977 (1 week), RIANZ 10 - Jun 1977 (11 weeks), Holland 12 - Apr 1977 (7 weeks), ODK Germany 15 - May 1977 (13 weeks), Germany 26 - Jun 1977 (1 month), UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 1977)
9 Billy Ocean Love Zone 1986 US Billboard 10 - Jul 1986 (16 weeks), UK 49 - Aug 1986 (3 weeks), ODK Germany 73 - Sep 1986 (2 weeks), US CashBox 82 of 1986, US Radio 95 of 1986 (peak 10 6 weeks)
10 Billy Ocean Licence To Chill 1989 Japan (Tokyo) 18 - Dec 1989 (4 weeks), Belgium 27 - Nov 1989 (1 week), US Billboard 32 - Oct 1989 (9 weeks), UK 81 - Oct 1989 (1 week)
11 Billy Ocean Are You Ready? 1980 Belgium 4 - Mar 1980 (10 weeks), France 10 - Feb 1980 (1 week), Holland 12 - Feb 1980 (7 weeks), ODK Germany 37 - Apr 1980 (14 weeks), UK 42 - Jan 1980 (7 weeks)
12 Billy Ocean European Queen (No More Love On The Run) 1984 ODK Germany 2 - Nov 1984 (15 weeks) (7 weeks in top 10), Germany 3 - Jan 1985 (3 months), Holland 15 - Oct 1984 (9 weeks), Belgium 22 - Nov 1984 (3 weeks), UK 82 - Jun 1984 (3 weeks)
13 Billy Ocean The Colour of Love 1988 US Billboard 17 - May 1988 (16 weeks), UK 65 - Aug 1988 (3 weeks), US Radio 144 of 1988 (peak 17 3 weeks)
14 Billy Ocean Love is Forever 1986 US Billboard 16 - Oct 1986 (15 weeks), UK 34 - Jan 1987 (8 weeks), US Radio 124 of 1986 (peak 16 4 weeks)
15 Billy Ocean Mystery Lady 1985 US Billboard 24 - Jul 1985 (15 weeks), Belgium 27 - Sep 1985 (1 week), UK 49 - Aug 1985 (5 weeks)
16 Billy Ocean LOD (Love On Delivery) 1976 Sweden (alt) 17 - Aug 1976 (2 weeks), UK 19 - Jul 1976 (8 weeks)
17 Billy Ocean Stop Me (If You've Heard it All Before) 1976 UK 12 - Nov 1976 (11 weeks), RIANZ 12 - Mar 1977 (14 weeks)
18 Billy Ocean Calypso Crazy 1988 Belgium 17 - May 1988 (4 weeks), UK 35 - May 1988 (4 weeks)
19 Billy Ocean Stay the Night 1980 France 6 - Dec 1980 (1 week), ODK Germany 69 - Aug 1980 (3 weeks)
20 Billy Ocean Bitter Sweet 1986 Belgium 24 - Nov 1986 (3 weeks), UK 44 - Oct 1986 (4 weeks)
21 Billy Ocean Pressure 1993 UK 55 - Feb 1993 (2 weeks)
22 Billy Ocean Stand & Deliver 1988 UK 97 - Oct 1988 (1 week)
23 Billy Ocean Dancefloor 1985 France 4 - Feb 1985 (1 week)
24 Billy Ocean Love Really Hurts Without You (1986) 1986 UK 81 - Nov 1986 (3 weeks)
25 Billy Ocean Let's Put Our Emotions Into Motion 1979 RIANZ 24 - Jan 1979 (5 weeks)
26 Billy Ocean Going Through the Motions 1979 RIANZ 49 - Sep 1979 (1 week)
27 Billy Ocean American Hearts 1979 UK 54 - Sep 1979 (5 weeks)
28 Billy Ocean You're Running Outa Fools 1976 RYM 107 of 1976

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22 May 2018

Double Listing - When the Going Gets Tough

#2 & #23 are the same.

Data fixed, thanks


28 Mar 2018

Double Listing - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)

#3 & #12 are the same.The song was recorded under different titles fordifferent parts of the world resulting in versions such as "European Queen" and "African Queen".

That sounds possible, but "Caribbean Queen" and "European Queen" are both listed as hits in the UK


25 Dec 2017

Double Listing - Red Light Spells Danger

#8 & #23 (Red Light) are the same.

Dara fixed, thanks


13 Nov 2014

Double Listing - When the Going Gets Tough

#2 and #16 are the same recording.

Looks correct, data fixed, thanks