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Too Many Broken Hearts" is a popular song by
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
n singer
Jason DonovanJason Sean Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He has been recently linked to the fast growing Australian show, Catch the Kanga. In the UK he has sold more than 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was the highest-selling album of 1989 with sales of over 1.5 million...
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Written and produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman it was Donovan's first solo number one single for two weeks in March 1989, though he had made number one with his duet with
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The song was one of the tracks on his
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album in 1991 and again on a later collection in 2006.
Cover versions
English
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Track listings
7" single
- "Too Many Broken Hearts" — 3:30
- "Wrap My Arms Around You" — 3:40
12" maxi
- "Too Many Broken Hearts" (extended version) — 5:45
- "Wrap My Arms Around You" — 3:40
- "Too Many Broken Hearts" (instrumental) — 3:28
Certifications
| Country |
Certification |
Date |
Sales certified |
| France |
Silver |
1989 |
200,000 |
| UK |
Gold |
March 1, 1989 |
400,000 |
Charts
| Chart (1989) |
Peak
position |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
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7 |
| Dutch Mega Top 100 |
3 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart |
5 |
| German Singles Chart |
16 |
| Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data...
|
1 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart |
10 |
| Swedish Singles Chart |
13 |
| Swiss Singles Chart |
27 |
| UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The full chart contains the top 200 singles based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 of this list...
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1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales |
39 |