Chart Performance
Rolling Stone ranked the song number 165 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It is Chapman's only song on the list (and the highest ranking song both written and performed by a female performer). In April 2011 the track also hit the UK top ten at number 4 after Michael Collings performed it on Britain's Got Talent.
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) | 4 |
| Canada (RPM) | 1 |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 1 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ) | 21 |
| Netherlands (Mega Top 50) | 2 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 9 |
| United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) | 5 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
| United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) | 93 |
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
| United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) | 57 |
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
| United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) | 4 |
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