Album

Boys Don't Cry

1986

Peak position: #55
Weeks on chart: 19

Boys Don't Cry (1986) is a Boys Don't Cry album in the RetroVerse archive.

Why this album mattered

Boys Don't Cry (1986) is a Boys Don't Cry album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #55 and charted for 19 weeks. Major singles from the album include "I Wanna Be A Cowboy".

The music

1
Cities on Fire
2
22nd Century Boy
3
Heart’s Bin Broken
4
I Wanna Be a Cowboy
5
Josephine
6
Lipstick
7
Turn Over (I Like It Better That Way)
8
Ships in the Night
9
I Wanna Be a Cowboy (2006 remaster)
10
I Wanna Be a Cowboy (Solar Twins remix)

One bar, one chart week

The chart journey

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Chart Journey

Jun 21, 1986#107

A rocket up the chart — jumping 41 positions in a single week on its way to the top. Entered at #107, exploded upward for 4 weeks to reach #55 and fell quickly across 19 weeks on the chart.

The songs behind the run

Breakout songs

The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.

I Wanna Be A CowboyBoys Don't Cry
Hot 100 peak
#12
Weeks on chart
19

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Album facts

Singles"I Wanna Be A Cowboy"
ArtistBoys Don't Cry
Year1986

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