Song title 949 - When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going

This page lists the chart runs for songs called "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" in order of success. This list combines cover versions and distinct songs that happen to share the same title.

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	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
2	Boyzone	When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going	1999	UK 1 - Mar 1999 (16 weeks), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Mar 1999), Japan (Tokyo) 91 - Jun 1999 (3 weeks)