This page lists the chart entries for songs called "Tell Me Why" 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 |
Four Aces |
Tell Me Why |
1951 |
Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Jul 1952, US Billboard 2 - Dec 1951 (24 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Dec 1951 (21 weeks), US CashBox 2 - Dec 1951 (29 weeks) |
| 2 |
Eddie Fisher |
Tell Me Why |
1952 |
Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Jul 1952, US CashBox 2 - Dec 1951 (29 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Jan 1952 (19 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Jan 1952 (16 weeks), RYM 130 of 1952 |
| 3 |
Elvis Presley |
Tell Me Why |
1966 |
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1992), Canada 7 - Jan 1966 (10 weeks), UK 15 - Nov 1965 (10 weeks), Record World 23 - 1966, US Billboard 33 - Jan 1966 (7 weeks) |
| 4 |
Expose |
Tell Me Why |
1990 |
France 6 - Feb 1990 (1 week), US Billboard 9 - Dec 1989 (14 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 22 - Dec 1989 (15 weeks), UK 97 - Apr 1990 (1 week), US Radio 113 of 1990 (peak 11 5 weeks) |
| 5 |
Bobby Vinton |
Tell Me Why |
1964 |
Record World 8 - 1964, US Billboard 13 - May 1964 (8 weeks), Canada 31 - May 1964 (5 weeks), US CashBox 63 of 1964, US Radio 134 of 1964 (peak 13 4 weeks) |
| 6 |
Prezioso & Marvin |
Tell Me Why |
1999 |
Austria 2 - Oct 1999 (6 weeks), Switzerland 9 - Dec 1999 (11 weeks), Germany 13 - Jan 2000 (2 months), Italy 61 of 1999 |
| 7 |
Belmonts |
Tell Me Why |
1961 |
Canada 14 - Jun 1961 (6 weeks), US Billboard 18 - May 1961 (11 weeks), US Radio 145 of 1961 (peak 18 4 weeks) |
| 8 |
Genesis |
Tell Me Why |
1992 |
Poland 13 - Aug 1992 (8 weeks), Holland 36 - Dec 1992 (2 weeks), UK 40 - Feb 1993 (3 weeks) |
| 9 |
Musical Youth |
Tell Me Why |
1983 |
Holland 26 - Aug 1983 (4 weeks), Belgium 30 - Sep 1983 (1 week), UK 33 - Jul 1983 (6 weeks) |
| 10 |
Supermode |
Tell Me Why |
2006 |
Holland 5 - Sep 2006 (20 weeks), UK 13 - Jul 2006 (9 weeks) |
| 11 |
The Crew-Cuts |
Tell Me Why |
1956 |
US CashBox 38 - Jun 1956 (5 weeks), US Billboard 45 - Jun 1956 (5 weeks) |
| 12 |
Gale Storm |
Tell Me Why |
1956 |
US CashBox 38 - Jun 1956 (5 weeks), US Billboard 52 - Jun 1956 (6 weeks) |
| 13 |
Frijid Pink |
Tell Me Why |
1970 |
France 10 - Sep 1970 (1 week) |
| 14 |
Alvin Stardust |
Tell Me Why |
1974 |
UK 16 - Nov 1974 (8 weeks) |
| 15 |
Lux Lane & Friends |
Tell Me Why |
1975 |
Belgium 21 - Nov 1975 (4 weeks) |
| 16 |
Eddy Howard |
Tell Me Why |
1949 |
US Billboard 25 - Oct 1949 (1 week) |
| 17 |
Declan & Young Voices Choir |
Tell Me Why |
2002 |
UK 29 - Dec 2002 (4 weeks) |
| 18 |
Van Wood |
Tell Me Why |
1954 |
Italy 50 of 1954 |
| 19 |
Bobby Womack |
Tell Me Why |
1984 |
UK 60 - Jun 1984 (5 weeks) |
| 20 |
This Way Up |
Tell Me Why |
1987 |
UK 72 - Aug 1987 (5 weeks) |
| 21 |
Neil Young |
Tell Me Why |
unknown |
Scrobulate 77 of hi fidelity |
| 22 |
Wynonna Judd |
Tell Me Why |
1993 |
US Billboard 77 - Jul 1993 (4 weeks) |
| 23 |
Sindecut |
Tell Me Why |
1990 |
UK 82 - Oct 1990 (4 weeks) |
| 24 |
Matthews Southern Comfort |
Tell Me Why |
1971 |
US Billboard 98 - Oct 1971 (2 weeks) |
| 25 |
The Beatles |
Tell Me Why |
1964 |
RYM 104 of 1964 |
| 26 |
Dinah Washington |
Tell Me Why |
1952 |
RYM 104 of 1952 |