Billy Ocean
- yacht rock
- United Kingdom
- born 1950, Siparia
- 1 album
- 9 Dutch Top 40 hits
Billy Ocean is an artist from the United Kingdom, born on 21 January 1950 in Siparia. The collection holds one album by Billy Ocean: The Very Best of Billy Ocean, from 2010. On top of that, Billy Ocean appears on one album by others: 80's Movie Hits Collected. Nine records reached the Dutch Top 40, two of them the top spot. The highest was When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going: number 1 in week 7 of 1986.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Timeline of Billy Ocean
The years of the albums by Billy Ocean in the collection. The thin lines are the albums, the red ones the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart.
Billy Ocean1980198519901995200020052010Years with concertsAlbumDutch Top 40
Albums by Billy Ocean
Click the cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.
Also appears on
Billy Ocean also turns up beyond the own albums: on one album by others, from compilations and soundtracks to guest contributions. Each album lists the tracks concerned.
Biggest hits of Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean had nine records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries.
week 7, 198688weeks in the chart
with 9 records1976first entry
week 16, 19761988latest entry
week 18, 19887years with an entry
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1986Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 7 of 1986, 16 weeks in the chart When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
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Billy Ocean4:44
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1986Dutch Top 40: peak position 8 in week 23 of 1986, 10 weeks in the chart There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
Billy Ocean4:53 -
1976Dutch Top 40: peak position 11 in week 19 of 1976, 6 weeks in the chart Love Really Hurts Without You
Billy Ocean2:59
All Dutch Top 40 entries of Billy Ocean
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Billy Ocean have?
Nine records made the Dutch Top 40, two of them at number 1. The best-charting record is When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going, which reached number 1 in week 7 of 1986. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week. This page shows the five biggest; the button below opens all entries.
Which albums by other artists feature Billy Ocean?
On one album: 80's Movie Hits Collected (Various). Each album lists the tracks concerned.
How many albums by Billy Ocean are in the collection?
There is one: The Very Best of Billy Ocean, from 2010. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify.
Where can you see and hear Billy Ocean?
The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.
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