Broken Hearted Me

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title: "Broken Hearted Me" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1979-singles", "songs-written-by-randy-goodrum", "england-dan-&-john-ford-coley-songs", "anne-murray-songs", "song-recordings-produced-by-jim-ed-norman", "capitol-records-singles", "1979-songs", "songs-about-heartache"] description: "1979 song written by Randy Goodrum" topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_Hearted_Me" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 1979 song written by Randy Goodrum ::

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Field	Value
name	Broken Hearted Me
artist	England Dan & John Ford Coley
album	Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive
released	March 1979
writer	Randy Goodrum
genre	Soft rock, pop rock
length	3:55
label	Big Tree
producer	Kyle Lehning
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| name = Broken Hearted Me | type = | artist = England Dan & John Ford Coley | cover = | album = Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive | alt = | released = March 1979 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | writer = Randy Goodrum | genre = Soft rock, pop rock | length = 3:55 | label = Big Tree | producer = Kyle Lehning | name = Broken Hearted Me | cover = Broken_Hearted_Me_by_Anne_Murray.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Anne Murray | album = I'll Always Love You | B-side = Why Don't You Stick Around | released = September 1979 | recorded = 1979 | studio = | venue = | genre = Country | length = | label = Capitol | writer = Randy Goodrum | producer = Jim Ed Norman | prev_title = Shadows in the Moonlight | prev_year = 1979 | next_title = Daydream Believer | next_year = 1979

"Broken Hearted Me" is a song written by Randy Goodrum, originally recorded by England Dan & John Ford Coley for their album Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive, and later covered by Canadian country and pop music singer Anne Murray. It was released in September 1979 as the first single from her album I'll Always Love You. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in December, Murray's fourth No. 1 single on that chart. She also recorded a version of the song in Spanish, which was released on vinyl, and later on CD.

In addition, "Broken Hearted Me" just missed the Top 10 on the Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at No. 12. Three of her other singles — "A Love Song", "I Just Fall in Love Again" and "Daydream Believer" — also reached the same summit on the Hot 100. On the Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart, "Broken Hearted Me" spent five weeks at No. 1 during the late fall of 1979. In doing so, Murray had her fifth No. 1 AC hit.

In her home country, the song reached No. 15 on the Canadian Pop chart; No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart; and it became Murray's twelfth No. 1 song on the Canadian Country chart.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1979–1980) | Peak position | US Cash Box Top 100 | US Hot Country Singles (Billboard) | |---|---|---|---| | 22 | | | | | 1 | | | | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (1980)	Position	Canada	US Billboard Hot 100	US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)
125
92
4
36
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References

References

1. Whitburn, Joel. (2004). "The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition". Record Research.
2. Whitburn, Joel. (2002). "Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001". Record Research.
3. Whitburn, Joel. (2014). "Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996". Record Research.
4. (December 1, 1979). "Hot Country Singles". Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
5. [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6855b&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6855b.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6855b Bac-lac.gc.ca]
6. [http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1979.htm Musicoutfitters.com]
7. "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1980".
8. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1980".

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