| Some Broken Hearts Never Mend | |
| Cover: | Some_Broken_Hearts_Never_Mend_-_by_Don_Williams.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Don Williams |
| Album: | Visions |
| B-Side: | I'll Forgive But I'll Never Forget |
| Released: | January 1977 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:50 |
| Label: | ABC/Dot |
| Producer: | Don Williams |
| Prev Title: | She Never Knew Me |
| Prev Year: | 1976 |
| Next Title: | I'm Just a Country Boy |
| Next Year: | 1977 |
"Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" is a song written by Wayland Holyfield, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in January 1977 as the first single from the album Visions. The song was Williams' sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 12 weeks within the top 40.[1]
The song was also an international hit for Telly Savalas in 1981. It topped the Swiss charts for two weeks, and peaked at No. 2 in Austria and No. 4 in the Netherlands.[2]
A cover version of the song, performed by Danny McBride, Adam DeVine and Edi Patterson, is used as the soundtrack to the final scene of the second season of the comedy series The Righteous Gemstones.[3]
| Chart (1977) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Cash Box Top 100[4] | 99 | |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks[5] | 6 |
| Chart (1981) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss Hitparade Singles | 1 | |
| German Media Control Charts Singles | 5 | |
| Ö3 Austria Top 40 Singles | 2 | |
| Dutch Singles Charts | 4 | |
| Belgian Ultratop Singles | 2 |
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 385.
