"Shattered Dreams" peaked within the top ten in the majority of the nations where it was released, including the UK where it debuted at number 92 on March 28, 1987, climbed every week until reaching a peak of number 5, a position it held for consecutive three weeks, and appeared on the chart for a total of 16 weeks. This chart performance allowed the single to rank at number 59 on the national year-end chart. In Ireland, it attained number 3 and charted for five weeks. In Continental Europe, "Shattered Dreams" was a successful single in many countries, including Germany where it jumped to number 18 after a start at number 71 on June 22, 1987, culminated at number 7 in its fourth week, and fell off the chart after 15 weeks of presence. In addition, it was a top ten hit in Switzerland, Norway and Sweden, where it peaked at number 5, 6 and 7, respectively. It made the top 15 in Italy, and was less successful in Austria, the Netherlands and the Flanders region of Belgium where it failed to entered the top 20, peaking at number 25, 26 and 36 in these nations. On the
Music & Medias Pan-European charts, it charted first on the European Airplay Top 50, where it debuted at number 42 on May 2, 1987, then reached number 6 in its ninth week, while on the
Eurochart Hot 100 singles, it started at 86 on May 16, 1987, and reached a peak of number 15 in its ninth week. Outside Europe, "Shattered Dreams" missed the top 20 by two places in Australia. By contrast, it was a big hit in North America where it was released in 1988: on the US
Billboard Hot 100, it reached number two for non consecutive three weeks, in its ninth, 11th and 12th weeks, being blocked from the number 1 slot first by
Gloria Estefan and
Miami Sound Machine's "
Anything for You", then by
George Michael's "
One More Try". It made better on the
Adult Contemporary chart which it topped in its seventh week, and reached number six in Canada. On the US charts mentioned above, it ranked at number 26 and 27 on their respective year-end chart of 1988. ==Covers==