In the United States, the single reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying it with "Sylvia's Mother" as the highest-charting song for the band, and was certified Gold by the RIAA.^[1] It was also a Top 10 hit in Canada (#8) and the United Kingdom (#4), in the process becoming the band's last top thirty hit in the UK.

Chart performance

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	41
Canadian RPM Top Singles	8
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	1
Germany	2
Ireland (IRMA)^[2]	3
New Zealand^[3]	1
South Africa (Springbok)^[4]	20
UK Singles Chart	4
US Billboard Hot 100	5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	6
US R&B (Billboard)	67

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1980)	Rank
Canada ^[5]	65
New Zealand^[6]	27
UK^[7]	59
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[8]	25

Cover versions

Swedish singer Siv-Inger (Siw Inger) published a German cover of the song in 1980. German entertainer Bürger Lars Dietrich covered the song in 1996 under the title "Sexy Eis".

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-89820-180-2. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sexy Eyes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1980-05-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "Top Selling Singles of 1980 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1980-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "UK Singles of the Year" Record Mirror December 27, 1980: 30
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1990/Top 100 Songs of 1990". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

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