"Sweet Dreams" Was Eurythmics' Commercial Breakthrough In The United Kingdom And All Over The World. The Single Entered The UK Chart At Number 63 In February 1983 And Reached Number Two The Following Month For One Week. Although It Is One Of The Most Successful Songs Of The Synth-Pop Genre Of The '80s It Could Not Reach Number 1 Held Up By The Successful Ballad Of "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" By Bonnie Tyler.