success was not limited to the united kingdom, as "wuthering heights" also hit number one in ireland. it reached the top ten in belgium, the netherlands, finland, norway, sweden, and switzerland, as well as the top twenty in austria and west germany. "wuthering heights" proved to be successful in new zealand, where it spent five weeks at number one and achieved a platinum status, and australia, where it stayed at the top of the charts for three consecutive weeks and achieved a gold status. it proved to be one of the biggest hits of 1978 in denmark.