British magazine Classic Pop ranked "Too Many Broken Hearts" number 19 in their list of "Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs" in 2021.

"[4] Retrospectively, in 2014, Matt Dunn of WhatCulture ranked the song at number 7 in his "15 unforgettable Stock Aitken Waterman singles" list.

[6] The accompanying music video for "Too Many Broken Hearts" was filmed in Beechworth, Victoria, and featured Donovan strumming an unpowered electric guitar in the outdoors, while interacting with an apparent love interest.

[3] The mountain shack featured in the video belonged to Langman at the time, and he chose both the shooting location and the actress out of convenience.

[7] The video proved highly popular with fans, with Waterman saying its emotionally uplifting scenes and sunny landscapes represented "hope" to young people in Britain.