Welcome to Dancing with the Crying Stars.

Or, as Dancing fans know it: "Most memorable year" night — when the celebs perform to a song that represents, in most cases, the hardest year of their lives.

For Bindi Irwin, it was 2006, the year her wildlife expert father Steve Irwin was killed while filming an underwater documentary.

Ahead of her performance to "Every Breath You Take," Bindi opened up about her father, losing him, and how she's carried on since.

For 17 years old, she sure has a healthy perspective on life.

The whole performance was emotionally charged, but she and Derek channeled that still-present grief and sadness into a routine that earned the pair the first 10 of the season.

It also made everyone cry, from Paula Deen in the background to judge Bruno Tonioli, who had trouble holding back tears as Bindi rushed to hug him after getting their scores. (And that's in addition to the camera people she made bawl during rehearsal after she broke down upon remembering a specific experience with her father.)

Derek and Bindi ended up with the highest scores of the night — and, if we're being honest, the best performance.

But the competition was strong. Here's how the rest stacked up.

(Full videos will be posted when they're made available by ABC.)

9. Paula and Louis

Paula had trouble remembering her steps this week, and by the end of the episode, I remembered why I tend to get frustrated with this show a few weeks in. What is she still doing here? She should have been out before Gary, who was eliminated this week.

8. Carlos and Witney

Carlos' entertainment factor has carried him as far as it's going to go. Carrie Ann talked a lot this week about the importance of progress and we haven't seen that from Carlos. He started off strong in this competition, but we haven't seen growth in quite a bit. Time to shape up or ship out.

7. Alek and Lindsay

Poor Alek had a lot on his mind this week. As the show reminded us, fate kept the hero away from the deadly Oregon shooting that claimed lives last week. His heart was clearly back home this week — as it should be. It's just dancing, people.

6. Andy and Allison and baby

Congrats, Allison! She's with child. Too bad she and Andy couldn't conceive any magic on the dance floor. That's probably party due to the fact that Andy was very emotional at the start of his dance. (The dancers have to watch their sob packages before hitting the dance floor — CRUEL.) But he's also had a few weeks of trouble at this point. Could Andy join Carlos at the bottom after Paula is ousted?

5. Alexa and Mark

Alexa had a major misstep this week, but even with that, it's clear she has the skills to go far. We'll count that flub as her one freebie.

4. Hayes and Emma

Hayes grew up before our eyes this week. His moves were more mature than we've ever seen and the Vine star has clearly put significant work into his confidence. It's all paying off.

3. Tamar and Val

This pair has managed to take their conflicting energies — for lack of a better term — and turn it into dance floor magic. It's great to see them put all the BS aside in the name of the art, and the results can't be denied.

2. Nick and Sharna

Admit it, this was fun — and you might have danced along.

1. Bindi and Derek

See above. If you can see through ALL YOUR TEARS.