List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1990s

The UK Singles Chart is a record chart compiled on behalf of the British record industry. Until 1 February 1994, the chart was compiled each week by Gallup – after this date, it was managed by Millward Brown, who expanded the number of sales figures sampled, and extended the use of electronic point of sale machines.[1] From July 1998 onwards, compilation of the chart was overseen by The Chart Information Network (CIN) and it was based entirely on sales of physical singles from retail outlets – airplay statistics are not used in compiling the official UK Singles Chart.[2][3] The chart week ran from Sunday to Saturday, and the Top 40 was first revealed on BBC Radio 1 on a Sunday.[4] Record companies began making singles available to radio stations much further in advance of their release dates and making greater use of direct marketing techniques in the 1990s. As a result, the number of singles that entered the charts at number one increased dramatically, and it became commonplace for singles to enter the charts at the top and then plummet down the listing soon after.[5][6]

UK Singles Chart number ones

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Other charts

UK Singles Chart
Official Charts Company
Christmas number one
Bryan Adams set a record in 1991 for the longest run at the top of the UK charts.

During the decade, 206 singles reached the number-one position on the chart. "Hangin' Tough" by New Kids on the Block reached number one on the first new chart of the decade, replacing "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid II which had been number one on the last chart issued in 1989.[7] The longest spell at the top was achieved by Bryan Adams's song "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", which spent 16 weeks at number one in 1991, beating the record for the longest unbroken run at the top of the charts which had been held by Slim Whitman's "Rose Marie" since 1955.[8] Wet Wet Wet and Whitney Houston also had runs of 10 or more weeks at number one during the 1990s.[8] Although it only spent five weeks at number one, Elton John's 1997 single "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" sold almost 5 million copies, becoming the biggest-selling single in UK history.[9] Cher's song "Believe" spent 7 weeks at number-one at the end of 1998 and became the biggest-selling single by a female artist in UK history.[10] Also, Cher is the female solo artist with the most number-one singles in the 1990s (a total of three) and the female solo artist with most weeks at number one (13). The final number one of the decade was the double A-side "I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" by Westlife.[11] Take That and the Spice Girls share the distinction of having achieved the most number-one hits in the 1990s, with eight each.[12]

Number-one singles

Key
Best-selling single of the year[13]
Best-selling single of the decade[13]
Elton John scored his first solo number one in 1990.
After more than a decade without a hit, Meat Loaf topped the charts for the first time in 1993.
Danish pop band Aqua scored three consecutive number ones with one of the UK's biggest selling singles "Barbie Girl" in 1997, and the follow up's "Doctor Jones" and "Turn Back Time" in 1998 making them one of the most successful bands this decade.
Spice Girls became the biggest act of the decade after they dominated the charts with eight out of their nine number one singles achieved in the '90s; "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There", "2 Become 1", "Mama", "Spice Up Your Life", "Too Much", "Viva Forever" and "Goodbye".
In 1999 Australian film director Baz Luhrmann scored a number one hit with "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" after a radio campaign by Chris Moyles.
Mariah Carey scored her only solo UK number one single in 1994.
In 1999 an advert for Levi jeans featuring the puppet Flat Eric helped take Mr. Oizo's track "Flat Beat" to number one, holding off Eminem's debut single.
Fatboy Slim achieved commercial success in the 1990s, with several hits prior to his only number one single, "Praise You" in 1999.
German Eurodance group Snap! gained two massive number ones, first in 1990 with "The Power" and then in 1992 with their biggest hit to date "Rhythm Is a Dancer".
Cher managed to spend a total of thirteen weeks at number one this decade; The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)", the Comic Relief charity single "Love Can Build a Bridge" with Neneh Cherry, Chrissie Hynde and Eric Clapton, and one of the world's biggest selling singles "Believe".
Contents
No. Artist[nb 1] Single[nb 1] Record label[nb 2] Week ending date[nb 1] Weeks at
number one[nb 1]
1990
638 Band Aid II"Do They Know It's Christmas?" PWL23 December 19893
639 New Kids on the Block"Hangin' Tough" CBS13 January 19902
640 Kylie Minogue"Tears on My Pillow" PWL27 January 19901
641 Sinéad O'Connor"Nothing Compares 2 U" Ensign3 February 19904
642 Beats International"Dub Be Good to Me" Go! Beat3 March 19904
643 Snap!"The Power" Arista31 March 19902
644 Madonna"Vogue" Sire14 April 19904
645 Adamski"Killer" MCA12 May 19904
646 England New Order"World in Motion" Factory9 June 19902
647 Elton John"Sacrifice" / "Healing Hands" Rocket23 June 19905
648 Partners in Kryme"Turtle Power" SBK28 July 19904
649 Bombalurina"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" Carpet25 August 19903
650 The Steve Miller Band"The Joker"[nb 3] Capitol15 September 19902
651 Maria McKee"Show Me Heaven" Epic29 September 19904
652 The Beautiful South"A Little Time" Go! Discs27 October 19901
653 The Righteous Brothers"Unchained Melody" † Verve/Polydor3 November 19904
654 Vanilla Ice"Ice Ice Baby" SBK1 December 19904
655 Cliff Richard"Saviour's Day" EMI29 December 19901
1991
656 Iron Maiden"Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" EMI5 January 19912
657 Enigma"Sadeness (Part I)" Virgin International19 January 19911
658 Queen"Innuendo" Parlophone26 January 19911
659 The KLF ft. The Children of The Revolution"3 a.m. Eternal" KLF Communications2 February 19912
660 The Simpsons"Do the Bartman" Geffen16 February 19913
661 The Clash"Should I Stay or Should I Go" Columbia9 March 19912
662 Hale and Pace"The Stonk" London23 March 19911
663 Chesney Hawkes"The One and Only" Chrysalis30 March 19915
664 Cher"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" Epic4 May 19915
665 Color Me Badd"I Wanna Sex You Up" Giant8 June 19913
666 Jason Donovan"Any Dream Will Do" Really Useful29 June 19912
667 Bryan Adams"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" † A&M13 July 199116
668 U2"The Fly" Island2 November 19911
669 Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff"Dizzy" Sense9 November 19912
670 Michael Jackson"Black or White" Epic23 November 19912
671 George Michael & Elton John"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" Epic7 December 19912
672 Queen"Bohemian Rhapsody" / "These Are the Days of Our Lives" Parlophone21 December 19915
1992
673 Wet Wet Wet"Goodnight Girl" The Precious Organisation25 January 19924
674 Shakespears Sister"Stay" London22 February 19928
675 Right Said Fred"Deeply Dippy" Tug18 April 19923
676 KWS"Please Don't Go" / "Game Boy" Network9 May 19925
677 ErasureAbba-esque (EP) Mute13 June 19925
678 Jimmy Nail"Ain't No Doubt" East West18 July 19923
679 Snap!"Rhythm Is a Dancer" Arista8 August 19926
680 The Shamen"Ebeneezer Goode" One Little Indian19 September 19924
681 Tasmin Archer"Sleeping Satellite" EMI17 October 19922
682 Boyz II Men"End of the Road" Motown31 October 19923
683 Charles & Eddie"Would I Lie to You?" Capitol21 November 19922
684 Whitney Houston"I Will Always Love You" † Arista5 December 199210
1993
685 2 Unlimited"No Limit" PWL Continental13 February 19935
686 Shaggy"Oh Carolina" Greensleeves20 March 19932
687 The Bluebells"Young at Heart" London3 April 19934
688 George Michael & Queen with Lisa StansfieldFive Live (EP) Parlophone1 May 19933
689 Ace of Base"All That She Wants" London22 May 19933
690 UB40"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" DEP International12 June 19932
691 Gabrielle"Dreams" Go! Beat26 June 19933
692 Take That"Pray" RCA17 July 19934
693 Freddie Mercury"Living on My Own" Parlophone14 August 19932
694 Culture Beat"Mr Vain" Epic28 August 19934
695 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince"Boom! Shake the Room" Jive25 September 19932
696 Take That featuring Lulu"Relight My Fire" RCA9 October 19932
697 Meat Loaf"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" † Virgin23 October 19937
698 Mr Blobby"Mr Blobby" Destiny Music11 December 19931
699 Take That"Babe" RCA18 December 19931
re Mr Blobby"Mr Blobby" Destiny Music25 December 19932
1994
700 Chaka Demus & Pliers"Twist and Shout" Mango8 January 19942
701 D:Ream"Things Can Only Get Better" Magnet22 January 19944
702 Mariah Carey"Without You" Columbia19 February 19944
703 Doop"Doop" Citybeat19 March 19943
704 Take That"Everything Changes" RCA9 April 19942
705 Prince"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" NPG23 April 19942
706 Tony Di Bart"The Real Thing" Cleveland City Blues7 May 19941
707 Stiltskin"Inside" White Water14 May 19941
708 Manchester United F.C."Come On You Reds" Polydor21 May 19942
709 Wet Wet Wet"Love Is All Around" † The Precious Organisation4 June 199415
710 Whigfield"Saturday Night" Systematic17 September 19944
711 Take That"Sure" RCA15 October 19942
712 Pato Banton"Baby Come Back" Virgin29 October 19944
713 Baby D"Let Me Be Your Fantasy" Systematic26 November 19942
714 East 17"Stay Another Day" London10 December 19945
1995
715 Rednex"Cotton Eye Joe" Internal Affairs14 January 19953
716 Celine Dion"Think Twice" Epic4 February 19957
717 Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton"Love Can Build a Bridge" London25 March 19951
718 Outhere Brothers"Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)" Eternal1 April 19951
719 Take That"Back for Good" RCA8 April 19954
720 Oasis"Some Might Say" Creation6 May 19951
721 Livin' Joy"Dreamer" Undiscovered13 May 19951
722 Robson Green & Jerome Flynn"Unchained Melody" / "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" † RCA20 May 19957
723 Outhere Brothers"Boom Boom Boom" Eternal8 July 19954
724 Take That"Never Forget" RCA5 August 19953
725 Blur"Country House" Food26 August 19952
726 Michael Jackson"You Are Not Alone" Epic9 September 19952
727 Shaggy"Boombastic" Virgin23 September 19951
728 Simply Red"Fairground" East West30 September 19954
729 Coolio featuring L.V."Gangsta's Paradise" Tommy Boy28 October 19952
730 Robson & Jerome"I Believe" / "Up on the Roof" RCA11 November 19954
731 Michael Jackson"Earth Song" Epic9 December 19956
1996
732 George Michael"Jesus to a Child" Virgin20 January 19961
733 Babylon Zoo"Spaceman" EMI27 January 19965
734 Oasis"Don't Look Back in Anger" Creation2 March 19961
735 Take That"How Deep Is Your Love" RCA9 March 19963
736 The Prodigy"Firestarter" XL30 March 19963
737 Mark Morrison"Return of the Mack" WEA20 April 19962
738 George Michael"Fastlove" Virgin4 May 19963
739 Gina G"Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" Eternal25 May 19961
740 Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds"Three Lions" Epic1 June 19961
741 Fugees"Killing Me Softly" † Columbia8 June 19964
re Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds"Three Lions" Epic6 July 19961
re Fugees"Killing Me Softly" † Columbia13 July 19961
742 Gary Barlow"Forever Love" RCA20 July 19961
743 Spice Girls"Wannabe" Virgin27 July 19967
744 Peter Andre"Flava" Mushroom14 September 19961
745 Fugees"Ready or Not" Columbia21 September 19962
746 Deep Blue Something"Breakfast at Tiffany's" Interscope5 October 19961
747 The Chemical Brothers"Setting Sun" Virgin12 October 19961
748 Boyzone"Words" Polydor19 October 19961
749 Spice Girls"Say You'll Be There" Virgin26 October 19962
750 Robson & Jerome"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" / "Saturday Night at the Movies" / "You'll Never Walk Alone" RCA9 November 19962
751 The Prodigy"Breathe" XL23 November 19962
752 Peter Andre"I Feel You" Mushroom7 December 19961
753 Boyzone"A Different Beat" Polydor14 December 19961
754 Dunblane"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" / "Throw These Guns Away" RCA21 December 19961
755 Spice Girls"2 Become 1" Virgin28 December 19963
1997
756 Tori Amos"Professional Widow" (Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix) East West18 January 19971
757 White Town"Your Woman" Chrysalis25 January 19971
758 Blur"Beetlebum" Food1 February 19971
759 LL Cool J"Ain't Nobody" Geffen8 February 19971
760 U2"Discotheque" Island15 February 19971
761 No Doubt"Don't Speak" Interscope22 February 19973
762 Spice Girls"Mama" / "Who Do You Think You Are" Virgin15 March 19973
763 The Chemical Brothers"Block Rockin' Beats" Virgin5 April 19971
764 R. Kelly"I Believe I Can Fly" Jive12 April 19973
765 Michael Jackson"Blood on the Dance Floor" Epic3 May 19971
766 Gary Barlow"Love Won't Wait" RCA10 May 19971
767 Olive"You're Not Alone" RCA17 May 19972
768 Eternal featuring BeBe Winans"I Wanna Be the Only One" EMI31 May 19971
769 Hanson"MMMBop" Mercury7 June 19973
770 Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112"I'll Be Missing You" Puff Daddy28 June 19973
771 Oasis"D'You Know What I Mean?" Creation19 July 19971
re Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112"I'll Be Missing You" Puff Daddy26 July 19973
772 Will Smith"Men in Black" Columbia16 August 19974
773 The Verve"The Drugs Don't Work" Hut13 September 19971
774 Elton John"Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" ‡ Rocket20 September 19975
775 Spice Girls"Spice Up Your Life" Virgin25 October 19971
776 Aqua"Barbie Girl" Universal1 November 19974
777 Various artists"Perfect Day" Chrysalis29 November 19972
778 Teletubbies"Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!"" BBC Worldwide13 December 19972
779 Spice Girls"Too Much" Virgin27 December 19972
1998
re Various artists"Perfect Day" Chrysalis10 January 19981
780 All Saints"Never Ever" London17 January 19981
781 Oasis"All Around the World" Creation24 January 19981
782 Usher"You Make Me Wanna" LaFace31 January 19981
783 Aqua"Doctor Jones" Universal7 February 19982
784 Celine Dion"My Heart Will Go On" Epic21 February 19981
785 Cornershop"Brimful of Asha (The Norman Cook Remix)" Wiiija28 February 19981
786 Madonna"Frozen" Maverick7 March 19981
re Celine Dion"My Heart Will Go On" Epic14 March 19981
787 Run-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins"It's Like That" Sm:)e Communications21 March 19986
788 Boyzone"All That I Need" Polydor2 May 19981
789 All Saints"Under the Bridge" / "Lady Marmalade" London9 May 19981
790 Aqua"Turn Back Time" Universal16 May 19981
re All Saints"Under the Bridge" / "Lady Marmalade" London23 May 19981
791 The Tamperer featuring Maya"Feel It" Pepper30 May 19981
792 B*Witched"C'est La Vie" Epic6 June 19982
793 Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds"3 Lions '98" Epic20 June 19983
794 Billie"Because We Want To" Innocent11 July 19981
795 Another Level"Freak Me" Northwestside18 July 19981
796 Jamiroquai"Deeper Underground" Sony S225 July 19981
797 Spice Girls"Viva Forever" Virgin1 August 19982
798 Boyzone"No Matter What" Polydor15 August 19983
799 Manic Street Preachers"If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" Epic5 September 19981
800 All Saints"Bootie Call" London12 September 19981
801 Robbie Williams"Millennium" Chrysalis19 September 19981
802 Melanie B featuring Missy Elliott"I Want You Back" Virgin26 September 19981
803 B*Witched"Rollercoaster" Epic3 October 19982
804 Billie"Girlfriend" Innocent17 October 19981
805 Spacedust"Gym and Tonic" East West24 October 19981
806 Cher"Believe" † WEA31 October 19987
807 B*Witched"To You I Belong" Epic19 December 19981
808 Spice Girls"Goodbye" Virgin26 December 19981
1999
809 Chef"Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)" Columbia2 January 19991
810 Steps"Heartbeat" / "Tragedy" Jive9 January 19991
811 Fatboy Slim"Praise You" Skint16 January 19991
812 911"A Little Bit More" Virgin23 January 19991
813 The Offspring"Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" Columbia30 January 19991
814 Armand Van Helden feat. Duane Harden"You Don't Know Me" ffrr6 February 19991
815 Blondie"Maria" Beyond Music13 February 19991
816 Lenny Kravitz"Fly Away" Virgin20 February 19991
817 Britney Spears"...Baby One More Time" † Jive27 February 19992
818 Boyzone"When the Going Gets Tough" Polydor13 March 19992
819 B*Witched"Blame It on the Weatherman" Epic27 March 19991
820 Mr. Oizo"Flat Beat" F Communications3 April 19992
821 Martine McCutcheon"Perfect Moment" Innocent17 April 19992
822 Westlife"Swear It Again" RCA1 May 19992
823 Backstreet Boys"I Want It That Way" Jive15 May 19991
824 Boyzone"You Needed Me" Polydor22 May 19991
825 Shanks & Bigfoot"Sweet Like Chocolate" Pepper29 May 19992
826 Baz Luhrmann"Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" EMI12 June 19991
827 S Club 7"Bring It All Back" Polydor19 June 19991
828 Vengaboys"Boom Boom Boom Boom" Positiva26 June 19991
829 ATB"9pm (Till I Come)" Ministry of Sound3 July 19992
830 Ricky Martin"Livin' la Vida Loca" Columbia17 July 19993
831 Ronan Keating"When You Say Nothing at All" Polydor7 August 19992
832 Westlife"If I Let You Go" RCA21 August 19991
833 Geri Halliwell"Mi Chico Latino" EMI28 August 19991
834 Lou Bega"Mambo No.5 (A Little Bit Of...)" RCA4 September 19992
835 Vengaboys"We're Going to Ibiza" Positiva18 September 19991
836 Eiffel 65"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" Eternal25 September 19993
837 Christina Aguilera"Genie in a Bottle" RCA16 October 19992
838 Westlife"Flying Without Wings" RCA30 October 19991
839 Five"Keep on Movin'" RCA6 November 19991
840 Geri Halliwell"Lift Me Up" EMI13 November 19991
841 Robbie Williams"She's the One" / "It's Only Us" Chrysalis20 November 19991
842 Wamdue Project"King of My Castle" AM:PM27 November 19991
843 Cliff Richard"The Millennium Prayer" EMI4 December 19993
844 Westlife"I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" RCA25 December 19994
Contents

Artists by total number of weeks at number-one

Artist Weeks at number-one
Spice Girls 22
Take That 21
Wet Wet Wet 19
Bryan Adams 16
Cher 13
Robson & Jerome 13
Elton John 12
Michael Jackson 11
Whitney Houston 10
Queen 9
Celine Dion 9
George Michael 9
Boyzone 9
Snap! 8
Shakespears Sister 8
Westlife 8
Aqua 7
Meat Loaf 7
B*Witched 6
Run–D.M.C. 6
Jason Nevins 6

Songs by total number weeks at number one

The following songs spent at least six weeks at number one during the 1990s.

Artist Song Weeks at
number one
Bryan Adams "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" 16
Wet Wet Wet "Love Is All Around" 15
Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You 10
Shakespears Sister "Stay" 8
Meat Loaf "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) 7
Celine Dion "Think Twice"
Robson & Jerome "Unchained Melody" / "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover"
Spice Girls "Wannabe"
Cher "Believe"
Snap! "Rhythm Is a Dancer" 6
Michael Jackson "Earth Song"
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 "I'll Be Missing You"
Run-DMC vs. Jason Nevins "It's Like That"

By artist

The following artists achieved three or more number one hits during the 1990s. George Michael's collaborations with Elton John and Queen, in which both acts received billing on the single's cover, are counted for both acts. Appearances on the "Perfect Day" single are not included, as the individuals did not receive individual credit on the cover.

Artist Number ones
Spice Girls 8
Take That 8
Boyzone 6[A]
B*Witched 4
Michael Jackson 4
George Michael 4
Oasis 4
Westlife 4
All Saints 3
Aqua 3
Cher 3
Elton John 3[A]
Queen 3
Robson & Jerome 3
  • A. ^ Total does not include an appearance on the "Perfect Day" single.

By record label

The following record labels had five or more number ones on the UK Singles Chart during the 1990s.

Record label Number ones
RCA 22
Virgin/Virgin International 19
Epic 17
Polydor 10
Columbia/CBS 9
EMI 9
London 9
Chrysalis 5
Jive 5

Million-selling and platinum records

See also List of Platinum singles in the United Kingdom awarded before 2000 and List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom

In April 1973, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) began classifying singles and albums by the number of units sold. In the 1990s the highest threshold was "platinum record" and was awarded to singles that sold over 600,000 units.[27][28][nb 4] In February 1987, the BPI introduced multi-platinum awards so if a single sold 1,200,000 units it was classified as 2×platinum, 1,800,000 units as 3×platinum, and so on.[27]

Sixty-six records, including forty-seven number ones, were classified platinum in the 1990s and three other songs released in the 1990s were classified as platinum in the subsequent decade.[30] Thirty records from the decade sold over one million units.[31][32][33][34][35] Fourteen of these also went multi-platinum and "Candle in the Wind 1997" went nine times platinum and became the best-selling single of all time.[36] "Angels" by Robbie Williams, "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia, and "Wonderwall" by Oasis all sold over one million copies but failed to get to number one.

Artist Song Date released Date certified
platinum
Year of millionth sale
(Multi-platinum)
Sinéad O'Connor"Nothing Compares 2 U" 8 January 19901 March 1990
Band Aid II"Do They Know It's Christmas?" 11 December 19891 April 1990
Elton John"Sacrifice" 1 May 19901 September 1990
The Righteous Brothers"Unchained Melody" 15 October 19901 November 19902004–10
Vanilla Ice"Ice Ice Baby" 29 October 19901 January 1991
Bryan Adams"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" 17 June 19911 August 19911991, (2×: 1 September 1991)
Queen"Bohemian Rhapsody" / "These Are the Days of Our Lives" 9 December 19911 December 1991
Whitney Houston"I Will Always Love You" 31 October 19921 December 19921993, (2×: 1 January 1993)
Charles & Eddie"Would I Lie to You?" 12 October 19921 January 1993
Ace of Base"All That She Wants" 1 May 19931 June 1993
UB40"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" 10 May 19931 July 1993
Meat Loaf"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" 27 September 19931 November 1993
Mr Blobby"Mr Blobby" 22 November 19931 December 1993
Take That"Babe" 6 December 19931 January 1994
Wet Wet Wet"Love Is All Around" 4 May 19941 June 19941994, (2×: 1 August 1994)
Whigfield"Saturday Night" 12 September 19941 September 19941994
All-4-One"I Swear"[No 2] 6 June 19941 September 1994
Pato Banton"Baby Come Back" 19 September 19941 November 1994
East 17"Stay Another Day" 21 November 19941 December 1994
Céline Dion"Think Twice" 10 October 19941 January 19951994
Rednex"Cotton Eye Joe" 12 December 19941 February 1995
Take That"Back for Good" 27 March 19951 April 19952007–2010
Robson Green & Jerome Flynn"Unchained Melody" / "White Cliffs of Dover" 21 November 19948 May 19951995, (2×: 1 May 1995)
Robson & Jerome"I Believe" / "Up on the Roof" 30 October 19951 November 19951995
Coolio ft. L.V."Gangsta's Paradise" 16 October 19951 November 19951995
Simply Red"Fairground" 18 September 19951 November 1995
Michael Jackson"Earth Song" 27 November 19951 December 19951996
Babylon Zoo"Spaceman" 15 January 19961 January 19961996
Oasis"Wonderwall"[No 2] 30 October 19951 January 19962007
Everything but the Girl"Missing"[No 3] 6 October 19951 January 1996
Boyzone"Father and Son"[No 2] 13 November 19951 January 1996
Take That"How Deep Is Your Love" 26 February 19961 March 1996
Oasis"Don't Look Back in Anger" 19 February 19961 April 1996
Robert Miles"Children"[No 2] 12 February 19961 April 1996
Mark Morrison"Return of the Mack" 4 March 19961 May 1996
Gina G"Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" 25 March 19961 May 1996
Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds"Three Lions" 1 June 19961 July 1996
Fugees"Killing Me Softly 3 June 19961 June 19961996, (2×: 1 August 1996)
Spice Girls"Wannabe" 15 July 19961 August 19961996
Spice Girls"Say You'll Be There" 14 October 19961 October 1996
Various Artists"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" 9 December 19961 December 1996
Spice Girls"2 Become 1" 16 December 19961 December 19961997
Robson & Jerome"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" 28 October 19961 January 1997
Toni Braxton"Un-Break My Heart"[No 2] 21 October 19961 January 1997
The Prodigy"Breathe" 11 November 19961 December 1996
Spice Girls"Mama" / "Who Do You Think You Are" 3 March 19971 March 1997
Hanson"MMMBop" 26 May 19971 June 1997
R. Kelly"I Believe I Can Fly" 17 March 19971 June 1997
Oasis"D'You Know What I Mean?" 7 July 19971 July 1997
The Rembrandts"I'll Be There for You"[No 3] 21 August 19951 July 1997
Will Smith"Men in Black" 4 August 19971 August 1997
Puff Daddy ft. Faith Evans"I'll Be Missing You" 16 June 19971 July 19971997, (2×: 1 August 1997)
Elton John"Candle in the Wind 1997" /
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"
13 September 19971 September 19971997, (2–6×: 1 September 1997)
1997, (7–9×: 1 October 1997)
Chumbawamba"Tubthumping"[No 2] 11 August 19971 October 1997
Spice Girls"Spice Up Your Life" 13 October 199717 October 1997
Various Artists"Perfect Day" 17 November 199721 November 19971997, (2×: 9 January 1998)
Aqua"Barbie Girl" 1 October 19977 November 19971997, (2×: 5 December 1997)
All Saints"Never Ever" 10 November 19975 December 19971998, (2×: 30 January 1998)
Natalie Imbruglia"Torn"[No 2] 27 October 199712 December 19972007
Teletubbies"Teletubbies say 'Eh-oh!'" 1 December 199712 December 19971997, (2×: 19 December 1997)
Spice Girls"Too Much" 12 December 19979 January 1998
Janet Jackson"Together Again"[No 4] 1 December 199723 January 1998
Run-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins"It's Like That" 9 March 199827 March 19981998
Celine Dion"My Heart Will Go On" 9 February 199827 February 19981998, (2×: 24 April 1998)
Savage Garden"Truly Madly Deeply"[No 4] 16 February 199829 May 1998
Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds"3 Lions '98" 1 June 19983 July 1998
B*Witched"C'est la Vie" 1 June 19983 July 1998
LeAnn Rimes"How Do I Live"[No 7] 2 March 199817 July 1998
Boyzone"No Matter What" 3 August 19987 August 19981998
Spice Girls"Viva Forever" 20 July 199813 August 1998
Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mýa"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"[No 2] 21 August 1998
Cher"Believe" 19 October 199830 October 19981998, (2×: 8 January 1999) (3×: 1 August 2014)
Stardust"Music Sounds Better with You"[No 2] 10 August 19986 November 1998
Robbie Williams"Angels"[No 4] 1 December 19976 February 19981998, (2×: 4 December 1998)
Spice Girls"Goodbye" 14 December 199818 December 1998
Steps"Heartbeat" / "Tragedy" 9 November 19988 January 19991999
Bryan Adams ft. Melanie C"When You're Gone"[No 3] 30 November 199812 February 1999
Chef"Chocolate Salty Balls" 14 December 199826 February 1999
Boyzone"When the Going Gets Tough" 1 March 199919 March 1999
Britney Spears"Baby One More Time" 15 February 199919 February 19991999, (2×: 26 March 1999)
Mr. Oizo"Flat Beat" 22 March 19991 April 1999
Martine McCutcheon"Perfect Moment" 5 April 199914 May 1999
Shanks & Bigfoot"Sweet Like Chocolate" 17 May 19994 June 1999
Shania Twain"That Don't Impress Me Much"[No 3] 10 May 199916 July 1999
TLC"No Scrubs"[No 3] 14 December 199818 December 1998
ATB"9pm (Till I Come)" 21 June 199923 July 1999
S Club 7"Bring It All Back" 7 June 199930 July 1999
Ricky Martin"Livin' la Vida Loca" 1 July 199913 August 1999
Lou Bega"Mambo No.5 (A Little Bit Of...)" 1 August 199917 September 1999
Eiffel 65"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" 13 September 19998 October 19991999
Cliff Richard"The Millennium Prayer" 15 November 19993 December 1999
Westlife"I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" 13 December 199923 December 1999
R. Kelly"If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time"[No 2] 18 October 199914 January 2000
Artful Dodger"Re-Rewind"[No 2] 29 November 19993 March 2000
Alice DeeJay"Better off Alone"[No 2] 19 July 199919 May 2000

Additional information

  • [No 2]: The singles "I Swear",[37] "Wonderwall",[38] "Father and Son",[39] "Children",[40] "Un-Break My Heart",[41] "Tubthumping",[42] "Torn",[43] "Ghetto Superstar",[44] "Music Sounds Better with You",[45] "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time",[46] and "Better Off Alone"[47] peaked at number two in the UK Singles chart.
  • [No 3]: The singles "I'll Be There for You",[48] "Missing",[49] "When You're Gone",[50] "That Don't Impress Me Much",[51] and "No Scrubs"[52] peaked at number three in the UK Singles chart.
  • [No 4]: The singles "Together Again",[53] "Truly Madly Deeply",[54] and "Angels"[55] peaked at number four in the UK Singles chart.
  • [No 7]: The single "How Do I Live" peaked at number seven in the UK Singles chart.[56]

Notes

  1. The artist, song name, date of number-one and duration are those given by The Official Charts Company. The dates are those for the Saturday after publication. The actual sales week represented is that up to and including the previous Saturday (i.e. from 13 to 7 days prior to the chart date).[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
  2. The record labels are those given by the OCC.[24]
  3. For the week ending 15 September 1990, "The Joker" was tied with Deee-Lite's "Groove Is in the Heart" for the number of copies sold. Due to a rule introduced in the 1980s, the song that had climbed the most in the charts from the previous weeks was classified as number-one – "The Joker" climbed five places and "Groove Is in the Heart" had climbed three places. As a result of this controversial technicality, the rule was later scrapped and it was announced that "The Joker" had sold eight more copies after sales figures had been reviewed.[25][26]
  4. The number of sales required to qualify for Platinum, Gold and Silver discs was dropped in 1989 from the former thresholds of Silver (250,000 units), Gold (500,000 units), and Platinum (1,000,000 units) to the current thresholds of Silver (200,000 units), Gold (400,000 units), and Platinum (600,000 units)[27][29]

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