List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1990s

UK Singles Chart number ones
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.

The UK Singles Chart is a record chart compiled on behalf of the British record industry. During the 1990s, the chart was compiled by The Chart Information Network (CIN) based entirely on sales of physical singles from retail outlets – airplay statistics are not used in compiling the official UK Singles Chart.[1][2] The chart week ran from Sunday to Saturday, and the Top 40 was first revealed on BBC Radio 1 on a Sunday.[3] 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.[4][5]

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.[6] 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.[7] Wet Wet Wet and Whitney Houston also had runs of 10 or more weeks at number one during the 1990s.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] Take That and the Spice Girls share the distinction of having achieved the most number-one hits in the 1990s, with eight each.[11]

Number-one singles

Key
  Best-selling single of the year[12]
   – Best-selling single of the decade[12]
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.
German Eurodance group Snap! gained two massive number one's, 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".
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Artist[nb 1] Single[nb 1] Week ending date[nb 1] Weeks at
number 1[nb 1]
New Kids on the Block"Hangin' Tough" 13 January 19902
Minogue, KylieKylie Minogue"Tears on My Pillow" 27 January 19901
O'Connor, SinéadSinéad O'Connor"Nothing Compares 2 U" 3 February 19904
Beats International"Dub Be Good to Me" 3 March 19904
Snap!"The Power" 31 March 19902
Madonna"Vogue" 14 April 19904
Adamski featuring Seal"Killer" 12 May 19904
England New Order"World in Motion" 9 June 19902
John, EltonElton John"Sacrifice" / "Healing Hands" 23 June 19905
Partners in Kryme"Turtle Power" 28 July 19904
Bombalurina"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" 25 August 19903
The Steve Miller Band"The Joker"[nb 2] 15 September 19902
McKee, MariaMaria McKee"Show Me Heaven" 29 September 19904
The Beautiful South"A Little Time" 27 October 19901
The Righteous Brothers"Unchained Melody"† 3 November 19904
Vanilla Ice"Ice Ice Baby" 1 December 19904
Richard, CliffCliff Richard"Saviour's Day" 29 December 19901
Artist Single[nb 1] Week ending date[nb 1] Weeks at
number 1[nb 1]
Iron Maiden"Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" 5 January 19912
Enigma"Sadeness (Part I)" 19 January 19911
Queen"Innuendo" 26 January 19911
The KLF ft. The Children of The Revolution"3 a.m. Eternal" 2 February 19912
The Simpsons"Do the Bartman" 16 February 19913
The Clash"Should I Stay or Should I Go" 9 March 19912
Hale and Pace "The Stonk" 23 March 19911
Hawkes, ChesneyChesney Hawkes"The One and Only" 30 March 19915
Cher"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" 4 May 19915
Color Me Badd"I Wanna Sex You Up" 8 June 19913
Donovan, JasonJason Donovan"Any Dream Will Do" 29 June 19912
Adams, BryanBryan Adams"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"† 13 July 199116
U2"The Fly" 2 November 19911
Reeves, VicVic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff"Dizzy" 9 November 19912
Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson"Black or White" 23 November 19912
Michael, GeorgeGeorge Michael & Elton John "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" 7 December 19912
Queen"Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are the Days of Our Lives" 21 December 19915
Artist Single[nb 1] Week ending date[nb 1] Weeks at
number 1[nb 1]
Wet Wet Wet"Goodnight Girl" 25 January 19924
Shakespears Sister"Stay" 22 February 19928
Right Said Fred"Deeply Dippy" 18 April 19923
KWS"Please Don't Go"/"Game Boy" 9 May 19925
Erasure"Abba-esque" (EP) 13 June 19925
Nail, JimmyJimmy Nail"Ain't No Doubt" 18 July 19923
Snap!"Rhythm Is a Dancer" 8 August 19926
The Shamen"Ebeneezer Goode" 19 September 19924
Archer, TasminTasmin Archer"Sleeping Satellite" 17 October 19922
Boyz II Men"End of the Road" 31 October 19923
Charles and Eddie"Would I Lie To You?" 21 November 19922
Whitney Houston"I Will Always Love You"† 5 December 199210
Artist Single[nb 1] Week ending date[nb 1] Weeks at
number 1[nb 1]
2 Unlimited"No Limit" 13 February 19935
Shaggy"Oh Carolina" 20 March 19932
The Bluebells"Young at Heart" 3 April 19934
Michael, GeorgeGeorge Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield"Five Live" 1 May 19933
Ace of Base"All That She Wants" 22 May 19933
UB40"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" 12 June 19932
Gabrielle"Dreams" 26 June 19933
Take That"Pray" 17 July 19934
Mercury, FreddieFreddie Mercury"Living on My Own" 14 August 19932
Culture Beat"Mr Vain" 28 August 19934
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince"Boom! Shake the Room" 25 September 19932
Take That featuring Lulu"Relight My Fire" 9 October 19932
Meat Loaf"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"† 23 October 19937
Mr Blobby"Mr Blobby" 11 December 19931
Take That"Babe" 18 December 19931
Mr Blobby"Mr Blobby" 25 December 19932
Artist Single[nb 1] Week ending date[nb 1] Weeks at
number 1[nb 1]
Chaka Demus & Pliers"Twist and Shout" 8 January 19942
D:Ream"Things Can Only Get Better" 22 January 19944
Carey, MariahMariah Carey"Without You" 19 February 19944
Doop"Doop" 19 March 19943
Take That"Everything Changes" 9 April 19942
The Artist Formerly Known As Prince"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" 23 April 19942
Di Bart, TonyTony Di Bart"The Real Thing" 7 May 19941
Stiltskin"Inside" 14 May 19941
Manchester United F.C."Come on You Reds" 21 May 19942
Wet Wet Wet"Love Is All Around"† 4 June 199415
Whigfield"Saturday Night" 17 September 19944
Take That"Sure" 15 October 19942
Banton, PatoPato Banton"Baby Come Back" 29 October 19944
Baby D"Let Me Be Your Fantasy" 26 November 19942
East 17"Stay Another Day" 10 December 19945
Artist Single[nb 1] Week ending date[nb 1] Weeks at
number 1[nb 1]
Rednex"Cotton Eye Joe" 14 January 19953
Dion, CelineCeline Dion"Think Twice" 4 February 19957
Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton"Love Can Build a Bridge" 25 March 19951
Outhere Brothers"Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)" 1 April 19951
Take That"Back for Good" 8 April 19954
Oasis"Some Might Say" 6 May 19951
Livin' Joy"Dreamer" 13 May 19951
Robson Green & Jerome Flynn"Unchained Melody" / "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover"† 20 May 19957
Outhere Brothers"Boom Boom Boom" 8 July 19954
Take That"Never Forget" 5 August 19953
Blur"Country House" 26 August 19952
Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson"You Are Not Alone" 9 September 19952
Shaggy"Boombastic" 23 September 19951
Simply Red"Fairground" 30 September 19954
Coolio featuring L.V."Gangsta's Paradise" 28 October 19952
Robson & Jerome"I Believe / Up on the Roof" 11 November 19954
Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson"Earth Song" 9 December 19956
Artist Single[nb 1] Week ending date[nb 1] Weeks at
number 1[nb 1]
Michael, GeorgeGeorge Michael"Jesus to a Child" 20 January 19961
Babylon Zoo"Spaceman" 27 January 19965
Oasis"Don't Look Back in Anger" 2 March 19961
Take That"How Deep Is Your Love" 9 March 19963
The Prodigy"Firestarter" 30 March 19963
Morrison, MarkMark Morrison"Return of the Mack" 20 April 19962
Michael, GeorgeGeorge Michael"Fastlove" 4 May 19963
Gina G"Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" 25 May 19961
Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds"Three Lions" 1 June 19961
Fugees"Killing Me Softly"† 8 June 19964
Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds"Three Lions" 6 July 19961
Fugees"Killing Me Softly"† 13 July 19961
Barlow, GaryGary Barlow"Forever Love" 20 July 19961
Spice Girls"Wannabe" 27 July 19967
Andre, PeterPeter Andre"Flava" 14 September 19961
Fugees"Ready or Not" 21 September 19962
Deep Blue Something"Breakfast at Tiffany's" 5 October 19961
The Chemical Brothers"Setting Sun" 12 October 19961
Boyzone"Words" 19 October 19961
Spice Girls"Say You'll Be There" 26 October 19962
Robson & Jerome"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" / "Saturday Night at the Movies" / "You'll Never Walk Alone" 9 November 19962
The Prodigy"Breathe" 23 November 19962
Andre, PeterPeter Andre"I Feel You" 7 December 19961
Boyzone"A Different Beat" 14 December 19961
Dunblane"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" / "Throw These Guns Away" 21 December 19961
Spice Girls"2 Become 1" 28 December 19963
Artist Single[nb 1] Week ending date[nb 1] Weeks at
number 1[nb 1]
Amos, ToriTori Amos"Professional Widow" (Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix) 18 January 19971
White Town"Your Woman" 25 January 19971
Blur"Beetlebum" 1 February 19971
LL Cool J"Ain't Nobody" 8 February 19971
U2"Discotheque" 15 February 19971
No Doubt"Don't Speak" 22 February 19973
Spice Girls"Mama / Who Do You Think You Are" 15 March 19973
The Chemical Brothers"Block Rockin' Beats" 5 April 19971
Kelly, R.R. Kelly"I Believe I Can Fly" 12 April 19973
Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson"Blood on the Dance Floor" 3 May 19971
Barlow, GaryGary Barlow"Love Won't Wait" 10 May 19971
Olive"You're Not Alone" 17 May 19972
Eternal featuring BeBe Winans"I Wanna Be the Only One" 31 May 19971
Hanson"MMMBop" 7 June 19973
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112"I'll Be Missing You" 28 June 19973
Oasis"D'You Know What I Mean?" 19 July 19971
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112"I'll Be Missing You" 26 July 19973
Smith, WillWill Smith"Men in Black" 16 August 19974
The Verve"The Drugs Don't Work" 13 September 19971
John, EltonElton John"Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"‡ 20 September 19975
Spice Girls"Spice Up Your Life" 25 October 19971
Aqua"Barbie Girl" 1 November 19974
Various artists "Perfect Day" 29 November 19972
Teletubbies"Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!"" 13 December 19972
Spice Girls"Too Much" 27 December 19972
Artist Single[nb 1] Week ending date[nb 1] Weeks at
number 1[nb 1]
Various artists "Perfect Day" 10 January 19981
All Saints"Never Ever" 17 January 19981
Oasis"All Around the World" 24 January 19981
Usher"You Make Me Wanna" 31 January 19981
Aqua"Doctor Jones" 7 February 19982
Dion, CelineCeline Dion"My Heart Will Go On" 21 February 19981
Cornershop"Brimful of Asha (The Norman Cook Remix)" 28 February 19981
Madonna"Frozen" 7 March 19981
Dion, CelineCeline Dion"My Heart Will Go On" 14 March 19981
Run-D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins"It's Like That" 21 March 19986
Boyzone"All That I Need" 2 May 19981
All Saints"Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade" 9 May 19981
Aqua"Turn Back Time" 16 May 19981
All Saints"Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade" 23 May 19981
The Tamperer featuring Maya"Feel It" 30 May 19981
B*Witched"C'Est La Vie" 6 June 19982
Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds"3 Lions '98" 20 June 19983
Billie"Because We Want To" 11 July 19981
Another Level"Freak Me" 18 July 19981
Jamiroquai"Deeper Underground" 25 July 19981
Spice Girls"Viva Forever" 1 August 19982
Boyzone"No Matter What" 15 August 19983
Manic Street Preachers"If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" 5 September 19981
All Saints"Bootie Call" 12 September 19981
Williams, RobbieRobbie Williams"Millennium" 19 September 19981
Melanie B featuring Missy Elliott"I Want You Back" 26 September 19981
B*Witched"Rollercoaster" 3 October 19982
Billie"Girlfriend" 17 October 19981
Spacedust"Gym and Tonic" 24 October 19981
Cher"Believe"† 31 October 19987
B*Witched"To You I Belong" 19 December 19981
Spice Girls"Goodbye" 26 December 19981
Artist Single[nb 1] Week ending date[nb 1] Weeks at
number 1[nb 1]
Chef"Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)" 2 January 19991
Steps"Heartbeat / Tragedy" 9 January 19991
Fatboy Slim"Praise You" 16 January 19991
911"A Little Bit More" 23 January 19991
The Offspring"Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" 30 January 19991
Van Helden, ArmandArmand Van Helden feat. Duane Harden "You Don't Know Me" 6 February 19991
Blondie"Maria" 13 February 19991
Kravitz, LennyLenny Kravitz"Fly Away" 20 February 19991
Spears, BritneyBritney Spears"Baby One More Time"† 27 February 19992
Boyzone"When the Going Gets Tough" 13 March 19992
B*Witched"Blame It on the Weatherman" 27 March 19991
Mr. Oizo"Flat Beat" 3 April 19992
McCutcheon, MartineMartine McCutcheon"Perfect Moment" 17 April 19992
Westlife"Swear It Again" 1 May 19992
Backstreet Boys"I Want It That Way" 15 May 19991
Boyzone"You Needed Me" 22 May 19991
Shanks & Bigfoot"Sweet Like Chocolate" 29 May 19992
Luhrmann, BazBaz Luhrmann"Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" 12 June 19991
S Club 7"Bring It All Back" 19 June 19991
Vengaboys"Boom Boom Boom Boom" 26 June 19991
ATB"9pm (Till I Come)" 3 July 19992
Martin, RickyRicky Martin"Livin' la Vida Loca" 17 July 19993
Keating, RonanRonan Keating"When You Say Nothing at All" 7 August 19992
Westlife"If I Let You Go" 21 August 19991
Halliwell, GeriGeri Halliwell"Mi Chico Latino" 28 August 19991
Bega, LouLou Bega"Mambo No.5 (A Little Bit Of...)" 4 September 19992
Vengaboys"We're Going to Ibiza" 18 September 19991
Eiffel 65"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" 25 September 19993
Aguilera, ChristinaChristina Aguilera"Genie in a Bottle" 16 October 19992
Westlife"Flying Without Wings" 30 October 19991
Five"Keep on Movin'" 6 November 19991
Halliwell, GeriGeri Halliwell"Lift Me Up" 13 November 19991
Williams, RobbieRobbie Williams"She's the One" / "It's Only Us" 20 November 19991
Wamdue Project"King of My Castle" 27 November 19991
Richard, CliffCliff Richard"The Millennium Prayer" 4 December 19993
Westlife"I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" 25 December 19994

Artists by total number of weeks at number-one

Artist Weeks at number-one
Spice Girls22
Take That21
Wet Wet Wet19
Bryan Adams16
Cher13
Robson & Jerome13
Elton John12
Michael Jackson11
Whitney Houston10
Queen9
Celine Dion9
George Michael9
Boyzone9
Snap!8
Shakespears Sister8
Westlife8
Aqua7
Meat Loaf7
B*Witched6
Run–D.M.C.6
Jason Nevins6

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 against both acts. Appearances on the "Perfect Day" single are not included, as the individuals did not receive individual credit on the cover.

Artist Number one hits
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

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.[25][26][nb 3] 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.[25]

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.[28] Thirty records from the decade sold over one million units.[29][30][31][32][33] 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.[34] "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 1990 1 March 1990
Band Aid II "Do They Know It's Christmas?" 11 December 1989 1 April 1990
Elton John "Sacrifice" 1 May 1990 1 September 1990
The Righteous Brothers "Unchained Melody" 15 October 1990 1 November 1990 2004–10
Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby" 29 October 1990 1 January 1991
Bryan Adams "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" 17 June 1991 1 August 1991 1991, (2×: 1 September 1991)
Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are the Days of Our Lives" 9 December 1991 1 December 1991
Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You" 31 October 1992 1 December 1992 1993, (2×: 1 January 1993)
Charles and Eddie "Would I Lie To You?" 12 October 1992 1 January 1993
Ace of Base "All That She Wants" 1 May 1993 1 June 1993
UB40 "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" 10 May 1993 1 July 1993
Meat Loaf "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" 27 September 1993 1 November 1993
Mr Blobby "Mr Blobby" 22 November 1993 1 December 1993
Take That "Babe" 6 December 1993 1 January 1994
Wet Wet Wet "Love Is All Around" 4 May 1994 1 June 1994 1994, (2×: 1 August 1994)
Whigfield "Saturday Night" 12 September 1994 1 September 1994 1994
All-4-One "I Swear"[No 2] 6 June 1994 1 September 1994
Pato Banton "Baby Come Back" 19 September 1994 1 November 1994
East 17 "Stay Another Day" 21 November 1994 1 December 1994
Céline Dion "Think Twice" 10 October 1994 1 January 1995 1994
Rednex"Cotton Eye Joe" 12 December 1994 1 February 1995
Take That "Back for Good" 27 March 1995 1 April 1995 2007–2010
Robson Green & Jerome Flynn "Unchained Melody" / "White Cliffs of Dover" 21 November 1994 8 May 1995 1995, (2×: 1 May 1995)
Robson & Jerome "I Believe" / "Up on the Roof" 30 October 1995 1 November 1995 1995
Coolio ft. L.V."Gangsta's Paradise" 16 October 1995 1 November 1995 1995
Simply Red"Fairground" 18 September 1995 1 November 1995
Michael Jackson "Earth Song" 27 November 1995 1 December 1995 1996
Babylon Zoo"Spaceman" 15 January 1996 1 January 1996 1996
Oasis "Wonderwall"[No 2] 30 October 1995 1 January 1996 2007
Everything but the Girl "Missing"[No 3] 6 October 1995 1 January 1996
Boyzone "Father and Son"[No 2] 13 November 1995 1 January 1996
Take That "How Deep Is Your Love" 26 February 1996 1 March 1996
Oasis "Don't Look Back in Anger" 19 February 1996 1 April 1996
Robert Miles "Children"[No 2] 12 February 1996 1 April 1996
Mark Morrison "Return of the Mack" 4 March 1996 1 May 1996
Gina G "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" 25 March 1996 1 May 1996
Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds "Three Lions" 1 June 1996 1 July 1996
Fugees "Killing Me Softly 3 June 1996 1 June 1996 1996, (2×: 1 August 1996)
Spice Girls "Wannabe" 15 July 1996 1 August 1996 1996
Spice Girls "Say You'll Be There" 14 October 1996 1 October 1996
Various Artists "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" 9 December 1996 1 December 1996
Spice Girls "2 Become 1" 16 December 1996 1 December 1996 1997
Robson & Jerome "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" 28 October 1996 1 January 1997
Toni Braxton "Un-Break My Heart"[No 2] 21 October 1996 1 January 1997
The Prodigy "Breathe" 11 November 1996 1 December 1996
Spice Girls "Mama / Who Do You Think You Are" 3 March 1997 1 March 1997
Hanson"MMMBop" 26 May 1997 1 June 1997
R. Kelly "I Believe I Can Fly" 17 March 1997 1 June 1997
Oasis "D'You Know What I Mean?" 7 July 1997 1 July 1997
The Rembrandts "I'll Be There for You"[No 3] 21 August 1995 1 July 1997
Will Smith "Men in Black" 4 August 1997 1 August 1997
Puff Daddy ft. Faith Evans "I'll Be Missing You" 16 June 1997 1 July 1997 1997, (2×: 1 August 1997)
Elton John "Candle in the Wind 1997" /
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"
13 September 1997 1 September 1997 1997, (2–6×: 1 September 1997)
(7–9×: 1 October 1997)
Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"[No 2] 11 August 1997 1 October 1997
Spice Girls "Spice Up Your Life" 13 October 1997 17 October 1997
Various Artists "Perfect Day" 17 November 1997 21 November 1997 1997, (2×: 9 January 1998)
Aqua "Barbie Girl" 1 October 1997 7 November 1997 1997, (2×: 5 December 1997)
All Saints "Never Ever" 10 November 1997 5 December 1997 1998, (2×: 30 January 1998)
Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"[No 2] 27 October 1997 12 December 1997 2007
Teletubbies"Teletubbies say 'Eh-oh!'" 1 December 1997 12 December 1997 1997, (2×: 19 December 1997)
Spice Girls "Too Much" 12 December 1997 9 January 1998
Janet Jackson "Together Again"[No 4] 1 December 1997 23 January 1998
Run-D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins "It's Like That" 9 March 1998 27 March 1998 1998
Celine Dion"My Heart Will Go On" 9 February 1998 27 February 1998 1998, (2×: 24 April 1998)
Savage Garden "Truly Madly Deeply"[No 4] 16 February 1998 29 May 1998
Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds "3 Lions '98" 1 June 1998 3 July 1998
B*Witched "C'est la Vie" 1 June 1998 3 July 1998
LeAnn Rimes "How Do I Live"[No 7] 2 March 1998 17 July 1998
Boyzone "No Matter What" 3 August 1998 7 August 1998 1998
Spice Girls "Viva Forever" 20 July 1998 13 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 1998 30 October 1998 1998, (2×: 8 January 1999)
Stardust "Music Sounds Better with You"[No 2] 10 August 1998 6 November 1998
Robbie Williams "Angels"[No 4] 1 December 1997 6 February 1998 1998, (2×: 4 December 1998)
Spice Girls "Goodbye" 14 December 1998 18 December 1998
Steps "Heartbeat" / "Tragedy" 9 November 1998 8 January 1999 1999
Bryan Adams ft. Melanie C "When You're Gone"[No 3] 30 November 1998 12 February 1999
Chef "Chocolate Salty Balls" 14 December 1998 26 February 1999
Boyzone "When the Going Gets Tough" 1 March 1999 19 March 1999
Britney Spears"Baby One More Time" 15 February 1999 19 February 1999 1999, (2×: 26 March 1999)
Mr. Oizo "Flat Beat" 22 March 1999 1 April 1999
Martine McCutcheon "Perfect Moment" 5 April 1999 14 May 1999
Shanks & Bigfoot "Sweet Like Chocolate" 17 May 1999 4 June 1999
Shania Twain "That Don't Impress Me Much"[No 3] 10 May 1999 16 July 1999
TLC "No Scrubs"[No 3] 14 December 1998 18 December 1998
ATB "9pm (Till I Come)" 21 June 1999 23 July 1999
S Club 7 "Bring It All Back" 7 June 1999 30 July 1999
Ricky Martin "Livin' la Vida Loca" 1 July 1999 13 August 1999
Lou Bega "Mambo No.5 (A Little Bit Of...)" 1 August 1999 17 September 1999
Eiffel 65 "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" 13 September 1999 8 October 1999 1999
Cliff Richard "The Millennium Prayer" 15 November 1999 3 December 1999
Westlife "I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" 13 December 1999 23 December 1999
R. Kelly "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time"[No 2] 18 October 1999 14 January 2000
Artful Dodger "Re-Rewind"[No 2] 29 November 1999 3 March 2000
Alice DeeJay "Better off Alone"[No 2] 19 July 1999 19 May 2000

Additional information

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 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).[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
  2. 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.[23][24]
  3. 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)[25][27]

References

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