List of UK top 10 singles in 1994
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Mariah Carey (pictured in 1998) had four singles which reached the top ten in 1994. Her biggest hit of the year was "Without You", which spent 4 weeks at number-one.
The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles with airplay figures and digital downloads excluded from the official chart. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1994, as well as songs which peaked in 1993 and 1995 but were in the top 10 in 1994. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 10 for the first time.
131 singles were in the top ten in 1994. American singer Mariah Carey, East 17 and British boy-band Take That all had three top ten entries in 1994. Carey's cover of the Badfinger song "Without You" was her biggest hit of the year; it reached number-one in February and spent four weeks in that position, and eight weeks in the top 10 in total. Her other top ten singles were "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (number 2) in December; "Endless Love" (4) with Luther Vandross in September; and "Anytime You Need a Friend" (8) in June. Three of Take That's four top ten singles reached number-one in the UK: "Babe" in December 1993, "Everything Changes" in April and "Sure" in October. "Love Ain't Here Anymore" was their other top 10 entry, which reached number 3 in July. East 17 also had a number-one single in 1994, "Stay Another Day", which stayed there for 5 of its 8 weeks in the top ten. Their other top ten singles were "Around the World" and "It's Alright (both number 3) and "Steam" (number 7). Bon Jovi, Oasis and Eternal had three singles in the top ten in 1994.
Wet Wet Wet had the biggest-selling single of 1994 with "Love Is All Around", which spent 15 weeks at number-one in the UK, a total of 20 weeks in the top 10, and sold 1.783 million copies. Whigfield's "Saturday Night" finished in second place, and "Stay Another Day" was the third best-selling single. Songs by All-4-One, Let Loose, Mr Blobby and D:Ream were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year.
Top-ten singles
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Single peaked in 1993 but still in chart in 1994. |
| ♦ | Single released in 1994 but peaked in 1995. |
| Single released in 1994 but peaked in 2013. | |
| (#) | Year-end top-ten single and rank |
| Entered | The date that the song first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the song reached in the UK Singles Chart. |
| Entered[A] | Weeks in top 10 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached[A] |
Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October 1993 | 14 | "I'd Do Anything for Love" ‡ (#1) | Meat Loaf | 1 | 17 October 1993 | 7 |
| 28 November 1993 | 7 | "Mr Blobby" ‡ (#6) | Mr Blobby | 1 | 5 December 1993 | 3 |
| 5 December 1993 | 6 | "For Whom the Bell Tolls" ‡ | Bee Gees, TheThe Bee Gees | 4 | 19 December 1993 | 2 |
| 5 December 1993 | 7 | "It's Alright" | East 17 | 3 | 9 January 1994 | 1 |
| 12 December 1993 | 5 | "Babe" ‡ | Take That | 1 | 12 December 1993 | 1 |
| 12 December 1993 | 7 | "Twist and Shout" | Chaka Demus & Pliers featuring Jack Radics and Taxi Gang | 1 | 2 January 1994 | 2 |
| 12 December 1993 | 5 | "The Perfect Year" | Dina Carroll | 5 | 2 January 1994 | 1 |
| 19 December 1993 | 3 | "Bat Out of Hell" ‡ [B] | Meat Loaf | 8 | 19 December 1993 | 2 |
| 26 December 1993 | 7 | "Come Baby Come" | K7 | 3 | 16 January 1994 | 2 |
| 2 January 1994 | 9 | "Things Can Only Get Better" (#9) [C] | D:Ream | 1 | 16 January 1994 | 4 |
| 9 January 1994 | 4 | "Anything" | Culture Beat | 5 | 9 January 1994 | 2 |
| 9 January 1994 | 8 | "All for Love" | Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting | 2 | 23 January 1994 | 1 |
| 16 January 1994 | 3 | "Cornflake Girl" | Tori Amos | 4 | 23 January 1994 | 1 |
| 16 January 1994 | 1 | "Save Our Love" | Eternal | 8 | 16 January 1994 | 1 |
| 16 January 1994 | 3 | "I Miss You" | Haddaway | 9 | 16 January 1994 | 1 |
| 16 January 1994 | 1 | "Here I Stand" | Bitty McLean | 10 | 16 January 1994 | 1 |
| 23 January 1994 | 8 | "Breathe Again" | Toni Braxton | 2 | 30 January 1994 | 2 |
| 23 January 1994 | 1 | "In Your Room" | Depeche Mode | 8 | 23 January 1994 | 1 |
| 23 January 1994 | 8 | "Return to Innocence" | Enigma | 3 | 6 February 1994 | 2 |
| 30 January 1994 | 4 | "The Power of Love" | Céline Dion | 4 | 6 February 1994 | 1 |
| 30 January 1994 | 1 | "Give It Away" | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 9 | 30 January 1994 | 1 |
| 6 February 1994 | 2 | "A Deeper Love" | Aretha Franklin featuring Lisa Fischer | 5 | 6 February 1994 | 1 |
| 6 February 1994 | 1 | "Come In Out of the Rain" | Wendy Moten | 8 | 6 February 1994 | 1 |
| 6 February 1994 | 11 | "I Like to Move It" [D] | Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman | 5 | 27 March 1994 | 1 |
| 6 February 1994 | 1 | "Sweet Lullaby" | Deep Forest | 10 | 6 February 1994 | 1 |
| 13 February 1994 | 8 | "Without You" (#6) | Mariah Carey | 1 | 13 February 1994 | 4 |
| 13 February 1994 | 3 | "Move on Baby" | Cappella | 7 | 13 February 1994 | 1 |
| 13 February 1994 | 4 | "Let the Beat Control Your Body" | 2 Unlimited | 6 | 27 February 1994 | 1 |
| 20 February 1994 | 2 | "Stay Together" | Suede | 3 | 20 February 1994 | 1 |
| 20 February 1994 | 9 | "The Sign" | Ace of Base | 2 | 27 February 1994 | 3 |
| 27 February 1994 | 1 | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | Elton John and RuPaul | 7 | 27 February 1994 | 1 |
| 6 March 1994 | 6 | "Doop" (#10) | Doop | 1 | 13 March 1994 | 3 |
| 6 March 1994 | 2 | "Renaissance" | M People | 5 | 6 March 1994 | 1 |
| 6 March 1994 | 1 | "Rocks" / "Funky Jam" | Primal Scream | 7 | 6 March 1994 | 1 |
| 6 March 1994 | 1 | "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get" | Morrissey | 8 | 6 March 1994 | 1 |
| 13 March 1994 | 7 | "Streets of Philadelphia" | Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 27 March 1994 | 1 |
| 13 March 1994 | 2 | "Girls & Boys" | Blur | 5 | 13 March 1994 | 1 |
| 13 March 1994 | 1 | "Pretty Good Year" | Tori Amos | 7 | 13 March 1994 | 1 |
| 20 March 1994 | 4 | "U R The Best Thing" [E] | D:Ream | 4 | 27 March 1994 | |
| 20 March 1994 | 3 | "Whatta Man" | Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue | 7 | 20 March 1994 | 1 |
| 20 March 1994 | 2 | "Shine On" | Degrees of Motion featuring Biti | 8 | 27 March 1994 | 1 |
| 20 March 1994 | 2 | "Dry County" | Bon Jovi | 9 | 27 March 1994 | 1 |
| 27 March 1994 | 3 | "I'll Remember" | Madonna | 7 | 3 April 1994 | 1 |
| 3 April 1994 | 4 | "Everything Changes" | Take That | 1 | 3 April 1994 | 2 |
| 3 April 1994 | 6 | "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" | Prince | 1 | 17 April 1994 | 2 |
| 10 April 1994 | 6 | "The Real Thing" | Tony Di Bart | 1 | 1 May 1994 | 1 |
| 10 April 1994 | 2 | "Rock My Heart" | Haddaway | 9 | 10 April 1994 | 2 |
| 17 April 1994 | 4 | "Always" | Erasure | 4 | 17 April 1994 | 2 |
| 17 April 1994 | 5 | "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" | Crash Test Dummies | 2 | 24 April 1994 | 1 |
| 17 April 1994 | 3 | "Dedicated to the One I Love" | Bitty McLean | 6 | 24 April 1994 | 1 |
| 24 April 1994 | 6 | "Sweets for My Sweet" | C.J. Lewis | 3 | 1 May 1994 | 1 |
| 24 April 1994 | 1 | "I'll Stand by You" | Pretenders, TheThe Pretenders | 10 | 24 April 1994 | 1 |
| 1 May 1994 | 6 | "Inside" | Stiltskin | 1 | 8 May 1994 | 1 |
| 1 May 1994 | 2 | "Light My Fire" [F] | Clubhouse featuring Carl | 7 | 1 May 1994 | 1 |
| 1 May 1994 | 7 | "Come on You Reds" [G] | Manchester United Football Squad featuring Status Quo | 1 | 15 May 1994 | 2 |
| 8 May 1994 | 5 | "Around the World" | East 17 | 3 | 15 May 1994 | 2 |
| 8 May 1994 | 3 | "Just a Step from Heaven" | Eternal | 8 | 15 May 1994 | 1 |
| 15 May 1994 | 20 | "Love Is All Around" (#1) | Wet Wet Wet | 1 | 29 May 1994 | 15 |
| 15 May 1994 | 3 | "The Real Thing" | 2 Unlimited | 6 | 22 May 1994 | 1 |
| 15 May 1994 | 2 | "More to This World" | Bad Boys Inc | 8 | 22 May 1994 | 1 |
| 22 May 1994 | 5 | "Get-A-Way" | Maxx | 4 | 29 May 1994 | 2 |
| 22 May 1994 | 6 | "No Good (Start the Dance)" | Prodigy, TheThe Prodigy | 4 | 12 June 1994 | 1 |
| 29 May 1994 | 7 | "Baby, I Love Your Way" | Big Mountain | 2 | 5 June 1994 | 3 |
| 29 May 1994 | 1 | "Carry Me Home" | Gloworm | 9 | 29 May 1994 | 1 |
| 5 June 1994 | 3 | "Absolutely Fabulous" [H] | Absolutely Fabulous | 6 | 12 June 1994 | 1 |
| 5 June 1994 | 5 | "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" | Dawn Penn | 3 | 12 June 1994 | 2 |
| 5 June 1994 | 1 | "Since I Don't Have You" | Guns N Roses | 10 | 5 June 1994 | 1 |
| 12 June 1994 | 3 | "Don't Turn Around" | Ace of Base | 5 | 19 June 1994 | 1 |
| 12 June 1994 | 8 | "Swamp Thing" | Grid, TheThe Grid | 3 | 26 June 1994 | 1 |
| 12 June 1994 | 2 | "Anytime You Need a Friend" | Mariah Carey | 8 | 19 June 1994 | 1 |
| 19 June 1994 | 12 | "I Swear" (#5) | All-4-One | 2 | 26 June 1994 | 7 |
| 26 June 1994 | 2 | "Go On Move" | Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman | 7 | 26 June 1994 | 2 |
| 26 June 1994 | 6 | "Shine" | Aswad | 5 | 17 July 1994 | 1 |
| 26 June 1994 | 1 | "U & Me" | Cappella | 10 | 26 June 1994 | 1 |
| 3 July 1994 | 3 | "Love Ain't Here Anymore" | Take That | 3 | 3 July 1994 | 2 |
| 3 July 1994 | 7 | "(Meet) The Flintstones" | The B.C. 52s | 3 | 17 July 1994 | 3 |
| 3 July 1994 | 2 | "Word Up!" | GUN | 8 | 3 July 1994 | 1 |
| 10 July 1994 | 2 | "Everybody Gonfi-Gon" | 2 Cowboys | 7 | 10 July 1994 | 1 |
| 10 July 1994 | 9 | "Crazy for You" (#8) [I] | Let Loose | 2 | 14 August 1994 | 2 |
| 17 July 1994 | 8 | "Regulate" | Warren G and Nate Dogg | 5 | 24 July 1994 | 1 |
| 17 July 1994 | 2 | "Everything is Alright (Uptight)" | C.J. Lewis | 10 | 17 July 1994 | 2 |
| 24 July 1994 | 1 | "Run to the Sun" | Erasure | 6 | 24 July 1994 | 1 |
| 24 July 1994 | 7 | "Searching" | China Black | 4 | 7 August 1994 | 2 |
| 31 July 1994 | 4 | "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble" | PJ & Duncan | 1 | 31 March 2013 | 1 |
| 31 July 1994 | 2 | "No More (I Can't Stand It)" | Maxx | 8 | 7 August 1994 | 1 |
| 7 August 1994 | 6 | "Compliments on Your Kiss" | Red Dragon with Brian and Tony Gold | 2 | 28 August 1994 | 1 |
| 7 August 1994 | 4 | "What's Up?" | DJ Miko | 6 | 14 August 1994 | 1 |
| 14 August 1994 | 6 | "7 Seconds" | Youssou N'Dour featuring Neneh Cherry | 3 | 4 September 1994 | 1 |
| 14 August 1994 | 2 | "Live Forever" | Oasis | 10 | 14 August 1994 | 2 |
| 21 August 1994 | 1 | "Eighteen Strings" | Tinman | 9 | 21 August 1994 | 1 |
| 28 August 1994 | 5 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Boyz II Men | 5 | 4 September 1994 | 1 |
| 28 August 1994 | 1 | "Parklife" | Blur | 10 | 28 August 1994 | 1 |
| 4 September 1994 | 3 | "Confide in Me" | Kylie Minogue | 2 | 4 September 1994 | 1 |
| 4 September 1994 | 6 | "The Rhythm of the Night" | Corona | 2 | 18 September 1994 | 2 |
| 11 September 1994 | 10 | "Saturday Night" (#2) | Whigfield | 1 | 11 September 1994 | 4 |
| 11 September 1994 | 4 | "Endless Love" | Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey | 3 | 11 September 1994 | 2 |
| 11 September 1994 | 2 | "What's the Frequency, Kenneth" | R.E.M. | 9 | 11 September 1994 | 1 |
| 11 September 1994 | 3 | "Incredible" [J] | M-Beat featuring General Levy | 8 | 18 September 1994 | 1 |
| 18 September 1994 | 11 | "Always" (#7) | Bon Jovi | 2 | 2 October 1994 | 3 |
| 25 September 1994 | 6 | "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" [K] | Cyndi Lauper | 4 | 2 October 1994 | 1 |
| 25 September 1994 | 6 | "Stay (I Missed You)" | Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories | 6 | 25 September 1994 | 1 |
| 25 September 1994 | 3 | "Steam" | East 17 | 7 | 25 September 1994 | 2 |
| 2 October 1994 | 2 | "Secret" | Madonna | 5 | 2 October 1994 | 1 |
| 2 October 1994 | 10 | "Baby Come Back" (#4) | Pato Banton featuring Ali and Robin Campbell | 1 | 23 October 1994 | 4 |
| 2 October 1994 | 6 | "Sweetness" | Michelle Gayle | 4 | 30 October 1994 | 1 |
| 9 October 1994 | 3 | "Sure" | Take That | 1 | 9 October 1994 | 2 |
| 16 October 1994 | 1 | "Cigarettes & Alcohol" | Oasis | 7 | 16 October 1994 | 1 |
| 16 October 1994 | 4 | "Welcome to Tomorrow (Are You Ready?)" | Snap! featuring Summer | 6 | 30 October 1994 | 1 |
| 16 October 1994 | 5 | "She's Got That Vibe" | R. Kelly | 3 | 6 November 1994 | 1 |
| 23 October 1994 | 1 | "When We Dance" | Sting | 9 | 23 October 1994 | 1 |
| 30 October 1994 | 4 | "Oh Baby I..." | Eternal | 4 | 6 November 1994 | 1 |
| 30 October 1994 | 2 | "Some Girls" | Ultimate Kaos | 9 | 30 October 1994 | 1 |
| 6 November 1994 | 5 | "Another Night" [L] | MC Sar and Real McCoy | 2 | 13 November 1994 | 1 |
| 6 November 1994 | 4 | "All I Wanna Do" | Sheryl Crow | 4 | 20 November 1994 | 1 |
| 13 November 1994 | 5 | "Let Me Be Your Fantasy" | Baby D | 1 | 20 November 1994 | 2 |
| 13 November 1994 | 3 | "Sight for Sore Eyes" | M People | 6 | 20 November 1994 | 1 |
| 13 November 1994 | 1 | "True Faith '94" | New Order | 9 | 13 November 1994 | 1 |
| 20 November 1994 | 6 | "We Have All the Time in the World" | Louis Armstrong | 3 | 27 November 1994 | 1 |
| 20 November 1994 | 7 | "Crocodile Shoes" | Jimmy Nail | 4 | 4 December 1994 | 1 |
| 20 November 1994 | 1 | "Spin the Black Circle" | Pearl Jam | 10 | 20 November 1994 | 1 |
| 27 November 1994 | 2 | "Love Spreads" | Stone Roses, TheThe Stone Roses | 2 | 27 November 1994 | 1 |
| 27 November 1994 | 8 | "Stay Another Day" (#3) | East 17 | 1 | 4 December 1994 | 5 |
| 4 December 1994 | 5 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | 2 | 11 December 1994 | 3 |
| 11 December 1994 | 3 | "Power Rangers: The Official Single" | Mighty RAW, TheThe Mighty RAW | 3 | 11 December | 1 |
| 4 December 1994 | 17 | "Think Twice" ♦ | Celine Dion | 1 | 29 January 1995 | 7 |
| 4 December 1994 | 8 | "Love Me for a Reason" ♦ | Boyzone | 2 | 1 January 1995 | 1 |
| 11 December 1994 | 2 | "Please Come Home for Christmas" | Bon Jovi | 7 | 11 December 1994 | 1 |
| 11 December 1994 | 2 | "Another Day" ♦ [M] | Whigfield | 7 | 1 January 1995 | 1 |
| 18 December 1994 | 10 | "Cotton Eye Joe" ♦ | Rednex | 1 | 8 January 1995 | 3 |
| 18 December 1994 | 4 | "Them Girls, Them Girls" ♦ | Zig and Zag | 5 | 1 January 1995 | 1 |
| 25 December 1994 | 4 | "Whatever" | Oasis | 3 | 25 December 1994 | 1 |
Notes
- a The dates are for when the song charted, which is six days before the officially published "Week ending" date.
- b "Bat Out of Hell" was first released in 1979 and peaked at number 15.
- c "Things Can Only Get Better" first charted at number 24 in January 1993.
- d "I Like to Move It" dropped to number 12 on 20/2 after two weeks in the top 10 before returning for a further eight weeks on 6/3.
- e "U R the Best Thing" previously charted at number 72 in July 1992 and number 19 in April 1993.
- f
- g Status Quo collaborated on "Come on You Reds" but are not credited on the single's cover.
- h 'Absolutely Fabulous' was a pseudonym for Pet Shop Boys. The song "Absolutely Fabulous" borrowed lines from the television series of the same name.
- i "Crazy for You" first charted at number 44 in April 1993.
- J "Incredible" reached number 39 earlier in the year in June.
- k "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" previously peaked at number 2 in January 1984.
- l "Another Night" reached number 63 in November 1993.
- m "Another Day" dropped out of the top 10 on 18/12/1994 after one week. It returned for a second week on 1/1/1995.
Entries by artist
The following table shows artists who achieved multiple top 10 entries in 1994. Unlike the main list, this table includes songs in the figures that reached their peak in 1993 or 1995. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist.
| Artist | Number of Top 10 singles |
|---|---|
| East 17 | 4 |
| Mariah Carey | 4 |
| Take That | 4 |
| Bon Jovi | 3 |
| Eternal | 3 |
| Oasis | 3 |
| Blur | 2 |
| Ace of Base | 2 |
| Bitty McLean | 2 |
| Cappella | 2 |
| Céline Dion | 2 |
| C.J. Lewis | 2 |
| D:Ream | 2 |
| Erasure | 2 |
| Haddaway | 2 |
| Mad Stuntman, TheThe Mad Stuntman | 2 |
| Maxx | 2 |
| Meat Loaf | 2 |
| M People | 2 |
| Reel 2 Real | 2 |
| Sting | 2 |
| Tori Amos | 2 |
| Whigfield | 2 |
See also
References
- ↑ "The Official UK Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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