| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
24th Jan |
Steve 'Silk' Hurley |
Jack Your Body |
2 |
First US 'house music' recording
to make it to the UK No 1 spot. This was his
only UK No 1. |
7th Feb |
George Michael & Aretha
Franklin |
I Knew You Were Waiting (For
Me) |
2 |
A 3rd UK No 1 for
George and the 1st that he did not write or produce.
The legendary soul diva had Top 10 hits 1967
to 1994. |
21st Feb |
Ben E King |
Stand By Me |
3 |
This was a minor hit for the
former Drifters lead singer in 1961 and was Reissued
after being used in a Levis jeans TV ad. |
14th Mar |
Boy George |
Everything I Own |
2 |
Culture Club singer with his
first solo hit and his only No 1. It was a note-for-note
remake of Ken Boothe's 1974 chart topper. |
28th Mar |
Mel & Kim |
|
1 |
Only UK No 1 for these London
sisters with a Stock, Aitken & Waterman song
and production. |
4th Apr |
Ferry Aid |
Let It Be |
3 |
Charity record, fund raising
for the Zeebrugge Ferry disaster. This Beatles
song only reached No 2 for them. |
25th Apr |
Madonna |
La Isla Bonita |
2 |
This 4th UK No 1 set a new
record and gave her more No 1s than any other
solo female artist. |
9th May |
Starship |
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now |
4 |
Lead singer Grace Slick set
a new record as the oldest female to reach
No 1 (Beaten in 1999 by Blondie singer, Debbie
Harry). |
6th Jun |
Whitney Houston |
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
(Who Loves Me) |
2 |
A 2nd UK No 1 for Whitney
Houston with a song taken from her second album "Whitney". |
20th Jun |
The Firm |
Star Trekkin' |
2 |
Only UK No 1 with this novelty
song parodying the characters of "Star Trek",
the long running TV series. |
4th Jul |
Pet Shop Boys |
|
3 |
A 2nd UK No 1 for the boys with a song from
their album "Actually",
which established the duo as a major music force. |
25th Jul |
Madonna |
Who's That Girl |
1 |
From her movie of the same name. She was
now a major music star and this chalked up her
5th UK No 1. |
1st Aug |
Los Lobos |
La Bamba |
2 |
Written by Richie Valens, and from a film about
the singer who died in the plane crash that also
claimed Buddy Holly. |
15th Aug |
Michael Jackson |
I Just Can't Stop Loving
You |
2 |
A 3rd UK No 1 for
the singer with a song from his hugely successful "Bad" album. |
29th Aug |
Rick Astley |
Never Gonna Give You Up |
5 |
Stock, Aitken & Waterman prodigy with a strong
soulful voice. His next 7 singles made the Top
10, although this was his only No 1. Best selling
single of 1987. |
3rd Oct |
M/A/R/R/S |
Pump Up The Volume / Anitina
(The First Time I See She Dance) |
2 |
Their only UK No 1 with this dance hit that
heavily sampled other recordings, which resulted
in lengthy litigation. |
17th Oct |
Bee Gees |
You Win Again |
4 |
20 years after their first No 1, they had their
5th and last. They remained recording stars
and producers into the 21st century. |
14th Nov |
T'Pau |
China In Your Hand |
5 |
UK band led by Carol Decker which found success
in the US first. This was their only ever UK No
1. |
19th
Dec |
Pet Shop Boys |
|
4 |
A 3rd UK No 1 for the boys with this Willie Nelson
classic that had previously been a hit for none
other than Elvis Presley. |
