| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
7th Jan |
Kylie Minogue & Jason
Donovan |
Especially For You |
3 |
They were popular co-stars
in Aussie soap "Neighbours", and this
duet from the Stock, Aitken & Waterman team
helped secure a 2nd No 1 for Kylie and a 1st
for Jason. |
28th Jan |
Marc Almond with Gene Pitney |
Somethings Gotten Hold Of
My Heart |
4 |
Marc recorded this old Pitney
hit (1967, No 5) in London. Gene recorded
his bit in the US. This was a 2nd and final UK
No 1 for Mark and the 1st and last for Gene. |
25th Feb |
Simple Minds |
Belfast Child |
2 |
Scottish band led by Jim Kerr.
They had 29 hits over two decades, although this
was their only UK No 1. |
11th Mar |
Jason Donovan |
Too Many Broken Hearts |
2 |
A 2nd UK No 1 for Jason and
his 1st solo with another inevitable Stock, Aitken & Waterman
production. |
25th Mar |
Madonna |
Like A Prayer |
3 |
Madonna's 6th No 1 is most
remembered for the controversial "anti-catholic"
video that brought
much condemnation in the US. |
15th Apr |
Bangles |
Eternal Flame |
4 |
Only UK No 1 for this US all-girl
band, who were much bigger at home. Led by Susanna
Hoffs who had solo hits in 1991. |
13th May |
Kylie Minogue |
Hand On Your Heart |
1 |
A 3rd UK No 1 for Kylie with
another Stock, Aitken & Waterman production. |
20th May |
Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney,
Holly Johnson & Christians |
Ferry 'Cross The Mersey |
3 |
Liverpool artists' charity
record, fund raising for the Hillsborough football
disaster.
This was Marsden's second football charity No 1 - both remakes of his former
hits. |
10th Jun |
Jason Donovan |
Sealed With A Kiss |
2 |
Jason's 3rd UK No 1 was a
cover of the Brian Hyland hit from 1962 and produced
by the usual team of Stock, Aitken & Waterman.
First Australian act to enter at No 1. |
24th Jun |
Soul II Soul featuring Caron
Wheeler |
Back To Life |
4 |
Only UK No 1 for this London
dance/soul band led by Jazzie B. One of
the most successful UK black acts with US hits
as well. |
22nd Jul |
Sonia |
You'll Never Stop Me Loving
You |
2 |
Only UK No 1 for this red haired singer from
Liverpool with yet another Stock, Aitken & Waterman
production. |
5th Aug |
Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers |
Swing The Mood |
5 |
A 1st UK No 1 for these Yorkshire DJs who put
together a string of old hits (including Glenn
Miller's "In
The Mood"),
overlaid with a dance beat. |
9th Sep |
Black Box |
Ride On Time |
6 |
Italian producers who heavily sampled Loleatta
Holloway's song "Love Sensation". She
objected, and further pressings had a different
singer. Best selling single of 1989. |
21st Oct |
Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers |
That's What I Like |
3 |
A 2nd UK No 1 with more of the same, this time
based around the theme from "Hawaii 5-O". |
11th Nov |
Lisa Stansfield |
All Around The World |
2 |
A 1st UK No 1 for this British R&B singer
from Rochdale who also had her first hit with Coldcut. |
25th Nov |
New Kids On The Block |
You Got It (The Right Stuff) |
3 |
US boy band from Boston, which became hot property
for a couple of years. |
16th Dec |
Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers |
Let's Party |
1 |
The inevitable Christmas edition. Their
first three releases made No 1, equalling Gerry & The
Pacemakers (1963) and Frankie Goes To Hollywood
(1984). |
23rd
Dec |
Band Aid II |
Do They Know It's Christmas |
3 |
Remake of the Christmas No 1 from 1984, with
different artists, headed by Cliff Richard. |
