| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
13th Jan |
New Kids On The Block |
Hangin' Tough |
2 |
They had a further 7 Top
10s by the end of 1991 but this became their
2nd and final UK No 1. |
27th Jan |
Kylie Minogue |
Tears On My Pillow |
1 |
This was Kylie's 4th UK No
1 with a song taken from her film "The
Delinquents". It was also notable in being Stock,
Aitken & Watermans 13th and final No 1. |
3rd Feb |
Sinead O'Connor |
Nothing Compares 2 U |
4 |
Only ever UK No 1 for the often
controversial and outspoken Irish singer, with
a song written by Prince. |
3rd Mar |
Beats International |
Dub Be Good To Me |
4 |
Formed by ex-Housemartins
Norman Cook, known as Fat Boy Slim by the end
of the 90s (No 1 in 1999). This
song was based on the SOS Band's 1984 hit "Just
Be Good To Me". |
31st Mar |
Snap |
|
2 |
A 1st UK No 1 for this German
and Italian production team who had a very successful
run of dance hits featuring mostly US vocalists. |
14th Apr |
Madonna |
Vogue |
4 |
Supported by an award-winning
video, the song celebrated style-conscious
New Yorkers and became Madonna's 7th UK No 1. |
12th May |
Adamski |
Killer |
4 |
UK producer Adam Tinley with
vocals by Seal, who remade the song under his
own name, reaching the Top 10, the following
year. |
9th Jun |
England New Order |
World In Motion |
2 |
England's song for the World
Cup 1990, following their No 1 in 1970. In
the games, they were knocked out by Germany on
both occasions. |
23rd Jun |
Elton John |
Sacrifice / Healing Hands |
5 |
After 51 hits since 1971 and
6 chart toppers in the US, he finally got a solo
No 1 in the UK. |
28th Jul |
Partners In Kryme |
Turtle Power |
4 |
US rap duo celebrating the
kids' TV fad, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". One-hit
Wonders. |
25th Aug |
Bombalurina |
Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow
Polka Dot Bikini |
3 |
Only ever UK No 1 for Kids' TV presenter Timmy
Mallett with a remake of Brian Hyland's 1960 hit. |
15th Sep |
Steve Miller Band |
The Joker |
2 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this US rock band with
an archive recording (1973), reissued after being
used in a jeans TV ad. |
29th Sep |
Maria McKee |
Show Me Heaven |
4 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this Californian rock
singer with a song from the sound track of the
Tom Cruise film "Days of Thunder". |
27th Oct |
Beautiful South |
A Little Time |
1 |
Formed by ex-Housemartins Paul Heaton and Dave
Hemmingway, this was their only UK No 1. |
3rd Nov |
Righteous Brothers |
Unchained Melody |
4 |
Originally a hit for this act in 1965, it shot
to the top after use in the Patrick Swayze film "Ghost". The
song was a No 1 in 1955 and again in 1995. |
1st Dec |
Vanilla Ice |
Ice Ice Baby |
3 |
Short-careered white US rapper. The introduction
sampled the intro to the Queen/Bowie No 1 "Under
Pressure". |
22nd
Dec |
Cliff Richard |
Saviour's Day |
2 |
Cliff's 13th No 1. He had been part of Band
Aid II which made No 1 at Xmas 1989, so he could
claim three Xmas chart toppers in a row. |
