| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
5th Jan |
Iron Maiden |
Bring Your Daughter To The
Slaughter |
2 |
Famed UK heavy metal band
who had 29 hits including 11 Top 10s from 1980
to 1999, although this was their only UK No 1. |
19th Jan |
Enigma |
Sadness Part 1 |
1 |
Enigma were German Michael
Creut and his wife Sandra. This ethereal
recording was based on Gregorian chants. |
26th Jan |
Queen |
Innuendo |
1 |
Their 3rd UK No 1 and their
first chart topper for 10 years, taken from
their album "Innuendo" |
2nd Feb |
KLF |
3 AM Eternal |
2 |
Scottish duo Bill Drummond
and Jimmy Cauty hit No 1 in 1988 as
the Timelords. As KLF they had 5 Top 10s in 2
years, including a No 2 with Tammy Wynette. |
16th Feb |
Simpsons |
Do The Bartman |
3 |
US cartoon family, very popular
in the UK as well. First cartoon characters
to make No 1 since the Archies in 1969. |
9th Mar |
Clash |
Should I Stay Or Should I
Go |
2 |
Only ever UK No 1 for the
classic punk band, at their peak late 70s/early
80s. This
was re-issued after use in a jeans TV ad. |
23rd Mar |
Hale & Pace |
The Stonk |
1 |
"Comic Relief" charity single
by the two stand-up comedians. |
30th Mar |
Chesney Hawkes |
The One And Only |
5 |
Taken from his debut movie, "Buddy's
Song", which co-starred Roger Daltrey. It
was his "one and only" top twenty hit. |
4th May |
Cher |
Shoop Shoop Song (It's In
His Kiss) |
5 |
After a quiet decade, she
returned big-time in the late 1980s, with a series
of films and hit recordings. This was from
her film "Mermaids". This was her 2nd UK No 1. |
8th Jun |
Color Me Badd |
I Wanna Sex You Up |
3 |
4-piece vocal band from Oklahoma
who were very successful in the US, but failed
to consolidate their debut No 1 in the UK. |
29th Jun |
Jason Donovan |
Any Dream Will Do |
2 |
He had broken away from Stock, Aitken & Waterman
and taken the lead in a new London production of "Joseph & The
Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat". This was
from the show and became his 4th and final UK No
1. |
13th Jul |
Bryan Adams |
(Everything I Do) I Do It
For You |
16 |
With this, the Canadian rocker broke the record
(held since 1955) for the most consecutive weeks
at No 1. This was the theme from the Kevin
Costner film "Robin, Prince of Thieves". |
2nd Nov |
U2 |
The Fly |
1 |
Their 2nd UK No 1 was from their album "Achtung
Baby". While a huge act throughout the 90s,
their next No 1 single was six years away. |
9th Nov |
Vic Reeves & The Wonder
Stuff |
Dizzy |
2 |
The off-beat comedian teamed up with the band
from the West Midlands, to take Tommy Roe's 1969 No 1 back to the top. |
23rd Nov |
Michael Jackson |
Black Or White |
2 |
Jackson's 4th UK No 1 was the first single
from his album "Dangerous". The
big-budget video included some incredible "morfing" sequences
at the end. |
7th Dec |
George Michael & Elton
John |
Don't Let The Sun Go Down
On Me |
2 |
A 4th UK No 1 for George and a 3rd for Elton
with this duet.
This live recording was originally a hit for Elton in 1974. |
21st
Dec |
Queen |
Bohemian Rhapsody / These
Are The Days Of Our Lives |
5 |
Following the death of Freddie Mercury, this
classic, which was at No 1 in 1975, was re-issued
and returned to the top. This was the first instance
of a recording reaching No 1 on two separate occasions. |
