| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
13th Feb |
2 Unlimited |
|
5 |
Fronted by Dutch pair Ray
Slijngaard and Anita Dels, they were one of the
most successful Euro dance acts of the 90s, with
11 successive Top 20 hits. This was their only
UK No 1. |
20th Mar |
Shaggy |
Oh Carolina |
2 |
A first UK No 1 for this Jamaican
reggae singer who moved to New York in 1986. |
3rd Apr |
Bluebells |
Young At Heart |
4 |
Scottish band whose only previous
Top 10 hit was this recording (No 8, 1984). It
shot to the top after use in a Volkswagen TV
ad and became their only No 1. |
1st May |
George Michael & Queen
with Lisa Stansfield |
Five Live (EP) |
3 |
Recorded live at the Freddie
Mercury tribute concert of 1993. George performs
on all tracks, two of which are Queen songs.
This was a 5th No 1 for George, a 5th for Queen,
and a 2nd and last for Lisa. |
22nd May |
Ace Of Base |
|
3 |
Three of them were siblings,
and their music was reggae flavoured. They
had a further 9 Top 20 hits until 1998 although
this was their only No 1. |
12th Jun |
UB 40 |
(I Can't Help) Falling In
Love With You |
2 |
A 3rd and final UK No 1 for
UB 40. They were named after an Unemployment
Benefit form, but remained fully employed for
20 years, with 46 hits (17 Top 10s), from 1980
to 1999. The
hit was an Elvis Presley No 1 from 1962. |
26th Jun |
Gabrielle |
Dreams |
3 |
Soul-voiced Londoner who hit
the top with her debut single. She had
Top 10 hits through the 90s, and made No 1 again
in 2000. |
17th Jul |
Take That |
Pray |
4 |
A 1st UK No 1 for the most
successful British boy band of the 1990s, which
included Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams. |
1st Aug |
Freddie Mercury |
Living On My Own |
2 |
The lead singer of Queen had
solo hits from 1984. This minor hit from
1985 was remixed and reissued, and shot to the
top in the wake of his death (1991). |
28th Aug |
Culture Beat |
Mr Vain |
4 |
German-based multi-national
dance music act with lead vocals from Tania Evans. |
25th Sep |
Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh
Prince (Will Smith) |
Boom! Shake The Room |
2 |
Will Smith was a rapper and tv actor, starring
in "The Fresh Prince of Belle Aire" in
1993. By the time of his next No 1 in 1997 he was
a major movie star. |
9th Oct |
Take That featuring Lulu |
Relight my Fire |
2 |
For their 2nd UK No 1 Take That revived this
old 70s disco hit, and provided the veteran performer,
Lulu, with her only No 1, nearly 30 years after
her first hit (1964). |
23rd Oct |
Meat Loaf |
I'd Do Anything For Love
(But I Won't Do That) |
7 |
Major recording star who first charted in 1978. His
classic 80s album "Bat Out of Hell" was on the
chart for nearly 8 years! This was his only No
1 |
11th
Dec |
Mr Blobby |
Mr Blobby |
3 |
Noel Edmonds' appalling rubber invention with
an Xmas novelty item. Returned to No 1 after Take
That's visit to claim the Christmas No 1. |
18th Dec |
Take That |
Babe |
1 |
A 3rd No 1 and now firmly established as a
major act, each of their eight chart toppers entered
at No 1. |
