| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
14th Jan |
Rednex |
|
3 |
Only UK No 1 for this Swedish
performing arts collective, with a country music
sound which made No 1 in many European countries. |
4th Feb |
Celine Dion |
Think Twice |
7 |
A 1st UK No 1 for this French
Canadian who won for Switzerland in the 1988
Eurovision Song Contest. |
25th Mar |
Cher, Chrissie Hynde, Neneh
Cherry & Eric Clapton |
Love Can Build A Bridge |
1 |
All-star line up for the 1995
Comic Relief charity single. It was a cover
of a US hit by the American country music act,
The Judds. It was a 3rd UK No 1 for Cher, A 3rd
and last for Chrissie Hynde, and the only ever
UK No 1 for both Cherry and Clapton. |
1st Apr |
Outhere Brothers |
|
1 |
A 1st UK No 1 for this duo
from Chicago who combined rap with a compelling
dance beat, hitting the Top 10 four times during
1995. |
8th Apr |
Take That |
Back For Good |
4 |
A 6th UK No 1 for the popular
boy band and a US Billboard top 10 hit for the
1st time. |
6th May |
Oasis |
Some Might Say |
1 |
A 1st UK No 1 for the Mancunian
band set up against Blur by the media in a North
v South divide trick to help sell more records. |
13th May |
Livin' Joy |
Dreamer |
1 |
Only UK No 1 for this Italian
dance music production outfit, with vocals by
New Yorker, Janice Robinson. |
20th May |
Robson Green & Jerome
Flynn |
Unchained Melody / White
Cliffs Of Dover |
7 |
Debut single for the acting
duo featured in TV's "Soldier, Soldier". They
specialised in remaking former hits. This
was the third time at the top for the song,
previously No 1 in 1955 and 1990. |
8th Jul |
Outhere Brothers |
|
4 |
This dance floor chant anthem
gave the US duo their 2nd and final UK No 1 hit. |
5th Aug |
Take That |
Never Forget |
3 |
Their 7th UK No 1 was this
anthemic track that coincided with the departure
of Robbie Williams. |
26th Aug |
Blur |
Country House |
2 |
Brit-Pop band that first charted in 1990. The
media encouraged rivalry with Oasis, and went into
over-drive when this hit kept "Roll With It" from
the top. |
9th Sep |
Michael Jackson |
You Are Not Alone |
2 |
A 5th UK No 1 for Jackson with this track taken
from his "History" album. |
23rd Sep |
Shaggy |
Boombastic |
1 |
The New York-based Jamaican Ragga star gained
just a few more hits in the 90s, but hit the top
again (twice) in 2001. |
30th Sep |
Simply Red |
Fairground |
4 |
Mick Hucknell's band first charted in 1985 and
scored 29 hits by the end of 1999. This was their
only UK No 1. |
28th Oct |
Coolio featuring LV |
Gangsta's Paradise |
2 |
US rapper with a Gangsta Rap anthem. The
recording was also No 1 in the US, sold over a
million copies in the UK, and won many awards. |
11th Nov |
Robson & Jerome |
I Believe / Up On The Roof |
4 |
Their second No 1 that was a another remake
of a former No 1. This one originates from 1953 (Frankie Laine). |
9th
Dec |
Michael Jackson |
Earth Song |
6 |
The first time he had scored two consecutive
No 1s. This hit, his 6th, presented as a world
conservation statement sold a million in the UK
alone. |
