| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
17th Jan |
All Saints |
Never Ever |
2 |
1st UK No 1 for these four
girls from London, who saw themselves as a much
more serious band than the Spice Girls. |
24th Jan |
Oasis |
All Around The World |
1 |
A 4th and last hit for a
couple of years, as the band embarked upon a
world tour. |
31st Jan |
Usher |
You Make Me Wanna... |
1 |
A 1st UK No 1 for US hip-hop
vocalist and actor Usher Raymond, who was 18
at the time of this hit. |
7th Feb |
Aqua |
Doctor Jones |
2 |
They bounced back to the top
for their 2nd No 1 with a similar-sounding track
from their top-selling album. |
21st Feb |
Celine Dion |
My Heart Will Go On |
2 |
The Canadian diva hit the
top again with this theme from the blockbuster
movie "Titanic". |
28th Feb |
Cornershop |
Brimful Of Asha |
1 |
Only No 1 for this UK duo
led by Tjinder Singh, who combine the music of
their Indian roots with western rock beats. |
7th Mar |
Madonna |
Frozen |
1 |
Her 8th No 1 was her first
for eight years, taken from her mostly
dance-influenced "Ray
of Light" album. |
21st Mar |
Run DMC vs Jason Nevins |
It's Like That |
6 |
Run DMC are a US hip-hop band,
and this track dates from 1983. It was
remixed by Jason Nevins, a US DJ and producer.
The 6-week run was the longest for 18 months. |
2nd May |
Boyzone |
All That I Need |
1 |
A 3rd UK No 1 for Boyzone
who were now major stars, with 10 consecutive
Top 4 singles behind them. |
9th May |
All Saints |
|
2 |
The foursome returned to the
top for a 2nd UK No 1 with a cover of the Red
Hot Chilli Peppers classic. |
16th May |
Aqua |
Turn Back Time |
1 |
A slower track this time gave them their hat
trick of chart toppers. |
30th May |
Tamperer featuring Maya |
Feel It |
1 |
Another Italian production team, with US vocalist
Maya. This song was based on the Jacksons' 1981
hit, "Can
You Feel It" |
6th Jun |
B*Witched |
C'est La Vie |
2 |
Irish acts were achieving tremendous success
in the UK at this time, and this female foursome
from Dublin got their 1st No 1 with this song. |
20th Jun |
Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning
Seeds |
Three Lions '98 |
3 |
After their Euro 96 success, they rewrote some
of the words for World Cup 98, and hit the top
spot again. Unfortunately the team's success didn't
reflect the song either time! |
11th Jul |
Billie |
Because We Want To |
1 |
A 1st UK No 1 for this 15 year old from Swindon
who got her recording contract after appearing
in an ad campaign for Smash Hits magazine. |
18th Jul |
Another Level |
Freak Me |
1 |
UK dance act that scored seven Top 10 hits during
1998-9. this was their only No 1. |
25th Jul |
Jamiroquai |
Deeper Underground |
1 |
Manchester-based, jazz/funk-influenced
dance music band led by Jay Kay. Their 1996
album "Travelling Without Moving" sold 7 million
copies. |
1st Aug |
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2 |
By this time Geri had left, but the rest continued
as a foursome, regaining the top spot with their
7th No 1 after their previous single stalled at
No 2. |
15th Aug |
Boyzone |
No Matter What |
3 |
A 4th No 1 for Boyzone with this song that comes
from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Whistle
Down The Wind". |
5th Sep |
Manic Street Preachers |
If You Tolerate This Your
Children Will Be Next |
1 |
A 1st UK No 1 for this Brit Award winning Welsh
band who scored 21 hits between 1991 & 1999. |
12th Sep |
All Saints |
Bootie Call |
1 |
A 3rd UK No 1 for the girls with this laid-back
dance track from their debut album. |
19th Sep |
Robbie Williams |
Millennium |
1 |
After having a difficuly time since leaving Take
That Robbie bounced back and finally hit the top
spot for the 1st time as a solo artist with this
track. |
26th Sep |
Melanie B featuring Missy
Elliott |
I Want You Back |
1 |
The 1st of the former Spice Girls to acheive
a solo No 1, but success for Mel B was limited
and this became her only UK No 1. |
3rd Oct |
B*Witched |
Rollercoaster |
2 |
A 2nd No 1 for the Irish girl band with
another track from their self titled album "B*Witched". |
17th Oct |
Billie |
Girlfriend |
1 |
Follow-up No 1 for the Swindon lass, who at
15 was
the youngest female chart topper since Helen Shapiro
in 1961 (14). |
24th Oct |
Spacedust |
Gym & Tonic |
1 |
UK cover of a track called "Gymtonic" by French
DJ and producer Christophe Le Friant, who works
under the psuedomym of Bob Sinclair. |
31st Oct |
Cher |
Believe |
7 |
At age 52, she became the oldest solo female
to hit the top with this, her 4th and final UK
No 1. Her number ones span 33 years! |
19th Dec |
B*Witched |
To You I Belong |
1 |
The third release from their debut album, and
the third to enter the chart at No 1. |
26th
Dec |
|
|
1 |
This completed a hat-trick of Xmas No 1s and
was their 8th time at the top. However,
it was "goodbye" as they all followed solo projects
or family matters in 1999, before a brief come-back
in 2000. |
