| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
2nd Jan |
Chef |
Chocolate Salty Balls (PS
I Love You) |
1 |
Cartoon character in the cult
tv series "South Park". The voice was
that of Isaac Hayes. |
9th Jan |
Steps |
Heartbeat / Tragedy |
1 |
1st No 1 for this successful
five-piece pop outfit, put together by veteran
producer Pete Waterman. A double A side featuring "Tragedy",
a Bee Gees song that hit the top for them in 1979. |
16th Jan |
Fatboy Slim |
Praise You |
1 |
Another pseudonym for former
Housemartin, Norman Cook who had hit No 1 in 1990 with the name, Beats International. |
23rd Jan |
911 |
A Little Bit More |
1 |
Only UK No 1 for this boy
band who first charted in 1996, and had 10 Top
10s by the end of 1999. |
30th Jan |
Offspring |
Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) |
1 |
Southern California-based
band fronted by Dexter Holland. They charted
in 1995 and 1997, but this was their first Top
10 hit. |
6th Feb |
Armand Van Helden featuring
Duane Haeden |
You Don't Know Me |
1 |
US dance music producer who
has created remix hits for many stars, and previously
had success when he produced the No 1 remix for
Tori Amos in January 1997. |
13th Feb |
Blondie |
Maria |
1 |
An unexpected return 18 years
after their previous Top 10 hit, with this, their
6th UK No 1. At
54, lead singer Debbie Harry became the oldest
female to make No 1. |
20th Feb |
Lenny Kravitz |
Fly Away |
1 |
Only UK No 1 for this US rock
star who first charted in 1990, but had gained
just one Top 10 prior to this. |
27th Feb |
Britney Spears |
Baby One More Time |
2 |
The start of a phenomenal
rise to international fame for the teenager from
New Orleans. |
13th Mar |
Boyzone |
When The Going Gets Tough |
2 |
Their 5th UK No 1 was this
old Billy Ocean No 1 from 1986, remade as a
charity single for Comic Relief. |
27th Mar |
B*Witched |
Blame It On The Weatherman |
1 |
A new chart record. Their first 4 singles
not only topped the chart, they all entered at
No 1. This was there last however, as they broke
up the following year. |
3rd Apr |
Mr Oizo |
Flat Beat |
2 |
French act, Quentin Dupieux, with a dance
riff, first heard in a Levis jeans TV ad. |
17th Apr |
Martine McCutcheon |
Perfect Moment |
2 |
Former soap star from "EastEnders", but
left for a successful singing career in musicals. |
1st May |
Westlife |
Swear It Again |
2 |
1st No 1 for this Irish boy band, originally
managed by Ronan Keating of Boyzone, who went on
to emulate the success of their boss's band. |
15th May |
Backstreet Boys |
I Want It That Way |
1 |
US boy band who first charted in 1995, and had
7 Top 10s before this No 1. |
22nd May |
Boyzone |
You Needed Me |
1 |
Their 6th and final UK No 1. Whilst not officially
disbanding, they went their separate ways soon
after this. Ronan Keating went on to solo chart
success. |
29th May |
Shanks & Bigfoot |
Sweet Like Chocolate |
2 |
UK production duo (Stephen Meade and Daniel Langsman),
with vocals by Sharon Woolf who has recorded with
a number of dance acts. |
12th Jun |
Baz Luhrmann |
Everybody's Free (To Wear
Sunscreen) |
1 |
Only UK No 1 for Luhrmann, an Australian film
director. |
19th Jun |
S Club 7 |
Bring It All Back |
1 |
They were the cast of a successful kids' TV
show but soon broke into the mainstream. |
26th Jun |
Vengaboys |
Boom Boom Boom Boom!! |
1 |
Dutch-based multi-national beach-party dance
act, who dominated the European holiday discos
during 1999. |
3rd Jul |
ATB |
9PM (Till I Come) |
2 |
ATB is German producer (from the former East
Germany), Andre Tanneberger. |
17th Jul |
Ricky Martin |
Livin' La Vida Loca |
3 |
Latin American performer, originally from Puerto
Rico, who was a major star in the US. |
7th Aug |
Ronan Keating |
When You Say Nothing At All |
2 |
The lead singer from Boyzone with his debut
solo single. The song was from the film "Notting
Hill". |
21st Aug |
Westlife |
If I Let You Go |
1 |
The second single from their debut self titled
album, "Westlife" quickly became their 2nd UK No
1. |
28th Aug |
Geri Halliwell |
Mi Chico Latino |
1 |
The former Spice Girl's first single got to
No 2, but this Summer hit moved her up a level. |
4th Sep |
Lou Bega |
Mambo No 5 |
2 |
He was born and raised in Germany of a Sicilian
mother and African father. |
18th Sep |
Vengaboys |
We're Going To Ibiza |
1 |
Song originally known as "Barbados" (Typically
Tropical, No 1, 1975), with
revised lyrics and a new title. |
25th Sep |
Eiffel 65 |
Blue (Da Ba Dee) |
3 |
Italian trio, led by Sicilian-born Jeffrey Jey,
with a Euro-pop dance floor filler. |
16th Oct |
Christina Aguilera |
Genie In A Bottle |
2 |
1st No 1 for this Spanish speaking American
who shot to stardom after singing the soundtrack
to a Disney animated film. |
30th Oct |
Westlife |
Flying Without Wings |
1 |
Their 3rd No 1 came straight in at the top
for the Irish boy band with another strong ballad. |
6th Nov |
Five |
Keep On Movin' |
1 |
UK boy band who had six Top 10 hits, including
three successive No 2s prior to this, their 1st
chart topper. |
13th Nov |
Geri Halliwell |
Lift Me Up |
1 |
She consolidated her solo career with another
track, and 2nd No 1, from her debut album "Schizophonic". |
20th Nov |
Robbie Williams |
She's The One / It's Only
Us |
1 |
He was now a major star with a massive fan following. This,
his 2nd No 1 was taken from
his album "I've Been Expecting You". |
27th Nov |
Wamdue Project |
King Of My Castle |
1 |
Dance track from US producer Chris Brann with
female vocalist, and remixed in Italy. |
4th Dec |
Cliff Richard |
Millennium Prayer |
3 |
40 years after his first No 1, he was back at
the top again with another attempt at the Christmas
title spot. However, this 14th UK No 1 for Cliff,
fell at the last hurdle. |
25th
Dec |
Westlife |
|
4 |
Their fourth release, and their fourth to go
straight to the top secured a happy Christmas for
the band. |
