UK Number 1s: 1990s

      

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Click to view YEAR your number 1 falls in:

 

1990   1991   1992   1993   1994

1995   1996   1997   1998   1999

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 A YELLOW background denotes best selling single of the year.

Codes for "Notes" column:  BS = Best Selling single of the year and * = Entered charts at number 1

 

1990
No From To Notes Weeks Artist and Title
639 7 Jan 1990 20 Jan 1990   2 New Kids On The Block - 'Hangin' Tough'
640 21 Jan 1990 27 Jan 1990   1 Kylie Minogue - 'Tears On My Pillow'
641 28 Jan 1990 24 Feb 1990   4 Sinead O'Connor - 'Nothing Compares 2 U'
642 25 Feb 1990 24 Mar 1990   4 Beats International featuring Lindy - 'Dub Be Good To Me'
643 25 Mar 1990 7 Apr 1990   2 Snap! - 'The Power'
644 8 Apr 1990 5 May 1990   4 Madonna - 'Vogue'
645 6 May 1990 2 Jun 1990   4 Adamski - 'Killer'
646 3 Jun 1990 16 Jun 1990   2 EnglandNewOrder - 'Word In Motion
647 17 Jun 1990 21 Jul 1990   5 Elton John - 'Sacrifice/Healing Hands'
648 22 Jul 1990 18 Aug 1990   4 Partners In Kryme - 'Turtle Power'
649 19 Aug 1990 8 Sep 1990   3 Bombalurina - 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini'
650 9 Sep 1990 22 Sep 1990   2 Steve Miller Band - 'The Joker'
651 23 Sep 1990 20 Oct 1990   4 Maria McKee - 'Show Me Heaven'
652 21 Oct 1990 27 Oct 1990   1 Beautiful South - 'A Little Time'
653 28 Oct 1990 24 Nov 1990 BS 4 Righteous Brothers - 'Unchained Melody'
654 25 Nov 1990 22 Dec 1990   4 Vanilla Ice - 'Ice Ice Baby'
655 23 Dec 1990 29 Dec 1990   1 Cliff Richard - 'Saviour's Day'
656 30 Dec 1990 12 Jan 1991 * 2 Iron Maiden - 'Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter'

TOTAL Number 1s for 1990 = 18

1991
No From To Notes Weeks Artist and Title
657 13 Jan 1991 19 Jan 1991   1 Enigma - 'Sadness Part 1'
658 20 Jan 1991 26 Jan 1991 * 1 Queen - 'Innuendo'
659 27 Jan 1991 9 Feb 1991   2 KLF featuring Children of the Revolution - '3 AM Eternal'
660 10 Feb 1991 2 Mar 1991   3 Simpsons - 'Do The Bartman'
661 3 Mar 1991 16 Mar 1991   2 Clash - 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go'
662 17 Mar 1991 23 Mar 1991   1 Hale & Pace & The Stonkers - 'The Stonk'
663 24 Mar 1991 27 Apr 1991   5 Chesney Hawkes - 'The One And Only'
664 28 Apr 1991 1 Jun 1991   5 Cher - 'The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)'
665 2 Jun 1991 22 Jun 1991   3 Color Me Badd - 'I Wanna Sex You Up'
666 23 Jun 1991 6 Jul 1991   2 Jason Donovan - 'Any Dream Will Do'
667 7 Jul 1991 26 Oct 1991 BS 16 Bryan Adams - '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You'
668 27 Oct 1991 2 Nov 1991 * 1 U2 - 'The Fly'
669 3 Nov 1991 16 Nov 1991   2 Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff - 'Dizzy'
670 17 Nov 1991 30 Nov 1991 * 2 Michael Jackson - 'Black Or White'
671 1 Dec 1991 14 Dec 1991   2 George Michael with Elton John - 'Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me'
672 15 Dec 1991 18 Jan 1992 * 5 Queen - 'Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are The Days Of Our Lives'

TOTAL Number 1s for 1991 = 16

1992
No From To Notes Weeks Artist and Title
673 19 Jan 1992 15 Feb 1992   4 Wet Wet Wet - 'Goodnight Girl'
674 16 Feb 1992 11 Apr 1992   8 Shakespear's Sister - 'Stay'
675 12 Apr 1992 2 May 1992   3 Right Said Fred - 'Deeply Dippy'
676 3 May 1992 6 Jun 1992   5 KWS - 'Please Don't Go/Game Boy'
677 7 Jun 1992 11 Jul 1992 * 5 Erasure - 'Abba-Esque (EP):  Lay All Your Love On Me'
678 12 Jul 1992 1 Aug 1992   3 Jimmy Nail - 'Ain't No Doubt'
679 2 Aug 1992 12 Sep 1992   6 Snap! - 'Rhythm Is A Dancer'
680 13 Sep 1992 10 Oct 1992   4 Shamen - 'Ebeneezer Goode'
681 11 Oct 1992 24 Oct 1992   2 Tasmin Archer - 'Sleeping Satellite'
682 25 Oct 1992 14 Nov 1992   3 Boyz II Men - 'End Of The Road'
683 15 Nov 1992 28 Nov 1992   2 Charles & Eddie - 'Would I Lie To You'
684 29 Nov 1982 6 Feb 1993 BS 10 Whitney Houston - 'I Will Always Love You'

TOTAL Number 1s for 1992 = 13

1993
No From To Notes Weeks Artist and Title
685 7 Feb 1993 13 Mar 1993   5 2 Unlimited - 'No Limit'
686 14 Mar 1993 27 Mar 1993   2 Shaggy - 'Oh Carolina'
687 28 Mar 1993 24 Apr 1993   4 Bluebells - 'Young At Heart'
688 25  Apr 1993 15 May 1993 * 3 George Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield - 'Five Live (EP):  Somebody To Love'
689 16 May 1993 5 Jun 1993   3 Ace Of Base - 'All That She Wants'
690 6 Jun 1993 19 Jun 1993   2 UB40 - '(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You'
691 20 Jun 1993 10 Jul 1993   3 Gabrielle - 'Dreams'
692 11 Jul 1993 7 Aug 1993 * 4 Take That - 'Pray'
693 8 Aug 1993 21 Aug 1993   2 Freddie Mercury - 'Living On My Own'
694 22 Aug 1983 18 Sep 1993   4 Culture Beat - 'Mr Vain'
695 19 Sep 1993 2 Oct 1993   2 Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - 'Boom!  Shake The Room'
696 3 Oct 1993 16 Oct 1993 * 2 Take That featuring Lulu - 'Relight My Fire'
697 17 Oct 1993 4 Dec 1993 BS 7 Meat Loaf - 'I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)'
698 5 Dec 1993 11 Dec 1993   1 Mr Blobby - 'Mr Blobby'
699 12 Dec 1993 18 Dec 1993 * 1 Take That - 'Babe'
698 19 Dec 1993 1 Jan 1994   2 Mr Blobby - 'Mr Blobby'

TOTAL Number 1s for 1993 = 16

1994
No From To Notes Weeks Artist and Title
700 2 Jan 1994 15 Jan 1994   2 Chaka Demus & Pliers with Jack Radics & Taxi Gang - 'Twist And Shout'
701 16 Jan 1994 12 Feb 1994   4 D:Ream - 'Things Can Only Get Better'
702 13 Feb 1994 12 Mar 1994 * 4 Mariah Carey - 'Without You'
703 13 Mar 1994 2 Apr 1994   3 Doop - 'Doop'
704 3 Apr 1994 16 Apr 1994   2 Take That - 'Everything Changes'
705 17 Apr 1994 30 Apr 1994   2 Prince (Displayed as 'Love Symbol') - 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World'
706 1 May 1994 7 May 1994   1 Tony Di Bart - 'The Real Thing'
707 8 May 1994 14 May 1994   1 Stiltskin - 'Inside'
708 15 May 1994 28 May 1994   2 Manchester United 1994 Football Squad - 'Come On You Reds'
709 29 May 1994 10 Sep 1994 BS 15 Wet Wet Wet - 'Love Is All Around'
710 11 Sep 1994 8 Oct 1994 * 4 Whigfield - 'Saturday Night'
711 9 Oct 1994 22 Oct 1994 * 2 Take That - 'Sure'
712 23 Oct 1994 19 Nov 1994   4 Pato Banton  - 'Baby Come Back'
713 20 Nov 1994 3 Dec 1994   2 Baby D - 'Let Me Be Your Fantasy'
714 4 Dec 1994 7 Jan 1995   5 East 17 - 'Stay Another Day'

TOTAL Number 1s for 1994 = 16

1995
No From To Notes Weeks Artist and Title
715 8 Jan 1995 28 Jan 1995   3 Rednex - 'Cotton Eye Joe'
716 29 Jan 1995 18 Mar 1995   7 Celine Dion - 'Think Twice'
717 19 Mar 1995 25 Mar 1995   1 Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton - 'Love Can Build A Bridge'
718 26 Mar 1995 1 Apr 1995   1 Outhere Brothers - 'Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)'
719 2 Apr 1995 29 Apr 1995 * 4 Take That - 'Back For Good'
720 30 Apr 1995 6 May 1995 * 1 Oasis - 'Some Might Say'
721 7 May 1995 13 May 1995 * 1 Livin' Joy - 'Dreamer'
722 14 May 1995 1 Jul 1995 BS 7 Robson Green & Jerome Flynn - 'Unchained Melody/(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover'
723 2 Jul 1995 29 Jul 1995   4 Outhere Brothers - 'Boom Boom Boom'
724 30 Jul 1995 19 Aug 1995 * 3 Take That - 'Never Forget'
725 20 Aug 1995 2 Sep 1995 * 2 Blur - 'Country House'
726 3 Sep 1995 16 Sep 1995 2 Michael Jackson - 'You Are Not Alone'
727 17 Sep 1995 23 Sep 1995 * 1 Shaggy - 'Boombastic'
728 24 Sep 1995 21 Oct 1995 * 4 Simply Red - 'Fairground'
729 22 Oct 1995 4 Nov 1995 * 2 Coolio featuring LV - 'Gangsta's Paradise'
730 5 Nov 1995 2 Dec 1995 * 4 Robson & Jerome - 'I Believe/Up On The Roof'
731 3 Dec 1995 13 Jan 1996 * 6 Michael Jackson - 'Earth Song'

TOTAL Number 1s for 1995 = 18

1996
No From To Notes Weeks Artist and Title
732 14 Jan 1996 20 Jan 1996