Not so much a personal chart as a re-modeling of our own official one. I've always felt a lot of the UK number one's are rather naff to be honest, we've had some of the best records ever made top our charts, but there's also been a lot of crap, charity records, parody records and reality television winners particularly within the last decade and a bit. Because I'm sad and because my final Uni assignment for the year is over leaving me with four months of nothing and soul crushing job hunting I have decided to present this thread now; my own personal re-shuffle of the records to reach number one on the UK charts since 1980.

 

Since 35 years is a lot to cover, I've decided that for 1980-mid 1995 I'm just going to list the records I chose to reach number one. Why mid-1995? Well, that was when I was born, so I thought a good starting point would be the week I came into being. Mainly because I'm not at all amused by the record that was number one on Thursday 13th July 1995. There are a few criteria I used to outline this last;

 

1) The record must've been charting within The Top 40

 

2) It's not so much a week by week look at my favourite record within every Top 40 chart from 1980 to now, there are times when my favourite won't be number one as I wanted quite a speedy turn over of the chart. There are no records I hate or even really dislike at the top though, I must admit

 

3) No re-peaking at #1.

 

4) Re-entries however are allowed as long as they had not been number one in a previous stint.

 

5) For double a-side singles, unless I like both, I will only list the one I preferred

 

6) I will be presenting these number one's in a "real time" format i.e. posting as if we're in 1995 and this record has just climbed to number one.

Edited May 14, 201510 yr by James Silkstone

Without futher a due, here are the number one singles from January 1980 to July 1995

 

1. 05/01/1980 BARBRA STREISAND & DONNA SUMMER "NO MORE TEARS" (1)

2. 12/01/1980 THE CLASH "LONDON CALLING" (3)

3. 02/02/1980 THE PRETENDERS "BRASS IN POCKET" (2)

4. 16/02/1980 MICHAEL JACKSON "ROCK WITH YOU" (1)

5. 23/02/1980 BLONDIE "ATOMIC" (4)

6. 22/03/1980 THE JAM "GOING UNDERGROUND" (4)

7. 19/04/1980 BLONDIE "CALL ME" (5)

8. 24/05/1980 WHITESNAKE "FOOL FOR LOVING YOU" (1)

9. 31/05/1980 AVERAGE WHITE BAND "LET'S GO ROUND AGAIN" (2)

10. 14/06/1980 ROXY MUSIC "OVER YOU" (2)

11. 28/06/1980 OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN & ELO "XANADU" (2)

12. 12/07/1980 KATE BUSH "BABOOSHKA" (2)

13. 26/07/1980 DIANA ROSS "UPSIDE DOWN" (1)

14. 02/08/1980 ABBA "THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL" (4)

15. 30/08/1980 DAVID BOWIE "ASHES TO ASHES" (2)

16. 13/09/1980 QUEEN "ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST" (2)

17. 27/09/1980 THE POLICE "DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME" (3)

18. 18/10/1980 BARBRA STREISAND "WOMAN IN LOVE" (3)

19. 08/11/1980 AIR SUPPLY "ALL OUT OF LOVE" (2)

20. 22/11/1980 ABBA "SUPER TROUPER" (2)

21. 06/12/1980 JONA LEWIE "STOP THE CAVALRY" (3)

22. 27/12/1980 JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO "HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER)"

 

23. 10/01/1981 QUEEN "FLASH"

24. 24/01/1981 PHIL COLLINS "IN THE AIR TONIGHT"

25. 07/02/1981 ULTRAVOX "VIENNA"

26. 28/02/1981 ROXY MUSIC "JEALOUS GUY"

27. 07/03/1981 KIM WILDE "KIDS IN AMERICA"

28. 04/04/1981 BUCKS FIZZ "MAKING YOUR MIND UP"

29. 18/04/1981 THE JACKSONS "CAN YOU FEEL IT"

30. 09/05/1981 ADAM & THE ANTS "STAND AND DELIVER"

31. 16/05/1981 KIM CARNES "BETTE DAVIES EYES"

32. 20/06/1981 ELAINE PAIGE "MEMORY"

33. 27/06/1981 THE SPECIALS "GHOST TOWN"

34. 08/08/1981 DURAN DURAN "GIRLS ON FILM"

35. 22/08/1981 SOFT CELL "TAINTED LOVE"

36. 03/10/1981 DEPECHE MODE "JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH"

37. 31/10/1981 THE POLICE "EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC"

38. 07/11/1981 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN "PHYSICAL"

39. 14/11/1981 QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE "UNDER PRESSURE"

40. 05/12/1981 THE HUMAN LEAGUE "DON'T YOU WANT ME"

41. 19/12/1981 ABBA "ONE OF US"

 

42. 09/01/1982 MADNESS "IT MUST BE LOVE"

43. 16/01/1982 FOREIGNER "WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU"

44. 13/02/1982 THE JAM "A TOWN CALLED MALICE"

45. 27/03/1982 TIGHT FIT "THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT"

46. 10/04/1982 JAPAN "GHOSTS"

47. 01/05/1982 JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS "I LOVE ROCK'N'ROLL"

48. 22/05/1982 DURAN-DURAN "HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF"

49. 12/06/1982 MADNESS "HOUSE OF FUN"

50. 10/07/1982 IRENE CARA "FAME"

51. 31/07/1982 DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS "COME ON EILEEN"

52. 14/08/1982 SURVIVOR "EYE OF THE TIGER"

53. 11/09/1982 DURAN-DURAN "SAVE A PRAYER"

54. 18/09/1982 CARLY SIMON "WHY"

55. 09/10/1982 CULTURE CLUB "DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME?"

56. 23/10/1982 TEARS FOR FEARS "MAD WORLD"

57. 06/11/1982 DIONNE WARWICK "HEARTBREAKER"

58. 04/12/1982 DURAN-DURAN "RIO"

59. 25/12/1982 DAVID ESSEX "A WINTER'S TALE"

 

60. 08/01/1983 MADNESS "OUR HOUSE"

61. 22/01/1983 LAURA BRANNIGAN "GLORIA"

62. 05/02/1983 MICHAEL JACKSON "BILLIE JEAN"

63. 19/02/1983 TOTO "AFRICA"

64. 05/03/1983 EURYTHMICS "SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS)"

65. 26/03/1983 DAVID BOWIE "LET'S DANCE"

66. 09/04/1983 NEW ORDER "BLUE MONDAY"

67. 16/04/1983 MICHAEL JACKSON "BEAT IT"

68. 21/05/1983 THE HUMAN LEAGUE "KEEP FEELING FASCINATION"

69. 28/05/1983 THE POLICE "EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE"

70. 11/06/1983 IRENE CARA "FLASHDANCE (WHAT A FEELING)"

71. 25/06/1983 ELTON JOHN "I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES"

72. 16/07/1983 EURYTHMICS "WHO'S THAT GIRL?"

73. 30/07/1983 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND "GIVE IT UP"

74. 13/08/1983 ELTON JOHN "I'M STILL STANDING"

75. 20/08/1983 SPANDAU BALLET "GOLD"

76. 17/09/1983 CULTURE CLUB "KARMA CHAMELEON"

77. 08/10/1983 TRACEY ULLMAN "THEY DON'T KNOW"

78. 22/10/1983 PAUL MCCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON "SAY-SAY- SAY"

79. 19/11/1983 JOY DIVISION "LOVE WILL TEAR US APART"

80. 26/11/1983 MICHAEL JACKSON "THRILLER"

81. 10/12/1983 KENNY ROGERS & DOLLY PARTON "ISLANDS IN THE STREAM"

82. 24/12/1983 PRETENDERS "2000 MILES"

 

83. 14/01/1984 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD "RELAX"

84. 28/01/1984 ECHO & THE BUNNEYMEN "THE KILLING MOON"

85. 18/02/1984 QUEEN "RADIO GAGA"

86. 03/03/1984 BILLY JOEL "AN INNOCENT MAN"

87. 10/03/1984 VAN HALEN "JUMP"

88. 24/03/1984 BANANARAMA "ROBERT DE NIRO'S WAITING"

89. 31/03/1984 MICHAEL JACKSON "P.Y.T (PRETTY YOUNG THING)"

90. 14/04/1984 QUEEN "I WANT TO BREAK FREE"

91. 21/04/1984 RUFUS AND CHAKA KHAN "AIN'T NOBODY"

92. 05/05/1984 DURAN DURAN "THE REFLEX"

93. 12/05/1984 DENIECE WILLIAMS "LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY"

94. 19/05/1984 KENNY LOGGINS "FOOTLOOSE"

95. 26/05/1984 WHAM "WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO"

96. 02/06/1984 THE SMITHS "HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW"

97. 16/06/1984 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD "TWO TRIBES"

98. 30/06/1984 CYNDI LAUPER "TIME AFTER TIME"

99. 14/07/1984 TINA TURNER "WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?"

100. 04/08/1984 GEORGE MICHAEL "CARELESS WHISPER"

101. 11/08/1984 HAZELL DEAN "WHATEVER I DO (WHEREVER I GO)"

102. 01/09/1984 RAY JAY PARKER "GHOSTBUSTERS"

103. 15/09/1984 U2 "PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE)"

104. 20/10/1984 SADE "SMOOTH OPERATOR"

105. 27/10/1984 CHAKA KHAN "I FEEL FOR YOU"

106. 17/11/1984 THE POINTER SISTERS "I'M SO EXCITED"

107. 01/12/1984 FRANKIE HOES TO HOLLYWOOD "THE POWER OF LOVE"

108. 08/12/1984 MADONNA "LIKE A VIRGIN"

109. 15/12/1984 WHAM "LAST CHRISTMAS"

110. 29/12/1984 BAND AID "DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?"

 

111. 26/01/1985 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "DANCING IN THE DARK"

112. 16/02/1985 DEAD OR ALIVE "YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD)"

113. 09/03/1985 MADONNA "MATERIAL GIRL"

114. 30/03/1985 TEARS FOR FEARS "EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD"

115. 13/04/1985 REO SPEEDWAGON "CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING"

116. 20/04/1985 PAT BENATAR "LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD"

117. 27/04/1985 SIMPLE MINDS "DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME)"

118. 18/05/1985 DURAN-DURAN "A VIEW TO A KILL"

119. 25/05/1985 KATRINA & THE WAVES "WALKING ON SUNSHINE"

120. 22/06/1985 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA"

121. 29/06/1985 TEARS FOR FEARS "HEAD OVER HEELS"

122. 27/07/1985 MADONNA "INTO THE GROOVE"

123. 24/08/1985 KATE BUSH "RUNNING UP THAT HILL (A DEAL WITH GOD)"

124. 07/09/1985 BONNIE TYLER "HOLDING ON FOR A HERO"

125. 21/09/1985 STEVIE WONDER "PART TIME LOVER"

126. 12/10/1985 A-HA "TAKE ON ME"

127. 02/11/1985 KATE BUSH "CLOUDBUSTING"

128. 16/11/1985 QUEEN "ONE VISION"

129. 23/11/1985 DEE C. LEE "SEE THE DAY"

130. 30/11/1985 WHITNEY HOUSTON "SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU"

131. 14/12/1985 PET SHOP BOYS "WEST END GIRLS"

132. 28/12/1985 SHAKIN' STEVENS "MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE"

 

133. 11/01/1986 A-HA "THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV"

134. 08/02/1986 WHITNEY HOUSTON "HOW WILL I KNOW"

135. 01/03/1986 DIANA ROSS "CHAIN REACTION"

136. 08/03/1986 KATE BUSH "HOUNDS OF LOVE"

137. 15/03/1986 PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION "KISS"

138. 29/03/1986 SAMANTHA FOX "TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY)"

139. 19/04/1986 JANET JACKSON "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY?"

140. 26/04/1986 MADONNA "LIVE TO TELL"

141. 03/05/1986 WHITNEY HOUSTON "THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL"

142. 24/05/1986 ROBERT PALMER "ADDICTED TO LOVE"

143. 21/06/1986 JANET JACKSON "NASTY"

144. 28/06/1986 MADONNA "PAPA DON'T PREACH"

145. 26/07/1986 STEVE WINWOOD "HIGHER LOVE"

146. 09/08/1986 SINITTA "SO MACHO"

147. 23/08/1986 JERMAINE STEWART "WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF"

148. 06/09/1986 JANET JACKSON "WHEN I THINK OF YOU"

149. 13/09/1986 CUTTING CREW "I JUST DIED IN YOUR ARMS (TONIGHT)"

150. 04/10/1986 MADONNA "TRUE BLUE"

151. 11/10/1986 CYNDI LAUPER "TRUE COLOURS"

152. 01/11/1986 DURAN-DURAN "NOTORIOUS"

153. 08/11/1986 BON JOVI "LIVIN' ON A PRAYER"

154. 22/11/1986 EUROPE "THE FINAL COUNTDOWN"

155. 13/12/1986 MADONNA "OPEN YOUR HEART"

 

156. 10/01/1987 STEVE HURLEY "JACK YOUR BODY"

157. 14/02/1987 BEN E. KING "STAND BY ME"

158. 21/02/1987 CARLY SIMON "COMING AROUND AGAIN"

159. 14/03/1987 MEL & KIM "RESPECTABLE"

160. 28/03/1987 U2 "WITH OR WITHOUT YOU"

161. 25/04/1987 STARSHIP "NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW"

162. 23/05/1987 WHITNEY HOUSTON "I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY"

163. 06/06/1987 U2 "I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR"

164. 27/06/1987 THE PETSHOP BOYS "IT'S A SIN"

165. 01/08/1987 HEART "ALONE"

166. 15/08/1987 RICK ASTLEY "NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP"

167. 12/09/1987 U2 "WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME"

168. 26/09/1987 MICHAEL JACKSON "BAD"

169. 24/10/1987 BANANARAMA "LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE"

170. 31/10/1987 FLEETWOOD MAC "LITTLE LIES"

171. 14/11/1987 WHITESNAKE "HERE I GO AGAIN"

172. 21/11/1987 WHITNEY HOUSTON "SO EMOTIONAL"

173. 05/12/1987 MICHAEL JACKSON "THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL"

174. 12/12/1987 THE PETSHOP BOYS "ALWAYS ON MY MIND"

175. 26/12/1987 THE POGUES FEAT KIRSTY MACALL "FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK"

 

176. 09/01/1988 BELINDA CARLISLE "HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH"

177. 30/01/1988 DEBBIE GIBSON "SHAKE YOUR LOVE"

178. 06/02/1988 TAYLOR DAYNE "TELL IT TO MY HEART"

179. 05/03/1988 THE PRIMITIVES "CRASH"

180. 26/03/1988 WHITNEY HOUSTON "WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO?"

181. 09/04/1988 FLEETWOOD MAC "EVERYWHERE"

182. 14/05/1988 KYLIE MINOGUE "GOT TO BE CERTAIN"

183. 11/06/1988 ERASURE "CHAIN OF LOVE"

184. 18/06/1988 BROS "I OWE YOU NOTHING"

185. 25/06/1988 ROSE ROYCE "CAR WASH"

186. 02/07/1988 TRACY CHAPMAN "FAST CAR"

187. 16/07/1988 DEBBIE GIBSON "FOOLISH BEAT"

188. 30/07/1988 MICHAEL JACKSON "DIRTY DIANA"

189. 20/08/1988 KIM WILDE "YOU CAME"

190. 10/09/1988 THE PROCLAIMERS "I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES)"

191. 01/10/1988 U2 "DESIRE"

192. 15/10/1988 WHITNEY HOUSTON "ONE MOMENT IN TIME"

193. 22/10/1988 KYLUE MINOGUE "JE NE SAIS PAS POURQOI?"

194. 12/11/1988 INXS "I NEED YOU TONIGHT"

195. 26/11/1988 MICHAEL JACKSON "SMOOTH CRIMINAL"

 

196. 14/01/1989 FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS "SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY"

197. 04/02/1989 BOBBY BROWN "MY PREROGATIVE"

198. 25/02/1989 MICHAEL JACKSON "LEAVE ME ALONE"

199. 04/03/1989 JASON DONOVAN "TOO MANY BROKEN HEARTS"

200. 11/03/1989 DONNA SUMMER "THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL"

201. 18/03/1989 MADONNA "LIKE A PRAYER"

202. 29/04/1989 THE CURE "LULLABY"

203. 06/05/1989 KYLIE MINOGUE "HAND ON YOUR HEART"

204. 27/05/1989 NATALIE COLE "MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY"

205. 03/06/1989 GUNS N ROSES "SWEET CHILD O'MINE"

206. 10/06/1989 SOUL II SOUL "BACK TO LIFE"

207. 01/07/1989 U2 "ALL I WANT IS YOU"

208. 15/07/1989 BETTE MIDDLER "WIND BENEATH MY WINGS"

209. 05/08/1989 ALICE COOPER "POISON"

210. 19/08/1989 BLACK BOX "RIDE ON TIME"

211. 09/09/1989 RICHARD MARX "RIGHT HERE WAITING"

212. 16/09/1989 DEPECHE MODE "PERSONAL JESUS"

213. 23/09/1989 MADONNA "CHERISH"

214. 07/10/1989 BILLY JOEL "WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE"

215. 14/10/1989 CHER "IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME"

216. 04/11/1989 LISA STANSFIELD "ALL AROUND THE WORLD"

217. 11/11/1989 KYLIE MINOGUE "NEVER TOO LATE"

218. 09/12/1989 TINA TURNER "I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU"

219. 16/12/1989 MADONNA "DEAR JESSIE"

 

220. 06/01/1990 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK "HANGIN' TOUGH"

221. 20/01/1990 MANTRONIX "GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE"

222. 27/01/1990 SINEAD O'CONNOR "NOTHING COMPARES 2 U"

223. 10/02/1990 DEPECHE MODE "ENJOY THE SILENCE"

224. 31/03/1990 THE B-52'S "LOVE SHACK"

225. 07/04/1990 MADONNA "VOGUE"

226. 28/04/1990 ALANNAH MYLES "BLACK VELVET"

227. 05/05/1990 ADAMSKI "KILLER"

228. 12/05/1990 KYLIE MINOGUE "BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW"

229. 09/06/1990 ENGLANDNEWORDER "WORLD IN MOTION"

230. 23/06/1990 WILSON PHILLIPS "HOLD ON"

231. 14/07/1990 THE STONE ROSES "ONE LOVE"

232. 28/07/1990 DNA FEAT SUZANNE VEGA "TOM'S DINER"

233. 01/09/1990 MARIAH CAREY "VISION OF LOVE"

234. 15/09/1990 THE STEVE MILLER BAND "THE JOKER"

235. 29/09/1990 MARIA MCKEE "SHOW ME HEAVEN"

236. 20/10/1990 THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH "A LITTLE TIME"

237. 03/11/1990 KYLIE MINOGUE "STEP BACK IN TIME"

238. 10/11/1990 THE LA'S "THERE SHE GOES"

239. 08/12/1990 CHRIS ISAAC "WICKED GAME"

 

240. 05/01/1991 EMF "UNBELIEVABLE"

241. 12/01/1991 THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS "YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'"

242. 26/01/1991 QUEEN "INNUENDO"

243. 02/02/1991 MARIAH CAREY "SOMEDAY"

244. 09/02/1991 KYLIE MINOGUE "WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?"

245. 02/03/1991 THE CLASH "SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO"

246. 16/03/1991 R.E.M "LOSING MY RELIGION"

247. 06/04/1991 JAMES "SIT DOWN"

248. 11/05/1991 CHESNEY HAWKES "THE ONE AND ONLY"

249. 18/05/1991 CRYSTAL WATERS "GYPSEY WOMAN"

250. 25/05/1991 R.E.M "SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE"

251. 22/06/1991 AMY GRANT "BABY, BABY"

252. 13/07/1991 BRYAN ADAMS "EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU)"

253. 20/07/1991 HEAVY D "NOW THAT WE'VE FOUND LOVE"

254. 27/07/1991 EXTREME "MORE THAN WORDS"

255. 24/08/1991 ZOE "SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY"

256. 14/09/1991 SALT N PEPPA "LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX"

257. 28/09/1991 R.E.M "THE ONE I LOVE"

258. 12/10/1991 MONTY PYTHON "ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE"

259. 02/11/1991 DON MCLEAN "AMERICAN PIE"

260. 16/11/1991 MARIAH CAREY "EMOTIONS"

261. 23/11/1991 MICHAEL JACKSON "BLACK OR WHITE"

262. 30/11/1991 NIRVANA "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT"

263. 21/12/1991 QUEEN "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY"

 

264. 25/01/1992 2 UNLIMITED "TWILIGHT ZONE"

265. 08/02/1992 SHAKESPEARE'S SISTER "STAY"

266. 07/03/1992 GUNS N ROSES "NOVEMBER RAIN"

267. 14/03/1992 U2 "ONE"

268. 28/03/1992 CROWDED HOUSE "WEATHER WITH YOU"

269. 11/04/1992 ANNIE LENNOX "WHY"

270. 25/04/1992 CECE PENISTON "FINALLY"

271. 02/05/1992 VANESSA WILLIAMS "SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST"

272. 16/05/1992 EN VOGUE "MY LOVIN' (YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET IT)"

273. 13/06/1992 TAKE THAT "IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE"

274. 04/07/1992 SNAP "RHYTHM IS A DANCER"

275. 01/08/1992 BILLY RAY CYRUS "ACHY BREAKY HEART"

276. 22/08/1992 THE SMITHS "THIS CHARMING MAN"

277. 29/08/1992 ANNIE LENNOX "WALKING ON BROKEN GLASS"

278. 05/09/1992 THE SHAMEN "EBENEEZER GOODE"

279. 19/09/1992 EAST 17 "HOUSE OF LOVE"

280. 10/10/1992 TASMIN ARCHER "SLEEPING SATTELITE"

281. 07/11/1992 CHARLES & EDDIE "WOULD I LIE TO YOU?"

282. 05/12/1992 WHITNEY HOUSTON "I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU"

 

283. 02/01/1993 TAKE THAT "COULD IT BE MAGIC"

284. 23/01/1993 FAITH NO MORE "I'M EASY"

285. 30/01/1993 2 UNLIMITED "NO LIMIT"

286. 06/03/1993 ANNIE LENNOX "LITTLE BIRD"

287. 13/03/1993 K.D. LANG "CONSTANT CRAVING"

288. 27/03/1993 SYBIL "WHEN I'M GOOD AND READY"

289. 03/04/1993 ROBIN S "SHOW ME LOVE"

290. 24/04/1993 R.E.M "EVERYBODY HURTS"

291. 22/05/1993 ACE OF BASE "ALL THAT SHE WANTS"

292. 29/05/1993 SPIN DOCTORS "TWO PRINCES"

293. 19/06/1993 HADDAWAY "WHAT IS LOVE?"

294. 26/06/1993 GABRIELLE "DREAMS"

295. 17/07/1993 4 NON-BLONDES "WHAT'S UP?"

296. 31/07/1993 TAKE THAT "PRAY"

297. 14/08/1993 CULTURE BEAT "MR. VAIN"

298. 18/09/1993 RADIOHEAD "CREEP"

299. 02/10/1993 M PEOPLE "MOVING ON UP"

300. 09/10/1993 TAKE THAT FEAT LULU "RELIGHT MY FIRE"

301. 16/10/1993 MEAT LOAF "I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE"

302. 13/11/1993 MARIAH CAREY "HERO"

303. 11/12/1993 DINA CARROL "THE PERFECT YEAR"

 

304. 08/01/1994 PEABRO BRYSON "A WHOLE NEW WORLD"

305. 22/01/1994 TORI AMOS "CORNFLAKE GIRL"

306. 29/01/1994 TONI BRAXTON "BREATHE AGAIN"

307. 05/02/1994 RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS "GIVE IT AWAY"

308. 19/02/1994 MARIAH CAREY "WITHOUT YOU"

309. 26/02/1994 ACE OF BASE "THE SIGN"

310. 05/03/1994 BECK "LOSER"

311. 19/03/1994 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA"

312. 09/04/1994 TAKE THAT "EVERYTHING CHANGES"

313. 30/04/1994 THE PRETENDERS "I'LL STAND BY YOU"

314. 07/05/1994 RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS "UNDER THE BRIDGE"

315. 21/05/1994 TONY DI BART "THE REAL THING"

316. 11/06/1994 DAWN PENN "YOU DON'T LOVE ME"

317. 02/07/1994 ALL 4 ONE "I SWEAR"

318. 23/07/1994 LET LOOSE "CRAZY FOR YOU"

319. 20/08/1994 OASIS "LIVE FOREVER"

320. 10/09/1994 KYLIE MINOGUE "CONFIDE IN ME"

321. 24/09/1994 CORONA "THE RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT"

322. 01/10/1994 LISA LOEB & NINE STORIES "STAY"

323. 08/10/1994 THE CRANBERRIES "ZOMBIE"

324. 22/10/1994 BON JOVI "ALWAYS"

325. 05/11/1994 SHERYL CROW "ALL I WANNA DO"

326. 12/11/1994 THE REAL MCCOY "ANOTHER NIGHT"

327. 03/12/1994 EAST 17 "STAY ANOTHER DAY"

328. 24/12/1994 MARIAH CAREY "ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU"

 

329. 07/01/1995 REDNEX "COTTON EYE JOE"

330. 21/01/1995 OASIS "WHATEVER"

331. 28/01/1995 GREEN DAY "BASKET CASE"

332. 18/02/1995 ANNIE LENNOX "NO MORE 'I LOVE YOU'S'"

333. 11/03/1995 THE BOO RADLEYS "WAKE UP BOO"

334. 01/04/1995 ALEX PARTY "DON'T GIVE ME YOUR LIFE"

335. 08/04/1995 TAKE THAT "BACK FOR GOOD"

336. 06/05/1995 OASIS "SOME MIGHT SAY"

337. 13/05/1995 LIVIN' JOY "DREAMER"

338. 10/06/1995 MICHAEL & JANET JACKSON "SCREAM"

 

339. 15/07/1995 - Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You (1 wk.)

 

Well, he's done it. After two weeks stuck behind the Jackson siblings, Edwyn Collins has de-throned the family firm with his solo single "A Girl Like You". 35-year old Collins was a member of Orange Juice who's biggest hit was their 1984 no.8 peaking single "Rip It Up" which became the bands sole top forty single before they parted ways in 1985.

 

"A Girl Like You" sold over 100,000 copies this week and is the first single to be taken from Collins' third solo album Gorgeous George and first mainstream success as a solo artist. It ends the four week run of "Scream" by Michael & Janet Jackson who slip all the way to number four behind Supergrass (#2) and Diana King (#3), both of which are looking as if they could become strong contenders for the number one slot in the coming weeks.

340. 22/07/1995 - Supergrass - Alright (2 wks.)

 

 

And the Brit Pop campaign notches up yet another number one single as Supergrass de-thrown Edwyn Collins after just one week with their new single "Alright". The single is the second top ten single for the band after "Lenny" peaked at number ten from earlier this year and is the fifth single to be taken from the band's debut album I Should Coco which is looking to become one of Parlaphone's best selling records in over 30 years

 

'Alright' in years ahead will probably be remembered as being the song of the summer of 1995, it's immensley chirpy and summery chorus has clearly struck a chord with a lot of Britiain's this week and with Collins' selling half of what Supergrass sold as he falls to #2, it doesn't seem like there's much that will rival these lads for at least another week

341. 05/08/1995 - Take That - Never Forget (1 wk.)

 

 

Take That prove they've still got the stuff to top the charts despite the departure of Robbie Williams this week, 'Never Forget' becomes their second number one in 1995 as well as their sixth overall. However, despite all this success the nature of this song and rumours going around don't spell out good things for the future of the band - who have been together for five years now - and a split is generally considered to be announced shortly.

 

"Never Forget" ends Supergrass's two week run at the top with 'Alright' which slips down to #2. However, it may not be a particularly long run for Take That, with three strong new entries due to head into the top ten next week

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342. 12/08/1995 - Ash - Girl From Mars (1 wk.)

 

 

With an average age of just 18, Ash become one of the youngest groups to reach the top of the charts for several years. Their single in question, 'Girl From Mars', is the second from their sophomore album 1977 (named so due to it being the birth year of lead singer Tim Wheeler). The track however is the group's first to reach the Top 20, their best peak previously was "Kung Fu" which managed a peak of #27 earlier this year.

 

Ash knock Take That to number two and keep off strong competition from the likes of TLC, Boyzone and Seal all of whom either debut or climb into the top five this week, pushing last week's number one - Take That - all the way down to No.6 behind former number one Supergrass. Ash, unfortunately, don't look likely to keep their number one for another week as TLC were only a few hundred copies off the top spot themselves. Stay tuned to find out.

343. 19/08/1995 - TLC - Waterfalls (3 wks.)

 

 

After narrowly missing out on a number one debut this week, T-Bone, Chilli and Left-Eye aka TLC climb to the top spot with the second single from their second album Crazysexycool. It is the girl group's first number one single as well as the first number one single by a girl group since 4 Non-Blondes' "What's Up" two years ago. Girlbands just don't seem to be that popular in the 90's.

 

Also looking to be a number one in the States, 'Waterfalls' dethrowns Ash and manages to hold off a strong new entry in the form of The Original's "I Luv U Baby". But with big new singles from the likes of Blur, Oasis and Madonna due in the next few weeks can 'Waterfalls' keep it's reign going or will it be the latest in the line of one-week wonders?

344. 09/09/1995 - Alanis Morrisette - You Oughta Know (1 wk.)

 

 

It wasn't popular Blur, it wasn't biggest female artist in the world Madonna and it wasn't the hottest things in Britiain right now Oasis that managed to dethrone TLC from the number one slot. It's 21-year old Canadian female rocker Alanis Morrisette who does the deed, knocking the girls off with her debut UK release "You Oughta Know" which has slowly been climbing up the charts for several weeks. It jumps 9-1 this week amid new entries from Celine Dion and Donna Summer as well as denying Michael Jackson of a second number one this year, he has to settle for a non-mover with "You Are Not Alone" at #2 whilst TLC slip to #3

 

This is the first single from the Canadian songstress, who is tipped for big things in the coming months and next year. We can't imagine this is the last time we'll be hearing from miss Morrisette