Number-one Singles
- Key
- † – Best-selling single of the year
- ‡ – Best-selling single of the decade
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| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Kids on the Block | "Hangin' Tough" | 01990-01-077 January 1990 | 2 |
| Minogue, KylieKylie Minogue | "Tears on My Pillow" | 01990-01-2121 January 1990 | 1 |
| O'Connor, SinéadSinéad O'Connor | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | 01990-01-2828 January 1990 | 4 |
| Beats International | "Dub Be Good to Me" | 01990-02-2525 February 1990 | 4 |
| Snap! | "The Power" | 01990-03-2525 March 1990 | 2 |
| Madonna | "Vogue" | 01990-04-088 April 1990 | 4 |
| Adamski featuring Seal | "Killer" | 01990-05-066 May 1990 | 4 |
| New Order !Englandneworder | "World in Motion" | 01990-06-033 June 1990 | 2 |
| John, EltonElton John | "Sacrifice" / "Healing Hands" | 01990-06-1717 June 1990 | 5 |
| Partners in Kryme | "Turtle Power" | 01990-07-2222 July 1990 | 4 |
| Bombalurina | "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" | 01990-08-1919 August 1990 | 3 |
| Miller, Steve !The Steve Miller Band | "The Joker" | 01990-09-099 September 1990 | 2 |
| McKee, MariaMaria McKee | "Show Me Heaven" | 01990-09-2323 September 1990 | 4 |
| Beautiful South !The Beautiful South | "A Little Time" | 01990-10-2121 October 1990 | 1 |
| Righteous Brothers !The Righteous Brothers | "Unchained Melody"† | 01990-10-2828 October 1990 | 4 |
| Vanilla Ice | "Ice Ice Baby" | 01990-11-2525 November 1990 | 4 |
| Richard, CliffCliff Richard | "Saviour's Day" | 01990-12-2323 December 1990 | 1 |
| Iron Maiden | "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" | 01990-12-3030 December 1990 | 2 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Enigma | "Sadeness (Part I)" | 01991-01-1313 January 1991 | 1 |
| Queen | "Innuendo" | 01991-01-2020 January 1991 | 1 |
| KLF !The KLF ft. The Children of The Revolution | "3 a.m. Eternal" | 01991-01-2727 January 1991 | 2 |
| Simpsons !The Simpsons | "Do the Bartman" | 01991-02-1010 February 1991 | 3 |
| Clash !The Clash / Big Audio Dynamite II | "Should I Stay or Should I Go" / "Rush" | 01991-03-033 March 1991 | 2 |
| Hale and Pace | "The Stonk" | 01991-03-1717 March 1991 | 1 |
| Hawkes, ChesneyChesney Hawkes | "The One and Only" | 01991-03-2424 March 1991 | 5 |
| Cher | "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" | 01991-04-2828 April 1991 | 5 |
| Color Me Badd | "I Wanna Sex You Up" | 01991-06-022 June 1991 | 3 |
| Donovan, JasonJason Donovan | "Any Dream Will Do" | 01991-06-2323 June 1991 | 2 |
| Adams, BryanBryan Adams | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"† | 01991-07-077 July 1991 | 16 |
| U2 | "The Fly" | 01991-10-2727 October 1991 | 1 |
| Reeves, VicVic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff | "Dizzy" | 01991-11-033 November 1991 | 2 |
| Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | "Black or White" | 01991-11-1717 November 1991 | 2 |
| Michael, GeorgeGeorge Michael & Elton John | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | 01991-12-011 December 1991 | 2 |
| Queen | "Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are the Days of Our Lives" | 01991-12-1515 December 1991 | 5 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Wet Wet Wet | "Goodnight Girl" | 01992-01-1919 January 1992 | 4 |
| Shakespears Sister | "Stay" | 01992-02-1616 February 1992 | 8 |
| Right Said Fred | "Deeply Dippy" | 01992-04-1212 April 1992 | 3 |
| KWS | "Please Don't Go"/"Game Boy" | 01992-05-033 May 1992 | 5 |
| Erasure | "Abba-esque" (EP) | 01992-06-077 June 1992 | 5 |
| Nail, JimmyJimmy Nail | "Ain't No Doubt" | 01992-07-1212 July 1992 | 3 |
| Snap! | "Rhythm Is a Dancer" | 01992-08-022 August 1992 | 6 |
| Shamen !The Shamen | "Ebeneezer Goode" | 01992-09-1313 September 1992 | 4 |
| Archer, TasminTasmin Archer | "Sleeping Satellite" | 01992-10-1111 October 1992 | 2 |
| Boyz II Men | "End of the Road" | 01992-10-2525 October 1992 | 3 |
| Charles and Eddie | "Would I Lie To You?" | 01992-11-1515 November 1992 | 2 |
| Whitney Houston | "I Will Always Love You"† | 01992-11-2929 November 1992 | 10 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| 2 Unlimited | "No Limit" | 01993-02-077 February 1993 | 5 |
| Shaggy | "Oh Carolina" | 01993-03-1414 March 1993 | 2 |
| Bluebells !The Bluebells | "Young at Heart" | 01993-03-2828 March 1993 | 4 |
| Michael, GeorgeGeorge Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield | "Five Live" | 01993-04-2525 April 1993 | 3 |
| Ace of Base | "All That She Wants" | 01993-05-1616 May 1993 | 3 |
| UB40 | "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" | 01993-06-066 June 1993 | 2 |
| Gabrielle | "Dreams" | 01993-06-2020 June 1993 | 3 |
| Take That | "Pray" | 01993-07-1111 July 1993 | 4 |
| Mercury, FreddieFreddie Mercury | "Living on My Own" | 01993-08-088 August 1993 | 2 |
| Culture Beat | "Mr Vain" | 01993-08-2222 August 1993 | 4 |
| DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | "Boom! Shake the Room" | 01993-09-1919 September 1993 | 2 |
| Take That featuring Lulu | "Relight My Fire" | 01993-10-033 October 1993 | 2 |
| Meat Loaf | "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"† | 01993-10-1717 October 1993 | 7 |
| Mr Blobby | "Mr Blobby" | 01993-12-055 December 1993 | 1 |
| Take That | "Babe" | 01993-12-1212 December 1993 | 1 |
| Mr Blobby | "Mr Blobby" | 01993-12-1919 December 1993 | 2 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Demus, Chaka !Chaka Demus & Pliers | "Twist and Shout" | 01994-01-022 January 1994 | 2 |
| D:Ream | "Things Can Only Get Better" | 01994-01-1616 January 1994 | 4 |
| Carey, MariahMariah Carey | "Without You" | 01994-02-1313 February 1994 | 4 |
| Doop | "Doop" | 01994-03-1313 March 1994 | 3 |
| Take That | "Everything Changes" | 01994-04-033 April 1994 | 2 |
| Prince !The Artist Formerly Known As Prince | "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" | 01994-04-1717 April 1994 | 2 |
| Di Bart, TonyTony Di Bart | "The Real Thing" | 01994-05-011 May 1994 | 1 |
| Stiltskin | "Inside" | 01994-05-088 May 1994 | 1 |
| Manchester United F.C. | "Come on You Reds" | 01994-05-1515 May 1994 | 2 |
| Wet Wet Wet | "Love Is All Around"† | 01994-05-2929 May 1994 | 15 |
| Whigfield | "Saturday Night" | 01994-09-1111 September 1994 | 4 |
| Take That | "Sure" | 01994-10-099 October 1994 | 2 |
| Banton, PatoPato Banton | "Baby Come Back" | 01994-10-2323 October 1994 | 4 |
| Baby D | "Let Me Be Your Fantasy" | 01994-11-2020 November 1994 | 2 |
| East 17 | "Stay Another Day" | 01994-12-044 December 1994 | 5 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Rednex | "Cotton Eye Joe" | 01995-01-088 January 1995 | 3 |
| Dion, CelineCeline Dion | "Think Twice" | 01995-01-2929 January 1995 | 7 |
| Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton | "Love Can Build a Bridge" | 01995-03-1919 March 1995 | 1 |
| Outhere Brothers | "Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)" | 01995-03-2626 March 1995 | 1 |
| Take That | "Back for Good" | 01995-04-022 April 1995 | 4 |
| Oasis | "Some Might Say" | 01995-04-3030 April 1995 | 1 |
| Livin' Joy | "Dreamer" | 01995-05-077 May 1995 | 1 |
| Robson Green & Jerome Flynn | "Unchained Melody" / "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover"† | 01995-05-1414 May 1995 | 7 |
| Outhere Brothers | "Boom Boom Boom" | 01995-07-022 July 1995 | 4 |
| Take That | "Never Forget" | 01995-07-3030 July 1995 | 3 |
| Blur | "Country House" | 01995-08-2020 August 1995 | 2 |
| Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | "You Are Not Alone" | 01995-09-033 September 1995 | 2 |
| Shaggy | "Boombastic" | 01995-09-1717 September 1995 | 1 |
| Simply Red | "Fairground" | 01995-09-2424 September 1995 | 4 |
| Coolio featuring L.V. | "Gangsta's Paradise" | 01995-10-2222 October 1995 | 2 |
| Robson & Jerome | "I Believe / Up on the Roof" | 01995-11-055 November 1995 | 4 |
| Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | "Earth Song" | 01995-12-033 December 1995 | 6 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Michael, GeorgeGeorge Michael | "Jesus to a Child" | 01996-01-1414 January 1996 | 1 |
| Babylon Zoo | "Spaceman" | 01996-01-2121 January 1996 | 5 |
| Oasis | "Don't Look Back in Anger" | 01996-02-2525 February 1996 | 1 |
| Take That | "How Deep Is Your Love" | 01996-03-033 March 1996 | 3 |
| Prodigy !The Prodigy | "Firestarter" | 01996-03-2424 March 1996 | 3 |
| Morrison, MarkMark Morrison | "Return of the Mack" | 01996-04-1414 April 1996 | 2 |
| Michael, GeorgeGeorge Michael | "Fastlove" | 01996-04-2828 April 1996 | 3 |
| Gina G | "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" | 01996-05-1919 May 1996 | 1 |
| Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds | "Three Lions" | 01996-05-2626 May 1996 | 1 |
| Fugees | "Killing Me Softly"† | 01996-06-022 June 1996 | 4 |
| Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds | "Three Lions" | 01996-06-3030 June 1996 | 1 |
| Fugees | "Killing Me Softly" | 01996-07-077 July 1996 | 1 |
| Barlow, GaryGary Barlow | "Forever Love" | 01996-07-1414 July 1996 | 1 |
| Spice Girls | "Wannabe" | 01996-07-2121 July 1996 | 7 |
| Andre, PeterPeter Andre | "Flava" | 01996-09-088 September 1996 | 1 |
| Fugees | "Ready or Not" | 01996-09-1515 September 1996 | 2 |
| Deep Blue Something | "Breakfast at Tiffany's" | 01996-09-2929 September 1996 | 1 |
| Chemical Brothers !The Chemical Brothers | "Setting Sun" | 01996-10-066 October 1996 | 1 |
| Boyzone | "Words" | 01996-10-1313 October 1996 | 1 |
| Spice Girls | "Say You'll Be There" | 01996-10-2020 October 1996 | 3 |
| Robson & Jerome | "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" / "Saturday Night at the Movies" / "You'll Never Walk Alone" | 01996-11-033 November 1996 | 2 |
| Prodigy !The Prodigy | "Breathe" | 01996-11-1717 November 1996 | 2 |
| Andre, PeterPeter Andre | "I Feel You" | 01996-12-011 December 1996 | 1 |
| Boyzone | "A Different Beat" | 01996-12-088 December 1996 | 1 |
| Various artists | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" / "Throw These Guns Away" | 01996-12-1515 December 1996 | 1 |
| Spice Girls | "2 Become 1" | 01996-12-2222 December 1996 | 3 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Amos, ToriTori Amos | "Professional Widow" (Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix) | 01997-01-1212 January 1997 | 1 |
| White Town | "Your Woman" | 01997-01-1919 January 1997 | 1 |
| Blur | "Beetlebum" | 01997-01-2626 January 1997 | 1 |
| LL Cool J | "Ain't Nobody" | 01997-02-022 February 1997 | 1 |
| U2 | "Discotheque" | 01997-02-099 February 1997 | 1 |
| No Doubt | "Don't Speak" | 01997-02-1616 February 1997 | 3 |
| Spice Girls | "Mama / Who Do You Think You Are" | 01997-03-099 March 1997 | 3 |
| Chemical Brothers !The Chemical Brothers | "Block Rockin' Beats" | 01997-03-3030 March 1997 | 1 |
| Kelly, R.R. Kelly | "I Believe I Can Fly" | 01997-04-066 April 1997 | 3 |
| Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | "Blood on the Dance Floor" | 01997-04-2727 April 1997 | 1 |
| Barlow, GaryGary Barlow | "Love Won't Wait" | 01997-05-044 May 1997 | 1 |
| Olive | "You're Not Alone" | 01997-05-1111 May 1997 | 2 |
| Eternal featuring BeBe Winans | "I Wanna Be the Only One" | 01997-05-2525 May 1997 | 1 |
| Hanson | "MMMBop" | 01997-06-011 June 1997 | 3 |
| Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 | "I'll Be Missing You" | 01997-06-2222 June 1997 | 3 |
| Oasis | "D'You Know What I Mean?" | 01997-07-1313 July 1997 | 1 |
| Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 | "I'll Be Missing You" | 01997-07-2020 July 1997 | 3 |
| Smith, WillWill Smith | "Men in Black" | 01997-08-1010 August 1997 | 4 |
| Verve !The Verve | "The Drugs Don't Work" | 01997-09-077 September 1997 | 1 |
| John, EltonElton John | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"‡ | 01997-09-1414 September 1997 | 5 |
| Spice Girls | "Spice Up Your Life" | 01997-10-1919 October 1997 | 1 |
| Aqua | "Barbie Girl" | 01997-10-2626 October 1997 | 4 |
| Various artists | "Perfect Day" | 01997-11-2323 November 1997 | 2 |
| Teletubbies | "Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!"" | 01997-12-077 December 1997 | 2 |
| Spice Girls | "Too Much" | 01997-12-2121 December 1997 | 3 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Various artists | "Perfect Day" | 01998-01-044 January 1998 | 1 |
| All Saints | "Never Ever" | 01998-01-1111 January 1998 | 1 |
| Oasis | "All Around the World" | 01998-01-1818 January 1998 | 1 |
| Usher | "You Make Me Wanna" | 01998-01-2525 January 1998 | 1 |
| Aqua | "Doctor Jones" | 01998-02-011 February 1998 | 2 |
| Dion, CelineCeline Dion | "My Heart Will Go On" | 01998-02-1515 February 1998 | 1 |
| Cornershop | "Brimful of Asha (The Norman Cook Remix)" | 01998-02-2222 February 1998 | 1 |
| Madonna | "Frozen" | 01998-03-011 March 1998 | 1 |
| Dion, CelineCeline Dion | "My Heart Will Go On" | 01998-03-088 March 1998 | 1 |
| Run-D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins | "It's Like That" | 01998-03-1515 March 1998 | 6 |
| Boyzone | "All That I Need" | 01998-04-2626 April 1998 | 1 |
| All Saints | "Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade" | 01998-05-033 May 1998 | 1 |
| Aqua | "Turn Back Time" | 01998-05-1010 May 1998 | 1 |
| All Saints | "Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade" | 01998-05-1717 May 1998 | 1 |
| Tamperer !The Tamperer featuring Maya | "Feel It" | 01998-05-2424 May 1998 | 1 |
| B*Witched | "C'Est La Vie" | 01998-05-3131 May 1998 | 2 |
| Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds | "3 Lions '98" | 01998-06-1414 June 1998 | 3 |
| Billie | "Because We Want To" | 01998-07-055 July 1998 | 1 |
| Another Level | "Freak Me" | 01998-07-1212 July 1998 | 1 |
| Jamiroquai | "Deeper Underground" | 01998-07-1919 July 1998 | 1 |
| Spice Girls | "Viva Forever" | 01998-07-2626 July 1998 | 2 |
| Boyzone | "No Matter What" | 01998-08-099 August 1998 | 3 |
| Manic Street Preachers | "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" | 01998-08-3030 August 1998 | 1 |
| All Saints | "Bootie Call" | 01998-09-066 September 1998 | 1 |
| Williams, RobbieRobbie Williams | "Millennium" | 01998-09-1313 September 1998 | 1 |
| B, Melanie !Melanie B featuring Missy Elliott | "I Want You Back" | 01998-09-2020 September 1998 | 1 |
| B*Witched | "Rollercoaster" | 01998-09-2727 September 1998 | 2 |
| Billie | "Girlfriend" | 01998-10-1111 October 1998 | 1 |
| Spacedust | "Gym and Tonic" | 01998-10-1818 October 1998 | 1 |
| Cher | "Believe"† | 01998-10-2525 October 1998 | 7 |
| B*Witched | "To You I Belong" | 01998-12-1313 December 1998 | 1 |
| Spice Girls | "Goodbye" | 01998-12-2020 December 1998 | 1 |
| Chef | "Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)" | 01998-12-2727 December 1998 | 1 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Steps | "Heartbeat / Tragedy" | 01999-01-033 January 1999 | 1 |
| Fatboy Slim | "Praise You" | 01999-01-1010 January 1999 | 1 |
| 911 | "A Little Bit More" | 01999-01-1717 January 1999 | 1 |
| Offspring !The Offspring | "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" | 01999-01-2424 January 1999 | 1 |
| Van Helden, ArmandArmand Van Helden | "U Don't Know Me" | 01999-01-3131 January 1999 | 1 |
| Blondie | "Maria" | 01999-02-077 February 1999 | 1 |
| Kravitz, LennyLenny Kravitz | "Fly Away" | 01999-02-1414 February 1999 | 1 |
| Spears, BritneyBritney Spears | "Baby One More Time"† | 01999-02-2121 February 1999 | 2 |
| Boyzone | "When the Going Gets Tough" | 01999-03-077 March 1999 | 2 |
| B*Witched | "Blame It on the Weatherman" | 01999-03-2121 March 1999 | 1 |
| Mr. Oizo | "Flat Beat" | 01999-03-2828 March 1999 | 2 |
| McCutcheon, MartineMartine McCutcheon | "Perfect Moment" | 01999-04-1111 April 1999 | 2 |
| Westlife | "Swear It Again" | 01999-04-2525 April 1999 | 2 |
| Backstreet Boys | "I Want It That Way" | 01999-05-099 May 1999 | 1 |
| Boyzone | "You Needed Me" | 01999-05-1616 May 1999 | 1 |
| Shanks & Bigfoot | "Sweet Like Chocolate" | 01999-05-2323 May 1999 | 2 |
| Luhrmann, BazBaz Luhrmann | "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" | 01999-06-066 June 1999 | 1 |
| S Club 7 | "Bring It All Back" | 01999-06-1313 June 1999 | 1 |
| Vengaboys | "Boom Boom Boom Boom" | 01999-06-2020 June 1999 | 1 |
| ATB | "9pm (Till I Come)" | 01999-06-2727 June 1999 | 2 |
| Martin, RickyRicky Martin | "Livin' la Vida Loca" | 01999-07-1111 July 1999 | 3 |
| Keating, RonanRonan Keating | "When You Say Nothing at All" | 01999-08-011 August 1999 | 2 |
| Westlife | "If I Let You Go" | 01999-08-1515 August 1999 | 1 |
| Halliwell, GeriGeri Halliwell | "Mi Chico Latino" | 01999-08-2222 August 1999 | 1 |
| Bega, LouLou Bega | "Mambo No.5 (A Little Bit Of...)" | 01999-08-2929 August 1999 | 2 |
| Vengaboys | "We're Going to Ibiza" | 01999-09-1212 September 1999 | 1 |
| Eiffel 65 | "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" | 01999-09-1919 September 1999 | 3 |
| Aguilera, ChristinaChristina Aguilera | "Genie in a Bottle" | 01999-10-1010 October 1999 | 2 |
| Westlife | "Flying Without Wings" | 01999-10-2424 October 1999 | 1 |
| Five | "Keep on Movin'" | 01999-10-3131 October 1999 | 1 |
| Halliwell, GeriGeri Halliwell | "Lift Me Up" | 01999-11-077 November 1999 | 1 |
| Williams, RobbieRobbie Williams | "She's the One" / "It's Only Us" | 01999-11-1414 November 1999 | 1 |
| Wamdue Project | "King of My Castle" | 01999-11-2121 November 1999 | 1 |
| Richard, CliffCliff Richard | "The Millennium Prayer" | 01999-11-2828 November 1999 | 3 |
| Westlife | "I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" | 01999-12-1919 December 1999 | 4 |
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