Songs
The biggest records on UK Singles Chart that entered the chart in the 1990s, ranked by Weeks at #1. Click a column to re-sort.
Record Power is the song's own figure: each week on the chart is worth its position as a share of a full chart — a #1 week is 3.5, a #21 week 1.8, a #100 week 0.1 — added up over the run. No credit split and no discount for what else the artist had charting, so a duet and an album-bomb single count the same as any other record. What a song earned each artist is on the artist pages.
Ranked by Weeks at #1, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a chart published by anyone else. How it works →
| # | Song | Record Power | Weeks at #1 | Top-ten weeks | Weeks on chart | Peak | On chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (Everything I Do) I Do It For YouBryan Adams | 75.6 | 16 | 21 | 24 | #1Jul 1991 | Jun 1991 → Dec 1991 |
| 2 | Love Is All AroundWet Wet Wet | 83.9 | 15 | 20 | 43 | #1May 1994 | May 1994 → Mar 1995 |
| 3 | I Will Always Love YouWhitney Houston | 65.7 | 9 | 14 | 31 | #1Nov 1992 | Nov 1992 → Mar 2012 |
| 4 | StayShakespears Sister | 52.1 | 8 | 13 | 22 | #1Feb 1992 | Jan 1992 → Nov 2013 |
| 5 | Think TwiceCeline Dion | 72.6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | #1Jan 1995 | Oct 1994 → May 1995 |
| 6 | BelieveCher | 56.8 | 7 | 12 | 31 | #1Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 → Jun 1999 |
| 7 | WannabeSpice Girls | 51.4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | #1Jul 1996 | Jul 1996 → Jan 1997 |
| 8 | I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)Meat Loaf | 50.6 | 7 | 14 | 18 | #1Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 → Jan 1994 |
| 9 | Unchained Melody/White Cliffs of DoverRobson & Jerome | 44.3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | #1May 1995 | May 1995 → Nov 1995 |
| 10 | I'll Be Missing YouPuff Daddy feat. Faith Evans | 55.4 | 6 | 12 | 31 | #1Jun 1997 | Jun 1997 → Feb 2009 |
| 11 | Rhythm Is A DancerSnap! | 51.9 | 6 | 13 | 19 | #1Aug 1992 | Jun 1992 → Nov 1992 |
| 12 | Earth SongMichael Jackson | 45.2 | 6 | 9 | 26 | #1Dec 1995 | Dec 1995 → Jul 2009 |
| 13 | It's Like ThatRun-D.M.C. & Jason Nevins | 40.5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | #1Mar 1998 | Feb 1998 → Aug 1998 |
| 14 | Something About the Way You Look/CandleElton John | 55.1 | 5 | 12 | 29 | #1Sep 1997 | Sep 1997 → Nov 2010 |
| 15 | Killing Me SoftlyFugees | 46.9 | 5 | 11 | 23 | #1Jun 1996 | Jun 1996 → Dec 1996 |
| 16 | Stay Another DayEast 17 | 44.5 | 5 | 8 | 59 | #1Dec 1994 | Nov 1994 → Dec 2024 |
| 17 | No Limit2 Unlimited | 43.9 | 5 | 12 | 16 | #1Feb 1993 | Jan 1993 → May 1993 |
| 18 | Please Don't Go/Game BoyKWS | 41.0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | #1May 1992 | Apr 1992 → Aug 1992 |
| 19 | The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)Cher | 39.0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | #1Apr 1991 | Apr 1991 → Jul 1991 |
| 20 | Sacrifice/Healing HandsElton John | 37.5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | #1Jun 1990 | Jun 1990 → Sep 1990 |
| 21 | The One And OnlyChesney Hawkes | 37.2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | #1Mar 1991 | Feb 1991 → Jun 1991 |
| 22 | Abba-Esque (Ep)Erasure | 29.6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | #1Jun 1992 | Jun 1992 → Aug 1992 |
| 23 | SpacemanBabylon Zoo | 28.9 | 5 | 6 | 16 | #1Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 → May 1996 |
| 24 | Barbie GirlAqua | 50.8 | 4 | 11 | 30 | #1Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 → Aug 2023 |
| 25 | Saturday NightWhigfield | 46.1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | #1Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 → Feb 1995 |
| 26 | Baby Come BackPato Banton | 45.6 | 4 | 10 | 21 | #1Oct 1994 | Sep 1994 → Mar 1995 |
| 27 | Things Can Only Get BetterD:Ream | 42.2 | 4 | 7 | 25 | #1Jan 1994 | Jan 1993 → Mar 2014 |
| 28 | KillerAdamski | 41.5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | #1May 1990 | Apr 1990 → Jul 1990 |
| 29 | Men in BlackWill Smith | 39.0 | 4 | 9 | 19 | #1Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 → Jun 2012 |
| 30 | Nothing Compares 2 USinead O'Connor | 37.8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | #1Jan 1990 | Jan 1990 → Aug 2023 |
| 31 | Boom Boom BoomThe Outhere Brothers | 37.5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | #1Jul 1995 | Jun 1995 → Sep 1995 |
| 32 | Mr. VainCulture Beat | 37.0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | #1Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 → Nov 1993 |
| 33 | Unchained Melody {1990}The Righteous Brothers | 36.9 | 4 | 9 | 14 | #1Oct 1990 | Oct 1990 → Jan 1991 |
| 34 | Ice Ice BabyVanilla Ice | 35.8 | 4 | 9 | 15 | #1Nov 1990 | Nov 1990 → Feb 2011 |
| 35 | VogueMadonna | 34.5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | #1Apr 1990 | Apr 1990 → Jul 1990 |
| 36 | I Believe/Up on the RoofRobson & Jerome | 34.1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | #1Nov 1995 | Nov 1995 → Apr 1996 |
| 37 | Show Me HeavenMaria McKee | 33.9 | 4 | 8 | 14 | #1Sep 1990 | Sep 1990 → Dec 1990 |
| 38 | Dub Be Good to Me ft Lindy LaytonBeats International feat. Lindy Layton | 33.6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | #1Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 → Apr 1990 |
| 39 | Without YouMariah Carey | 32.9 | 4 | 8 | 14 | #1Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 → May 1994 |
| 40 | Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are the Days of Our LivesQueen | 31.5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | #1Dec 1991 | Dec 1991 → Mar 1992 |
| 41 | FairgroundSimply Red | 31.2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | #1Sep 1995 | Sep 1995 → Dec 1995 |
| 42 | Back For GoodTake That | 30.9 | 4 | 7 | 18 | #1Apr 1995 | Apr 1995 → Jul 1995 |
| 43 | Young at Heart {1993}The Bluebells | 29.2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | #1Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 → Jun 1993 |
| 44 | I Have a Dream/Seasons in the SunWestlife | 29.0 | 4 | 6 | 19 | #1Dec 1999 | Dec 1999 → Apr 2000 |
| 45 | Goodnight GirlWet Wet Wet | 28.5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | #1Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 → Mar 1992 |
| 46 | Ebeneezer GoodeThe Shamen | 28.5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | #1Sep 1992 | Aug 1992 → Nov 1992 |
| 47 | Turtle PowerPartners In Kryme | 27.1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | #1Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 → Sep 1990 |
| 48 | PrayTake That | 25.8 | 4 | 6 | 11 | #1Jul 1993 | Jul 1993 → Sep 1993 |
| 49 | All I Want For Christmas Is YouMariah Carey | 257.9 | 3 | 49 | 139 | #1Dec 2020 | Dec 1994 → Jan 2025 |
| 50 | End of the RoadBoyz II Men | 48.6 | 3 | 10 | 25 | #1Oct 1992 | Aug 1992 → Oct 2011 |
| 51 | Blue (Da Ba Dee)Eiffel 65 | 44.2 | 3 | 7 | 31 | #1Sep 1999 | Aug 1999 → Mar 2000 |
| 52 | Cotton Eye JoeRednex | 40.8 | 3 | 10 | 16 | #1Jan 1995 | Dec 1994 → Mar 1995 |
| 53 | Don't SpeakNo Doubt | 40.8 | 3 | 9 | 21 | #1Feb 1997 | Feb 1997 → Nov 2012 |
| 54 | All That She WantsAce Of Base | 40.3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | #1May 1993 | May 1993 → Aug 1993 |
| 55 | I Believe I Can FlyR. Kelly | 39.5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | #1Apr 1997 | Mar 1997 → Jan 1998 |
| 56 | Perfect DayVarious Artists | 38.2 | 3 | 8 | 23 | #1Nov 1997 | Nov 1997 → Jun 2000 |
| 57 | FirestarterProdigy | 37.5 | 3 | 5 | 61 | #1Mar 1996 | Mar 1996 → Mar 2019 |
| 58 | DreamsGabrielle | 37.4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | #1Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 → Sep 1993 |
| 59 | No Matter WhatBoyzone | 37.2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | #1Aug 1998 | Aug 1998 → Oct 2009 |
| 60 | RE2 Become 1Spice Girls | 36.7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | #1Dec 1996 | Dec 1996 → Jun 1997 |
| 61 | It Feels So GoodSonique | 36.7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | #1May 2000 | Nov 1998 → Dec 2000 |
| 62 | Livin' La Vida LocaRicky Martin | 36.2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | #1Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 → Nov 1999 |
| 63 | Deeply DippyRight Said Fred | 35.3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | #1Apr 1992 | Mar 1992 → Jun 1992 |
| 64 | I Wanna Sex You UpColor Me Badd | 33.6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | #1Jun 1991 | May 1991 → Aug 1991 |
| 65 | Do the BartmanThe Simpsons | 33.0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | #1Feb 1991 | Jan 1991 → Apr 1991 |
| 66 | The Millennium PrayerCliff Richard | 31.2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | #1Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 → Mar 2000 |
| 67 | Ain't No DoubtJimmy Nail | 31.1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | #1Jul 1992 | Jul 1992 → Sep 1992 |
| 68 | MMM BopHanson | 28.8 | 3 | 6 | 13 | #1Jun 1997 | Jun 1997 → Aug 1997 |
| 69 | Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot BikiniBombalurina | 28.5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | #1Aug 1990 | Jul 1990 → Oct 1990 |
| 70 | Mr. BlobbyMr. Blobby | 28.0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | #1Dec 1993 | Nov 1993 → Dec 1994 |
| 71 | Mama/Who Do You Think You AreSpice Girls | 27.9 | 3 | 5 | 20 | #1Mar 1997 | Mar 1997 → Jul 1997 |
| 72 | FastloveGeorge Michael | 27.8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | #1Apr 1996 | Apr 1996 → Aug 1996 |
| 73 | DoopDoop | 27.4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | #1Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 → May 1994 |
| 74 | Five Live (Ep)George Michael, Queen & Lisa Stansfield | 26.4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | #1Apr 1993 | Apr 1993 → Jul 1993 |
| 75 | How Deep Is Your LoveTake That | 25.2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | #1Mar 1996 | Mar 1996 → Jun 1996 |
| 76 | RE3 Lions '98Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seed | 23.1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | #1Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 → Oct 1998 |
| 77 | Never ForgetTake That | 22.9 | 3 | 5 | 19 | #1Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 → Nov 2008 |
| 78 | Gangsta's ParadiseCoolio feat. L.V. | 51.2 | 2 | 12 | 20 | #1Oct 1995 | Oct 1995 → Mar 1996 |
| 79 | Return Of The MackMark Morrison | 50.0 | 2 | 12 | 27 | #1Apr 1996 | Mar 1996 → Aug 2013 |
| 80 | My Heart Will Go OnCeline Dion | 48.0 | 2 | 11 | 22 | #1Feb 1998 | Feb 1998 → Apr 2012 |
| 81 | Baby 1 More TimeBritney Spears | 45.7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | #1Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 → Jul 1999 |
| 82 | C'est La VieB*Witched | 42.4 | 2 | 9 | 19 | #1May 1998 | May 1998 → Oct 1998 |
| 83 | You Are Not AloneMichael Jackson | 41.7 | 2 | 9 | 23 | #1Sep 1995 | Aug 1995 → Aug 2009 |
| 84 | (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with YouUB40 | 40.0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | #1Jun 1993 | May 1993 → Aug 1993 |
| 85 | Oh CarolinaShaggy | 40.0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | #1Mar 1993 | Jan 1993 → Jun 1993 |
| 86 | Would I Lie To You?Charles & Eddie | 38.6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | #1Nov 1992 | Oct 1992 → Feb 1993 |
| 87 | Three LionsBaddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seed | 36.6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | #1May 1996 | May 1996 → Oct 1996 |
| 88 | BreatheProdigy | 36.1 | 2 | 8 | 26 | #1Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 → Jan 1998 |
| 89 | Genie In A BottleChristina Aguilera | 35.6 | 2 | 5 | 29 | #1Oct 1999 | Sep 1999 → Jun 2000 |
| 90 | Let Me Be Your FantasyBaby D | 35.5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | #1Nov 1994 | Nov 1994 → Sep 2000 |
| 91 | Say You'll Be ThereSpice Girls | 35.2 | 2 | 5 | 21 | #1Oct 1996 | Oct 1996 → Mar 1997 |
| 92 | The PowerSnap! | 34.1 | 2 | 7 | 23 | #1Mar 1990 | Mar 1990 → Aug 1990 |
| 93 | Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh!Teletubbies | 33.6 | 2 | 4 | 40 | #1Dec 1997 | Dec 1997 → Oct 1998 |
| 94 | Boom! Shake the RoomDJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince | 33.1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | #1Sep 1993 | Sep 1993 → Nov 1993 |
| 95 | Come on You RedsManchester Utd Football Squad | 32.7 | 2 | 7 | 16 | #1May 1994 | Apr 1994 → Sep 1994 |
| 96 | Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)Lou Bega | 31.7 | 2 | 7 | 17 | #1Aug 1999 | Aug 1999 → Dec 1999 |
| 97 | Sleeping SatelliteTasmin Archer | 31.2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | #1Oct 1992 | Sep 1992 → Jan 1993 |
| 98 | 9PM (Till I Come)ATB | 31.1 | 2 | 6 | 17 | #1Jun 1999 | Mar 1999 → Nov 1999 |
| 99 | Living on My Own {1993}Freddie Mercury | 31.0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | #1Aug 1993 | Jul 1993 → Oct 1993 |
| 100 | Any Dream Will DoJason Donovan | 30.7 | 2 | 7 | 12 | #1Jun 1991 | Jun 1991 → Sep 1991 |
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