W/E
ARTIST
SONG
WEEKS.
AT NO.1
COMMENTS
25th Jan
Wet Wet Wet
Goodnight Girl
4
Their 2nd UK No 1 saw them moving away from their teeny-bopper image to a broader, older audience with this love ballad.
22nd Feb
Shakespears Sister
Stay
8
Siobhan Fahey (former Bananarama vocalist) and Marcella Detroit had a successful partnership for a couple of years. This was their only No 1.
18th Apr
Right Said Fred
Deeply Dippy
3
Led by former male model and body builder, Richard Fairbrass. They enjoyed 4 Top 10s and much popularity for a couple of years. This was their only No 1.
9th May
KWS
Please Don't Go / Game Boy
5
Short-lived UK band with a cover of KC & The Sunshine Band's No 3 from 1979.
13th Jun
Erasure
Abba-esque EP
5
Vince Clark & Andy Bell had 15 Top 10 hits 1986 to 1994. Four covers of Abba hits were on this EP - Vince and Andy dressed up as the two Abba girls for the videos.
18th Jul
Jimmy Nail
Ain't No Doubt
3
Only UK No 1 for this TV actor from Newcastle who turned to singing for short periods. He later combined the two careers in the tv series "Crocodile Shoes".
8th Aug
Snap
Rhythm Is A Dancer
6
Unusually for dance music production teams, a second chart topper was achieved. They scored 9 Top 10 hits 1990 to 1994. This was their 2nd and final UK No 1.
19th Sep
Shamen
Ebeneezer Goode
4
Named after South American Indian tribesmen, they achieved some notoriety with this thinly-disguised drugs promotion song. This was their only No 1.
17th Oct
Tasmin Archer
Sleeping Satellite
2
The British girl co-wrote the song, but had no more Top 20 hits. This was her only No 1.
31st Oct
Boyz II Men
End Of The Road
3
Vocal harmony quartet from Philadelphia, and Motown's biggest act of the 1990s, with 5 US No 1s. However, this was their only UK No 1.
21st Nov
Charles & Eddie
Would I Lie To You
2