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1995 saw a number of changes occur. Céline Dion's Think Twice, which was released in October 1994 yet took until the end of January to reach the top, was the first UK number 1 single not to be available on vinyl in any form. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Manufacturers put records inside protective and decorative cardboard jackets and an inner paper sleeve to protect the grooves from dust and scratches. ...

Around the middle of the year, the way singles entered the chart started to change. Instead of entering low and climbing up to their peak, singles would now usually enter at their peak, and then climb down the chart. In May, Robson & Jerome became the first British act to debut at number 1 with Unchained Melody, after having sung the song on the ITV programme Soldier Soldier. Robson & Jerome was an English pop group, featuring TV actors Robson Green and Jerome Flynn, who were best known for their British TV series Soldier Soldier. Their debut single Unchained Melody stayed at No. ... Unchained Melody is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions. ... Company logo Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England and Wales the channel was recently rebranded ITV1 by ITVplc who own the regional broadcasting licences for the regions. ... Soldier Soldier was a British television drama series. ...

This was also the year which saw Britpop at its most popular. A highly publicised chart battle in August saw Oasis and Blur battling it out for the number 1 position, having both released their singles on the same day. Blur won the singles battle, with Country House beating Oasis' Roll With It to the top spot, but Oasis would go on to sell more copies of their album than Blur's. Britpop is a British alternative rock movement from the mid 1990s, characterised with the appearance of bands who borrowed many influences from 1960s and 1970s while creating big and catchy hooks, as well as the glamour of earlier pop stardom and the sense that they were creating the soundtrack to... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Cover of Blur: The Best Of - Clockwise from top left: Coxon, James, Rowntree, Albarn Blur is the name of a British rock band. ... Country House is a song by the band Blur. ... Roll With It is a song by British rock group Oasis written by thier lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. ...

Singles that went on to sell over a million copies were Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise, the first rap single to sell over a million in the UK, both of Robson & Jerome's songs (Unchained Melody / White cliffs of Dover, the biggest selling single of the year, and I Believe / Up on the Roof) and Michael Jackson's Earth Song. In addition, a second remix of New Order's Blue Monday (reaching number 17) pushed sales of that song over a million as well. Coolio (born Artis Ivey, Jr. ... Gangstas Paradise is a rap song by Coolio (born Artis Ivey) from the movie Dangerous Minds ( 1995) (starring Michelle Pfeiffer). ... The white cliffs of Dover The white cliffs of Dover, immortalized in popular song and verse (by Vera Lynn and others), are cliffs facing the Strait of Dover near the major port town of Dover, England, in the county of Kent, and form part of the North Downs. ... I Believe is the name of a song written by Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl and Al Stillman in 1953. ... Michael Jackson in 1987. ... New Order, 2005 Promotional shot New Order are an English electronic dance/rock crossover group, which formed in 1980 from Joy Division following the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis. ... Blue Monday is a 1983 single by New Order, often considered an iconic dance music classic. ...

In all, there were 17 number one singles in 1995. As the 1990s continued the amount started to increase, and there wouldn't be a total as low as 1995's until 2003, which saw only 22. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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