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Encyclopedia > 1996 in music (UK)
1990s in music in the UK
List of number one singles
Summaries and charts:
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This is a summary of 1996 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. (Redirected from 1990s in music) 1990 in music International trends Barbadian artists like Gabby, Spice and Square One bring a new sound to Trinidadian soca Mari Boines Gula Gula, and its titular hit single, bring Sami joik-based folk to popular attention Paradise Lost emerges at the forefront of... This is a list of the number one singles on the UK Singles Chart, during the 1990s. ... 1993 These are the UK number one albums of the year: Genesis - Live - The Way We Walk Volume 2: The Longs January 23 for 2 weeks Little Angels - Jam February 6 for 1 week The Cult - Pure Cult February 13 for 1 week Buddy Holly & The Crickets - Words Of Love... This is a summary of 1995 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1996 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1997 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1998 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1999 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2000 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... See also: 1995 in music, other events of 1996, 1997 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 16 - Jamaican authorities open fire on Jimmy Buffetts seaplane, mistaking it for a drug traffickers plane. ...

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Summary

This year saw the introduction of the Spice Girls to the charts, with two of their singles (Wannabe and 2 Become 1) selling over a million copies. The other million selling singles this year came from Babylon Zoo, whos 'Spaceman' song was used in a Levi's commercial, and The Fugees, whos cover of Killing Me Softly With His Song became this year's biggest seller. Victoria, Emma, Mel B, Geri, Mel C; The Spice Girls at the MTV Europe Video Awards 1997 The Spice Girls (1996 – 1998/2000) were a British vocal girl band. ... Wannabe is one of the most recognisable and successful songs of the 1990s. ... 2 Become 1 was the third single the Spice Girls released, taken from their debut album, Spice. ... Babylon Zoo (actually a one-man name, as the only band member was Jas Mann), originally from Wolverhampton in England, was a dance music act of the mid 1990s. ... Levis are a brand of riveted denim jeans manufactured by Levi Strauss & Co. ... The Score album cover. ... Killing Me Softly With His Song is a song composed by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. ...


Robert Miles also enjoyed success with the song 'Children'. Despite only making number 2 in February, it was the 8th biggest selling single of the year. Dreamland CD Cover 23 AM CD Cover Robert Miles (born Roberto Concina, November 3, 1969, in Neuchâtel, Switzerland) is a DJ playing trance, techno and other kinds of music. ...


Charts

Singles

Issue Date Song Title Artist Sales
7 January Earth Song Michael Jackson 80,000
14 January Jesus to a Child George Michael 110,000
21 January Spaceman Babylon Zoo 418,000
28 January Spaceman Babylon Zoo 204,000
4 February Spaceman Babylon Zoo 128,000
11 February Spaceman Babylon Zoo 80,000
18 February Spaceman Babylon Zoo 63,000
25 February Don't Look Back in Anger Oasis 250,000
3 March How Deep is Your Love Take That 257,000
10 March How Deep is Your Love Take That 120,000
17 March How Deep is Your Love Take That 90,000
24 March Firestarter The Prodigy 119,000
31 March Firestarter The Prodigy 80,000
7 April Firestarter The Prodigy 75,000
14 April Return of the Mack Mark Morrison 90,000
21 April Return of the Mack Mark Morrison 90,000
28 April Fastlove George Michael 90,000
5 May Fastlove George Michael 75,000
12 May Fastlove George Michael 55,000
19 May Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit Gina G 75,000
26 May Three Lions Baddiel and Skinner and The Lightning Seeds 110,000
2 June Killing Me Softly With His Song The Fugees 157,000
9 June Killing Me Softly With His Song The Fugees 195,000
16 June Killing Me Softly With His Song The Fugees 173,000
23 June Killing Me Softly With His Song The Fugees 160,000
30 June Three Lions Baddiel and Skinner and The Lightning Seeds 140,000
7 July Killing Me Softly With His Song The Fugees 103,000
14 July Forever Love Gary Barlow 109,000
21 July Wannabe Spice Girls 108,000
28 July Wannabe Spice Girls 154,000
4 August Wannabe Spice Girls 150,000
11 August Wannabe Spice Girls 145,000
18 August Wannabe Spice Girls 125,000
25 August Wannabe Spice Girls 110,000
1 September Wannabe Spice Girls 90,000
8 September Flava Peter Andre 129,000
15 September Ready or Not The Fugees 72,000
22 September Ready or Not The Fugees 75,000
29 September Breakfast at Tiffany's Deep Blue Something 85,000
6 October Setting Sun The Chemical Brothers 99,000
13 October Words Boyzone 232,000
20 October Say You'll Be There Spice Girls 349,000
27 October Say You'll Be There Spice Girls 163,000
3 November What Becomes of the Broken Hearted / Saturday Night at the Movies / You'll Never Walk Alone Robson & Jerome 196,000
10 November What Becomes of the Broken Hearted / Saturday Night at the Movies / You'll Never Walk Alone Robson & Jerome 113,000
17 November Breathe The Prodigy 195,000
24 November Breathe The Prodigy 95,000
1 December I Feel You Peter Andre 87,000
8 December A Different Beat Boyzone 90,000
15 December Knockin' on Heaven's Door / Throw These Guns Away Dunblane 189,000
22 December 2 Become 1 Spice Girls 429,000
29 December 2 Become 1 Spice Girls 300,000

January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Earth Song is a song by Michael Jackson. ... The cover to Michael Jacksons Thriller: Special Edition Michael Jackson in 1987. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... George Michael George Michael (born June 25, 1963) is a Greek-British pop singer/songwriter born in East Finchley, London. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Babylon Zoo (actually a one-man name, as the only band member was Jas Mann), originally from Wolverhampton in England, was a dance music act of the mid 1990s. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Dont Look Back in Anger is a song by British rock band Oasis, written by the bands guitarist, Noel Gallagher. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... Take That was a boy band which originated in Manchester, England in 1990. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... The Prodigy today. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... Mark Morrison is a British musician from Leicester, most famous for his hit Return of the Mack. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... Gina G (born 3 August 1970 in Queensland, Australia) is an Australian pop star that first hit to fame in the 1996 Eurovision song contest when she came 8th with her song . However when she released the single in the United Kingdom, the country she represented in the contest, it... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... Three Lions was the official song of the England football team for the 1996 European Championships, which were held in England. ... David Baddiel (born May 28, 1964) is a British comedian, novelist and television presenter and was educated at Kings College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Cambridge Footlights. ... Frank Skinner (born January 28, 1957) is a British comedian. ... The Lightning Seeds is a band which essentially consists of one person - writer, singer and guitarist Ian Broudie (born August 4, 1958, Liverpool). ... 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... Killing Me Softly With His Song is a song composed by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. ... The Score album cover. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, and the last day of June. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... Gary Barlow Gary Barlow (born January 20, 1971 in Frodsham, Cheshire) is a British singer and songwriter, best known as the ex-leader of the successful boy band, Take That. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... Wannabe is one of the most recognisable and successful songs of the 1990s. ... Victoria, Emma, Mel B, Geri, Mel C; The Spice Girls at the MTV Europe Video Awards 1997 The Spice Girls (1996 – 1998/2000) were a British vocal girl band. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... Peter Andre (born Peter James Andréa, in Harrow, London, UK in 1973) is a singer. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... Breakfast at Tiffanys is a novella by Truman Capote, published in 1958. ... Deep Blue Something is an American rock band best known for its hit single Breakfast at Tiffanys. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... The cover of the Hey Boy, Hey Girl single The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo, comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... Boyzone is an Irish boy band (pop group) of the 1990s, comprising: Keith Peter Thomas Francis John Duffy (born Oct 1 1974) Mikey Christopher Charles Graham (Aug 15 1972) Ronan Patrick John Keating (Mar 3 1977) Shane Eamonn Mark Stephen Lynch (Jul 3 1976) Stephen Patrick David Gately (Mar 17... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... Say Youll Be There is a song released by the Spice Girls a few months after releasing Wannabe, which reached number one in the United Kingdom and United States. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... Youll Never Walk Alone is a song written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II for their 1956 musical, Carousel. ... 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, they scored 5 Number 1 records in the UK (3 singles and two albums). ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Knockin on Heavens Door is a song written by Bob Dylan for the soundtrack of the 1973 film, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. ... The Dunblane massacre occurred at the primary school in the small town of Dunblane in central Scotland. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2 Become 1 was the third single the Spice Girls released, taken from their debut album, Spice. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ...

Albums

Issue Date Album Title Artist
7 January (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis
14 January (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis
21 January (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis
28 January (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis
4 February (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis
11 February (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis
18 February Expecting to Fly The Bluetones
25 February (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis
3 March (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis
10 March (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis
17 March Falling into You Céline Dion
24 March Anthology 2 The Beatles
31 March Greatest Hits Take That
7 April Greatest Hits Take That
14 April Greatest Hits Take That
21 April Greatest Hits Take That
28 April Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette
5 May Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette
12 May 1977 Ash
19 May Older George Michael
26 May Older George Michael
2 June Older George Michael
9 June Load Metallica
16 June 18 Til I Die Bryan Adams
23 June Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette
30 June Recurring Dream - The Very Best Of Crowded House Crowded House
7 July Recurring Dream - The Very Best Of Crowded House Crowded House
14 July Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette
21 July Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette
28 July Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette
4 August Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette
11 August Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette
18 August Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette
25 August Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette
1 September Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette
8 September Coming Up Suede
15 September New Adventures in Hi-Fi R.E.M.
22 September K Kula Shaker
29 September K Kula Shaker
6 October Natural Peter Andre
13 October Greatest Hits Simply Red
20 October Greatest Hits Simply Red
27 October Blue Is the Colour The Beautiful South
3 November A Different Beat Boyzone
10 November Spice Spice Girls
17 November Take Two Robson & Jerome
24 November Take Two Robson & Jerome
1 December Spice Spice Girls
8 December Spice Spice Girls
15 December Spice Spice Girls
22 December Spice Spice Girls
29 December Spice Spice Girls

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