List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1990s
UK Albums Chart number ones |
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The most successful artist of the 1990s was British band
The first number-one album of the 1990s was ...But Seriously by Phil Collins[8] – released in 1989, ...But Seriously first reached number one in December of that year, and remained at the top for eight weeks.[9] It stayed at number one for nine weeks during the decade, and was the biggest-selling album of 1990.[3] The final number one of the 1990s was Come On Over by Shania Twain.[10] Like ...But Seriously, Come on Over remained at number one into the following decade,[11] and was the biggest-selling album of its year.[12] In chart terms, the most successful album of the nineties was Spice, the debut album from the Spice Girls, which spent 15 weeks at number one over five separate runs.[3] The Spice Girls' record label, Virgin Records, was the most successful label of the decade – with an artist roster that included the Spice Girls, Phil Collins and Meat Loaf, Virgin topped the albums chart with 19 different albums for a total of 62 weeks.[13]
Number ones
No. | nth album to top the UK Albums Chart |
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re | Return of an album to number one |
Silver | Silver certification (60,000 units)
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Gold | Gold certification (100,000 units)
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Platinum | Platinum certification (300,000 units)
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† | Best-selling album of the year
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‡ | Best-selling album of the decade |
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No. | Artist[a] | Album[a] | Record label[b] | Reached number one (for the week ending)[a] |
Weeks at number one[a] |
Certification (as of 31 December 1999)[c] |
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1990 | ||||||
402 | Phil Collins | ...But Seriously † | Virgin | 2 December 1989 | 8 | 8× Platinum |
403 | The Christians | Colour | Island | 27 January 1990 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Phil Collins | ...But Seriously † | Virgin | 3 February 1990 | 7 | 8× Platinum |
404 | Sinéad O'Connor | I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got | Ensign | 24 March 1990 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
405 | David Bowie | Changesbowie | EMI | 31 March 1990 | 1 | Gold |
406 | The Carpenters | Only Yesterday: Richard and Karen Carpenter's Greatest Hits | A&M | 7 April 1990 | 2 | 4× Platinum |
407 | Fleetwood Mac | Behind the Mask | Warner Bros.
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21 April 1990 | 1 | Platinum |
re | The Carpenters | Only Yesterday: Richard and Karen Carpenter's Greatest Hits | A&M | 28 April 1990 | 5 | 4× Platinum |
408 | Soul II Soul | Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade | 10
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2 June 1990 | 3 | Platinum |
409 | Luciano Pavarotti | The Essential Pavarotti | Decca | 23 June 1990 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
410 | New Kids on the Block | Step by Step | CBS | 30 June 1990 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Luciano Pavarotti | The Essential Pavarotti | Decca | 7 July 1990 | 3 | 3× Platinum |
411 | Elton John | Sleeping with the Past | Rocket | 28 July 1990 | 5 | 3× Platinum |
412 | Prince | Graffiti Bridge | Paisley Park | 1 September 1990 | 1 | Gold |
413 | Luciano Pavarotti/Plácido Domingo/José Carreras | In Concert | Decca | 8 September 1990 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
414 | George Michael | Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 | Epic | 15 September 1990 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
re | Luciano Pavarotti/Plácido Domingo/José Carreras | In Concert | Decca | 22 September 1990 | 4 | 5× Platinum |
415 | The Charlatans
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Some Friendly | Situation Two | 20 October 1990 | 1 | Gold |
416 | Paul Simon | The Rhythm of the Saints | Warner Bros.
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27 October 1990 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
417 | Elton John | The Very Best of Elton John | Rocket | 10 November 1990 | 2 | 9× Platinum |
418 | Madonna | The Immaculate Collection | Sire | 24 November 1990 | 9 | 12× Platinum |
1991 | ||||||
419 | Enigma | MCMXC a.D. | Virgin | 26 January 1991 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
420 | Sting | The Soul Cages | A&M | 2 February 1991 | 1 | Gold |
421 | Jesus Jones | Doubt | Food | 9 February 1991 | 1 | Gold |
422 | Queen | Innuendo | Parlophone | 16 February 1991 | 2 | Platinum |
423 | Oleta Adams | Circle of One | Fontana | 2 March 1991 | 1 | Gold |
424 | Chris Rea | Auberge | East West | 9 March 1991 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
425 | The Farm | Spartacus | Produce | 16 March 1991 | 1 | Gold |
426 | R.E.M. | Out of Time | Warner Bros.
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23 March 1991 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
427 | Eurythmics | Greatest Hits | RCA | 30 March 1991 | 9 | 6× Platinum |
428[d] | Seal | Seal | ZTT | 1 June 1991 | 3 | 2× Platinum |
re | Eurythmics | Greatest Hits | RCA | 22 June 1991 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
429 | Cher | Love Hurts | Geffen | 29 June 1991 | 6 | 3× Platinum |
430 | Luciano Pavarotti | Essential Pavarotti II | Decca | 10 August 1991 | 2 | Platinum |
431 | Metallica | Metallica | Vertigo | 24 August 1991 | 1 | Platinum |
432 | Jason Donovan/London cast | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Really Useful/Polydor | 31 August 1991 | 2 | Platinum |
433 | Paul Young | From Time to Time – The Singles Collection | Columbia | 14 September 1991 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
434 | Dire Straits | On Every Street | Vertigo | 21 September 1991 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
435 | Guns N' Roses | Use Your Illusion II | Geffen | 28 September 1991 | 1 | Platinum |
436 | Bryan Adams | Waking Up the Neighbours | A&M | 5 October 1991 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
437 | Simply Red | Stars † | East West | 12 October 1991 | 2 | 12× Platinum |
438 | Erasure | Chorus | Mute | 26 October 1991 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Simply Red | Stars † | East West | 2 November 1991 | 1 | 12× Platinum |
439 | Queen | Greatest Hits II | Parlophone | 9 November 1991 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
440 | Enya | Shepherd Moons | WEA | 16 November 1991 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
441 | Genesis | We Can't Dance | Virgin | 23 November 1991 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
442 | Michael Jackson | Dangerous | Epic Records | 30 November 1991 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
re | Queen | Greatest Hits II | Parlophone | 7 December 1991 | 4 | 5× Platinum |
1992 | ||||||
re | Simply Red | Stars † | East West | 4 January 1992 | 5 | 12× Platinum |
443 | Wet Wet Wet | High on the Happy Side | The Precious Organisation | 8 February 1992 | 2 | Platinum |
re | Simply Red | Stars † | East West | 22 February 1992 | 3 | 12× Platinum |
444 | Madness | Divine Madness | Virgin | 14 March 1992 | 3 | 3× Platinum |
445 | Bruce Springsteen | Human Touch | Columbia | 4 April 1992 | 1 | Gold |
446 | Def Leppard | Adrenalize | Bludgeon Riffola
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11 April 1992 | 1 | Gold |
447 | Annie Lennox | Diva | RCA | 18 April 1992 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
448 | Right Said Fred | Up | Tug
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25 April 1992 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
449 | The Cure | Wish | Fiction | 2 May 1992 | 1 | Gold |
re | Simply Red | Stars † | East West | 9 May 1992 | 1 | 12× Platinum |
450 | Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine | 1992 – The Love Album | Chrysalis | 16 May 1992 | 1 | Gold |
451 | Iron Maiden | Fear of the Dark | EMI | 23 May 1992 | 1 | Gold |
452 | Michael Ball | Michael Ball | Polydor | 30 May 1992 | 1 | Gold |
453 | Lionel Richie | Back to Front | Motown | 6 June 1992 | 6 | 4× Platinum |
454 | The Orb | U.F.Orb | Big Life | 18 July 1992 | 1 | None |
455 | Neil Diamond | The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992 | Columbia | 25 July 1992 | 3 | Platinum |
456 | INXS | Welcome to Wherever You Are | Mercury | 15 August 1992 | 1 | Gold |
re | Genesis | We Can't Dance | Virgin | 22 August 1992 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
457 | The Smiths | Best...I
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WEA | 29 August 1992 | 1 | Gold |
458 | Kylie Minogue | Greatest Hits | PWL International
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5 September 1992 | 1 | Platinum |
459 | Mike Oldfield | Tubular Bells II | WEA | 12 September 1992 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
460 | Belinda Carlisle | The Best of Belinda, Volume 1 | Virgin | 26 September 1992 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
461 | ABBA | Gold: Greatest Hits
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Polydor | 3 October 1992 | 1 | 18× Platinum |
462 | R.E.M. | Automatic for the People | Warner Bros.
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10 October 1992 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
463 | The New Power Generation
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Symbol
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Paisley Park | 17 October 1992 | 1 | Platinum |
464 | Simple Minds | Glittering Prize 81/92 | Virgin | 24 October 1992 | 3 | 3× Platinum |
465 | Bon Jovi | Keep the Faith | Jambco | 14 November 1992 | 1 | Platinum |
466 | Cher | Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 | Geffen | 21 November 1992 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
467 | Erasure | Pop! The First 20 Hits | Mute | 28 November 1992 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
re | Cher | Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 | Geffen | 12 December 1992 | 6 | 3× Platinum |
1993 | ||||||
468 | Genesis | The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs | Charisma | 23 January 1993 | 2 | Gold |
469 | Little Angels | Jam | Polydor | 6 February 1993 | 1 | Silver |
470 | The Cult | Pure Cult: for Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners | Beggars Banquet | 13 February 1993 | 1 | Gold |
471 | Buddy Holly & The Crickets | Words of Love | PolyGram TV/MCA | 20 February 1993 | 1 | Gold |
472 | East 17 | Walthamstow | London
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27 February 1993 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Annie Lennox | Diva | RCA | 6 March 1993 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
473 | Lenny Kravitz | Are You Gonna Go My Way | Virgin | 13 March 1993 | 2 | Platinum |
474 | Hot Chocolate
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Their Greatest Hits | EMI | 27 March 1993 | 1 | Platinum |
475 | Depeche Mode | Songs of Faith and Devotion | Mute | 3 April 1993 | 1 | Gold |
476 | Suede | Suede | Nude | 10 April 1993 | 1 | Gold |
477 | David Bowie | Black Tie White Noise | Arista | 17 April 1993 | 1 | Gold |
re | R.E.M. | Automatic for the People | Warner Bros.
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24 April 1993 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
478 | Cliff Richard | The Album | EMI | 1 May 1993 | 1 | Gold |
re | R.E.M. | Automatic for the People | Warner Bros.
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8 May 1993 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
479 | New Order | Republic | Centredate Co | 15 May 1993 | 1 | Gold |
re | R.E.M. | Automatic for the People | Warner Bros.
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22 May 1993 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
480 | Janet Jackson | Janet | Virgin | 29 May 1993 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
481 | 2 Unlimited | No Limits | PWL Continental
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12 June 1993 | 1 | None |
482 | Tina Turner | What's Love Got to Do with It | Parlophone | 19 June 1993 | 1 | Platinum |
483 | Jamiroquai | Emergency on Planet Earth | Sony S2 | 26 June 1993 | 3 | Platinum |
484 | U2 | Zooropa | Island | 17 July 1993 | 1 | Platinum |
485 | UB40 | Promises and Lies | DEP International | 24 July 1993 | 7 | 2× Platinum |
486 | Mariah Carey | Music Box | Columbia | 11 September 1993 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
487 | Meat Loaf | Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell † | Virgin | 18 September 1993 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
488 | Nirvana | In Utero | Geffen | 25 September 1993 | 1 | Gold |
re | Meat Loaf | Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell † | Virgin | 2 October 1993 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
489 | Pet Shop Boys | Very | Parlophone | 9 October 1993 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Meat Loaf | Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell † | Virgin | 16 October 1993 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
490 | Take That | Everything Changes | RCA | 23 October 1993 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
re | Meat Loaf | Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell † | Virgin | 30 October 1993 | 3 | 6× Platinum |
491 | Phil Collins | Both Sides | Virgin | 20 November 1993 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
re | Meat Loaf | Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell † | Virgin | 27 November 1993 | 5 | 6× Platinum |
1994 | ||||||
492 | Diana Ross | One Woman: The Ultimate Collection | EMI | 1 January 1994 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
re | Take That | Everything Changes | RCA | 8 January 1994 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
493 | Bryan Adams | So Far So Good | A&M | 15 January 1994 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
re | Diana Ross | One Woman: The Ultimate Collection | EMI | 22 January 1994 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
494 | Chaka Demus & Pliers | Tease Me | Mango
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29 January 1994 | 2 | Platinum |
495 | Tori Amos | Under the Pink | East West | 12 February 1994 | 1 | Platinum |
496 | Enigma | The Cross of Changes | Virgin | 19 February 1994 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Mariah Carey | Music Box | Columbia | 26 February 1994 | 4 | 5× Platinum |
497 | Morrissey | Vauxhall and I | Parlophone | 26 March 1994 | 1 | Gold |
re | Mariah Carey | Music Box | Columbia | 2 April 1994 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
498 | Pink Floyd | The Division Bell | EMI | 9 April 1994 | 4 | 2× Platinum |
499 | Blur | Parklife | Food | 7 May 1994 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
500 | Deacon Blue | Our Town – The Greatest Hits | Columbia | 14 May 1994 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
501 | Erasure | I Say I Say I Say | Mute | 28 May 1994 | 1 | Gold |
502[d] | Seal | Seal | ZTT | 4 June 1994 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
503 | 2 Unlimited | Real Things | PWL
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18 June 1994 | 1 | Gold |
504 | The Cranberries | Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? | Island | 25 June 1994 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
505 | Ace of Base | Happy Nation | London
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2 July 1994 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
506 | The Prodigy | Music for the Jilted Generation | XL | 16 July 1994 | 1 | Platinum |
507 | The Rolling Stones | Voodoo Lounge | Virgin | 23 July 1994 | 1 | Gold |
508 | Wet Wet Wet | End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits | The Precious Organisation | 30 July 1994 | 4 | 4× Platinum |
509 | Prince | Come
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Warner Bros.
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27 August 1994 | 1 | Gold |
re | Wet Wet Wet | End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits | The Precious Organisation | 3 September 1994 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
510 | Oasis | Definitely Maybe | Creation | 10 September 1994 | 1 | 7× Platinum |
511 | Luciano Pavarotti/Plácido Domingo/José Carreras | The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 | Teldec | 17 September 1994 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
512 | Eric Clapton | From the Cradle | Duck
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24 September 1994 | 1 | Gold |
513 | Luther Vandross | Songs | Epic | 1 October 1994 | 1 | Platinum |
514 | R.E.M. | Monster | Warner Bros.
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8 October 1994 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
515 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road † | Jambco/Mercury | 22 October 1994 | 3 | 6× Platinum |
516 | Nirvana | MTV Unplugged in New York | Geffen | 12 November 1994 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Bon Jovi | Cross Road † | Jambco/Mercury | 19 November 1994 | 2 | 6× Platinum |
517 | The Beautiful South | Carry On up the Charts
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Go! Discs
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3 December 1994 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
518 | The Beatles | Live at the BBC
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Parlophone | 10 December 1994 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
re | The Beautiful South | Carry On up the Charts
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Go! Discs
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17 December 1994 | 6 | 6× Platinum |
1995 | ||||||
519 | Celine Dion | The Colour of My Love | Epic | 28 January 1995 | 6 | 5× Platinum |
520 | Bruce Springsteen | Greatest Hits | Columbia | 11 March 1995 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
521 | Annie Lennox | Medusa | RCA | 18 March 1995 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
522 | Elastica | Elastica | Deceptive | 25 March 1995 | 1 | Gold |
re | Celine Dion | The Colour of My Love | Epic | 1 April 1995 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
523 | The Boo Radleys | Wake Up! | Creation | 8 April 1995 | 1 | Gold |
re | Bruce Springsteen | Greatest Hits | Columbia | 15 April 1995 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
524 | Wet Wet Wet | Picture This | The Precious Organisation | 22 April 1995 | 3 | 3× Platinum |
525 | Take That | Nobody Else | RCA | 13 May 1995 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
526 | Paul Weller | Stanley Road | Go! Discs
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27 May 1995 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
527 | Alison Moyet | Singles | Columbia | 3 June 1995 | 1 | Platinum |
528 | Pink Floyd | Pulse | EMI | 10 June 1995 | 2 | Gold |
529 | Michael Jackson | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Epic | 24 June 1995 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
530 | Bon Jovi | These Days | Mercury | 1 July 1995 | 4 | 4× Platinum |
531 | Supergrass | I Should Coco | Parlophone | 29 July 1995 | 3 | Platinum |
532 | Black Grape | It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah
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Radioactive | 19 August 1995 | 2 | Platinum |
533 | Boyzone | Said and Done | Polydor | 2 September 1995 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
534 | The Charlatans | The Charlatans | Beggars Banquet | 9 September 1995 | 1 | Gold |
535 | Levellers | Zeitgeist | China | 16 September 1995 | 1 | Gold |
536 | Blur | The Great Escape | Food | 23 September 1995 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
537 | Mariah Carey | Daydream | Columbia | 7 October 1995 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
538 | Oasis | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? ‡ | Creation | 14 October 1995 | 1 | 14× Platinum |
539 | Simply Red | Life | East West | 21 October 1995 | 3 | 5× Platinum |
540 | Pulp | Different Class | Island | 11 November 1995 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
541 | Queen | Made in Heaven | Parlophone | 18 November 1995 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
542 | Robson & Jerome | Robson & Jerome † | RCA | 25 November 1995 | 7 | 5× Platinum |
1996 | ||||||
re | Oasis | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? ‡ | Creation | 13 January 1996 | 6 | 14× Platinum |
543 | The Bluetones | Expecting to Fly | Superior Quality | 24 February 1996 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Oasis | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? ‡ | Creation | 2 March 1996 | 3 | 14× Platinum |
544 | Celine Dion | Falling into You | Epic | 23 March 1996 | 1 | 7× Platinum |
545 | The Beatles | Anthology 2 | Apple | 30 March 1996 | 1 | Platinum |
546 | Take That | Greatest Hits | RCA | 6 April 1996 | 4 | 3× Platinum |
547 | Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill † | Maverick
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4 May 1996 | 2 | 10× Platinum |
548 | Ash | 1977 | Infectious
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18 May 1996 | 1 | Platinum |
549 | George Michael | Older | Virgin | 25 May 1996 | 3 | 6× Platinum |
550 | Metallica | Load | Vertigo | 15 June 1996 | 1 | Gold |
551 | Bryan Adams | 18 til I Die | A&M | 22 June 1996 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
re | Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill † | Maverick
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29 June 1996 | 1 | 10× Platinum |
552 | Crowded House | Recurring Dream | Capitol | 6 July 1996 | 2 | 4× Platinum |
re | Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill † | Maverick
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20 July 1996 | 8 | 10× Platinum |
553 | Suede | Coming Up | Nude | 14 September 1996 | 1 | Platinum |
554 | R.E.M. | New Adventures in Hi-Fi | Warner Bros.
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21 September 1996 | 1 | Platinum |
555 | Kula Shaker | K | Columbia | 28 September 1996 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
556 | Peter Andre | Natural | Mushroom | 12 October 1996 | 1 | Platinum |
557 | Simply Red | Greatest Hits | East West | 19 October 1996 | 2 | 6× Platinum |
558 | The Beautiful South | Blue Is the Colour | Go! Discs | 2 November 1996 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
559 | Boyzone | A Different Beat | Polydor | 9 November 1996 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
560 | Spice Girls | Spice | Virgin | 16 November 1996 | 1 | 10× Platinum |
561 | Robson & Jerome | Take Two | RCA | 23 November 1996 | 2 | 4× Platinum |
re | Spice Girls | Spice | Virgin | 7 December 1996 | 8 | 10× Platinum |
1997 | ||||||
562 | Original cast recording[e] | Evita | Warner Bros.
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1 February 1997 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
563 | Reef | Glow | Sony S2 | 8 February 1997 | 1 | Gold |
564 | Texas | White on Blonde | Mercury | 15 February 1997 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
565 | Blur | Blur | Food | 22 February 1997 | 1 | Platinum |
566 | Mansun | Attack of the Grey Lantern | Parlophone | 1 March 1997 | 1 | Gold |
re | Spice Girls | Spice | Virgin | 8 March 1997 | 1 | 10× Platinum |
567 | U2 | Pop | Island | 15 March 1997 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Spice Girls | Spice | Virgin | 22 March 1997 | 4 | 10× Platinum |
568 | The Chemical Brothers | Dig Your Own Hole | Virgin | 19 April 1997 | 1 | Platinum |
569 | Depeche Mode | Ultra | Mute | 26 April 1997 | 1 | Gold |
570 | The Charlatans | Tellin' Stories | Beggars Banquet | 3 May 1997 | 2 | Platinum |
re | Spice Girls | Spice | Virgin | 17 May 1997 | 1 | 10× Platinum |
571 | Michael Jackson | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix | Epic | 24 May 1997 | 2 | Gold |
572 | Gary Barlow | Open Road | RCA | 7 June 1997 | 1 | Platinum |
573 | Wu-Tang Clan | Wu-Tang Forever | Loud | 14 June 1997 | 1 | Gold |
574 | Hanson | Middle of Nowhere
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Mercury | 21 June 1997 | 1 | Gold |
575 | Radiohead | OK Computer | Parlophone | 28 June 1997 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
576 | The Prodigy | The Fat of the Land | XL | 12 July 1997 | 6 | 3× Platinum |
re | Texas | White on Blonde | Mercury | 23 August 1997 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
577 | Oasis | Be Here Now † | Creation | 30 August 1997 | 4 | 6× Platinum |
578 | Ocean Colour Scene | Marchin' Already | MCA | 27 September 1997 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Oasis | Be Here Now † | Creation | 4 October 1997 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
579 | The Verve | Urban Hymns | Hut | 11 October 1997 | 5 | 10× Platinum |
580 | Spice Girls | Spiceworld | Virgin | 15 November 1997 | 2 | 5× Platinum |
581 | Celine Dion | Let's Talk About Love | Epic | 29 November 1997 | 2 | 6× Platinum |
re | Spice Girls | Spiceworld | Virgin | 13 December 1997 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
re | Celine Dion | Let's Talk About Love | Epic | 20 December 1997 | 2 | 6× Platinum |
1998 | ||||||
re | The Verve | Urban Hymns | Hut | 3 January 1998 | 6 | 10× Platinum |
582 | James Horner | Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture | Sony Classical | 14 February 1998 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
re | The Verve | Urban Hymns | Hut | 21 February 1998 | 1 | 10× Platinum |
re | James Horner | Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture | Sony Classical | 28 February 1998 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
583 | Madonna | Ray of Light | Maverick
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14 March 1998 | 2 | 6× Platinum |
re | Celine Dion | Let's Talk About Love | Epic | 28 March 1998 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
584 | James | The Best Of | Fontana | 4 April 1998 | 1 | Platinum |
585 | Pulp | This Is Hardcore | Island | 11 April 1998 | 1 | Gold |
586 | Robbie Williams | Life thru a Lens | Chrysalis | 18 April 1998 | 2 | 8× Platinum |
587 | Massive Attack | Mezzanine | Circa | 2 May 1998 | 2 | Platinum |
588 | Catatonia | International Velvet | Blanco y Negro | 16 May 1998 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
589 | Garbage | Version 2.0 | Mushroom | 23 May 1998 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
590 | Simply Red | Blue | East West | 30 May 1998 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
591 | Boyzone | Where We Belong | Polydor | 6 June 1998 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
re | Simply Red | Blue | East West | 13 June 1998 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
592 | Embrace | The Good Will Out | Hut | 20 June 1998 | 1 | Platinum |
593 | The Corrs | Talk on Corners † | Atlantic | 27 June 1998 | 1 | 9× Platinum |
594 | Five
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Five | RCA | 4 July 1998 | 1 | Platinum |
re | The Corrs | Talk on Corners † | Atlantic | 11 July 1998 | 1 | 9× Platinum |
595 | Beastie Boys | Hello Nasty | Grand Royal | 18 July 1998 | 1 | Gold |
596 | Jane McDonald | Jane McDonald | Focus Music International | 25 July 1998 | 3 | Platinum |
re | The Corrs | Talk on Corners † | Atlantic | 15 August 1998 | 3 | 9× Platinum |
re | Boyzone | Where We Belong | Polydor | 5 September 1998 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
re | The Corrs | Talk on Corners † | Atlantic | 19 September 1998 | 1 | 9× Platinum |
597 | Manic Street Preachers | This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours | Epic | 26 September 1998 | 3 | 3× Platinum |
598 | Phil Collins | Hits | Virgin | 17 October 1998 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
599 | The Beautiful South | Quench | Go! Discs | 24 October 1998 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
600 | Robbie Williams | I've Been Expecting You | Chrysalis | 7 November 1998 | 1 | 10× Platinum |
601 | U2 | The Best of 1980–1990 & B-Sides | Island | 14 November 1998 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
602 | George Michael | Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael | Epic | 21 November 1998 | 8 | 8× Platinum |
1999 | ||||||
re | Robbie Williams | I've Been Expecting You | Chrysalis | 16 January 1999 | 1 | 10× Platinum |
603 | Fatboy Slim | You've Come a Long Way, Baby | Skint | 23 January 1999 | 4 | 3× Platinum |
re | Robbie Williams | I've Been Expecting You | Chrysalis | 20 February 1999 | 1 | 10× Platinum |
re | The Corrs | Talk on Corners | Atlantic | 27 February 1999 | 3 | 9× Platinum |
604 | Stereophonics | Performance and Cocktails | V2 | 20 March 1999 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
605 | Blur | 13 | Food | 27 March 1999 | 2 | Platinum |
re | The Corrs | Talk on Corners | Atlantic | 10 April 1999 | 1 | 9× Platinum |
re | ABBA | Gold: Greatest Hits
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Polydor | 17 April 1999 | 1 | 18× Platinum |
606 | Catatonia | Equally Cursed and Blessed | Blanco y Negro | 24 April 1999 | 1 | Platinum |
re | ABBA | Gold: Greatest Hits
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Polydor | 1 May 1999 | 2 | 18× Platinum |
607 | Suede | Head Music | Nude | 15 May 1999 | 1 | Gold |
608 | Texas | The Hush | Mercury | 22 May 1999 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
re | ABBA | Gold: Greatest Hits
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Polydor | 29 May 1999 | 2 | 18× Platinum |
609 | Boyzone | By Request | Polydor | 12 June 1999 | 2 | 6× Platinum |
610 | Jamiroquai | Synkronized | S2 | 26 June 1999 | 1 | Platinum |
611 | The Chemical Brothers | Surrender | Virgin | 3 July 1999 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Boyzone | By Request | Polydor | 10 July 1999 | 7 | 6× Platinum |
612 | Travis | The Man Who | Independiente | 28 August 1999 | 2 | 9× Platinum |
613 | Shania Twain | Come On Over † | Mercury | 11 September 1999 | 3 | 11× Platinum |
614 | Leftfield | Rhythm and Stealth | Hard Hands | 2 October 1999 | 1 | Gold |
615 | Tom Jones | Reload | Gut | 9 October 1999 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Shania Twain | Come On Over † | Mercury | 16 October 1999 | 3 | 11× Platinum |
616 | Steps
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Steptacular | EBUL
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6 November 1999 | 3 | 3× Platinum |
617 | Celine Dion | All the Way... A Decade of Song | Epic | 27 November 1999 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
re | Steps
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Steptacular | EBUL
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4 December 1999 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
re | Shania Twain | Come On Over † | Mercury | 11 December 1999 | 5 | 11× Platinum |
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By artist
Eight artists spent 12 weeks or more at number one on the album chart during the 1990s.
Artist | Number ones | Weeks at number one | Albums |
---|---|---|---|
Simply Red | 4 | 19 |
• Stars (1991–92, twelve weeks at number one) |
Spice Girls | 2 | 18 |
• Spice (1996–97, fifteen weeks at number one) |
Oasis | 3 | 16 |
• Definitely Maybe (1994, one week at number one) |
Boyzone | 4 | 14 |
• Said and Done (1995, one week at number one) |
Celine Dion | 4 | 14 |
• The Colour of My Love (1995, seven weeks at number one) |
Cher | 2 | 13 |
• Love Hurts (1991, six weeks at number one) |
Luciano Pavarotti[f] | 4 | 12 |
• The Essential Pavarotti (1990, four weeks at number one) |
George Michael | 3 | 12 |
• Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990, one week at number one) |
By record label
Six record labels spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the album chart during the 1990s.
Record label | Number-one albums | Weeks at number one |
---|---|---|
Virgin Records | 19 | 62 |
RCA Records | 10 | 32 |
Epic Records | 10 | 30 |
Polydor Records | 8 | 24 |
Mercury Records | 7 | 24 |
East West Records | 6 | 21 |
Christmas number ones
In the UK, Christmas number one albums are those that are at the top of the
Year | Artist | Album | Record label | Weeks at number one |
Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1990 | Madonna | The Immaculate Collection | Sire | 9 | [25] |
1991 | Queen | Greatest Hits II | Parlophone | 5 | [26] |
1992 | Cher | Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 | Geffen | 7 | [27] |
1993 | Meat Loaf | Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell | Virgin | 11 | [28] |
1994 | The Beautiful South | Carry On up the Charts
|
Go! Discs
|
7 | [29] |
1995 | Robson & Jerome | Robson & Jerome | RCA | 7 | [30] |
1996 | Spice Girls | Spice | Virgin | 15 | [31] |
1997 | Celine Dion | Let's Talk About Love | Epic | 5 | [32] |
1998 | George Michael | Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael | Epic | 8 | [33] |
1999 | Shania Twain | Come On Over | Mercury | 11 | [34] |
Notes
- ^ a b c d The artist, album, week ending date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the OCC.[9][11][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
- ^ The record labels are those given by the OCC.[22]
- ^ The certifications are those awarded by the BPI as of 31 December 1999.[6]
- ^ a b Seal released two number-one albums during the 1990s, both of which were eponymously titled.[23]
- Madonna & Various Artists.[23]
- ^ The totals for Luciano Pavarotti include two albums co-credited with Plácido Domingo and José Carreras.
References
- ^ The Official UK Charts Company. 2007. Archived from the originalon 10 January 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart". London: BBC Radio 1. 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the originalon 9 August 2005. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ a b c "Top 10 Selling Albums of the 1990s in the UK". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. 16 August 2003.
- from the original on 17 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Certified Awards Search". London: British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- from the original on 25 November 2010.
- ^ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 13th January 1990". Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ a b "All the Number One Albums: 1990". London: Official Charts Company. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 1st January 2000". Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ a b "All the Number One Albums: 1999". London: Official Charts Company. 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- from the original on 29 February 2016.
- OCLC 37740500.
- ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1991". London: Official Charts Company. 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1992". London: Official Charts Company. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1993". London: Official Charts Company. 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1994". London: Official Charts Company. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1995". London: Official Charts Company. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1996". London: Official Charts Company. 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1997". London: Official Charts Company. 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1998". London: Official Charts Company. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the originalon 9 August 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- The Official UK Charts Company. 2007. Archived from the originalon 18 December 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 29th December 1990". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 28th December 1991". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 26th December 1992". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 25th December 1993". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 31st December 1994". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 30th December 1995". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 29th December 1996". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 27th December 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 26th December 1998". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 25th December 1999". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
External links
- "Official UK Albums Top 100 at the Official Charts Company". Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart at BBC Radio 1