Her solo career was slowly dying out with her follow-up single to her 1998 chart topper making a mere number 14. See Billboard's rankings of this year's most popular songs, albums, and artists. "Flying Without Wings" was voted The Record of the Year by the public in the annual ITV poll, and Westlife's début self-titled album reached number two in the charts. During the year, 11 acts had achieved a first U.S. number-one single, including: Britney Spears, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Destiny’s Child, Dru Hill, Kool Moe Dee, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Jay-Z, Santana, and Rob Thomas. Source: UK Office for National Statistics * new entry US name statistics: Name graphs Popular surnames Popular twin names. Pop singer Shania Twain became an international sensation this year. It spanned hits such as the orchestral "From This Moment On", the upbeat "Man! History. Love Is All Around. The first number-one single of the year was "Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. Seventy-seven artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1999, either as a lead or featured artist. Single released in 1999 but peaked in 2000. Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera both started their careers and released their début singles. It was written by Desmond Child and Draco Rosa. Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. This historical price chart for March 1999 British Pound futures (BP, CME) is part of an exhaustive collection of historical charts that covers decades of North America futures / commodity trading. 5 (A Little Bit of...)" from Lou Bega and "9PM (Till I Come)" by ATB made up the top five. 5 (A LITTLE BIT OF …) –•– Lou Bega – 11 (4) 31 35 MAN! Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles. ", "That Don't Impress Me Much" and the soft love ballad "You're Still the One". The British artist whose success grew more than any other during the year (who was not a débuting act) was Robbie Williams. The BRIT Awards ceremony of 1999 was seen as the last one of the millennium, and a special song combining some of the hottest acts of the moment was released. White rapper, Eminem was very successful with his début in the UK; his début single "My Name Is" peaking at number two and his follow-up also hitting the top five. In addition to than Ronan Keating reaching number one with his song from Notting Hill, Madonna and Will Smith both reached number two with soundtrack singles: Madonna with "Beautiful Stranger" from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Will Smith with his US chart-topping single, "Wild Wild West", taken from the film of the same name. Seven artists recorded four singles which reached the top 10 this year: Another Level, B*Witched, Melanie C, Ronan Keating, Vengaboys, Westlife and Will Smith. Other successful acts were DJ Sakin & Friends, Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Artful Dodger, Chicane, Yomanda, Emmie, Wiseguys, Phats & Small, DJ Jean, Moloko, William Orbit, Ann Lee, amongst others. Her début album, Schizophonic peaked at number four in the albums chart, and was well received in the UK and sold over two million copies worldwide. Mr Oizo, Armand Van Helden, Fatboy Slim, Vengaboys and Eiffel 65 all had chart toppers this year. S Club 7 reached the top with their début single "Bring It All Back" in June and quickly became the most successful mixed pop group since ABBA. Even John Lennon's 1981 #1 hit "Imagine" was re-issued, upon which it made #3. Martine McCutcheon, who left her role as Tiffany in the BBC soap opera EastEnders to begin singing topped the UK charts for two weeks with her second single "Perfect Moment". 5ive scored their first number one single with "Keep On Movin'" after numerous consecutive top ten hits. It had also managed to make #39 on import sales. Vocals on the track were provided by Sharon Woolf. The song was taken from their album, Millennium which sold millions worldwide and made number two in the UK. B*Witched, with a fourth and final release from their début self-titled album, "Blame It On The Weatherman" became the first (and as of April 2011[update] only) girl group for their first four releases to début at #1; their success declined quickly thereafter. Of these, twelve went on to record another hit single that year: Alice DeeJay, ATB, Basement Jaxx, Cartoons, Eminem, Glamma Kid, Jennifer Lopez, NSYNC, The Offspring, Phats & Small, Shanks & Bigfoot, Travis. Hip hop trio, Destiny's Child topped the US charts for the first time with "Bills, Bills, Bills". Today it is the second biggest selling album of all time in the UK. American boy bands were also very successful in the UK during the course of the year, with *NSYNC scoring two top ten hits, though their album only made number 30. The most successful album, Come on Over by Shania Twain, spent a cumulative total of ten weeks at the top, followed by Boyzone's By Request with nine weeks in total. Shanks & Bigfoot were British production duo Stephen Meade and Daniel Langsman who hit the top for two weeks with their release "Sweet Like Chocolate". In both cases it was their first recording independent of their bands to make the top 10. This particular Christmas number one was seen of great importance because it would be the one which would span into the new millennium. Shanks & Bigfoot were originally known as Doolally. They had their most successful year in the UK since 1995, and "No Scrubs" became their highest peaking single making number three. The bar chart shows the most popular countries visited by UK residents in 1999. "My Love Is Your Love" marked the first time she had been in the top two of the UK singles chart for over 6 years. Geri Halliwell was by far the most successful Spice Girl during the year. British pop singer Lolly (real name Anna Kumble) was very successful scoring three Top 10 hits (two of which went Top 5) and her album also went Top 25. The accompanying cuddly toy featured in the video also sold well. Three years prior to her ubiquitous chart hit ‘Milkshake’, it was 1999 debut album ‘Kaleidoscope’ that introduced Kelis as one of the most exciting voices in turn-of-the-millennium R&B. British singer-songwriter Elton John had the best-selling single of the decade with his double A-side single " Candle in the Wind 1997 "/" Something About the Way You Look Tonight ", released in 1997. Rate 5 stars Rate 4 stars Rate 3 stars Rate 2 stars Rate 1 star . "We Like To Party", hit number three early on in the year, "Boom Boom Boom Boom" and "We're Going To Ibiza" both became one week chart toppers for the group and "Kiss (When The Sun Don't Shine)" became another number three hit for the group in December. US producer Chris Brann created a dance track "King Of My Castle", with a female vocalist adding to the song. If your exact birth date isn't shown find the closest date before your birthday - this is the song that was number 1 on the day you were born or a later birthday. The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single. No Scrubs ". In particular, a wave of Trance acts from Europe entering the Top 40 throughout the year, some of which initially entered the lower reaches of the Top 100 on import. Her songs are well remembered for being criticised everywhere for being "cheesy", however still being very successful. A total of 28 songs from the year-end top 100 chart… In the singles chart Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca", Eiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" and Cliff Richard's "The Millennium Prayer" all topped the singles charts for three weeks, the joint longest time at number one during 1999. Compiling the greatest songs of what had been a very successful decade in music for her was Celine Dion, with her chart topping greatest hits package All the Way... A Decade of Song. Lead singer Debbie Harry continued to pursue acting as well as being a member of the group. Her former bandmate Emma Bunton lent her talents to Tin Tin Out's "What I Am", steering the song to number two. "Mi Chico Latino" cashed in on the mood of the moment and hit the top for a week during the summer Latino craze of 1999. Tags: 1990s, 1999, Best Selling, chart, Chart Hits, Chart Topping, Hit Singles, Hit Songs, Song Title, Spice Girls, Top 100, UK Charts Top Quizzes Today Figure Out the Disney Lyrics XV 53 With six #1 singles to their name, they unofficially disbanded with both Ronan Keating and Stephen Gately going on to solo success. Maire Brennan was in the line-up of Clannad who scored their first and only top 10 single in 1981 with "Theme from Harry's Game". Basement Jaxx also enjoyed great success during this year. All reaching the Top 10 in the UK, the most successful of these singles was a remix of "That Don't Impress Me Much", which despite only reaching number three in the singles chart became the seventh biggest selling single of the year. She is the oldest female to make number one at 54 years of age, however Cher still holds the record for oldest solo female to reach the top. The top 100 1999 lists the 100 most popular hits in the UK singles music charts in 1999. Cleo, Zainam & Yonah had major success in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States. Will Smith also made number two in the UK with a follow-up release to "Wild Wild West": "Will 2K" became his last UK top three hit until 2003. A third re-issue of ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits pushed up sales of the album to over 3.6 million. Mariah Carey clocked up her 14th number one single in the US, with "Heartbreaker", a collaboration with rapper Jay-Z, which made number five in the UK. 1999 was notable for the number of number one hits that had already charted on import. ABBA were at their peak of popularity again this year, despite not being around with the A-Teens, an ABBA tribute band making their mark on the UK charts with two top 20 hits, remakes of two previous #1 hits for the Swedish quartet, "Super Trouper" and "Mamma Mia". Forty-eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1999. June 22. [4], Many other singles, particularly of the trance genre, also managed to reach the Top 200 prior to their official UK release.[7]. The list on this page is for all #1 hit R&B singles for 1999 using proprietary methods. 1999 emphasised the trend away from girl groups, with solo acts and boy bands dominating the charts. Overall, thirty-six different singles peaked at number-one in 1999, with Westlife (4) having the most singles hit that position. Their covers of ABBA's #2 hit from 1979, "I Have A Dream" and Terry Jacks' #1 hit from 1974 "Seasons In The Sun", saw them steal the Christmas #1 spot and have their longest stay at the top of the charts – a four-week stay. €34,99. –•– Shania Twain – 26 (31) 41 40 BLING BLING –•– B.G. It is widely regarded as the first trance track to reach the top spot in the UK. The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1999, including singles that reached their peak in 1998 or 2000. Melanie C released her début solo single, "Goin' Down", which made number four and was the follow-up to her number three duet with Bryan Adams from the previous year. June 13 – S Club 7 debut at #1 on the UK singles chart with their first single "Bring It All Back" and become the largest vocal group to enter at the top. Their information can differ from that shown in reference guides such as The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles (now The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles ). The Eurythmics won the BRIT Award for "Most Outstanding Contribution to British Music", giving Annie Lennox a ninth BRIT Award. ATB is German producer André Tanneberger, whose single "9pm (Till I Come)" hit number one for two weeks. UK; The first British singles chart was published in the November 14, 1952 edition of the New Musical Express. The song spent weeks in the top 10 (including weeks at number one), sold over 1.445 million copies and was certified 2x platinum by the BPI. Her singing career was relatively short-lived and she soon returned to acting. Single peaked in 1998 but still in chart in 1999. This year also saw the return of American Rock/New Wave band Blondie and their number one single "Maria". Charts 1940 - 1949 (only USA) Charts 1950 - 1959 (1950 and 1951 only USA) Charts 1960 - 1969. The biggest success to come out of the Europop phenomenon was "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65. Topping the UK charts for three weeks, the song managed to sell a million copies and remained in the charts until 2000. The only place you can access the definitive Official Singles and Official Albums Chart Top 100 in full, plus official charts for Dance, Rock, R&B, Vinyl, Streaming and more His second album, I've Been Expecting You returned to the top of the charts for one week and he also scored a second chart topping single with "She's The One". £100 in 1999. Geri Halliwell left Spice Girls in 1999 and recorded her debut solo single, "Look at Me", peaking at number 2. It made number six in the UK charts and set them on course for massive success in the new millennium. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1999. One of the first number one singles of the year came from music producer, Fatboy Slim who topped the charts for one week with his single "Praise You". Southern Californian band, The Offspring are also not as successful in the US as they are in the UK, with their number one single being scored in January with "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)". A1, Britney Spears, Lolly, Martine McCutcheon, S Club 7 and TQ all had two more top 10 singles in 1999. №. "Lift Me Up" became a second chart topper for the ex-Spice Girl and is perhaps Geri's strangest song, with an equally weird music video, in which she befriends a group of aliens and helps them fix their ship. Weeks On Chart----1 The album also topped the charts for a total of ten weeks during the year (11 weeks in total) and took the Christmas number one album position. The two biggest production team hits came from Shanks & Bigfoot and ATB. I Love You)" by Chef and Heartbeat"/"Tragedy" by Steps were the singles from 1998 to reach their peak in 1999. This means that 100 pounds in 1999 are equivalent to 150.72 pounds in 2020.In other words, the purchasing power of £100 in 1999 … Jennifer Lopez, having scored a number one hit in the US with "If You Had My Love", had two top five hits in the UK. UK Top Ten countdown from Radio 1's chart show broadcast on 12th September 1999. by posterboy Plays Quiz not verified by Sporcle . "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)". These included "From the Heart" and "When You Say Nothing at All" (from Notting Hill) and "Wild Wild West" (Wild Wild West). The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. Top 100 Hits from 1990 to 1999. NEW: ALL THE UK CHARTS 1952-1999. Two successful actresses launched successful singing careers. Cliff Richard's "The Millennium Prayer", "Mambo No. Despite these successes, all boy bands paled in comparison to Westlife, managed by Ronan Keating. £150.72 in 2020. Ladies and Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael, Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael, List of UK Dance Chart number-one singles of 1999, List of UK Indie Chart number-one singles of 1999, ABBA overtake The Beatles to score UK’s second biggest selling album, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1999_in_British_music_charts&oldid=917560852, Articles containing potentially dated statements from April 2011, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 September 2019, at 11:29. Title. [1] Continuing the success of their album from 1998 were The Corrs with "Talk On Corners", which topped the charts for a further 4 weeks during 1999, making its total count 10 weeks. I Love You)" by Chef, the South Park character voiced by Isaac Hayes. EVERY WEEK - 5471 PAGES! The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. Steps had the most top 10 singles in 1999 with seven entries. Data based on sales from 3 January 1999 to 1 January 2000. Two Weeks Ago Last Week this Week Certification RIAA Pos Peak. Believe ". 1970s punk rock band Blondie also made a surprise resurgence at the very beginning of the year, making #1 18 years after their previous Top 10 hit (and 19 years after their previous #1). also entering the Top 75 on import before the UK release of 9pm. Sixties Top 2000 on Spotify . This page was last edited on 11 September 2020, at 13:56. Steps' new album, Steptacular containing the million selling single "Tragedy", which hit #1 for one week in January topped the albums chart for 4 weeks and sold very well. See also: UK No 1 Albums 1999 US No 1 Singles 1999. Artist (s) 1. " The single, "Word Up" was a remake of Cameo's number three hit from 1986. Ex-Spice Girl Melanie B was Melanie G throughout the year, having been recently married; she reverted to her maiden name the following year. Two-hundred and three singles charted in the top 10 in 1999, with one-hundred and ninety-three singles reaching their peak this year. I Feel Like a Woman! Between 1990 and 1999, 26 singles sold more than 1 million copies in the United Kingdom. The UK Top 40 with Mark Goodier 14/03/99 https://www.mixcloud.com/terry-obrien2/top-40-1999-03-14-mark-goodier-pt1/ Forty-eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1999. Her newest album Rainbow could only make it to number eight in the UK and sold just 12 million copies worldwide – her lowest global count at the time. The album produced many other hit singles, the followup to his chart topper "Right Here Right Now" peaking at number two, marking his third consecutive top three hit. Dance acts enjoyed great success on the singles chart during the year. First featured in a television advert for Levi's Jeans, its wobbly bass riff catapulted it to the top of the charts for two weeks. The most successful album, Come on Over by Shania Twain, spent a cumulative total of ten weeks at the top, followed by Boyzone's By Request with nine weeks in total. "Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending November 6, 1999. The ultimate guide to hits from the UK Top 40 from the 1950s to the present day with a sophisticated searchable database, and amazing facts and figures. The voice on the track is the voice of Chef in the cartoon, Isaac Hayes, who had previously courted the UK singles chart way back in 1971 with "Theme from Shaft". Title. As a result, many acts in these styles of music received great success. In addition to charts covering single contracts, the collection also includes continuous price charts that can reveal long-term patterns and trends that might otherwise be difficult to detect. Dutch based multi-national dance act, The Vengaboys followed up their number four début "Up And Down" of 1998 with four consecutive top three singles. She would experience greater success with her singles the following year. 08 August 1999 - 14 August 1999 The Official UK Top 40 chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on official sales of sales of downloads, CD, … €39,99 . Boyzone topped the charts twice, first with a remake of a Billy Ocean song, "When the Going Gets Tough", made for Comic Relief and then with a remake of Canadian singer Anne Murray's hit "You Needed Me". Their album By Request, containing both chart-toppers along with the million-selling "No Matter What" from 1998, topped the albums chart for nine weeks and became the most successful album in their career. Only having charted once before in 1997, they scored two consecutive top five hits and one top 15 hit during the year. Ricky Martin became an international star after the release of his massively successful single "Livin' La Vida Loca". [1] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles. Britney Spears was one of nine artists with three top 10 entries, including the number-one single "...Baby One More Time". Oasis singer Liam Gallagher and Steve Cradock from Ocean Colour Scene both appeared on Buffalo Tom's "Going Underground"/"Carnation". Another member of the cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Tatyana Ali (who played Ashley Banks), reached number three with her second single "Boy You Knock Me Out", a follow-up to her début "Daydreamin'", which had been number six the previous November. Here you can find out more about James' two and a half decade history of chart commentary, read the archives dating back to 1992, and read about his other work too. Both this and "Sweet Like Chocolate" were in the top ten best selling singles of the year. Bryan Adams. The Vengaboys "We're Going to Ibiza",[2] Lou Bega's "Mambo No 5",[3] Christina Aguilera's "Genie in a bottle",[4] Wamdue Project's "King of My Castle"[5] and Eiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"[6] all charted within the Top 75 prior to their UK release, with Eiffel 65 entering the Top 40 on import. Her third single released in June fared less well, peaking at number 20. Their first four singles ("Swear It Again", "If I Let You Go", "Flying Without Wings" and "I Have a Dream/Seasons in the Sun") all entered the charts at number one, equalling the record set by B*Witched earlier in the year. It topped the UK charts for three weeks and everyone expected him to make the Christmas number one, however in Christmas week, the position he strongly desired to maintain was stolen from him by new phenomenon boyband, Westlife. Position. Her previous album, The Woman in Me had set various records for country albums and female artists, however Come On Over exceeded those records and became one of the biggest selling albums in the world ever. According to RPM Magazine, the biggest song of 1999 in Canada was “Livin' La Vida Loca” by Puerto Rico's Ricky Martin. The Spice Girls, with four remaining members, reached number one with their first single without Geri Halliwell, claiming the official number one Christmas single at the end of 1998 with "Goodbye"; it was the group's third consecutive number one Christmas single. The album itself is the 11th biggest selling album in the UK with over 3 million copies sold and the second largest selling by a female solo artist, after Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill. The complete USA Charts 1990 - 1999 (€9,99) Also available: The UK Charts 1990-1999 (Top 75) (€9,99) After paying by Pay-Pal we'll send you the file by WeTransfer . The results in this chart are not affiliated with any mainstream or commercial chart and may not reflect charts seen elsewhere. A1, Boyzone, Geri Halliwell, Honeyz, Lolly, Martine McCutcheon, S Club 7 and TQ were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1999. Lou Bega scored success with his only UK single "Mambo No.5". The song was based on "Desiderata", a number seven hit for Les Crane in 1972. James Masterton's Chart Watch UK Welcome to the online home of James Masterton, the internet's longest-serving music writer and author of Music Week's official UK chart analysis. Novelty acts found great success during 1999. As for other girl groups, Cleopatra scored one Top 30 hit with "A Touch Of Love", peaking at number 24, Their T.V sitcom was a smash hit and was No1 in its time slot. The host back in those days was Mark Goodier, and Scott Mills would usually fill … Still used in Cricket matches as their title song, it managed to hit #31 on import sales alone and topped the charts for two weeks when officially released in the UK.