List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s

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The following lists the number one singles on the Australian Singles Chart, along with other substantial hits, during the 1990s. The source for this decade is the ARIA Charts.

1990

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
6 January	The B-52's	"Love Shack"	8 weeks
13 January
20 January
27 January
3 February
10 February
17 February	Aerosmith	"Janie's Got a Gun"	1 week
24 February	Sinéad O'Connor	"Nothing Compares 2 U" (highest-selling single of the year)	8 weeks
3 March
10 March
17 March
24 March
31 March
7 April
14 April
21 April	Paula Abdul	"Opposites Attract"	2 weeks
28 April
5 May	Madonna	"Vogue"/"Keep It Together"	5 weeks
12 May
19 May
26 May
2 June
9 June	Heart	"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"	4 weeks
16 June
23 June
30 June
7 July	Roxette	"It Must Have Been Love"	2 weeks
14 July
21 July	MC Hammer	"U Can't Touch This"	5 weeks
28 July
4 August
11 August
18 August
25 August	Faith No More	"Epic"	3 weeks
1 September
8 September
15 September	Jon Bon Jovi	"Blaze of Glory"	6 weeks
22 September
29 September
6 October
13 October
20 October
27 October	Young MC	"Bust a Move"	1 week
3 November	Skyhooks	"Jukebox in Siberia"	2 weeks
10 November
17 November	Deee-Lite	"Groove Is in the Heart"	1 week
24 November	The Righteous Brothers	"Unchained Melody"	7 weeks
1 December
8 December
15 December
22 December
29 December

Top 5 singles by Australian and New Zealand artists

1. "Better the Devil You Know" – Kylie Minogue
2. "Mona" – Craig McLachlan and Check 1–2
3. "I Need Your Body" – Tina Arena
4. "Crying in the Chapel" – Peter Blakeley
5. "Lay Down Your Guns" – Jimmy Barnes
6. "Show No Mercy" – Mark Williams

Other hits
Songs which peaked at number two included "I Feel the Earth Move" by Martika, "I Want That Man" by Deborah Harry, "Ride On Time" by Black Box, "Don't Know Much" by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" by Michael Bolton, "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips, "Joey" by Concrete Blonde, "Close to You" by Maxi Priest, and "Suicide Blonde" by INXS.

Other major hits (with their peak positions noted) included "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" (3) by Milli Vanilli, "Crying in the Chapel" (3) by Peter Blakeley, "Black Velvet" (3) by Alannah Myles, "Lay Down Your Guns" (4) by Jimmy Barnes, "I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You" (4) by Absent Friends, "Pump Up the Jam" (4) by Technotronic featuring Felly, "Love and Kisses" (4) by Dannii Minogue, "Justify My Love" (4) by Madonna, "Lambada" (5) by Kaoma, "Chain Reaction" (6) by John Farnham, "Summer Rain" (6) by Belinda Carlisle, "Sacrifice" (7) by Elton John, "Hanky Panky" (6) by Madonna, "Blue Sky Mine" (8) by Midnight Oil, "Step by Step" (8) by New Kids on the Block and "Vision of Love" (9) by Mariah Carey.

1991

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
5 January	The Righteous Brothers	"Unchained Melody"	7 weeks
12 January	Vanilla Ice	"Ice Ice Baby"	3 weeks
19 January
26 January
2 February	Divinyls	"I Touch Myself"	2 weeks
9 February
16 February	Londonbeat	"I've Been Thinking About You"	4 weeks
23 February
2 March
9 March
16 March	The Simpsons	"Do the Bartman"	1 week
23 March	Dimples D.	"Sucker DJ"	2 weeks
30 March
6 April	Julee Cruise	"Falling"	1 week
13 April	Roxette	"Joyride"	3 weeks
20 April
27 April
4 May	Ratcat	Tingles EP	2 weeks
11 May
18 May	Daryl Braithwaite	"The Horses"	2 weeks
25 May
1 June	Ratcat	"Don't Go Now"	1 week
8 June	Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta	"The Grease Megamix"	5 weeks
15 June
22 June
29 June
6 July
13 July	Melissa	"Read My Lips"	2 weeks
20 July
27 July	Bryan Adams	"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (highest-selling single of the year)	11 weeks
3 August
10 August
17 August
24 August
31 August
7 September
14 September
21 September
28 September
5 October
12 October	Martika	"Love... Thy Will Be Done"	1 week
19 October	Big Audio Dynamite	"Rush"	2 weeks
26 October
2 November	U2	"The Fly"	1 week
9 November	Right Said Fred	"I'm Too Sexy"	3 weeks
16 November
23 November
30 November	Michael Jackson	"Black or White"	8 weeks
7 December
14 December
21 December
28 December

Top 5 singles by Australian and New Zealand artists

1. Tingles (EP) – Ratcat
2. "The Horses" – Daryl Braithwaite
3. "Read My Lips" – Melissa
4. "I Touch Myself" – Divinyls
5. "Better" – The Screaming Jets

Other hits
Songs which peaked at number two included "Sadeness (Part I)" by Enigma, "Rhythm of My Heart" by Rod Stewart, "Rush Rush" by Paula Abdul, "Unforgettable" by Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole, "More Than Words" by Extreme, and "Break in the Weather" by Jenny Morris.

Other major hits (with peak positions shown), included "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" (3) by C+C Music Factory, "Fantasy" (3) by Black Box, "You Could Be Mine" (3) by Guns N' Roses, "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" (3) by UB40, "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (3) by John Farnham and Jimmy Barnes, "How to Dance" (3) by the Bingoboys featuring Princessa, "Better" (4) by The Screaming Jets, "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" (4) by Cher, "I Wanna Sex You Up" (4) by Color Me Badd, "I've Got To Go Now" (5) by Toni Childs, "Ain't No Sunshine" (5) by the Rockmelons featuring Deni Hines, "Burn for You" (5) by John Farnham, "Black Cat" (6) by Janet Jackson, "When Your Love Is Gone" (7) by Jimmy Barnes, "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" (7) by P.M. Dawn, "From a Distance" (8) by Bette Midler, "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" (9) by Bryan Adams, "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" (9) by the Pet Shop Boys, "Crazy" (9) by Seal, "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" (10) by Lenny Kravitz, "Treaty" (11) by Yothu Yindi, "Where Are You Now?" (13) by Roxus.

1992

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
4 January	Michael Jackson	"Black or White"	8 weeks
11 January
18 January
25 January	Salt-n-Pepa	"Let's Talk About Sex"	4 weeks
1 February
8 February
15 February
22 February	Euphoria	"Love You Right"	2 weeks
29 February
7 March	Julian Lennon	"Saltwater"	4 weeks
14 March
21 March
28 March
4 April	The Twelfth Man featuring MCG Hammer	"Marvellous!"	2 weeks
11 April
18 April	Red Hot Chili Peppers	"Under the Bridge"	4 weeks
25 April
2 May
9 May
16 May	Mr. Big	"To Be with You"	3 weeks
23 May
30 May
6 June	Euphoria	"One in a Million"	1 week
13 June	Girlfriend	"Take It from Me"	2 weeks
20 June
27 June	Kris Kross	"Jump"	3 weeks
4 July
11 July
18 July	Vanessa Williams	"Save the Best for Last"	1 week
25 July	Richard Marx	"Hazard"	3 weeks
1 August
8 August
15 August	José Carreras and Sarah Brightman	"Amigos Para Siempre"	6 weeks
22 August
29 August
5 September
12 September
19 September
26 September	Bobby Brown	"Humpin' Around"	1 week
3 October	Billy Ray Cyrus	"Achy Breaky Heart" (highest-selling single of the year)	7 weeks
10 October
17 October
24 October
31 October
7 November
14 November
21 November	Boyz II Men	"End of the Road"	4 weeks
28 November
5 December
12 December
19 December	Whitney Houston	"I Will Always Love You"	10 weeks
26 December

Top 5 singles by Australian and New Zealand artists

1. "The Day You Went Away" by Wendy Matthews
2. "Take It from Me" – Girlfriend
3. "Ordinary Angels" (Clunk (EP)) – Frente!
4. "Way Out West" – James Blundell and James Reyne
5. "Love You Right" – Euphoria

Other hits
Songs which peaked at number two included "Cream" by Prince and The New Power Generation, "Rocket Man" by Kate Bush, "Get Ready for This" by 2 Unlimited, "Way Out West" by James Blundell and James Reyne, "Please Don't Go" by KWS, "Life Is a Highway" by Tom Cochrane, "The Best Things in Life Are Free" by Janet Jackson and Luther Vandross, and "The Day You Went Away" by Wendy Matthews.

Some songs that were major hits during the year (with peak positions shown) include: "Stay" (3) by Shakespear's Sister, "Love Is in the Air (Ballroom Mix)" (3) by John Paul Young, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (3) by Elton John and George Michael, "Rhythm Is a Dancer" (3) by Snap!, "Too Funky" (3) by George Michael, As Ugly as They Wanna Be (EP) (4) by Ugly Kid Joe, "That Word (L.O.V.E.)" (4) by the Rockmelons featuring Deni Hines, "Erotica" (4) by Madonna, "November Rain" (5) by Guns N' Roses, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (5) by Nirvana, "Cry" (5) by Lisa Edwards, "In the Closet" (5) and "Remember the Time" (6) by Michael Jackson, "Not a Day Goes By" (5) and "Heaven Knows" (6) by Rick Price, "Everything's Alright" (6) by John Farnham, Kate Ceberano and Jon Stevens, "Be My Baby" (6) by Teen Queens, "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (7) by Sophie B. Hawkins, "I Can Feel It" (7) by Radio Freedom, "Gett Off" (8) by Prince and The New Power Generation and "This Used to Be My Playground" (9) by Madonna.

1993

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
2 January	Whitney Houston	"I Will Always Love You"	10 weeks
9 January
16 January
23 January
30 January
6 February
13 February
20 February
27 February	Sonia Dada	"You Don't Treat Me No Good"	4 weeks
6 March
13 March
20 March
27 March	Ugly Kid Joe	"Cat's in the Cradle"	1 week
3 April	Lenny Kravitz	"Are You Gonna Go My Way"	6 weeks
10 April
17 April
24 April
1 May
8 May
15 May	Faith No More	"Easy"	2 weeks
22 May
29 May	Janet Jackson	"That's the Way Love Goes"	1 week
5 June	Snow	"Informer"	5 weeks
12 June
19 June
26 June
3 July
10 July	UB40	"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You"	7 weeks
17 July
24 July
31 July
7 August
14 August
21 August
28 August	Billy Joel	"The River of Dreams"	1 week
4 September	Meat Loaf	"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (highest-selling single of the year)	8 weeks
11 September
18 September
25 September
2 October
9 October
16 October
23 October
30 October	Culture Beat	"Mr. Vain"	1 week
6 November	Ace of Base	"All That She Wants"	3 weeks
13 November
20 November
27 November	Bryan Adams	"Please Forgive Me"	7 weeks
4 December
11 December
18 December
25 December

Top 5 singles by Australian and New Zealand artists

1. "Gimme Little Sign" – Peter Andre
2. "Stone Cold" – Jimmy Barnes
3. "This Is It" – Dannii Minogue
4. "You Were There" – Southern Sons
5. "Accidently Kelly Street" – Frente!

Other hits
Songs which peaked at number two were "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" by Taylor Dayne, "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" by Inner Circle, "What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes, and "Dreams" by Gabrielle.

Songs which peaked at number 3 were "How Do You Talk to an Angel" by The Heights, "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" (Remix) by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, "You Ain't Thinking (About Me)" by Sonia Dada, "Gimme Little Sign" by Peter Andre, "Two Princes" by Spin Doctors, "Freak Me" by Silk, and "If I Can't Have You" by Kim Wilde.

Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Accidentally Kelly Street" (4) by Frente!, "House of Love" (4) by East 17, "Give In to Me" (4) by Michael Jackson, "Dreams" (4) by Gabrielle, "The Key: The Secret" (4) by Urban Cookie Collective, "Would I Lie to You?" (4) by Charles and Eddie, "Oh Carolina" (4) by Shaggy, "Rain" (5) by Madonna, "Sexy MF" (5) and "My Name Is Prince" (9) by Prince and The New Power Generation, "The Floor" (5) by Johnny Gill, "Creep" (6) by Radiohead, "Everybody Hurts" (6) by R.E.M., "Dreamlover" (7) by Mariah Carey, "Believe" (8) by Lenny Kravitz and "Go West" (10) by the Pet Shop Boys.

Hits by Australasian artists also included "The Weight" (6) by Jimmy Barnes and The Badloves, "I Want You" (10) and "In Your Room" (10) both by Toni Pearen, "You're So Vain" (11) by Chocolate Starfish and "Funky Junky" (13) by Peter Andre.

1994

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
1 January	Bryan Adams	"Please Forgive Me"	7 weeks
8 January
15 January	DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince	"Boom! Shake the Room"	1 week
22 January	Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting	"All for Love"	2 weeks
29 January
5 February	Cut 'N' Move	"Give It Up"	4 weeks
12 February
19 February
26 February
5 March	East 17	"It's Alright"	7 weeks
12 March
19 March
26 March
2 April
9 April
16 April
23 April	Celine Dion	"The Power of Love"	1 week
30 April	Ace of Base	"The Sign"	4 weeks
7 May
14 May
21 May
28 May	Prince	"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"	2 weeks
4 June
11 June	Crash Test Dummies	"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"	3 weeks
18 June
25 June
2 July	Wet Wet Wet	"Love Is All Around" (highest-selling single of the year)	6 weeks
9 July
16 July
23 July
30 July
6 August
13 August	All-4-One	"I Swear"	5 weeks
20 August
27 August
3 September
10 September
17 September	Kylie Minogue	"Confide in Me"	4 weeks
24 September
1 October
8 October
15 October	Boyz II Men	"I'll Make Love to You"	2 weeks
22 October
29 October	Silverchair	"Tomorrow"	6 weeks
5 November
12 November
19 November
26 November
3 December
10 December	Sheryl Crow	"All I Wanna Do"	1 week
17 December	The Cranberries	"Zombie"	8 weeks
24 December
31 December

Top 5 singles by Australian and New Zealand artists

1. "Tomorrow" – Silverchair
2. "Confide in Me" – Kylie Minogue
3. "Chains" – Tina Arena
4. "Mountain" – Chocolate Starfish
5. "Lonely"/"Bizarre Love Triangle" – Frente!

Other hits
Songs which peaked at number two were "Shoop" by Salt-n-Pepa, "Asshole" by Denis Leary, "Slave to the Music" by Twenty 4 Seven, "Said I Loved You...But I Lied" by Michael Bolton, "Whatta Man" by Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue, "Breathe Again" by Toni Braxton, "Right in the Night (Fall in Love with Music)" by Jam & Spoon featuring Plavka, "Absolutely Fabulous" by Absolutely Fabulous (Pet Shop Boys), "100% Pure Love" by Crystal Waters, "Endless Love" by Mariah Carey and Luther Vandross, "Always" by Bon Jovi, and "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey.

Songs which peaked at number three were "Without You" by Mariah Carey, "Stay" by Eternal, "Swamp Thing" by The Grid, "7 Seconds" by Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry, "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails, and "Spin the Black Circle" by Pearl Jam.

Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Chains" (4) by Tina Arena, "Streets of Philadelphia" (4) by Bruce Springsteen, "Closer" (4) by Nine Inch Nails, "Doop" (4) by Doop, "Around the World" (4) by East 17, "Secret" (5) by Madonna, "Moving on Up" (5) by M People, "Stay (I Missed You)" (5) by Lisa Loeb, "One" (live) (5) by Metallica, "On Bended Knee" (7) by Boyz II Men, "I'll Remember" (7) by Madonna, "Come Out and Play" (8) by The Offspring, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (9) by Elton John and "Things Can Only Get Better" (9) by D:Ream.

Hits by Australasian artists also included "Hands Out of My Pocket" (9) by Cold Chisel, "The Winner Is..." (9) by Southend with Nik Fish and "More Wine Waiter Please" (10) by The Poor.

1995

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
7 January	The Cranberries	"Zombie"	8 weeks
14 January
21 January
28 January
4 February
11 February	Real McCoy	"Another Night"	6 weeks
18 February
25 February
4 March
11 March
18 March
25 March	Hocus Pocus	"Here's Johnny!"	6 weeks
1 April
8 April
15 April
22 April
29 April
6 May	Take That	"Back for Good"	2 weeks
13 May
20 May	Merril Bainbridge	"Mouth"	6 weeks
27 May
3 June
10 June
17 June
24 June
1 July	Bryan Adams	"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"	1 week
8 July	U2	"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"	6 weeks
15 July
22 July
29 July
5 August
12 August
19 August	Jann Arden	"Insensitive"	1 week
26 August	Seal	"Kiss from a Rose"	6 weeks
2 September
9 September
16 September
23 September
30 September
7 October	Mariah Carey	"Fantasy"	1 week
14 October	N-Trance	"Stayin' Alive"	1 week
21 October	Coolio featuring L.V.	"Gangsta's Paradise" (highest-selling single of the year, longest chart run of the 1990s)	13 weeks
28 October
4 November
11 November
18 November
25 November
2 December
9 December
16 December
23 December
30 December

Top 5 singles by Australian and New Zealand artists

1. "Mouth" – Merril Bainbridge
2. "Let's Groove" – CDB
3. "Tomorrow" – Silverchair
4. "Mysterious Girl" – Peter Andre
5. "Under the Water" – Merril Bainbridge

Other hits
Songs which peaked at number two were "Pure Massacre" by Silverchair, "Here Comes the Hotstepper" by Ini Kamoze, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Nicki French, "Think Twice" by Celine Dion, "Scream"/"Childhood" by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson, "Excalibur" by F.C.B., "Alice, Who the Fuck Is Alice?" by The Steppers, "Where the Wild Roses Grow" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue, "Let's Groove" by CDB, and Merkin Ball ("I Got Id") by Pearl Jam.

Songs which peaked at number three were "Stay Another Day" by East 17, "Sukiyaki" by 4 P.M., "Strong Enough" by Sheryl Crow, and "Shy Guy" by Diana King.

Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Waterfalls" (4) by TLC, "You Oughta Know" (4) by Alanis Morissette, "Short Dick Man" (4) by 20 Fingers featuring Gillette, "This Ain't a Love Song" (4) by Bon Jovi, "Under the Water" (4) by Merril Bainbridge, "It's Alright" (4) by Deni Hines, "Somebody's Crying" (5) by Chris Isaak, "Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)" (5) by The Outhere Brothers, "Ode to My Family" (5) by The Cranberries, "Bedtime Story" (5) by Madonna, "Self Esteem" (6) by The Offspring, "A Girl Like You" (6) by Edwyn Collins, "You Are Not Alone" (7) by Michael Jackson, "When I Come Around" (7) by Green Day, "As I Lay Me Down" (7) by Sophie B. Hawkins, "Runaway" (8) by Janet Jackson, "Cotton Eye Joe" (8) by Rednex, "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing" (9) by Chris Isaak and "You'll See" (9) by Madonna.

Hits by Australasian artists also included "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)" (7) by Tina Arena and "Put Yourself in My Place" (11) by Kylie Minogue.

1996

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
6 January	Coolio featuring L.V.	"Gangsta's Paradise"	13 weeks
13 January
20 January	George Michael	"Jesus to a Child"	2 weeks
27 January
3 February	Shaggy	"Boombastic"	5 weeks
10 February	Oasis	"Wonderwall"	1 week
17 February	Shaggy	"Boombastic"	5 weeks
24 February
2 March
9 March
16 March	Joan Osborne	"One of Us"	4 weeks
23 March
30 March
6 April
13 April	OMC	"How Bizarre"	5 weeks
20 April
27 April
4 May
11 May
18 May	George Michael	"Fastlove"	4 weeks
25 May
1 June	Metallica	"Until It Sleeps"	1 week
8 June	George Michael	"Fastlove"	4 weeks
15 June
22 June	Fugees	"Killing Me Softly"	7 weeks
29 June
6 July
13 July
20 July
27 July
3 August
10 August	Celine Dion	"Because You Loved Me"/"The Power of the Dream"	3 weeks
17 August
24 August
31 August	Los del Río	"Macarena" (highest-selling single of the year)	9 weeks
7 September
14 September
21 September
28 September
5 October
12 October
19 October
26 October
2 November	Spice Girls	"Wannabe"	11 weeks
9 November
16 November
23 November
30 November
7 December
14 December
21 December
28 December

Top 5 singles by Australian and New Zealand artists

1. "How Bizarre" – OMC
2. "I Want You" – Savage Garden
3. "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" – Gina G
4. "Get Down on It" – Peter Andre featuring Past to Present
5. "Apple Eyes" – Swoop

Other hits
Songs which peaked at number two were "Boom Boom Boom" by The Outhere Brothers, "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, "Be My Lover" by La Bouche, "Missing" by Everything but the Girl, "Father and Son" by Boyzone, "X-Files Theme" by Triple X, "Nobody Knows" by The Tony Rich Project, "Theme from Mission: Impossible" by Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison, "Macarena" by Los del Mar, "Hero of the Day" by Metallica, "You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton, "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis, "What's Love Got to Do with It" by Warren G featuring Adina Howard, and "Where Do You Go" by No Mercy.

Songs which peaked at number three were "Give Me One Reason" by Tracy Chapman, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by Deep Blue Something, "Have a Little Faith" by John Farnham, "Spaceman" by Babylon Zoo, "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette, "Just a Girl" by No Doubt, and "I'll Be There for You" by The Rembrandts.

Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "I Want You" (4) by Savage Garden, "California Love" (4) by 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman, "Father and Son" (4) by Boyzone, "Sometimes When We Touch" (5) by Newton, "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" (5) by Gina G, "Children" (5) by Robert Miles, "Mother Mother" (5) by Tracy Bonham, "Glycerine" (5) by Bush, "It's Oh So Quiet" (6) by Björk, "Diggin' on You" (6) by TLC, "That Girl" (7) by Maxi Priest with Shaggy, "Let's Make a Night to Remember" (7) by Bryan Adams, "Blue" (10) by LeAnn Rimes and "Lump" (11) by The Presidents of the United States of America.

Hits by Australasian artists also included "Get Down on It" (5) by Peter Andre, "Apple Eyes" (9) by Swoop, "Lover Lover" (6) by Jimmy Barnes, "Have a Little Faith (In Us)" (3) by John Farnham, and "Wishes" (6) by Human Nature.

1997

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
5 January	Spice Girls	"Wannabe"	11 weeks
12 January
19 January	Savage Garden	"To the Moon and Back"	1 week
26 January	Silverchair	"Freak"	2 weeks
2 February
9 February	No Doubt	"Don't Speak"	8 weeks
16 February
23 February
2 March
9 March
16 March
23 March
30 March
6 April	Savage Garden	"Truly Madly Deeply"	8 weeks
13 April
20 April
27 April
4 May
11 May
18 May
25 May
1 June	Hanson	"MMMBop"	9 weeks
8 June
15 June
22 June
29 June
6 July
13 July
20 July
27 July
3 August	Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112	"I'll Be Missing You"	5 weeks
10 August
17 August
24 August
31 August
7 September	Will Smith	"Men in Black"	4 weeks
14 September
21 September
28 September
5 October	Elton John	"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"/ "Candle in the Wind 1997" (highest-selling single of the year)	6 weeks
12 October
19 October
26 October
2 November
9 November
16 November	Aqua	"Barbie Girl"	3 weeks
23 November
30 November
7 December	Chumbawamba	"Tubthumping"	3 weeks
14 December
21 December
28 December	Aqua	"Doctor Jones"	7 weeks

Top 5 singles by Australian and New Zealand artists

1. "Truly Madly Deeply" – Savage Garden
2. "To the Moon and Back" – Savage Garden
3. "Freak" – Silverchair
4. "Every Time You Cry" – John Farnham and Human Nature
5. "Burn" – Tina Arena

Other hits
Songs which peaked at number two were "Break My Stride" by Unique II, "I Finally Found Someone" by Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams, "Breathe" by The Prodigy, "Last Night" by Az Yet, "2 Become 1" by Spice Girls, "Your Woman" by White Town, "When I Die" by No Mercy, "Burn" by Tina Arena, "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks, and "Where's the Love" and "I Will Come to You" by Hanson.

Songs which peaked at number three were "Discothèque" by U2, "Pony" by Ginuwine, "Don't Let Go (Love)" by En Vogue, "One More Time" by Real McCoy, "You Were Meant for Me" by Jewel, "When Doves Cry" by Quindon Tarver, "How Do I Live" by Trisha Yearwood, "Every Time You Cry" by John Farnham and Human Nature, "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by N-Trance, and "Everybody (Backstreet's Back) by Backstreet Boys.

Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Even When I'm Sleeping" (4) by Leonardo's Bride, "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (4) by Backstreet Boys, "Song 2" (4) by Blur, "How Come, How Long" (5) by Babyface featuring Stevie Wonder, "Blood on the Dance Floor" (5) by Michael Jackson, "Sexy Eyes" (6) by Whigfield, "Alone" (6) by the Bee Gees, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (7) by Madonna, "Honey" (8) by Mariah Carey, "Semi-Charmed Life" (8) by Third Eye Blind, "Got 'til It's Gone" (10) by Janet Jackson featuring Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell, "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" (10) by The Smashing Pumpkins, "Mo Money Mo Problems" (10) by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase and "Lovefool" (11) by The Cardigans.

Hits by Australasian artists also included "Break Me Shake Me" (7) by Savage Garden, "Don't Say Goodbye" (8) by Human Nature, "Abuse Me" (9) and "Cemetery" (5) by Silverchair, "Calypso" (13) by Spiderbait, "All I Wanna Do" (11) by Dannii Minogue and "Did It Again" (15) by Kylie Minogue.

1998

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
4 January	Aqua	"Doctor Jones"	7 weeks
11 January
18 January
25 January
1 February
8 February
15 February	Celine Dion	"My Heart Will Go On"	4 weeks
22 February
1 March
8 March
15 March	Run–D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins	"It's Like That"	1 week
22 March	All Saints	"Never Ever"	7 weeks
29 March
5 April
12 April
19 April
26 April
3 May
10 May	Shania Twain	"You're Still the One"	4 weeks
17 May
24 May
31 May
7 June	Steps	"5,6,7,8"	1 week
14 June	K-Ci & JoJo	"All My Life"	1 week
21 June	Ricky Martin	"The Cup of Life"/"María" (highest-selling single of the year)	6 weeks
28 June
5 July
12 July
19 July
26 July
2 August	Goo Goo Dolls	"Iris"	5 weeks
9 August
16 August
23 August
30 August
6 September	Lighthouse Family	"High"	1 week
13 September	Aerosmith	"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"	9 weeks
20 September
27 September
4 October
11 October
18 October
25 October
1 November
8 November
15 November	B*Witched	"Rollercoaster"	2 weeks
22 November
29 November	Jennifer Paige	"Crush"	2 weeks
6 December
13 December	The Offspring	"Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)"	6 weeks
20 December
27 December

Top 5 singles by Australian and New Zealand artists

1. "Second Solution"/"Prisoner of Society" – The Living End
2. "Buses and Trains" – Bachelor Girl
3. "Torn" – Natalie Imbruglia
4. "Big Mistake" – Natalie Imbruglia
5. "Sway" – Bic Runga

Other hits
Songs which peaked at number two were "As Long as You Love Me" by Backstreet Boys, "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia, "Fuel" by Metallica, "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" by Pras Michel featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and introducing Mýa, "When the Lights Go Out" by Five, "Viva Forever" by Spice Girls, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"/"Redundant" by Green Day, and "From This Moment On" by Shania Twain.

Songs which peaked at number three were "Lollipop (Candyman)" by Aqua, "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica, "If You Could Read My Mind" by Stars on 54, and "Finally Found" by Honeyz.

Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Second Solution"/"Prisoner of Society" (4) by The Living End, "Together Again" (4) by Janet Jackson, "All I Have to Give" (4) by Backstreet Boys, "Music Sounds Better with You" (4) by Stardust, "Buses and Trains" (4) by Bachelor Girl, "Last Thing on My Mind" (5) by Steps, "Stop" (5) by Spice Girls, "Frozen" (5) by Madonna, "Under the Bridge"/"Lady Marmalade" (5) by All Saints, "Ray of Light" (6) by Madonna, "You Make Me Wanna..." (6) by Usher, "Everybody Get Up" (6) by Five, "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (6) by Will Smith, "Big Mistake" (6) by Natalie Imbruglia, "This Is How We Party" (7) by S.O.A.P., "Walkin' on the Sun" (7) by Smash Mouth, "Life" (8) by Des'ree, "Crush on You" (9) by Aaron Carter and "I'll Never Break Your Heart" (10) by the Backstreet Boys.

Hits by Australasian artists also included "Pash" (10) by Kate Ceberano, "Polyester Girl" (14) by Regurgitator, "Cruel" (14) by Human Nature, "The Things I Love in You" (10) by Cold Chisel, Pushing Buttons (EP) (13) by Grinspoon, "I Don't Like It" (10) by Pauline Pantsdown, "Now I Can Dance" (13) by Tina Arena, "Cry" (13) by The Mavis's and "Addicted to Bass" (15) by Josh Abrahams and Amiel Daemion.

1999

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
3 January	The Offspring	"Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)"	6 weeks
10 January
17 January
24 January	Cher	"Believe"	5 weeks
31 January
7 February
14 February
21 February
28 February	Britney Spears	"...Baby One More Time"	9 weeks
7 March
14 March
21 March
28 March
4 April
11 April
18 April
25 April
2 May	TLC	"No Scrubs"	7 weeks
9 May
16 May
23 May
30 May
6 June
13 June
20 June	Sixpence None the Richer	"Kiss Me"	3 weeks
27 June
4 July
11 July	Jennifer Lopez	"If You Had My Love"	3 weeks
18 July
25 July
1 August	Pearl Jam	"Last Kiss"	7 weeks
8 August
15 August
22 August
29 August
5 September
12 September
19 September	Lou Bega	"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)" (highest-selling single of the year)	8 weeks
26 September
3 October
10 October
17 October
24 October
31 October
7 November
14 November	Eiffel 65	"Blue (Da Ba Dee)"	9 weeks
21 November
28 November
5 December
12 December
19 December
26 December

Top 5 singles by Australian and New Zealand artists

1. "Don't Call Me Baby" – Madison Avenue
2. "The Animal Song" – Savage Garden
3. "I Knew I Loved You" – Savage Garden
4. "Absolutely Everybody" – Vanessa Amorosi
5. "Jackie" – B.Z. featuring Joanne

Other hits
Songs which peaked at number two were "That Don't Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain, "Why Don't You Get a Job?" by The Offspring, "We Like to Party" and "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" by Vengaboys, "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys, "Sometimes" by Britney Spears, "If Ya Gettin' Down" by Five, "Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera, "Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue, and "The Millennium Prayer" by Cliff Richard.

Songs which peaked at number three were "Goodbye" by Spice Girls, "Jackie" by B.Z. featuring Joanne, "Anthem for the Year 2000" by Silverchair, "The Animal Song" by Savage Garden, "Look at Me" by Geri Halliwell, "Larger than Life" by Backstreet Boys, "When You Say Nothing at All" by Ronan Keating, "Unpretty" by TLC, "Bring It All Back" by S Club 7, and "Sister" by Sister 2 Sister.

Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "When You're Gone" (4) by Bryan Adams and Melanie C, "I Knew I Loved You" (4) by Savage Garden, "Livin' la Vida Loca" (4) by Ricky Martin, "2 Times" (4) by Ann Lee, "This Kiss" (4) by Faith Hill, "All Star" (4) by Smash Mouth, "Touch It" (5) by Monifah, "No Matter What" (5) by Boyzone, "Absolutely Everybody" (5) by Vanessa Amorosi, "Lullaby" (5) by Shawn Mullins, "Beautiful Stranger" (5) by Madonna, "Sweet Like Chocolate" (6) by Shanks & Bigfoot, "Honey to the Bee" (6) by Billie Piper, "Silence" (6) by Delerium featuring Sarah McLachlan, "Got the Feelin'" (6) and "(7) "Changes" by 2Pac, Until the Time Is Through" (8) by Five, "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (8) by Lauryn Hill, "Wild Wild West" (8) by Will Smith featuring Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee, "Fly Away" (8) by Lenny Kravitz, "Thank ABBA for the Music" (9) by B*Witched, Steps, Cleopatra, Tina Cousins and Billie Piper and "Heartbreaker" (10) by Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z.

Hits by Australasian artists also included "Sister" (3) by Sister2Sister, "Weir" (6) by Killing Heidi, "Eternal Flame"/"Shake You Outta My Head" (8), "Don't Cry" (5) and "Last to Know" (14) by Human Nature, "Have a Look" (13) by Vanessa Amorosi and "Everywhere You Go" (15) by Taxiride.

See also

• Music of Australia
• List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1990s
• List of Billboard number-one singles
• List of number-one singles in 1990 (New Zealand)
• List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart

References

• Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) official site
• OzNet Music Chart