The following lists the number one singles on the New Zealand Singles Chart during the
1990s
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. The source for this decade is the
Recorded Music NZ
Recorded Music NZ (formerly the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ)) is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell recorded music in New Zealand. Membership of Recorded Mus ...
chart, the chart history of which can be found on the Recorded Music NZ website or Charts.nz.
A total of 179 singles topped the chart in the 1990s, including 20 by New Zealand artists. Nine artists had three or more number-one singles; the most successful was
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whi ...
, who spent 20 weeks at number one with seven different singles; however,
Michael Jackson spent 22 weeks at number one with six different singles.
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men (pronounced ''boys to men''), also known as B2M, is an American vocal harmony group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are currently a trio composed of baritone Nathan M ...
reached number one four times, and those who peaked atop the chart three times were
Boyzone,
Blackstreet,
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls are a British girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Melanie Brown, also known as Mel B ("Scary Spice"); Melanie Chisholm, or Melanie C ("Sporty Spice"); Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"); Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"); and Vict ...
,
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreog ...
,
U2, and
Deep Obsession
Deep Obsession is a New Zealand group, notable for being the only New Zealand act to have three consecutive No.1 singles in the Official New Zealand Music Chart.
History
Deep Obsession started recording their debut album in 1997. They signed ...
—the New Zealand act with the most number-one singles during the decade.
Whitney Houston's cover of
Dolly Parton's "
I Will Always Love You
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" spent the most weeks at number one, claiming the number-one position for 14 weeks between December 1992 and March 1993 (this includes a three-week period in which no charts were published due to the
Christmas and
New Year holiday periods). "
(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" by
UB40 held the top position for 11 weeks, and the New Zealand act that spent the most weeks at number one during the 1990s was
Push Push, who topped the listing for six weeks in 1991 with "
Trippin'".
Key
: – Number-one single of the year
[Annual charts are sourced from the RIANZ website:]
"Annual Top 50 Singles Chart 2010"
: – Song of New Zealand origin
[Whether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by the RMNZ]
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
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1999
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1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
Artists with the most number-one songs
Key
: – Song of New Zealand origin
Excluded statistics
:1
Boyzone's tally does not include
Ronan Keating's solo single, "
When You Say Nothing At All".
:2 The
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls are a British girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Melanie Brown, also known as Mel B ("Scary Spice"); Melanie Chisholm, or Melanie C ("Sporty Spice"); Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"); Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"); and Vict ...
' tally does not include
Geri Halliwell's solo single, "
Look At Me".
:* While some artists made appearances in other artists songs, these songs were not included in their groups tally. This includes,
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and
Ali Campbell featuring in
Pato Banton's single, "
Baby Come Back" as they were featured together, not as part of
UB40.
: *Some artists who had solo number-one singles (or was a featured artist in a number-one single) and who were also part of a group that had number-one single(s) have been classed as separate entries. This includes
Che Fu, who had one solo number-one and featured in another number-one single, and
Supergroove, who had one a number-one single prior to Che Fu leaving the group, as well as
Lauryn Hill and
Pras Michel, who both had a solo number one single, and the
Fugees, which had two number-one singles prior to the release of their solo singles.
Most weeks at number one
Key
: – Song of New Zealand origin
Notes
References
See also
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Music of New Zealand
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List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1990s
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List of Billboard number-one singles
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List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s
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
Top 5 singles by Australian and New Zealand artists
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Number-one singles
New Zealand Singles
1990
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