Britney Spears earns herself a seventh week at Number 1 with ...Baby One More Time. The hit single has speedily become a global phenomenon, topping almost every international chart it enters. Most notably, the single topped the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Official Charts. The hit single continues to face competition from 2Pac with Changes, who now enters a fifth back-to-back week in the second position. Britney Spears does manage to hold her position strongly, as she is aided by her controversial music video.
The Vengaboys step into the Top 10 with We’re Going To Ibiza. The summer-esque song is the Vengaboys’ fourth Top 10-single on this list, following Up & Down, We Like To Party and, most importantly, their Number 1-hit Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! Their success in the Netherlands is already sky high and are now looking to expand their sales worldwide. This week, the group their new effort We’re Going To Ibiza peaks at Number 9.
Billie Piper jumps into the Top 10 with Honey To The Bee, which is the final single of her debut album of the same name. The song marks another international success for the teen-singer, as the song is already a solid hit in the United Kingdom and Ireland. On this list, the song is Billie Piper her fourth Top 10-hit. She previously scored big successes with the chart-topper Because We Want To and Girlfriend. Billie Piper her new song peaks at Number 10 this week.
ABBA has left an everlasting impact on the world with all their hits, including global phenomena such as Waterloo, Mamma Mia and Dancing Queen. Their contribution to music has been fully celebrated at the 1999 Brit Awards by Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched and Billie Piper. They sang the songs Take a Chance on Me, Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia and Thank You for the Music, literately thanking them for all the music. The performers who sang the medley for ABBA have all scored big hits on this list; Billie Piper topped the charts with Because We Want To, Cleopatra scored a hit with Cleopatra’s Theme, Tina Cousins broke through with Mysterious Times, B*Witched hit Number 1 with C’est La Vie and Steps debuted with 5,6,7,8. Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched and Billie Piper join forces and score the highest debut of the week. The collaboration enters at Number 12 this week.
- Number 1Peak1 (for 7 weeks)Weeks11
- Number 2Peak2Weeks10
- Number 3 Up by 3Peak3Weeks8
- Number 4 Down by 1Peak3Weeks6
- Number 5 Up by 2Peak5Weeks5
- Number 6 Up by 3Peak6Weeks6
- Number 7 Down by 3Peak4Weeks5
- Number 8 Down by 3Peak5Weeks8
- Number 9 Up by 3Peak9Weeks4
- Number 10 Up by 5Peak10Weeks3
- Number 11 Up by 3Peak11Weeks5
- Number 12 Debut
Thank ABBA for the Music
Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched, & Billie Piper
From the album: ABBAmania
Peak12Weeks1 - Number 13 Down by 5Peak2Weeks15
- Number 14 Up by 5Peak14Weeks2
- Number 15 Up by 5Peak15Weeks5
- Number 16 Down by 6Peak4Weeks12
- Number 17 Down by 4Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks11
- Number 18 Down by 7Peak11Weeks7
- Number 19 DebutPeak19Weeks1
- Number 20 Down by 4Peak4Weeks15
- Number 21 Down by 4Peak1 (for 3 weeks)Weeks14
- Number 22 Up by 7Peak22Weeks3
- Number 23 Up by 2Peak23Weeks2
- Number 24 Down by 6Peak11Weeks7
- Number 25 Down by 4
Here We Come
Timbaland ft. featuring Missy Elliott & Magoo
From the album: Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment
Peak15Weeks11 - Number 26 Down by 4
Get on the Bus
Destiny's Child ft. featuring Timbaland
From the album: Why Do Fools Fall in Love: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture, The Writing's On the Wall
Peak7Weeks9 - Number 27 Down by 3Peak1 (for 7 weeks)Weeks18
- Number 28 Down by 5Peak23Weeks3
- Number 29 Up by 5Peak29Weeks2
- Number 30 Up by 3Peak26Weeks4
- Number 31 DebutPeak31Weeks1
- Number 32 Down by 6Peak11Weeks13
- Number 33 Down by 6Peak2Weeks17
- Number 34 Down by 6Peak5Weeks12
- Number 35 Down by 5Peak30Weeks4
- Number 36 Down by 5Peak21Weeks7
- Number 37 Down by 5Peak21Weeks6
- Number 38 DebutPeak38Weeks1
- Number 39 Down by 4Peak26Weeks6
- Number 40 Down by 4Peak8Weeks13