Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio and L.V. scores a second week at Number 1. The rappers are the fourth American-acts to top the charts, following TLC, The Outhere Brothers and Deep Blue Something. Coolio and L.V. face strong competition from ex-Number 1 Guus Meeuwis and Vagant at Number 2 and Mariah Carey at Number 3.
International rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds enter the Top 10 with Where The Wild Roses Grow, which features Kylie Minogue. The song is the first Top 10-entry for both artists. Kylie Minogue has had some minor success already though, such as Confide In Me (#12) and Put Yourself In My Place (#19).
British alternative-band Garbage also debuts in the Top 10 with Only Happy When it Rains. The song is also their debut single on the entire list.
Oasis scores the highest debut of the week with Wonderwall. The song is already becoming their most successful hit worldwide, topping the charts in multiple countries. The song debuts at Number 13, immediately making Wonderwall their highest-charting single on this list. Their previous single, Some Might Say, only reached Number 24.
Take That, one of this year’s most successful acts, receive a Gold Certification for Never Forget. The single peaked at Number 3 in August. The boy group’s best-scoring single on this list remains their Number 1-hit Back For Good, which is currently the best-scoring single of 1995 and was certified 3 x Platinum.
- Number 1Peak1 (for 2 weeks)Weeks4
- Number 2Peak1 (for 8 weeks)Weeks15
- Number 3 Up by 2Peak3Weeks5
- Number 4 Up by 3Peak4Weeks10
- Number 5 Down by 2Peak2Weeks17
- Number 6 Down by 2Peak4Weeks11
- Number 7 Up by 2Peak7Weeks5
- Number 8 Up by 5Peak8Weeks5
- Number 9 Down by 3Peak2Weeks13
- Number 10 Up by 2Peak10Weeks5
- Number 11 Down by 3Peak6Weeks8
- Number 12 Up by 6Peak12Weeks2
- Number 13 DebutPeak13Weeks1
- Number 14 Down by 4Peak10Weeks9
- Number 15 Up by 6Peak15Weeks6
- Number 16 Down by 5Peak4Weeks9
- Number 17 Down by 3Peak2Weeks12
- Number 18 Down by 2Peak1 (for 2 weeks)Weeks20
- Number 19 Down by 4Peak1 (for 2 weeks)Weeks18
- Number 20 Up by 6Peak20Weeks4
- Number 21 Down by 4Peak5Weeks10
- Number 22 Up by 6Peak22Weeks3
- Number 23 Down by 4Peak2Weeks19
- Number 24 DebutPeak24Weeks1
- Number 25 Down by 5Peak20Weeks3
- Number 26 Down by 4Peak12Weeks17
- Number 27 Down by 2Peak2Weeks18
- Number 28 Up by 9Peak28Weeks2
- Number 29 Down by 6Peak5Weeks9
- Number 30 Down by 6Peak3Weeks20
- Number 31 Down by 4Peak22Weeks6
- Number 32 Debut
Dreams (Will Come Alive)
2 Brothers on the 4th Floor ft. featuring D-Rock & Desray
From the album: Dreams
Peak32Weeks1 - Number 33 Down by 3Peak27Weeks5
- Number 34 Down by 5Peak4Weeks14
- Number 35 Down by 2Peak29Weeks4
- Number 36 Down by 4Peak3Weeks14
- Number 37 Up by 2Peak37Weeks3
- Number 38 Down by 4Peak22Weeks8
- Number 39 Down by 8Peak31Weeks2
- Number 40 Down by 4Peak23Weeks7