Linda, Roos & Jessica open the new year at Number 1

The new year opens with a bang, as Linda, Roos & Jessica begin at Number 1. This is their third week at the top with Ademnood, making the single the longest-running Number 1 for a girl group. The record was previously held by TLC, who spent two weeks at the top with Creep. The ladies do face strong competition from numerous contenders, with the strongest being Tina Turner.

Björk continues to scale the Top 10 with It’s Oh So Quiet, which is her highest-peaking single to date. Dutch rapper Extince enters the Top 10 with Spraakwater at Number 10 exactly. He is the first Dutch rapper to achieve this milestone.

The highest debut of the week is scored by Take That and LuLu. The two British legends collaborate on Relight My Fire, a cover of the original by Dan Hartman. Boy group Take That already have had sensational success on the list, as they had the best-scoring single of 1995 with Back For Good. LuLu has not entered the list before, making this smash her debut. The single opens at Number 20.

Guus Meeuwis and Vagant keep on breaking record after record with their hit Het Is Een Nacht. After spending eight weeks at Number 1, which granted them the record for ‘Artist with the Most Weeks At Number 1’ and ‘Single with the Most Weeks at Number 1’, they have also earned a 3 x Platinum Certification. Het Is Een Nacht is now the best-scoring single of all time with 145,946 points to this date.