Mariah Carey realizes her fantasy with her first Number 1

Mariah Carey climbs to the top with Fantasy, marking her first Number 1. She is the third female solo act to peak at Number 1, following Céline Dion and Wingfield. Mariah Carey dethrones Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio and L.V., which spent two weeks at Number 1.

Within the Top 10, Simply Red continues to climb with Fairground, reaching Number 4. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds follow closely with Where The Wild Roses Grow at Number 5, which features Australian singer Kylie Minogue.

English rock band Oasis jumps into the Top 10 with Wonderwall at Number 8, earning them their first Top 10-entry. The single was last week’s highest debut, making the hit one of this year’s fastest climbers.

Diana King earns her second Top 10-hit with Ain’t Nobody at Number 10. The Jamaican singer has already entered the Top 10 before with her massive hit Shy Guy, which peaked at Number 2 and was certified Platinum.

The highest new entry of the week is scored by Linda, Roos & Jessica. The three Dutch ladies are characters on the Netherlands’ most popular soap Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden played by Babette van Veen, Guusje Nederhorst and Katja Schuurman. The trio now venture into the music business with their first single, Ademnood, in the hope to attract more viewers to their soap.

Shaggy earns a Platinum Certification for his hit Boombastic, which peaked at Number 2. TLC receive their third Gold Certification for Waterfalls, which peaked at Number 4. They have already received Gold for Red Light Special and Creep, of which the latter went on to become a chart-topper and received a Platinum Certification as well.