Swing it, shake it, move it, make it! Who Do You Think You Are scores a second week at Number 1. The hit is the Spice Girls’ fourth chart-topper on the list. The single serves as the official Comic Relief single of 1997. In celebration of the charity, the Spice Girls also released a parody version of Who Do You Think You Are’s music video starring various British comedians including Dawn French. This week, the girls fend off strong competition from Texas and their hit Say What You Want.
Boyzone scores the highest debut of the week. The Irish boy group has scored many entries before, having celebrated nine Top 40-entries. These include six Top 10-hits, with their best-scoring single to date being A Different Beat. Boyzone return with their newest single Isn't It a Wonder at Number 23.
The Spice Girls reach another incredible milestone, as Wannabe is certified 4 x Platinum. The song has scored over 150,000 points. The hit peaked at Number 1 for ten weeks and started the girls’ dominance over the list. The single is the best-scoring single by a female act of all time, outscoring big acts such as Céline Dion and Mariah Carey within in a short period of time. The single is currently the second-best-scoring single of all time, only behind Guus Meeuwis & Vagant’s Het Is Een Nacht… (Levensecht). Zig-ah-zig-ah!
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