Seal becomes the first male solo artist to hit Number 1

Seal scores his first Number 1 with Kiss From a Rose. Seal is the first male solo artist to hit Number 1, as only male groups have topped the charts yet. Seal dethrones Think of You by Whigfield, which spent one week at Number 1.

Seal his biggest competition comes from Shaggy and Diana King. Shaggy remains at Number 2 with Boombastic, while Diana King peaks at Number 3 with Shy Guy.

Belgian group Clouseau scores their Top 10-hit with Passie. They are the first Belgian-Flemish act to enter the Top 10. Their single enters at Number 10 exactly.

The biggest dropper of the week is Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me by U2. The single peaked at Number 11 and is currently in its eighth week of charting. The single loses fourteen damaging places, dropping to Number 28.

The highest debut is scored by Take That. The British boy group are a forced to be reckoned with on the list, having spent nine record-breaking weeks at Number 1 with Back For Good. Their newest song is Never Forget, which peaked at Number 17.

R&B-group Brownstone receive a Gold Certification for If You Love Me, which peaked at Number 4. La Bouche receives that first Platinum Certification for Be My Lover, which spent one week at Number 1. Greek composer Vangelis also receives a Platinum Certification for Conquest of Paradise, which peaked at Number 2.

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Number
1 Up by 3

Kiss from a Rose
Seal
From the album: "Batman Forever" Soundtrack
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
7
Number
2

Boombastic
Shaggy
From the album: Boombastic
Peak
2
Weeks
5
Number
3 Up by 4

Shy Guy
Diana King
From the album: Tougher Than Love
Peak
3
Weeks
6
Number
4 Up by 2

The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind)
Kenny Dope featuring The Bucketheads
From the album: All in the Mind
Peak
2
Weeks
11
Number
5 Down by 2

Breakfast At Tiffany's
Deep Blue Something
From the album: Home
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
6
Number
6 Down by 5

Think of You
Whigfield
From the album: Whigfield
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
7 Up by 1

You Oughta Know
Alanis Morissette
From the album: Jagged Little Pill
Peak
7
Weeks
9
Number
8 Down by 3

Boom Boom Boom
The Outhere Brothers
From the album: 1 Polish, 2 Biscuits & a Fish Sandwich
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
8
Number
9 Up by 1

Alright
Supergrass
From the album: I Should Coco
Peak
9
Weeks
5
Number
10 Up by 2

Passie
Clouseau
From the album: Oker
Peak
10
Weeks
7
Number
11 Up by 2

Back for Good
Take That
From the album: Nobody Else
Peak
1 (for 8 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
12 Down by 3

Be My Lover
La Bouche
From the album: Sweet Dreams
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
13 Down by 2

Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?
Bryan Adams
From the album: 18 til I Die
Peak
5
Weeks
16
Number
14 Up by 2

Hardcore Vibes
Dune
Peak
8
Weeks
10
Number
15 Up by 2

Try Me Out
Corona
From the album: The Rhythm of the Night
Peak
15
Weeks
3
Number
16 Up by 5

Het Is Een Nacht... (Levensecht)
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant
From the album: Verbazing
Peak
16
Weeks
2
Number
17 Debut

Never Forget
Take That
From the album: Nobody Else
Peak
17
Weeks
1
Number
18 Up by 8

Keep Their Heads Ringin'
Dr. Dre
From the album: Friday
Peak
18
Weeks
3
Number
19 Down by 4

Dreamer
Livin' Joy
From the album: Don't Stop Movin'
Peak
2
Weeks
13
Number
20 Up by 5

Only One Road
Céline Dion
From the album: The Colour of My Love
Peak
20
Weeks
4
Number
21 Down by 3

This Ain't a Love Song
Bon Jovi
From the album: These Days
Peak
9
Weeks
9
Number
22 Down by 3

Take a Bow
Madonna
From the album: Bedtime Stories
Peak
16
Weeks
15
Number
23 Up by 5

Two Princes
Spin Doctors
From the album: Pocket Full of Kryptonite
Peak
2
Weeks
20
Number
24 Down by 4

Baby Baby
Corona
From the album: The Rhythm of the Night
Peak
3
Weeks
17
Number
25 Up by 2

Red Light Special
TLC
From the album: CrazySexyCool
Peak
5
Weeks
15
Number
26 Up by 5

Unchained Melody
Robson & Jerome
From the album: Robson & Jerome
Peak
26
Weeks
2
Number
27 Down by 5

Conquest Of Paradise
Vangelis
From the album: 1492: Conquest Of Paradise
Peak
2
Weeks
18
Number
28 Down by 14

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
U2
From the album: "Batman Forever" Soundtrack, The Best of 1990-2000
Peak
11
Weeks
8
Number
29 Down by 6

If You Only Let Me In
MN8
From the album: To The Next Level
Peak
8
Weeks
12
Number
30 Down by 6

If You Love Me
Brownstone
From the album: From the Bottom Up
Peak
4
Weeks
16
Number
31 Re-Entry

Laat Me Nu Toch Niet Alleen
Clouseau
From the album: Oker
Peak
31
Weeks
5
Number
32 Up by 3

One Of Us
Joan Osborne
From the album: Relish
Peak
3
Weeks
18
Number
33

Nothing Like the Rain
2 Unlimited
From the album: Real Things
Peak
21
Weeks
7
Number
34 Debut

So Good
Boyzone
From the album: Said and Done
Peak
34
Weeks
1
Number
35 Down by 5

Happy
MN8
From the album: To The Next Level
Peak
25
Weeks
5
Number
36 Down by 4

Hold My Body Tight
East 17
From the album: Steam
Peak
30
Weeks
4
Number
37 Down by 3

Fly Away
Haddaway
From the album: The Drive
Peak
12
Weeks
12
Number
38 Down by 2

Scream
Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson
From the album: HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
Peak
19
Weeks
9
Number
39 Down by 2

Julia Says
Wet Wet Wet
From the album: Picture This
Peak
2
Weeks
21
Number
40 Debut

Big Time
Whigfield
From the album: Whigfield
Peak
40
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
29 Dropout

Key to My Life
Boyzone
From the album: Said and Done
Peak
9
Weeks
14
Number
38 Dropout

Missing
Everything But The Girl
From the album: Amplified Heart
Peak
29
Weeks
5
Number
39 Dropout

Chains
Tina Arena
From the album: Don't Ask
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
40 Dropout

Another Day
Whigfield
From the album: Whigfield
Peak
22
Weeks
10

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Date

August 4, 1995

Songs

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4 1 Seal – “Kiss from a Rose” 1(×1) 7

2 2 Shaggy – “Boombastic” 2 5

7 3 Diana King – “Shy Guy” 3 6

6 4 Kenny Dope ft. The Bucketheads – “The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind)” 2 11

3 5 Deep Blue Something – “Breakfast At Tiffany's” 1(×2) 6

1 6 Whigfield – “Think of You” 1(×1) 13

8 7 Alanis Morissette – “You Oughta Know” 7 9

5 8 The Outhere Brothers – “Boom Boom Boom” 1(×3) 8

10 9 Supergrass – “Alright” 9 5

12 10 Clouseau – “Passie” 10 7

13 11 Take That – “Back for Good” 1(×8) 19

9 12 La Bouche – “Be My Lover” 1(×1) 14

11 13 Bryan Adams – “Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?” 5 16

16 14 Dune – “Hardcore Vibes” 8 10

17 15 Corona – “Try Me Out” 15 3

21 16 Guus Meeuwis & Vagant – “Het Is Een Nacht... (Levensecht)” 16 2

NE 17 Take That – “Never Forget” 17 1

26 18 Dr. Dre – “Keep Their Heads Ringin'” 18 3

15 19 Livin' Joy – “Dreamer” 2 13

25 20 Céline Dion – “Only One Road” 20 4

18 21 Bon Jovi – “This Ain't a Love Song” 9 9

19 22 Madonna – “Take a Bow” 16 15

28 23 Spin Doctors – “Two Princes” 2 20

20 24 Corona – “Baby Baby” 3 17

27 25 TLC – “Red Light Special” 5 15

31 26 Robson & Jerome – “Unchained Melody” 26 2

22 27 Vangelis – “Conquest Of Paradise” 2 18

14 28 U2 – “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” 11 8

23 29 MN8 – “If You Only Let Me In” 8 12

24 30 Brownstone – “If You Love Me” 4 16

RE 31 Clouseau – “Laat Me Nu Toch Niet Alleen” 31 5

35 32 Joan Osborne – “One Of Us” 3 18

33 33 2 Unlimited – “Nothing Like the Rain” 21 7

NE 34 Boyzone – “So Good” 34 1

30 35 MN8 – “Happy” 25 5

32 36 East 17 – “Hold My Body Tight” 30 4

34 37 Haddaway – “Fly Away” 12 12

36 38 Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson – “Scream” 19 9

37 39 Wet Wet Wet – “Julia Says” 2 21

NE 40 Whigfield – “Big Time” 40 1

DROPOUTS:

29 -- Boyzone – “Key to My Life” 9 14

38 -- Everything But The Girl – “Missing ” 29 5

39 -- Tina Arena – “Chains” 37 2

40 -- Whigfield – “Another Day” 22 10

Seal becomes the first male solo artist to hit Number 1

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