White Town challenges No Mercy for this week’s Number 1

No Mercy celebrates a second week at Number 1 with When I Die. The single is becoming a strong commercial success worldwide, reaching Number 1 in the Netherlands and the Top 10 in other European countries. On this list, No Mercy fends off strong competition from White Town and his song Your Woman.

Besides numerous female acts having the upper hand over the past few months, boy groups remain a force to be reckoned with. Following the big hits from Take That and the Backstreet Boys, a new boy group becomes a staple on this list. NSYNC score their first Top 10-entry with I Want You Back. Aided by their fun music video, NYSNC is becoming a hit across Europe. The song already celebrated success in the United Kingdom.

Eternal scores the highest debut of the week. The British girl group has entered the list before with five other entries. Their most successful single to date remains their debut single Baby I…, which peaked at Number 10 and went on to score over 24,000 points. Other successful songs include Someday, which coincidentally also peaked at Number 10, and the Top 20-hit I Am Blessed. Their newest song Don’t You Love Me debuts at Number 18 this week.

No Doubt receives a Platinum Certification for Don’t Speak. The single is a massive success on the list, having peaked at Number 1 for two consecutive weeks and having scored over 65,000 points. The song is still going strong, as it currently sits at Number 3.

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Number
1

When I Die
No Mercy
From the album: No Mercy
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
6
Number
2 Up by 2

Your Woman
White Town
From the album: Women in Technology
Peak
2
Weeks
6
Number
3 Down by 1

Don't Speak
No Doubt
From the album: Tragic Kingdom
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
4 Up by 2

Say What You Want
Texas
From the album: White on Blonde
Peak
4
Weeks
6
Number
5 Down by 2

Verliefd Zijn
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant
From the album: Verbazing
Peak
2
Weeks
7
Number
6 Up by 4

Beetlebum
Blur
From the album: Blur
Peak
6
Weeks
5
Number
7 Down by 2

Freed From Desire
Gala
From the album: Come Into My Life
Peak
2
Weeks
10
Number
8 Up by 5

I Want You Back
*NSYNC
From the album: *NSYNC
Peak
8
Weeks
4
Number
9 Down by 1

Cosmic Girl
Jamiroquai
From the album: Travelling Without Moving
Peak
8
Weeks
7
Number
10 Down by 3

All By Myself
Céline Dion
From the album: Falling Into You
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
16
Number
11 Down by 2

2 Become 1
Spice Girls
From the album: Spice
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
12 Up by 2

Anywhere For You
Backstreet Boys
From the album: Backstreet Boys
Peak
12
Weeks
3
Number
13 Up by 2

Gabbertje
Hakkûhbar
From the album: Vet Heftig
Peak
13
Weeks
4
Number
14 Down by 3

Step by Step
Whitney Houston
From the album: The Preacher's Wife (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
8
Weeks
9
Number
15 Up by 7

I Believe I Can Fly
R. Kelly
From the album: "Space Jam" Soundtrack
Peak
15
Weeks
3
Number
16 Down by 4

A Different Beat
Boyzone
From the album: A Different Beat
Peak
3
Weeks
13
Number
17 Up by 8

I Want You
Savage Garden
From the album: Savage Garden
Peak
17
Weeks
2
Number
18 Debut

Don't You Love Me
Eternal
From the album: Before the Rain
Peak
18
Weeks
1
Number
19 Up by 4

Undivided Love
Louise
From the album: Naked
Peak
19
Weeks
5
Number
20 Down by 4

Don't Cry for Me Argentina
Madonna
From the album: Evita: The Complete Motion Picture Music Soundtrack
Peak
4
Weeks
11
Number
21 Down by 4

Bailando
Paradisio
From the album: Paradisio
Peak
2
Weeks
15
Number
22 Down by 4

Lange Nacht
Linda, Roos & Jessica
From the album: Linda, Roos & Jessica
Peak
7
Weeks
13
Number
23 Down by 4

Hey Child
East 17
From the album: Around the World Hit Singles: The Journey So Far
Peak
12
Weeks
7
Number
24 Up by 6

Een Moment Zonder Jou
Nasty
From the album: Kleurenblind
Peak
24
Weeks
2
Number
25 Debut

Natural
Peter Andre
From the album: Natural
Peak
25
Weeks
1
Number
26 Down by 5

Say You'll Be There
Spice Girls
From the album: Spice
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
18
Number
27 Up by 5

Ain't Nobody
LL Cool J
From the album: Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Peak
27
Weeks
3
Number
28 Down by 8

Horny
Mark Morrison
From the album: Return of the Mack
Peak
11
Weeks
8
Number
29 Up by 5

Barrel of a Gun
Depeche Mode
From the album: Ultra
Peak
29
Weeks
2
Number
30 Down by 6

Don't Let Go (Love)
En Vogue
From the album: EV3, "Set It Off" Soundtrack
Peak
2
Weeks
18
Number
31 Up by 8

Goeie Dingen
Linda, Roos & Jessica
From the album: Linda, Roos & Jessica
Peak
31
Weeks
3
Number
32 Down by 6

Forever
Mariah Carey
From the album: Daydream
Peak
10
Weeks
12
Number
33 Up by 7

Ready to Go
Republica
From the album: Republica
Peak
33
Weeks
2
Number
34 Down by 7

Where Do You Go
No Mercy
From the album: No Mercy
Peak
2
Weeks
17
Number
35 Debut

Alone
Bee Gees
From the album: Still Waters
Peak
35
Weeks
1
Number
36 Down by 8

No Diggity
Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre & Queen Pen
From the album: Another Level
Peak
3
Weeks
22
Number
37 Down by 8

Walk on By
Gabrielle
From the album: Gabrielle
Peak
29
Weeks
5
Number
38 Down by 3

Wannabe
Spice Girls
From the album: Spice
Peak
1 (for 10 weeks)
Weeks
28
Number
39 Down by 8

Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
Backstreet Boys
From the album: Backstreet Boys
Peak
3
Weeks
18
Number
40 Down by 4

Un-Break My Heart
Toni Braxton
From the album: Secrets
Peak
2
Weeks
20

Dropouts

Number
33 Dropout

Lucinde
Rob de Nijs
From the album: De Band, De Zanger En Het Meisje
Peak
27
Weeks
3
Number
37 Dropout

Never Gonna Let You Go
Blackstreet
From the album: Another Level
Peak
23
Weeks
6
Number
38 Dropout

I Can't Help Myself (I Love You, I Want You)
The Kelly Family
From the album: Almost Heaven
Peak
10
Weeks
8

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Date

February 28, 1997

Songs

40

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1 1 No Mercy – “When I Die” 1(×2) 6

4 2 White Town – “Your Woman” 2 6

2 3 No Doubt – “Don't Speak” 1(×2) 13

6 4 Texas – “Say What You Want” 4 6

3 5 Guus Meeuwis & Vagant – “Verliefd Zijn” 2 7

10 6 Blur – “Beetlebum” 6 5

5 7 Gala – “Freed From Desire” 2 10

13 8 *NSYNC – “I Want You Back” 8 4

8 9 Jamiroquai – “Cosmic Girl” 8 7

7 10 Céline Dion – “All By Myself” 1(×2) 16

9 11 Spice Girls – “2 Become 1” 1(×5) 11

14 12 Backstreet Boys – “Anywhere For You” 12 3

15 13 Hakkûhbar – “Gabbertje” 13 4

11 14 Whitney Houston – “Step by Step” 8 9

22 15 R. Kelly – “I Believe I Can Fly” 15 3

12 16 Boyzone – “A Different Beat” 3 13

25 17 Savage Garden – “I Want You” 17 2

NE 18 Eternal – “Don't You Love Me” 18 1

23 19 Louise – “Undivided Love” 19 5

16 20 Madonna – “Don't Cry for Me Argentina” 4 11

17 21 Paradisio – “Bailando” 2 15

18 22 Linda, Roos & Jessica – “Lange Nacht” 7 13

19 23 East 17 – “Hey Child” 12 7

30 24 Nasty – “Een Moment Zonder Jou” 24 2

NE 25 Peter Andre – “Natural” 25 1

21 26 Spice Girls – “Say You'll Be There” 1(×6) 18

32 27 LL Cool J – “Ain't Nobody” 27 3

20 28 Mark Morrison – “Horny” 11 8

34 29 Depeche Mode – “Barrel of a Gun” 29 2

24 30 En Vogue – “Don't Let Go (Love)” 2 18

39 31 Linda, Roos & Jessica – “Goeie Dingen” 31 3

26 32 Mariah Carey – “Forever” 10 12

40 33 Republica – “Ready to Go” 33 2

27 34 No Mercy – “Where Do You Go” 2 17

NE 35 Bee Gees – “Alone” 35 1

28 36 Blackstreet ft. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen – “No Diggity” 3 22

29 37 Gabrielle – “Walk on By” 29 5

35 38 Spice Girls – “Wannabe” 1(×10) 28

31 39 Backstreet Boys – “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)” 3 18

36 40 Toni Braxton – “Un-Break My Heart” 2 20

DROPOUTS:

33 -- Rob de Nijs – “Lucinde” 27 3

37 -- Blackstreet – “Never Gonna Let You Go” 23 6

38 -- The Kelly Family – “I Can't Help Myself (I Love You, I Want You)” 10 8

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