Swing it! The Spice Girls remain at Number 1 for a third week

The Spice Girls celebrate a third week at Number 1 with the disco-hit Who Do You Think You Are. The girls are turning into a global phenomenon, which was best exemplified during the 1997 Brit Awards in London. The Girls received two awards, the most of any nominated act, and Geri Halliwell made worldwide headlines with her ‘Union Jack dress’. The short dress was very revealing, making Ginger Spice the main subject of the day. Geri also made headlines with a small wardrobe malfunction, accidentally revealing her chest. Everyone wants a bit of the Girl Power!-sensation.

LL. Cool J scores his first Top 10-entry with Ain't Nobody. The American rapper has scored a hit earlier last year with Doin' It featuring Leshaun, which peaked just outside the Top 10 at Number 12. The song is taken from the ‘Beavis and Butt-Head Do America’-soundtrack. LL. Cool J reaches Number 8 this week, marking his highest-peaking single to date.

Nasty scores her first Top 10-entry with Een Moment Zonder Jou. The Dutch female rapper is one of the few female rappers to have success in the Netherlands. After becoming the best Dutch Female Rapper in the ‘Nederlandse Kampioenschappen Rappen’, Nasty joined the international Eurodance-act 2 Static. The group enjoyed small success. In 1996, Nasty began writing on Dutch rap music and signed to Virgin Records. Her first single, Een Moment Zonder Jou, was a big hit in the Netherlands. The song is also becoming a success on this list, peaking at Number 10 this week. This makes Nasty the first female rapper of all time to reach the Top 10 as a soloist.

Madonna scores the highest debut of the week. Madonna is considered a worldwide legend, having scored massive hits since the 80s such as Like a Virgin, Get Into the Groove and Like a Prayer. The American singer has entered this list before when charting began in 1995, but most entries did not do much for her. Her latest single Don’t Cry For Me Argentina was her first big success. The song was taken from the soundtrack of her film ‘Evita’. The heartfelt song peaked at Number 4 and is currently eligible for a Gold Certification with nearly 40,000 points. Her newest song is also taken from the ‘Evita’-soundtrack, being Another Suitcase In Another Hall. Madonna enters at Number 25 this week.

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Number
1

Who Do You Think You Are
Spice Girls
From the album: Spice
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
3
Number
2

Say What You Want
Texas
From the album: White on Blonde
Peak
2
Weeks
9
Number
3 Up by 1

Your Woman
White Town
From the album: Women in Technology
Peak
2
Weeks
9
Number
4 Up by 2

Mama
Spice Girls
From the album: Spice
Peak
2
Weeks
3
Number
5 Up by 5

I Believe I Can Fly
R. Kelly
From the album: "Space Jam" Soundtrack
Peak
5
Weeks
6
Number
6 Down by 3

When I Die
No Mercy
From the album: No Mercy
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
9
Number
7 Down by 2

I Want You Back
*NSYNC
From the album: *NSYNC
Peak
5
Weeks
7
Number
8 Up by 4

Ain't Nobody
LL Cool J
From the album: Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Peak
8
Weeks
6
Number
9 Down by 2

Verliefd Zijn
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant
From the album: Verbazing
Peak
2
Weeks
10
Number
10 Up by 3

Een Moment Zonder Jou
Nasty
From the album: Kleurenblind
Peak
10
Weeks
5
Number
11 Up by 4

I Want You
Savage Garden
From the album: Savage Garden
Peak
11
Weeks
5
Number
12 Up by 2

Beetlebum
Blur
From the album: Blur
Peak
6
Weeks
8
Number
13 Down by 4

Don't Speak
No Doubt
From the album: Tragic Kingdom
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
16
Number
14 Down by 6

Cosmic Girl
Jamiroquai
From the album: Travelling Without Moving
Peak
7
Weeks
10
Number
15 Up by 4

If It Makes You Happy
Sheryl Crow
From the album: Sheryl Crow
Peak
15
Weeks
10
Number
16 Down by 5

Gabbertje
Hakkûhbar
From the album: Vet Heftig
Peak
11
Weeks
7
Number
17 Up by 6

Isn't It a Wonder
Boyzone
From the album: A Different Beat
Peak
17
Weeks
2
Number
18 Down by 2

Freed From Desire
Gala
From the album: Come Into My Life
Peak
2
Weeks
13
Number
19 Up by 8

Remember Me
The Blue Boy
From the album: Forces of Nature: Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Peak
19
Weeks
2
Number
20 Down by 3

2 Become 1
Spice Girls
From the album: Spice
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
21 Up by 4

Don't You Love Me
Eternal
From the album: Before the Rain
Peak
18
Weeks
4
Number
22 Down by 4

Anywhere For You
Backstreet Boys
From the album: Backstreet Boys
Peak
12
Weeks
6
Number
23 Up by 6

Don't Cry for Me Argentina
Madonna
From the album: Evita: The Complete Motion Picture Music Soundtrack
Peak
4
Weeks
14
Number
24 Down by 4

Step by Step
Whitney Houston
From the album: The Preacher's Wife (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
8
Weeks
12
Number
25 Debut

Another Suitcase in Another Hall
Madonna
From the album: Evita: The Complete Motion Picture Music Soundtrack
Peak
25
Weeks
1
Number
26 Up by 6

If I Ever See You Again
Wet Wet Wet
From the album: 10
Peak
26
Weeks
2
Number
27 Down by 6

Goeie Dingen
Linda, Roos & Jessica
From the album: Linda, Roos & Jessica
Peak
21
Weeks
6
Number
28 Down by 6

Ready to Go
Republica
From the album: Republica
Peak
22
Weeks
5
Number
29 Debut

'Disco' La Passione
Chris Rea & Shirley Bassey
From the album: La Passione
Peak
29
Weeks
1
Number
30 Down by 2

Bailando
Paradisio
From the album: Paradisio
Peak
2
Weeks
18
Number
31 Down by 1

Natural
Peter Andre
From the album: Natural
Peak
25
Weeks
4
Number
32 Up by 4

Wannabe
Spice Girls
From the album: Spice
Peak
1 (for 10 weeks)
Weeks
31
Number
33 Down by 9

All By Myself
Céline Dion
From the album: Falling Into You
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
34 Down by 8

A Different Beat
Boyzone
From the album: A Different Beat
Peak
3
Weeks
16
Number
35 Up by 5

Discotheque
U2
From the album: Pop
Peak
35
Weeks
3
Number
36 Debut

Let a Boy Cry
Gala
From the album: Come Into My Life
Peak
36
Weeks
1
Number
37 Down by 4

Say You'll Be There
Spice Girls
From the album: Spice
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
38 Down by 7

Lange Nacht
Linda, Roos & Jessica
From the album: Linda, Roos & Jessica
Peak
7
Weeks
16
Number
39 Down by 2

Don't Let Go (Love)
En Vogue
From the album: "Set It Off" Soundtrack
Peak
2
Weeks
21
Number
40 Debut

I Believe in You and Me
Whitney Houston
From the album: The Preacher's Wife (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
40
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
34 Dropout

Undivided Love
Louise
From the album: Naked
Peak
19
Weeks
7
Number
35 Dropout

Where Do You Go
No Mercy
From the album: No Mercy
Peak
2
Weeks
19
Number
38 Dropout

Fresh
Gina G
From the album: Fresh!
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Dropout

Hey Child
East 17
From the album: Around the World Hit Singles: The Journey So Far
Peak
12
Weeks
9

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Date

March 21, 1997

Songs

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1 1 Spice Girls – “Who Do You Think You Are” 1(×3) 3

2 2 Texas – “Say What You Want” 2 9

4 3 White Town – “Your Woman” 2 9

6 4 Spice Girls – “Mama” 2 3

10 5 R. Kelly – “I Believe I Can Fly” 5 6

3 6 No Mercy – “When I Die” 1(×2) 9

5 7 *NSYNC – “I Want You Back” 5 7

12 8 LL Cool J – “Ain't Nobody” 8 6

7 9 Guus Meeuwis & Vagant – “Verliefd Zijn” 2 10

13 10 Nasty – “Een Moment Zonder Jou” 10 5

15 11 Savage Garden – “I Want You” 11 5

14 12 Blur – “Beetlebum” 6 8

9 13 No Doubt – “Don't Speak” 1(×2) 16

8 14 Jamiroquai – “Cosmic Girl” 7 10

19 15 Sheryl Crow – “If It Makes You Happy” 15 10

11 16 Hakkûhbar – “Gabbertje” 11 7

23 17 Boyzone – “Isn't It a Wonder” 17 2

16 18 Gala – “Freed From Desire” 2 13

27 19 The Blue Boy – “Remember Me” 19 2

17 20 Spice Girls – “2 Become 1” 1(×5) 14

25 21 Eternal – “Don't You Love Me” 18 4

18 22 Backstreet Boys – “Anywhere For You” 12 6

29 23 Madonna – “Don't Cry for Me Argentina” 4 14

20 24 Whitney Houston – “Step by Step” 8 12

NE 25 Madonna – “Another Suitcase in Another Hall” 25 1

32 26 Wet Wet Wet – “If I Ever See You Again” 26 2

21 27 Linda, Roos & Jessica – “Goeie Dingen” 21 6

22 28 Republica – “Ready to Go” 22 5

NE 29 Chris Rea & Shirley Bassey – “'Disco' La Passione” 29 1

28 30 Paradisio – “Bailando” 2 18

30 31 Peter Andre – “Natural” 25 4

36 32 Spice Girls – “Wannabe” 1(×10) 31

24 33 Céline Dion – “All By Myself” 1(×2) 19

26 34 Boyzone – “A Different Beat” 3 16

40 35 U2 – “Discotheque” 35 3

NE 36 Gala – “Let a Boy Cry” 36 1

33 37 Spice Girls – “Say You'll Be There” 1(×6) 21

31 38 Linda, Roos & Jessica – “Lange Nacht” 7 16

37 39 En Vogue – “Don't Let Go (Love)” 2 21

NE 40 Whitney Houston – “I Believe in You and Me” 40 1

DROPOUTS:

34 -- Louise – “Undivided Love” 19 7

35 -- No Mercy – “Where Do You Go” 2 19

38 -- Gina G – “Fresh” 38 1

39 -- East 17 – “Hey Child” 12 9

Swing it! The Spice Girls remain at Number 1 for a third week

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