The Spice Girls make massive entrance with their sixth consecutive Number 1-hit + the Spice Girls’ “Wannabe” becomes the best-scoring single of ALL TIME

Within only a short period of time, the Spice Girls have become absolute legends, scoring hit after hit. The girls debuted with Wannabe which immediately became a global sensation. By the end of March 1997, Wannabe had topped the charts in 37 nations and was declared the best-selling single by a girl group in the world. More successes followed, making the Spice Girls a pop culture staple around the globe. Now, after a few months without any new music, the spicy ladies return with a spectacular comeback.

The Spice Girls make a spectacular entrance at Number 1 this week with their newest single Spice Up Your Life, taken from their upcoming second studio album “Spiceworld”. The girls dethrone Elton John his tribute to the late Lady Diana Candle in the Wind 1997, which spent two weeks above the list. This is their sixth consecutive chart-topper on this list, following Wannabe in August 1996, Say You’ll Be There in November 1996, 2 Become 1 in December 1996, Who Do You Think You Are in March 1997 and Mama in April 1997. In total, the girls have spent thirty-one weeks above the list, more than any other act. The girls have scored over 600,000 points on this list’s Leaderboard, making them one of the most successful artists ever.

While the Spice Girls enter with their sixth Number 1-hit, their very first Number 1-hit enters as well. Wannabe re-enters at Number 22 after seemingly leaving the list on the 9th of May this year. The hit spent ten weeks above the list, received a 5 x Platinum-certification and was the best-scoring single of 1996. The single now gains another record, as the song has become the best-scoring single of all time. The record was previously held by Het Is Een Nacht… (Levensecht) by Guus Meeuwis & Vagant. The Spice Girls now overtake the Dutch group with a difference of 1200 points.