No Doubt prevents Guus Meeuwis & Vagant from scoring their third Number 1

No Doubt remains at Number 1 with their hit Don’t Speak. This is the group’s first chart-topping single on the list. Their single is becoming a massive success around the world, peaking within in the Top 10 on numerous lists. In the United Kingdom, the single peaked at Number 1. No Doubt prevents Guus Meeuwis & Vagant from scoring a Number 1-hit, which would be their third following Het Is Een Nacht and Per Spoor (Kedeng Kedeng).

Whitney Houston scores her first Top 10-entry with Step by Step, taken from the ‘The Preacher's Wife’ Soundtrack. The American singer is a legend in the industry, having scored big hits with I Will Always Love You and I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me). Those singles were all released before charting began in 1995. Whitney Houston only entered this list before with Exhale (Shoop Shoop), which peaked at Number 19. Her newest effort becomes her highest-peaking single to date, reaching Number 8 this week.

Many boy groups have entered the list, including big acts such as Take That, but one boy group is proving to be more than just your average ensemble of teens. The Backstreet Boys. BSB have scored four big Top 10-hits with I'll Never Break Your Heart, Get Down (You're The One For Me), Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) and We've Got It Goin' On, of which two peaked at Number 2. The group amassed six Gold and Platinum Certification. Their biggest-scoring single to date is I'll Never Break Your Heart with over 84,000 points. Their newest single scores the highest debut of the week. Anywhere For You begins at Number 19.

It is another successful week for the all-conquering Spice Girls as 2 Become 1 receives a Platinum Certification for having scored more than 65,000 points. The single became their third Number 1-hit following Wannabe and Say You’ll Be There, spent five weeks above the list and was also the Christmas Number 1-hit of 1996. In total, the Spice Girls have spent twenty-one weeks at Number 1 and are on of the best-scoring acts of all time. Their success single 2 Become 1 is still charting within in the Top 10, finishing at Number 7 this week.