List of Number 1 albums from the 1990s (UK)

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1990

  1. The Christians - "Colour"
    January 27 for 1 week
  2. Phil Collins - "But Seriously..."
    February 3 for 7 weeks
  3. Sinéad O'Connor - "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got"
    March 24 for 1 week
  4. David Bowie - "Changesbowie"
    March 31 for 1 week
  5. Carpenters - "Only Yesterday - Richard & Karen Carpenter's Greatest Hits"
    April 7 for 2 weeks
  6. Fleetwood Mac - "Behind the Mask"
    April 21 for 1 week
  7. Carpenters - "Only Yesterday - Richard & Karen Carpenter's Greatest Hits"
    April 28 for 5 weeks
  8. Soul II Soul - "Volume II (1990 A New Decade)"
    June 2 for 3 weeks
  9. Luciano Pavarotti - "The Essential Pavarotti"
    June 23 for 1 week
  10. New Kids On The Block - "Step By Step"
    June 30 for 1 week
  11. Luciano Pavarotti - "The Essential Pavarotti"
    July 7 for 3 weeks
  12. Elton John - "Sleeping With The Past"
    July 28 for 5 weeks
  13. Prince - "Grafitti Bridge"
    September 1 for 1 week
  14. The 3 Tenors - "In Concert"
    September 8 for 1 week
  15. George Michael - "Listen Without Prejudice Volume 1"
    September 15 for 1 week
  16. The 3 Tenors - "In Concert"
    September 22 for 4 weeks
  17. The Charlatans - "Some Friendly"
    October 20 for 1 week
  18. Paul Simon - "The Rhythm of the Saints"
    October 27 for 2 weeks
  19. Elton John - "The Very Best Of Elton John"
    November 17 for 2 weeks
  20. Madonna - "The Immaculate Collection"
    November 24 for 9 weeks
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1991

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MCMXC a.D. (1991) by Enigma
  1. Enigma - "MCMXC a.D."
    January 26 for 1 week
  2. Sting - "The Soul Cages"
    February 2 for 1 week
  3. Jesus Jones - "Doubt"
    February 9 for 1 week
  4. Queen - "Innuendo"
    February 16 for 2 weeks
  5. Oleta Adams - "Circle Of One"
    March 2 for 1 week
  6. Chris Rea - "Auberge"
    March 9 for 1 week
  7. The Farm - "Spartacus"
    March 16 for 1 week
  8. R.E.M. - "Out of Time"
    March 23 for 1 week
  9. Eurythmics - "Greatest Hits"
    March 30 for 9 weeks
  10. Seal - "Seal"
    June 1 for 3 weeks
  11. Eurythmics - "Greatest Hits"
    June 22 for 1 week
  12. Cher - "Love Hurts"
    June 29 for 6 weeks
  13. Luciano Pavarotti - "Essential Pavarotti II"
    August 10 for 2 weeks
  14. Metallica - "Metallica"
    August 24 for 1 week
  15. London Stage Cast - "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
    August 31 for 2 weeks
  16. Paul Young - "From Time To Time - The Singles Collection"
    September 14 for 1 week
  17. Dire Straits - "On Every Street"
    September 21 for 1 week
  18. Guns N' Roses - "Use Your Illusion II"
    September 28 for 1 week
  19. Bryan Adams - "Waking Up the Neighbours"
    October 5 for 1 week
  20. Simply Red - "Stars"
    October 12 for 2 weeks
  21. Erasure - "Chorus"
    October 26 for 1 week
  22. Simply Red - "Stars"
    November 2 for 1 week
  23. Queen - "Grestest Hits, Vol. II"
    November 9 for 1 week
  24. Enya - "Shepherd Moons"
    November 16 for 1 week
  25. Genesis - "We Can't Dance"
    November 23 for 1 week
  26. Michael Jackson - "Dangerous"
    November 30 for 1 week
  27. Queen - "Grestest Hits, Vol. II"
    December 7 for 4 weeks
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1992

  1. Simply Red - "Stars"
    January 4 for 5 weeks
  2. Wet Wet Wet - "High On The Happy Side"
    February 8 for 2 weeks
  3. Simply Red - "Stars"
    February 22 for 3 weeks
  4. Madness - "Divine Madness"
    March 14 for 3 weeks
  5. Bruce Springsteen - "Human Touch"
    April 4 for 1 week
  6. Def Leppard - "Adrenalize"
    April 11 for 1 week
  7. Annie Lennox - "Diva"
    April 18 for 1 week
  8. Right Said Fred - "Up"
    April 25 for 1 week
  9. The Cure - "Wish"
    May 2 for 1 week
  10. Simply Red - "Stars"
    May 9 for 1 week
  11. Carter, The Unstoppable Sex Machine - "1992 - The Love Album"
    May 16 for 1 week
  12. Iron Maiden - "Fear of the Dark"
    May 23 for 1 week
  13. Michael Ball - "Michael Ball"
    May 30 for 1 week
  14. Lionel Richie - "Back To Front"
    June 6 for 6 weeks
  15. The Orb - "U.F. Orb"
    July 18 for 1 week
  16. Neil Diamond - "The Greatest Hits 1966-1992"
    July 25 for 3 weeks
  17. INXS - "Welcome To Wherever You Are"
    August 15 for 1 week
  18. Genesis - "We Can't Dance"
    August 22 for 1 week
  19. The Smiths - "Best...I"
    August 29 for 1 week
  20. Kylie Minogue - "Kylie Greatest Hits"
    September 5 for 1 week
  21. Mike Oldfield - "Tubular Bells II"
    September 12 for 2 weeks
  22. Belinda Carlisle - "The Best Of Belinda Volume I"
    September 26 for 1 week
  23. ABBA - "Gold - Greatest Hits"
    October 3 for 1 week
  24. R.E.M. - "Automatic for the People"
    October 10 for 1 week
  25. Prince & The New Power Generation - "Symbol"
    October 17 for 1 week
  26. Simple Minds - "Glittering Prize 81/92"
    October 24 for 3 weeks
  27. Bon Jovi - "Keep the Faith"
    November 14 for 1 week
  28. Cher - "Cher's Greatest Hits: 1965-1992"
    November 21 for 1 week
  29. Erasure - "Pop! - The First 20 Hits"
    November 28 for 2 weeks
  30. Cher - "Cher's Greatest Hits: 1965-1992"
    December 12 for 6 weeks
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1993

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Janet. (1993) by Janet Jackson
  1. Genesis - "Live - The Way We Walk Volume 2: The Longs"
    January 23 for 2 weeks
  2. Little Angels - "Jam"
    February 6 for 1 week
  3. The Cult - "Pure Cult"
    February 13 for 1 week
  4. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - "Words Of Love"
    February 20 for 1 week
  5. East 17 - "Walthamstow"
    February 27 for 1 week
  6. Annie Lennox - "Diva"
    March 6 for 1 week
  7. Lenny Kravitz - "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
    March 13 for 2 weeks
  8. Hot Chocolate - "Their Greatest Hits"
    March 27 for 1 week
  9. Depeche Mode - "Songs of Faith and Devotion"
    April 3 for 1 week
  10. Suede - "Suede"
    April 10 for 1 week
  11. David Bowie - "Black Tie White Noise"
    April 17 for 1 week
  12. R.E.M. - "Automatic for the People"
    April 24 for 1 week
  13. Cliff Richard - "Cliff Richard - The Album"
    May 1 for 1 week
  14. R.E.M. - "Automatic for the People"
    May 8 for 1 week
  15. New Order - "Republic"
    May 15 for 1 week
  16. R.E.M. - "Automatic for the People"
    May 22 for 1 week
  17. Janet Jackson - "Janet."
    May 29 for 2 weeks
  18. 2 Unlimited - "No Limits"
    June 12 for 1 week
  19. Tina Turner - "What's Love Got To Do With It (OST)"
    June 19 for 1 week
  20. Jamiroquai - "Emergency on Planet Earth"
    June 26 for 3 weeks
  21. U2 - "Zooropa"
    July 17 for 1 week
  22. UB40 - "Promises And Lies"
    July 24 for 7 weeks
  23. Mariah Carey - "Music Box"
    September 11 for 1 week
  24. Meat Loaf - "Bat out of Hell II: Back Into Hell"
    September 18 for 1 week
  25. Nirvana - "In Utero"
    September 25 for 1 week
  26. Meat Loaf - "Bat out of Hell II: Back Into Hell"
    October 2 for 1 week
  27. Pet Shop Boys - "Very"
    October 9 for 1 week
  28. Meat Loaf - "Bat out of Hell II: Back Into Hell"
    October 16 for 1 week
  29. Take That - "Everything Changes"
    October 23 for 1 week
  30. Meat Loaf - "Bat out of Hell II: Back Into Hell"
    October 30 for 3 weeks
  31. Phil Collins - "Both Sides"
    November 20 for 1 week
  32. Meat Loaf - "Bat out of Hell II: Back Into Hell"
    November 27 for 5 weeks
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1994

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The Cross of Changes (1994) by Enigma
  1. Diana Ross - "One Woman - The Ultimate Collection"
    January 1 for 1 week
  2. Take That - "Everything Changes"
    January 8 for 1 week
  3. Bryan Adams - "So Far So Good"
    January 15 for 1 week
  4. Diana Ross - "One Woman - The Ultimate Collection"
    January 22 for 1 week
  5. Chaka Demus & Pliers - "Tease Me"
    January 29 for 2 weeks
  6. Tori Amos - "Under The Pink"
    February 12 for 1 week
  7. Enigma - "The Cross of Changes"
    February 19 for 1 week
  8. Mariah Carey - "Music Box"
    February 26 for 4 weeks
  9. Morrissey - "Vauxhall and I"
    March 26 for 1 week
  10. Mariah Carey - "Music Box"
    April 2 for 1 week
  11. Pink Floyd - "The Division Bell"
    April 9 for 4 weeks
  12. Blur - "Parklife"
    May 7 for 1 week
  13. Deacon Blue - "Our Town - The Greatest Hits Of Deacon Blue"
    May 14 for 2 weeks
  14. Erasure - "I Say I Say I Say"
    May 28 for 1 week
  15. Seal - "Seal"
    June 4 for 2 weeks
  16. 2 Unlimited - "Real Things"
    June 18 for 1 week
  17. Cranberries - "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?"
    June 25 for 1 week
  18. Ace Of Base - "Happy Nation"
    July 2 for 2 weeks
  19. Prodigy - "Music for the Jilted Generation"
    July 16 for 1 week
  20. Rolling Stones - "Voodoo Lounge"
    July 23 for 1 week
  21. Wet Wet Wet - "End Of Part One (Their Greatest Hits)"
    July 30 for 4 weeks
  22. Prince - "Come"
    August 27 for 1 week
  23. Wet Wet Wet - "End Of Part One (Their Greatest Hits)"
    September 3 for 1 week
  24. Oasis - "Definitely Maybe"
    September 10 for 1 week
  25. The Three Tenors - "In Concert 1994"
    September 17 for 1 week
  26. Eric Clapton - "From the Cradle"
    September 24 for 1 week
  27. Luther Vandross - "Songs"
    October 1 for 1 week
  28. R.E.M. - "Monster"
    October 8 for 2 weeks
  29. Bon Jovi - "Crossroad - The Best Of Bon Jovi"
    October 22 for 3 weeks
  30. Nirvana - "MTV Unplugged in New York"
    November 12 for 1 week
  31. Bon Jovi - "Crossroad - The Best Of Bon Jovi"
    November 19 for 2 weeks
  32. Beautiful South - "Carry On Up The Charts - The Best Of The Beautiful South"
    December 3 for 1 week
  33. Beatles - "Live at the BBC"
    December 10 for 1 week
  34. Beautiful South - "Carry On Up The Charts - The Best Of The Beautiful South"
    December 17 for 6 weeks
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1995

  1. Céline Dion - "The Colour of My Love"
    January 28 for 6 weeks
  2. Bruce Springsteen - "Greatest Hits"
    March 11 for 1 week
  3. Annie Lennox - "Medusa"
    March 18 for 1 week
  4. Elastica - "Elastica"
    March 25 for 1 week
  5. Céline Dion - "The Colour of My Love"
    April 1 for 1 week
  6. Boo Radleys - "Wake Up!"
    April 8 for 1 week
  7. Bruce Springsteen - "Greatest Hits"
    April 15 for 1 week
  8. Wet Wet Wet - "Picture This"
    April 22 for 3 weeks
  9. Take That - "Nobody Else"
    May 13 for 2 weeks
  10. Paul Weller - "Stanley Road"
    May 27 for 1 week
  11. Alison Moyet - "Singles"
    June 3 for 1 week
  12. Pink Floyd - "P-U-L-S-E"
    June 10 for 2 weeks
  13. Michael Jackson - "HIStory - Past, Present And Future, Book 1"
    June 24 for 1 week
  14. Bon Jovi - "These Days"
    July 1 for 4 weeks
  15. Supergrass - "I Should Coco"
    July 29 for 3 weeks
  16. Black Grape - "It's Great When You're Straight…Yeah"
    August 19 for 2 weeks
  17. Boyzone - "Said And Done"
    September 2 for 1 week
  18. The Charlatans - "The Charlatans"
    September 9 for 1 week
  19. Levellers - "Zeitgeist"
    September 16 for 1 week
  20. Blur - "The Great Escape"
    September 23 for 2 weeks
  21. Mariah Carey - "Daydream"
    October 7 for 1 week
  22. Oasis - "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?"
    October 14 for 1 week
  23. Simply Red - "Life"
    October 21 for 3 weeks
  24. Pulp - "Different Class"
    November 11 for 1 week
  25. Queen - "Made In Heaven"
    November 18 for 1 week
  26. Robson & Jerome - "Robson & Jerome"
    November 25 for 7 weeks
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1996

  1. Oasis - "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?"
    January 13 for 6 weeks
  2. Bluetones - "Expecting To Fly"
    February 24 for 1 week
  3. Oasis - "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?"
    March 2 for 3 weeks
  4. Céline Dion - "Falling Into You"
    March 23 for 1 week
  5. Beatles - "Anthology 2"
    March 30 for 1 week
  6. Take That - "Greatest Hits"
    April 6 for 4 weeks
  7. Alanis Morissette - "Jagged Little Pill"
    May 4 for 2 weeks
  8. Ash - "1977"
    May 18 for 1 week
  9. George Michael - "Older"
    May 25 for 3 weeks
  10. Metallica - "Load"
    June 15 for 1 week
  11. Bryan Adams - "18 Til I Die"
    June 22 for 1 week
  12. Alanis Morissette - "Jagged Little Pill"
    June 29 for 1 week
  13. Crowded House - "Recurring Dream - The Very Best Of Crowded House"
    July 6 for 2 weeks
  14. Alanis Morissette - "Jagged Little Pill"
    July 20 for 8 weeks
  15. Suede - "Coming Up"
    September 14 for 1 week
  16. R.E.M. - "New Adventures in Hi-Fi
    September 21 for 1 week
  17. Kula Shaker - "K"
    September 28 for 2 weeks
  18. Peter Andre - "Natural"
    October 12 for 1 week
  19. Simply Red - "Greatest Hits"
    October 19 for 2 weeks
  20. Beautiful South - "Blue Is The Colour"
    November 2 for 1 week
  21. Boyzone - "A Different Beat"
    November 9 for 1 week
  22. Spice Girls - "Spice"
    November 16 for 1 week
  23. Robson & Jerome - "Take Two"
    November 23 for 2 weeks
  24. Spice Girls - "Spice"
    December 7 for 8 weeks
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1997

  1. Madonna & Various Artists - "Evita" (OST)
    February 1 for 1 week
  2. Reef - "Glow"
    February 8 for 1 week
  3. Texas - "White On Blonde"
    February 15 for 1 week
  4. Blur - "Blur"
    February 22 for 1 week
  5. Mansun - "Attack Of The Grey Lantern"
    March 1 for 1 week
  6. Spice Girls - "Spice"
    March 8 for 1 week
  7. U2 - "Pop"
    March 15 for 1 week
  8. Spice Girls - "Spice"
    March 22 for 4 weeks
  9. Chemical Brothers - "Dig Your Own Hole"
    April 19 for 1 week
  10. Depeche Mode - "Ultra"
    April 26 for 1 week
  11. The Charlatans - "Tellin' Stories"
    May 3 for 2 weeks
  12. Spice Girls - "Spice"
    May 17 for 1 week
  13. Michael Jackson - "Blood on the Dance Floor (HIStory in the Mix)"
    May 24 for 2 weeks
  14. Gary Barlow - "Open Road"
    June 7 for 1 week
  15. Wu-Tang Clan - "Wu-Tang Forever"
    June 14 for 1 week
  16. Hanson - "Middle Of Nowhere"
    June 21 for 1 week
  17. Radiohead - "OK Computer"
    June 28 for 2 weeks
  18. The Prodigy - "The Fat of the Land"
    July 12 for 6 weeks
  19. Texas - "White On Blonde"
    August 23 for 1 week
  20. Oasis - "Be Here Now"
    August 30 for 4 weeks
  21. Ocean Colour Scene - "Marchin' Already"
    September 27 for 1 week
  22. Oasis - "Be Here Now"
    October 4 for 1 week
  23. The Verve - "Urban Hymns"
    October 11 for 5 weeks
  24. Spice Girls - "Spiceworld"
    November 15 for 2 weeks
  25. Céline Dion - "Let's Talk About Love"
    November 29 for 2 weeks
  26. Spice Girls - "Spiceworld"
    December 13 for 1 week
  27. Céline Dion - "Let's Talk About Love"
    December 20 for 2 weeks
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1998

  1. The Verve - "Urban Hymns"
    January 3 for 6 weeks
  2. James Horner - "Titanic" (OST)
    February 14 for 1 week
  3. The Verve - "Urban Hymns"
    February 21 for 1 week
  4. James Horner - "Titanic" (OST)
    February 28 for 2 weeks
  5. Madonna - "Ray of Light"
    March 14 for 2 weeks
  6. Céline Dion - "Let's Talk About Love"
    March 28 for 1 week
  7. James - "The Best Of James"
    April 4 for 1 week
  8. Pulp - "This Is Hardcore"
    April 11 for 1 week
  9. Robbie Williams - "Life Thru a Lens"
    April 18 for 2 weeks
  10. Massive Attack - "Mezzanine"
    May 2 for 2 weeks
  11. Catatonia - "International Velvet"
    May 16 for 1 week
  12. Garbage - "Version 2.0"
    May 23 for 1 week
  13. Simply Red - "Blue"
    May 30 for 1 week
  14. Boyzone - "Where We Belong"
    June 6 for 1 week
  15. Simply Red - "Blue"
    June 13 for 1 week
  16. Embrace - "The Good Will Out"
    June 20 for 1 week
  17. The Corrs - "Talk on Corners"
    June 27 for 1 week
  18. 5ive - "5ive"
    July 4 for 1 week
  19. The Corrs - "Talk on Corners"
    July 11 for 1 week
  20. Beastie Boys - "Hello Nasty"
    July 18 for 1 week
  21. Jane McDonald - "Jane McDonald"
    July 25 for 3 weeks
  22. The Corrs - "Talk on Corners"
    August 15 for 3 weeks
  23. Boyzone - "Where We Belong"
    September 5 for 2 weeks
  24. The Corrs - "Talk on Corners"
    September 19 for 1 week
  25. Manic Street Preachers - "This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours"
    September 26 for 3 weeks
  26. Phil Collins - "Hits"
    October 17 for 1 week
  27. Beautiful South - "Quench"
    October 24 for 2 weeks
  28. Robbie Williams - "I've Been Expecting You"
    November 7 for 1 week
  29. U2 - "The Best Of 1980-1990 & B-Sides"
    November 14 for 1 week
  30. George Michael - "Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best Of George Michael"
    November 21 for 8 weeks
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1999

  1. Robbie Williams - "I've Been Expecting You"
    January 16 for 1 week
  2. Fatboy Slim - "You've Come a Long Way, Baby"
    January 23 for 4 weeks
  3. Robbie Williams - "I've Been Expecting You"
    February 20 for 1 week
  4. The Corrs - "Talk on Corners"
    February 27 for 3 weeks
  5. Stereophonics - "Performance and Cocktails"
    March 20 for 1 week
  6. Blur - "13"
    March 27 for 2 weeks
  7. ABBA - "Gold - Greatest Hits"
    April 17 for 1 week
  8. Catatonia - "Equally Cursed And Blessed"
    April 24 for 1 week
  9. ABBA - "Gold - Greatest Hits"
    May 1 for 2 weeks
  10. Suede - "Head Music"
    May 15 for 1 week
  11. Texas - "The Hush"
    May 22 for 1 week
  12. ABBA - "Gold - Greatest Hits"
    May 29 for 2 weeks
  13. Boyzone - "By Request"
    June 12 for 2 weeks
  14. Jamiroquai - "Synkronized"
    June 26 for 1 week
  15. Chemical Brothers - "Surrender"
    July 3 for 1 week
  16. Boyzone - "By Request"
    July 10 for 7 weeks
  17. Travis - "The Man Who"
    August 28 for 2 weeks
  18. Shania Twain - "Come on Over"
    September 11 for 3 weeks
  19. Leftfield - "Rhythm And Stealth"
    October 2 for 1 week
  20. Tom Jones - "Reload"
    October 9 for 1 week
  21. Shania Twain - "Come on Over"
    October 16 for 3 weeks
  22. Steps - "Steptacular"
    November 6 for 3 weeks
  23. Céline Dion - "All the Way...A Decade of Song"
    November 27 for 1 week
  24. Steps - "Steptacular"
    December 4 for 1 week
  25. Shania Twain - "Come on Over"
    December 11 for 5 weeks
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See also