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The Singles Chart is a weekly record chart based on single sales from Sunday to Saturday; during the 1990s, a total of 84 singles reached number one. The most successful artist of the 1990s was Canadian singer Céline Dion, who topped the Singles Chart for 52 weeks with nine different singles. Her 1997 song "My Heart Will Go On", from the motion picture Titanic, was the biggest-selling single of the decade; it spent 18 non consecutive weeks at the top of the chart during the 1990s, and it is the best selling single in music history. The first number-one single of the 1990s was "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins - released in 1989, first reached number one in December, and remained at the top for five consecutive weeks. The final number one of the decade was "Dov'è l'amore (Emilio Estefan Jnr. Mix)" by American singer and actress Cher.
Number-one singles
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| † | Best-selling single of the year |
| ‡ | Runner-up single of the year |
| Best-selling single of the decade | |
| Runner-up single of the decade |
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Singles with the most weeks at number one
editThe following singles spent at least thirteen weeks at number one during the 1990s.
| Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|
| Céline Dion | "My Heart Will Go On" | 18 |
| Cher | "Believe" | 15 |
| Bryan Adams | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" | 14 |
| Los del Río | "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" | |
| Snap! | "Rhythm Is a Dancer" | |
| Ace of Base | "All That She Wants" | 13 |
By artist
editThe following artists spent at least thirty weeks at number one during the 1990s.
| Artist | Number-one singles | Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|
| Cher | 6 | 35 |
| Céline Dion | 9 | 52 |
| Michael Jackson | 7 | 30 |
Best-selling singles
edit| No. | Single | Artist | Year | Weeks at number one |
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| 1 | "My Heart Will Go On" | Céline Dion | 1997 | 18 |
| 2 | "Believe" | Cher | 1998 | 15 |
| 3 | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" | Bryan Adams | 1991 | 14 |
| 4 | "The Power of Love" | Céline Dion | 1993 | 12 |
| 5 | "Macarena" | Los del Río | 14 | |
| 6 | "Rhythm Is a Dancer" | Snap! | 1992 | 14 |
| 7 | "All That She Wants" | Ace of Base | 13 | |
| 8 | "Vogue" | Madonna | 1990 | 10 |
| 9 | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | 1992 | 11 |
| 10 | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls | 1996 | 7 |
| 11 | "What Is Love" | Haddaway | 1993 | 8 |
| 12 | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997" | Elton John | 1997 | 8 |
| 13 | "Wind of Change" | Scorpions | 1991 | 8 |
| 14 | "Gangsta's Paradise" | Coolio / L.V. | 1995 | 9 |
| 15 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey / Boyz II Men | 7 | |
| 16 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Nirvana | 1991 | 8 |
| 17 | "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" | Cher | 1990 | 7 |
| 18 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Aerosmith | 1998 | 8 |
| 19 | "It Must Have Been Love" | Roxette | 1990 | 9 |
| 20 | "If I Could Turn Back Time" | Cher | 1989 | 8 |