The UK Number Ones : Artist List 5-6
Week Ending ACT TITLE Weeks TALLY COMMENT 19 Sep 1998 Robbie Williams Millennium 1
1st No 1
After a slow and difficult transition from Take That       member to solo artist, he finally hit the top, and his success grew.
20 Nov 1999 Robbie Williams She's The One 1
2nd No 1
He was now a major star with a massive fan       following.  From his album "I've Been Expecting You".
12 Aug 2000 Robbie Williams Rock DJ 1
3rd No 1
His second number one in a row.  Taken from his       album "Sing When You're Winning".
21 Jul 2001 Robbie Williams Eternity 2
4th No 1
His chart toppers were arriving at roughly annual       intervals, but he was about to get his second of the year.
22 Dec 2001 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman Somethin' Stupid 1
5th No 1
From his crooner-era album "Swing When You're       Winning", and in duet with the Hollywood star.
16 Oct 2004 Robbie Williams Radio 1
6th No 1
Robbie gained his first No 1 for nearly three years, during which time he lived mostly in the  USA.
Week Ending ACT TITLE Weeks TALLY COMMENT 19 Oct 1996 Boyzone Words 1
1st No 1
Irish boy band, lead by Ronan Keating, put together in 1994 to     rival Take That.  Over 5 years they had 16 hits - all reaching the Top 4.
14 Dec 1996 Boyzone A Different Beat 1
2nd No 1
This was the title track of their second album.
26 Apr 1998 Boyzone All That I Need 1
3rd No 1
They were now major stars, with 10 consecutive Top 4 singles behind     them.
9 Aug 1998 Boyzone No Matter What 3
4th No 1
The song came from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Whistle     Down The Wind".
7 Mar 1999 Boyzone When The Going Gets Tough 2
5th No 1
Old Billy Ocean No 1 from 1986, remade as a charity single for     Comic Relief.
16 May 1999 Boyzone You Needed Me 1
6th & last No 1
Originally a US No 1 for Canadian Anne Murray (1978, No 22).   Whilst not officially disbanding, Ronan Keating and Steven Gately went on to solo chart     success in 1999/2000.
Oasis Some Might Say 1
1st No 1
They were from Manchester, and part of the Brit-Pop scene.  The media set them up as rivals to Essex band, Blur.
2 Mar 1996 Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger 1
2nd No 1
From their million-selling album "What's The Story Morning     Glory" - perhaps the bothers Liam and Noel Gallagher's finest hour.
19 Jul 1997 Oasis D'you Know What I Mean 1
3rd No 1
First single from their third album "Be Here Now".
18 Jan 1998 Oasis All Around The World 1
4th No 1
Last hit for a couple of years, as the band embarked upon a world     tour, with the expected controversy on and off the stage.
13 Feb 2000 Oasis Go Let It Out 1
5th No 1
Their first release since 1998, but fan power put them straight     back at the top.
27 Apr 2002 Oasis The Hindu Times
1
Highly revered, and internationally famous Irish rock band led by     Bono.
2 Nov 1991 U2 The Fly 1
2nd No 1
From their album "Achtung Baby".  Predominently an     album band, their next No 1 single was six years away.
15 Feb 1997 U2 Discotheque 1
3rd No 1
They were, by this time, an internationally renown stadium band.   They had a further four Top 10s by 1999 and were at No 1 again in 2000.
21 Oct 2000 U2 Beautiful Day 1
4th No 1
Veteran Irish rockers (their first hit was in 1981), with a track     from their album "All That You Can't Leave Behind".
20 Nov 2004 U2 Vertigo 1
5th No 1
The veteran       Irish rockers hit the top again with a track from their 2004, No 1 album, "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb".
19 Feb 2005 U2 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own 1
6th No 1
Blondie Heart Of Glass 4
1st No 1
Lead by the charismatic Debbie Harry, they found considerable     success between 1978 and 1982.
26 May 1979 Blondie Sunday Girl 3
2nd No 1
Originally regarded as new wave, their material was now finding a     broader audience.
1 Mar 1980 Blondie Atomic 2
3rd No 1
Third track lifted from their album "Eat To The Beat".
26 Apr 1980 Blondie Call Me 1
4th No 1
From the film "American Gigolo", it was produced by     Giorgio Moroder.
15 Nov 1980 Blondie The Tide Is High 2
5th No 1
Written by reggae star John Holt.  They hit the Top 10 once     more, then disbanded.  Debbie went solo in 1986 but got no higher than No 8.
7 Feb 1999 Blondie Maria 1
6th & last No 1
An unexpected return 18 years after their previous Top 10 hit.   At age 54, lead singer Debbie Harry is the oldest female to make No 1.
Rod Stewart Maggie May 5
1st No 1
A veteran of several bands. This remains a perennial radio     favourite.
2 Sep 1972 Rod Stewart You Wear It Well 1
2nd No 1
His popularity was soaring at this time, but his next No 1 was 3     years away.
6 Sep 1975 Rod Stewart Sailing 4
3rd No 1
One of his classic anthems, which returned to No 3 the following     year, after use in a tv documentary series.
21 May 1977 Rod Stewart I Don't Want To Talk About It / First Cut Is The Deepest 4
4th No 1
He was now enjoying super star status with world-wide popularity.
2 Dec 1978 Rod Stewart Da Ya Think I'm Sexy 1
5th No 1
He jumped on the disco bandwagon for this hit.  It was remixed     in 1997 by N-Trance, reaching No 7.
2 Jul 1983 Rod Stewart Baby Jane 3
6th & last No 1
Becoming US-based, he had hit singles       to the end of the     90s, and hit albums into the 2000s.