List of UK top 10 singles in 1992
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The UK Singles Chart is a music chart compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Before 2004 the chart was based purely on the sales of physical singles, with airplay figures and digital downloads excluded from the official chart. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1992, as well as songs that peaked in 1991 and 1993 but were in the top 10 in 1992. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 10 for the first time.
134 singles were in the top 10 in 1992. American singer Michael Jackson and dance group The Shamen shared the record for the most top 10 entries in 1992, with four. Jackson's highest charting single of the year was "Heal the World", which peaked at number two in November. He reached the top 10 with a further three singles in 1992: "In the Closet", which charted at number eight; "Who Is It" (number 10) and "Remember the Time" (number three). The Shamen also had four top ten entries in 1992, with their highest charting single, "Ebeneezer Goode", spending four weeks at number-one. Solo artists CeCe Peniston, Madonna and Freddie Mercury, and bands Erasure, Take That and Guns N' Roses each reached the top 10 on three occasions.
Whitney Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You", from the soundtrack of the film The Bodyguard, was the biggest selling single of the year in the United Kingdom, spending 5 weeks in the number-one position (along with a further five at the beginning of 1993) and selling 970,000 copies.[2] Dance group Snap!'s "Rhythm Is a Dancer" spent thirteen weeks in the top 10, including six weeks at the top of the charts, and was the second-best selling single of the year. Other artists in the top ten best-selling singles of the year included Shakespears Sister (whose song "Stay" spent the most weeks at number-one with eight), Erasure, Jimmy Nail and Wet Wet Wet.
Top 10 singles
Symbol | Meaning |
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‡ | Single peaked in 1991 but still in chart in 1992. |
♦ | Single released in 1992 but peaked in 1993. |
(#) | Year-end top-ten single and rank |
Entered | The date that the song first appeared in the chart. |
Peak | Highest position that the song reached in the UK Singles Chart. |
Entered[A] | Weeks in top 10 | Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached[A] | Weeks at peak |
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Singles in 1991 | ||||||
24 November 1991 | 7 | "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" ‡ | Ross, DianaDiana Ross | 2 | 8 December 1991 | 2 |
1 December 1991 | 6 | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" ‡ | Michael, GeorgeGeorge Michael and Elton John | 1 | 1 December 1991 | 2 |
1 December 1991 | 8 | "Justified & Ancient" | KLF, TheThe KLF featuring Tammy Wynette | 2 | 29 December 1991 | 2 |
8 December 1991 | 7 | "Too Blind to See It" | Sims, KymKym Sims | 5 | 5 January 1992 | 2 |
15 December 1991 | 8 | "Bohemian Rhapsody"/ |
Queen | 1 | 15 December 1991 | 5 |
15 December 1991 | 5 | "Don't Talk Just Kiss" | Right Said Fred | 3 | 5 January 1992 | 1 |
22 December 1991 | 4 | "Addams Groove" | Hammer | 4 | 5 January 1992 | 1 |
22 December 1991 | 3 | "Roobarb and Custard" | Shaft | 7 | 5 January 1992 | 1 |
Singles in 1992 | ||||||
5 January 1992 | 8 | "Goodnight Girl" | Wet Wet Wet | 1 | 19 January 1992 | 4 |
5 January 1992 | 4 | "Everybody in the Place" | Prodigy, TheThe Prodigy | 2 | 12 January 1992 | 1 |
12 January 1992 | 2 | "We Got a Love Thang" | Peniston, CeCeCeCe Peniston | 6 | 19 January 1992 | 1 |
12 January 1992 | 4 | "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" | Kiss | 4 | 19 January 1992 | 1 |
19 January 1992 | 4 | "I Can't Dance" | Genesis | 7 | 19 January 1992 | 1 |
19 January 1992 | 4 | "Give Me Just a Little More Time" | Minogue, KylieKylie Minogue | 2 | 26 January 1992 | 1 |
19 January 1992 | 5 | "Twilight Zone" | 2 Unlimited | 2 | 2 February 1992 | 1 |
26 January 1992 | 4 | "I Wonder Why" | Stigers, CurtisCurtis Stigers | 5 | 2 February 1992 | 2 |
26 January 1992 | 1 | "Welcome to the Cheap Seats" | Wonder Stuff, TheThe Wonder Stuff | 8 | 26 January 1992 | 1 |
26 January 1992 | 13 | "Stay" | Shakespears Sister | 1 | 16 February 1992 | 8 |
2 February 1992 | 5 | "I'm Doing Fine Now" | Pasadenas, TheThe Pasadenas | 4 | 2 February 1992 | 4 |
2 February 1992 | 2 | "The Bouncer" | Kicks Like a Mule | 7 | 2 February 1992 | 1 |
9 February 1992 | 4 | "Remember the Time" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | 3 | 16 February 1992 | 1 |
9 February 1992 | 1 | "Leave Them All Behind" | Ride | 9 | 9 February 1992 | 1 |
9 February 1992 | 1 | "Reverence" | Jesus and Mary Chain, TheThe Jesus and Mary Chain | 10 | 9 February 1992 | 1 |
16 February 1992 | 5 | "My Girl" [B] | Temptations, TheThe Temptations | 2 | 23 February 1992 | 2 |
16 February 1992 | 7 | "I Love Your Smile" [C] | Shanice | 2 | 8 March 1992 | 2 |
16 February 1992 | 2 | "For Your Babies" | Simply Red | 9 | 8 March 1992 | 2 |
16 February 1992 | 5 | "It's a Fine Day" | Opus III | 5 | 23 February 1992 | 2 |
23 February 1992 | 2 | "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" | Adams, BryanBryan Adams | 8 | 23 February 1992 | 2 |
23 February 1992 | 3 | "It Must Be Love" [D] | Madness | 6 | 1 March 1992 | 1 |
1 March 1992 | 2 | "November Rain" | Guns N' Roses | 4 | 1 March 1992 | 1 |
1 March 1992 | 3 | "America: What Time Is Love?" | KLF, TheThe KLF | 4 | 8 March 1992 | 2 |
8 March 1992 | 2 | "One" | U2 | 7 | 8 March 1992 | 1 |
8 March 1992 | 3 | "Weather with You" | Crowded House | 7 | 15 March 1992 | 1 |
8 March 1992 | 1 | "Come as You Are" | Nirvana | 9 | 8 March 1992 | 1 |
15 March 1992 | 3 | "Tears in Heaven" | Clapton, EricEric Clapton | 5 | 15 March 1992 | 2 |
15 March 1992 | 5 | "Finally" [E] | Peniston, CeCeCeCe Peniston | 2 | 22 March 1992 | 1 |
15 March 1992 | 6 | "To Be with You" | Mr. Big | 3 | 22 March 1992 | 3 |
22 March 1992 | 8 | "Deeply Dippy" | Right Said Fred | 1 | 12 April 1992 | 3 |
22 March 1992 | 3 | "Let's Get Rocked" | Def Leppard | 2 | 29 March 1992 | 1 |
22 March 1992 | 1 | "High" | Cure, TheThe Cure | 8 | 22 March 1992 | 1 |
22 March 1992 | 3 | "Why" | Lennox, AnnieAnnie Lennox | 5 | 5 April 1992 | 1 |
29 March 1992 | 1 | "Breath of Life" | Erasure | 8 | 29 March 1992 | 1 |
29 March 1992 | 3 | "Joy" | Soul II Soul | 4 | 5 April 1992 | 1 |
5 April 1992 | 4 | "Save the Best for Last" | Williams, VanessaVanessa Williams | 3 | 12 April 1992 | 1 |
5 April 1992 | 1 | "(I Want to Be) Elected" | Mr. Bean & Smear Campaign | 9 | 5 April 1992 | 1 |
5 April 1992 | 2 | "Evapor-8" | Altern 8 | 6 | 12 April 1992 | 1 |
12 April 1992 | 8 | "On a Ragga Tip" | SL2 | 2 | 26 April 1992 | 3 |
12 April 1992 | 5 | "You're All That Matters to Me" | Stigers, CurtisCurtis Stigers | 6 | 26 April 1992 | 1 |
12 April 1992 | 1 | "Viva Las Vegas" | ZZ Top | 10 | 12 April 1992 | 1 |
19 April 1992 | 1 | "Be Quick or Be Dead" | Iron Maiden | 2 | 19 April 1992 | 1 |
19 April 1992 | 2 | "The Only Living Boy In New Cross" | Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine | 7 | 26 April 1992 | 1 |
19 April 1992 | 4 | "The Days of Pearly Spencer" | Almond, MarcMarc Almond | 4 | 26 April 1992 | 2 |
19 April 1992 | 3 | "You" | Ten Sharp | 10 | 19 April 1992 | 3 |
26 April 1992 | 2 | "Temple of Love" | Sisters of Mercy, TheThe Sisters of Mercy | 3 | 26 April 1992 | 1 |
26 April 1992 | 2 | "In the Closet" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | 8 | 26 April 1992 | 1 |
26 April 1992 | 10 | "Please Don't Go" | KWS | 1 | 3 May 1992 | 5 |
3 May 1992 | 2 | "Nothing Else Matters" | Metallica | 6 | 3 May 1992 | 1 |
3 May 1992 | 3 | "Hang On In There Baby" | Curiosity | 3 | 10 May 1992 | 1 |
10 May 1992 | 2 | "Workaholic" | 2 Unlimited | 4 | 10 May 1992 | 1 |
10 May 1992 | 4 | "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" | En Vogue | 4 | 17 May 1992 | 1 |
10 May 1992 | 1 | "Come Play with Me" | Wedding Present, TheThe Wedding Present | 10 | 10 May 1992 | 1 |
17 May 1992 | 4 | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" | Guns N' Roses | 2 | 17 May 1992 | 1 |
17 May 1992 | 5 | "Everything About You" | Ugly Kid Joe | 3 | 31 May 1992 | 1 |
17 May 1992 | 2 | "I Don't Care" | Shakespears Sister | 7 | 17 May 1992 | 1 |
17 May 1992 | 1 | "Beauty and the Beast" | Dion, CelineCeline Dion and Peabo Bryson | 9 | 17 May 1992 | 1 |
17 May 1992 | 1 | "Keep on Walkin'" | Peniston, CeCeCeCe Peniston | 10 | 17 May 1992 | 1 |
24 May 1992 | 1 | "Raving I'm Raving"[F] | Shut Up and Dance | 2 | 24 May 1992 | 1 |
24 May 1992 | 5 | "Jump" | Kris Kross | 2 | 31 May 1992 | 1 |
24 May 1992 | 2 | "Friday I'm In Love" | Cure, TheThe Cure | 6 | 31 May 1992 | 1 |
24 May 1992 | 8 | "Hazard" | Marx, RichardRichard Marx | 3 | 21 June 1992 | 3 |
31 May 1992 | 6 | "Something Good" | Utah Saints | 4 | 21 June 1992 | 1 |
31 May 1992 | 1 | "Midlife Crisis" | Faith No More | 10 | 31 May 1992 | 1 |
7 June 1992 | 7 | "Abba-esque" | Erasure | 1 | 7 June 1992 | 5 |
7 June 1992 | 4 | "Too Funky" | Michael, GeorgeGeorge Michael | 4 | 7 June 1992 | 1 |
7 June 1992 | 5 | "Heartbeat" | Berry, NickNick Berry | 2 | 14 June 1992 | 2 |
7 June 1992 | 4 | "It Only Takes a Minute" | Take That | 7 | 21 June 1992 | 1 |
14 June 1992 | 2 | "The One" | John, EltonElton John | 10 | 14 June 1992 | 2 |
21 June 1992 | 1 | "Blue Room" | Orb, TheThe Orb | 8 | 21 June 1992 | 1 |
28 June 1992 | 3 | "I'll Be There" | Carey, MariahMariah Carey | 2 | 28 June 1992 | 2 |
28 June 1992 | 2 | "Disappointed" | Electronic | 6 | 28 June 1992 | 1 |
28 June 1992 | 2 | "One Shining Moment" | Ross, DianaDiana Ross | 10 | 28 June 1992 | 2 |
5 July 1992 | 5 | "Sesame's Treet" | Smart E's | 2 | 12 July 1992 | 1 |
5 July 1992 | 8 | "Ain't No Doubt" | Nail, JimmyJimmy Nail | 1 | 12 July 1992 | 3 |
5 July 1992 | 13 | "Rhythm is a Dancer" | Snap! | 1 | 2 August 1992 | 6 |
12 July 1992 | 3 | "A Trip to Trumpton" | Urban Hype | 6 | 12 July 1992 | 2 |
12 July 1992 | 3 | "Sexy MF" / "Strollin' | Prince and the New Power Generation | 4 | 19 July 1992 | 1 |
12 July 1992 | 1 | "Even Better Than the Real Thing" (remix)[G] | U2 (remixed by Paul Oakenfold) | 8 | 12 July 1992 | 1 |
12 July 1992 | 4 | "LSI" | Shamen, TheThe Shamen | 6 | 26 July 1992 | 1 |
19 July 1992 | 4 | "This Used to Be My Playground" | Madonna | 3 | 26 July 1992 | 2 |
19 July 1992 | 3 | "I Drove All Night" | Orbison, RoyRoy Orbison | 7 | 26 July 1992 | 1 |
19 July 1992 | 5 | "Shake Your Head" | Was (Not Was) | 4 | 2 August 1992 | 1 |
26 July 1992 | 1 | "Who Is It" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | 10 | 26 July 1992 | 1 |
2 August 1992 | 4 | "Barcelona" [H] | Mercury, FreddieFreddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe | 2 | 9 August 1992 | 2 |
2 August 1992 | 6 | "Achy Breaky Heart" | Cyrus, Billy RayBilly Ray Cyrus | 3 | 16 August 1992 | 2 |
2 August 1992 | 1 | "Book of Days" | Enya | 10 | 2 August 1992 | 1 |
9 August 1992 | 7 | "The Best Things In Life Are Free" | Luther Vandros and Janet Jackson | 2 | 23 August 1992 | 2 |
9 August 1992 | 7 | "Just Another Day" | Jon Secada | 5 | 16 August 1992 | 3 |
9 August 1992 | 5 | "Don't You Want Me" | Felix | 6 | 16 August 1992 | 2 |
9 August 1992 | 2 | "This Charming Man" [I] | Smiths, TheThe Smiths | 8 | 16 August 1992 | 1 |
16 August 1992 | 9 | "Baker Street" | Undercover | 2 | 13 September 1992 | 1 |
23 August 1992 | 2 | "Rock Your Baby" | KWS | 8 | 23 August 1992 | 1 |
23 August 1992 | 3 | "Walking on Broken Glass" | Lennox, AnnieAnnie Lennox | 8 | 30 August 1992 | 1 |
30 August 1992 | 8 | "Ebeneezer Goode" | Shamen, TheThe Shamen | 1 | 13 September 1992 | 4 |
30 August 1992 | 5 | "Too Much Love Will Kill You" | May, BrianBrian May | 5 | 13 September 1992 | 2 |
6 September 1992 | 7 | "It's My Life" | Dr. Alban | 2 | 20 September 1992 | 3 |
13 September 1992 | 4 | "My Destiny" | Richie, LionelLionel Richie | 7 | 27 September 1992 | 1 |
13 September 1992 | 3 | "Suicide Is Painless (Theme from MASH)" / |
Fatima Mansions, TheThe Fatima Mansions |
7 | 20 September 1992 | 1 |
13 September 1992 | 1 | "House of Love" | East 17 | 10 | 13 September 1992 | 1 |
20 September 1992 | 3 | "Iron Lion Zion" | Marley & the Wailers, BobBob Marley & the Wailers | 5 | 27 September 1992 | 1 |
27 September 1992 | 6 | "Sleeping Satellite" | Archer, TasminTasmin Archer | 1 | 11 October 1992 | 2 |
27 September 1992 | 10 | "End of the Road" | Boyz II Men | 1 | 25 October 1992 | 3 |
4 October 1992 | 6 | "I'm Gonna Get You" | Bizarre Inc featuring Angie Brown | 3 | 18 October 1992 | 1 |
4 October 1992 | 2 | "My Name is Prince" | Prince and the New Power Generation | 7 | 11 October 1992 | 1 |
4 October 1992 | 1 | "Sentinel" | Oldfield, MikeMike Oldfield | 10 | 4 October 1992 | 1 |
11 October 1992 | 1 | "Love Song" / "Alive and Kicking" | Simple Minds | 6 | 11 October 1992 | 1 |
11 October 1992 | 3 | "Tetris" | Doctor Spin | 6 | 18 October 1992 | 1 |
11 October 1992 | 4 | "A Million Love Songs" | Take That | 7 | 25 October 1992 | 1 |
18 October 1992 | 3 | "Erotica" | Madonna | 3 | 25 October 1992 | 1 |
18 October 1992 | 2 | "Keep the Faith" | Bon Jovi | 5 | 18 October 1992 | 2 |
18 October 1992 | 7 | "People Everyday" | Arrested Development | 2 | 1 November 1992 | 1 |
25 October 1992 | 1 | "(Take a Little) Piece of My Heart" | Franklin, ErmaErma Franklin | 9 | 25 October 1992 | 1 |
25 October 1992 | 4 | "Run to You" | Rage | 3 | 1 November 1992 | 1 |
1 November 1992 | 4 | "Boss Drum" | Shamen, TheThe Shamen | 4 | 8 November 1992 | 1 |
1 November 1992 | 2 | "Super Mario Land" | Ambassadors of Funk | 8 | 8 November 1992 | 1 |
1 November 1992 | 2 | "Who Needs Love (Like That)" | Erasure | 10 | 1 November 1992 | 2 |
8 November 1992 | 10 | "Would I Lie to You?" | Charles and Eddie | 1 | 15 November 1992 | 2 |
8 November 1992 | 2 | "Be My Baby" | Paradis, VanessaVanessa Paradis | 6 | 8 November 1992 | 1 |
8 November 1992 | 4 | "Never Let Her Slip Away" | Undercover | 5 | 15 November 1992 | 2 |
15 November 1992 | 15 | "I Will Always Love You" | Houston, WhitneyWhitney Houston | 1 | 29 November 1992 | 10 |
15 November 1992 | 2 | "Invisible Touch" (live) | Genesis | 7 | 15 November 1992 | 1 |
15 November 1992 | 4 | "Temptation" (remix) | Heaven 17 (remixed by Brothers in Rhythm) | 4 | 22 November 1992 | 2 |
22 November 1992 | 3 | "Out of Space" / "Ruff in the Jungle Bizness" | Prodigy, TheThe Prodigy | 5 | 29 November 1992 | 1 |
22 November 1992 | 1 | "Yesterdays" | Guns N' Roses | 8 | 22 November 1992 | 1 |
29 November 1992 | 7 | "Heal the World" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | 2 | 6 December 1992 | 5 |
29 November 1992 | 5 | "Tom Traubert's Blues" / "Waltzing Matilda" | Stewart, RodRod Stewart | 6 | 6 December 1992 | 1 |
29 November 1992 | 2 | "I Still Believe in You" | Richard, CliffCliff Richard | 7 | 6 December 1992 | 1 |
6 December 1992 | 5 | "Slam Jam" | WWF Superstars | 4 | 6 December 1992 | 2 |
6 December 1992 | 8 | "Could It Be Magic" ♦ | Take That | 3 | 2 January 1993 | 2 |
6 December 1992 | 3 | "Deeper and Deeper" | Madonna | 6 | 13 December 1992 | 1 |
13 December 1992 | 5 | "Phorever People" | Shamen, TheThe Shamen | 5 | 20 December 1992 | 2 |
13 December 1992 | 1 | "In My Defence" | Mercury, FreddieFreddie Mercury | 8 | 13 December 1992 | 1 |
13 December 1992 | 3 | "Boney M Megamix" | Boney M | 7 | 20 December 1992 | 1 |
13 December 1992 | 3 | "Miami Hit Mix" | Estefan, GloriaGloria Estefan | 8 | 20 December 1992 | 2 |
27 December 1992 | 1 | "Someday (I'm Coming Back)" | Stansfield, LisaLisa Stansfield | 10 | 27 December 1992 | 1 |
Notes
- a The dates are for when the song charted, which is six days before the officially published "Week ending" date.
- b "My Girl" previously reached number 43 in March 1965 and number 92 in June 1986.
- c "I Love Your Smile" charted at a peak of number 55 three months earlier in November 1991.
- d "It Must Be Love" originally reached number 4 in January 1982.
- e "Finally" was first released in October 1991, when it reached number 29.
- f "Raving I'm Raving" an unauthorised sample of "Walking in Memphis" and was subsequently banned from the charts.
- g The original release of "Even Better Than the Real Thing" only charted at number 12 but the song was remixed by Paul Oakenfold and reached the top 10.
- h "Barcelona" also peaked at number 8 in November 1987.
- i "This Charming Man" previously charted at a peak of number 25 in November 1983.
- j Manic Street Preachers and The Fatima Mansions covered "Theme from Mash" and "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" respectively. It was released as a double A-side single to raise money for The Spastics Society.
Entries by artist
Artist | Number of top 10 singles |
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Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | 4 |
Shamen, TheThe Shamen | 4 |
Erasure | 3 |
Guns N' Roses | 3 |
Madonna | 3 |
Mercury, FreddieFreddie Mercury | 3[K] |
Peniston, CeCeCeCe Peniston | 3 |
Take That | 3 |
2 Unlimited | 2 |
Cure, TheThe Cure | 2 |
Genesis | 2 |
John, EltonElton John | 2 |
KLF, TheThe KLF | 2 |
KWS | 2 |
Lennox, AnnieAnnie Lennox | 2 |
May, BrianBrian May | 2[K] |
Michael, GeorgeGeorge Michael | 2 |
Prince | 2 |
Prodigy, TheThe Prodigy | 2 |
Right Said Fred | 2 |
Ross, DianaDiana Ross | 2 |
Shakespears Sister | 2 |
Stigers, CurtisCurtis Stigers | 2 |
U2 | 2 |
Undercover | 2 |
Notes
See also
References
- General
- "UK Top 40 Chart Archive". everyhit.com. Retrieved 19 May 2010. (Type artist or song into search box and click "Search".)
- "UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive". Chart Stats. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- Specific
- ↑ "The Official UK Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ↑ Brown, Helen (7 October 2009). "Why we will always love Whitney Houston". Telegraph Online. London. Retrieved 8 June 2010.