Back in the 90s, BBC Bitesize was officially launched and people were listening to music by the likes of Oasis and The Spice Girls on compact discs, known as CDs, or cassette tapes. The World Wide Web (www) became available to the public, top phones included the Nokia 3110 and Nokia 3210 and iconic films like Clueless wowed audiences.
In the music industry, Bryan Adams achieved the record for the longest consecutive run at number 1 on the UK singles chart – 16 weeks – with (Everything I Do) I Do It for You. Two versions of Unchained Melody were also top selling songs and Cher’s Believe became recognised as the best-selling single by a female solo artist in UK chart history.
Elton John’s Candle in the Wind/ Something About the Way You Look Tonight is also the biggest-selling single of all time in the UK. It was released following the death of Princess Diana in 1997.
1990: ‘Unchained Melody’ by The Righteous Brothers1991: ‘(Everything I Do) I Do It For You’ by Bryan Adams1992: ‘I Will Always Love You’ by Whitney Houston1993: ‘I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)’ by Meat Loaf1994: ‘Love Is All Around’ by Wet Wet Wet1995: ‘Unchained Melody’ by Robson & Jerome1996: ‘Killing Me Softly’ by Fugees1997: ‘Candle In The Wind/Something About The Way You Look Tonight’ by Elton John1998: ‘Believe’ by Cher1999: ‘Baby One More Time’ by Britney Spears