The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1994, as well as singles which peaked in 1993 and 1995 but were in the top 10 in 1994. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
One-hundred and thirty-two singles were in the top ten in 1994. Nine singles from 1993 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "Another Day" by Whigfield, "Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex, "Love Me for a Reason" by Boyzone, "Them Girls, Them Girls" by Zig and Zag and "Think Twice" by Celine Dion were all released in 1994 but did not reach their peak until 1995. "Twist and Shout" by Chaka Demus & Pliers, "The Perfect Year" by Dina Carroll and "It's Alright" by East 17 were the singles from 1993 to reach its peak in 1994. Twenty-five artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1994. Boyzone, Oasis, R. Kelly, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Toni Braxton were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1994.
The 1993 Christmas number-one, "Mr Blobby" by Mr Blobby, remained at number-one for the first week of 1994. The first new number-one single of the year was "Twist and Shout" by Chaka Demus & Pliers featuring Jack Radics and Taxi Gang. Overall, fifteen different singles peaked at number-one in 1994, with Take That (2) having the most singles hit that position.
Background Multiple entries One-hundred and thirty-two singles charted in the top 10 in 1994, with one-hundred and twenty-one singles reaching their peak this year.
Twenty-five artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1994. American singer Mariah Carey, East 17 and British boy-band Take That shared the record for the most top ten singles in 1994 with four hit singles each. Carey's cover of the Badfinger song "Without You" was her biggest hit of the year; it reached number-one in February and spent four weeks in that position, and eight weeks in the top 10 in total. Her other top ten singles were "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (number 2) in December; "Endless Love" (3) with Luther Vandross in September; and "Anytime You Need a Friend" (8) in June. Three of Take That's four top ten singles reached number-one in the UK: "Babe" in December 1993, "Everything Changes" in April and "Sure" in October. "Love Ain't Here Anymore" was their other top 10 entry, which reached number 3 in July. East 17 also had a number-one single in 1994, "Stay Another Day", which stayed there for 5 of its 8 weeks in the top ten. Their other top ten singles were "Around the World" and "It's Alright (both number 3) and "Steam" (number 7). Bon Jovi, Oasis and Eternal had three singles in the top ten in 1994.
D:Ream were one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single "Things Can Only Get Better". Ace of Base, Celine Dion, Haddaway, Meat Loaf and Tori Amos were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1994.
Chart debuts Sixty-four artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1994, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, seven went on to record another hit single that year: C. J. Lewis, D:Ream, The Mad Stuntman, Maxx, Reel 2 Real, Tori Amos and Whigfield. Oasis had two other entries in their breakthrough year.
The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.
Artist Number of top 10s First entry Chart position Other entriesK71"Come Baby Come"3—D:Ream2"Things Can Only Get Better"1"U R the Best Thing (Remix)" (4)Tori Amos2"Cornflake Girl"4"Pretty Good Year" (7)Toni Braxton1"Breathe Again"2—Red Hot Chili Peppers1"Give It Away"9—Wendy Moten1"Come In Out of the Rain"8—Reel 2 Real2"I Like to Move It"5"Go On Move" (7)Deep Forest1"Sweet Lullaby"10—RuPaul1"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"7—Doop1"Doop"1—Primal Scream1"Rocks"/"Funky Jam"7—Degrees of Motion1"Shine On"8—BitiTony Di Bart1"The Real Thing"1—Crash Test Dummies1"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"2—C. J. Lewis2"Sweets for My Sweet"3"Everything Is Alright (Uptight)" (10)Stiltskin1"Inside"1—Club House1"Light My Fire (Remix)"7—CarlManchester United Football Squad1"Come on You Reds"1—Bad Boys Inc1"More to This World"8—Maxx2"Get-A-Way"4"No More (I Can't Stand It)" (8)Big Mountain1"Baby, I Love Your Way"2—Gloworm1"Carry Me Home"9—Absolutely Fabulous1"Absolutely Fabulous"6—Dawn Penn1"You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)"3—1"Swamp Thing"3—All-4-One1"I Swear"2—GUN1"Word Up!"8—2 Cowboys1"Everybody Gonfi-Gon"7—Let Loose1"Crazy for You"2—Warren G1"Regulate"5—Nate DoggChina Black1"Searching"4—PJ & Duncan1"Let's Get Ready to Rhumble"9—Red Dragon1"Compliments on Your Kiss"2—Brian and Tony GoldDJ Miko1"What's Up?"6—Youssou N'Dour1"7 Seconds"3—Oasis3"Live Forever"10"Cigarettes & Alcohol" (7), "Whatever" (3)Tinman1"Eighteen Strings"9—Corona1"The Rhythm of the Night"2—Whigfield2"Saturday Night"1"Another Day" (7) M-Beat1"Incredible" 8—General LevyLisa Loeb1"Stay (I Missed You)"6—Nine StoriesPato Banton1"Baby Come Back"1—Michelle Gayle1"Sweetness"4—Summer1"Welcome to Tomorrow (Are You Ready?)"6—R. Kelly1"She's Got That Vibe"3—Ultimate Kaos1"Some Girls"9—M.C. Sar1"Another Night"2—Real McCoySheryl Crow1"All I Wanna Do"4—Baby D1"Let Me Be Your Fantasy"1—Pearl Jam1"Spin the Black Circle"10—Boyzone1"Love Me for a Reason" 2—Mighty Morphin Power Rangers1"Power Rangers"3—Aaron WatersRednex1"Cotton Eye Joe" 1—Zig and Zag1"Them Girls, Them Girls" 5—
Notes Sting recorded his first top 10 single away from The Police, the collaboration with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart, "All for Love", peaking at number two. He also had a solo single in 1994, "When We Dance", which made number nine. The B-52's (best known for their 1990 hit "Love Shack") appeared on the single "(We're) The Flintstones" under the name The B. C. 52's.
Absolutely Fabulous was a pseudonym used by the highly successful Pet Shop Boys to produce a song of the same name in aid of Comic Relief. Ali and Robin Campbell from the group UB40 guested on Pato Banton's cover of Baby Come Back, their first hit single away from the band.
Songs from films Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "All for Love" (from The Three Musketeers), "A Deeper Love" (Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit), "Streets of Philadelphia" (Philadelphia), "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" (Dumb and Dumber), "Love Is All Around" (Four Weddings and A Funeral), "Baby, I Love Your Way" (Reality Bites), "(Meet) The Flintstones" (The Flintstones), "Regulate" (Above The Rim) and "We Have All the Time in the World" (Good Morning, Vietnam).
Charity singles The Comic Relief single this year was performed by the Pet Shop Boys, who used the name Absolutely Fabulous for the single of the same name, which included lines of dialogue from the TV series. It peaked at number six on 18 June 1994 (week ending).
Best-selling singles Wet Wet Wet had the biggest-selling single of 1994 with "Love Is All Around", which spent twenty weeks in the top ten (including fifteen weeks at number-one), sold over 1.783 million copies and was certified 2× platinum by the BPI. "Saturday Night" by Whigfield came in second place. East 17's "Stay Another Day", "Baby Come Back" from Pato Banton featuring Ali and Robin Campbell and "I Swear" by All-4-One made up the top five. Singles by Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey, Let Loose, Doop and Ace of Base were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year.
"Love is All Around" (3) ranked in the top 10 best-selling singles of the decade. It also stands as the tenth biggest-selling single of all time in the UK.
Top-ten singles Key SymbolMeaning‡Single peaked in 1993 but still in chart in 1994.♦Single released in 1994 but peaked in 1995.(#)Year-end top-ten single position and rankEnteredThe date that the single first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.