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This is a summary of 1995 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
Summary
1995 saw a number of changes occur. Céline Dion's Think Twice, which was released in October 1994 yet took until the end of January to reach the top, was the first UK number 1 single not to be available on vinyl in any form.
Around the middle of the year, the way singles entered the chart started to change. Instead of entering low and climbing up to their peak, singles would now usually enter at their peak, and then climb down the chart. In May, Robson & Jerome became the first British act to debut at number 1 with Unchained Melody, after having sung the song on the ITV programme Soldier Soldier. In May, music featured in an advertising campaign for Guinness reached number 2 – mambo tune Guaglione by Pérez Prado was a massive hit and the advert featured on an accompanying screensaver.
This was also the year which saw Britpop at its most popular. A highly publicised chart battle in August saw Oasis and Blur battling it out for the number 1 position, having both released their singles on the same day. Blur won the singles battle, with Country House beating Oasis' Roll With It to the top spot, but Oasis would go on to sell more copies of their album than Blur's. After a decade in the business Pulp secured a first number one album while Britpop elder statesman Paul Weller also benefited from a return to popular and critical favour.
Singles that went on to sell over a million copies were Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise, the first rap single to sell over a million in the UK, both of Robson & Jerome's songs (Unchained Melody / White Cliffs of Dover, the biggest selling single of the year, and I Believe / Up on the Roof) and Michael Jackson's Earth Song. In addition, a second remix of New Order's Blue Monday (reaching number 17) pushed sales of that song over a million as well.
In all, there were 17 number one singles in 1995. As the 1990s continued the amount started to increase, and there wouldn't be a total as low as 1995's until 2003, which saw only 22.
Charts
Singles
| Issue Date | Song Title | Artist | Sales |
| 1 January | Stay Another Day | East 17 | |
| 8 January | Cotton Eye Joe | Rednex | 60,000 |
| 15 January | Cotton Eye Joe | Rednex | 85,000 |
| 22 January | Cotton Eye Joe | Rednex | 70,000 |
| 29 January | Think Twice | Céline Dion | 74,000 |
| 5 February | Think Twice | Céline Dion | 80,000 |
| 12 February | Think Twice | Céline Dion | 86,000 |
| 19 February | Think Twice | Céline Dion | 154,000 |
| 26 February | Think Twice | Céline Dion | 141,000 |
| 5 March | Think Twice | Céline Dion | 120,000 |
| 12 March | Think Twice | Céline Dion | 50,000 |
| 19 March | Love Can Build a Bridge | Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry featuring Eric Clapton | 150,000 |
| 26 March | Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle) | The Outhere Brothers | 90,000 |
| 2 April | Back for Good | Take That | 346,000 |
| 9 April | Back for Good | Take That | 185,000 |
| 16 April | Back for Good | Take That | 140,000 |
| 23 April | Back for Good | Take That | 85,000 |
| 30 April | Some Might Say | Oasis | 138,000 |
| 7 May | Dreamer | Livin' Joy | 106,000 |
| 14 May | Unchained Melody / White cliffs of Dover | Robson & Jerome | 314,000 |
| 21 May | Unchained Melody / White cliffs of Dover | Robson & Jerome | 460,000 |
| 28 May | Unchained Melody / White cliffs of Dover | Robson & Jerome | 320,000 |
| 4 June | Unchained Melody / White cliffs of Dover | Robson & Jerome | 210,000 |
| 11 June | Unchained Melody / White cliffs of Dover | Robson & Jerome | 145,000 |
| 18 June | Unchained Melody / White cliffs of Dover | Robson & Jerome | 90,000 |
| 25 June | Unchained Melody / White cliffs of Dover | Robson & Jerome | 73,000 |
| 2 July | Boom Boom Boom | The Outhere Brothers | 62,000 |
| 9 July | Boom Boom Boom | The Outhere Brothers | 74,000 |
| 16 July | Boom Boom Boom | The Outhere Brothers | 77,000 |
| 23 July | Boom Boom Boom | The Outhere Brothers | 65,000 |
| 30 July | Never Forget | Take That | 115,000 |
| 6 August | Never Forget | Take That | 86,000 |
| 13 August | Never Forget | Take That | 54,000 |
| 20 August | Country House | Blur | 274,000 |
| 27 August | Country House | Blur | 135,000 |
| 3 September | You Are Not Alone | Michael Jackson | 83,000 |
| 10 September | You Are Not Alone | Michael Jackson | 100,000 |
| 17 September | Boombastic | Shaggy | 92,000 |
| 24 September | Fairground | Simply Red | 211,000 |
| 1 October | Fairground | Simply Red | 142,000 |
| 8 October | Fairground | Simply Red | 129,000 |
| 15 October | Fairground | Simply Red | 96,000 |
| 22 October | Gangsta's Paradise | Coolio featuring LV | 107,000 |
| 29 October | Gangsta's Paradise | Coolio featuring LV | 166,000 |
| 5 November | I Believe / Up on the Roof | Robson & Jerome | 258,000 |
| 12 November | I Believe / Up on the Roof | Robson & Jerome | 224,000 |
| 19 November | I Believe / Up on the Roof | Robson & Jerome | 118,000 |
| 26 November | I Believe / Up on the Roof | Robson & Jerome | 80,000 |
| 3 December | Earth Song | Michael Jackson | 116,467 |
| 10 December | Earth Song | Michael Jackson | 149,549 |
| 17 December | Earth Song | Michael Jackson | 150,739 |
| 24 December | Earth Song | Michael Jackson | 261,851 |
| 31 December | Earth Song | Michael Jackson | 55,000 |
Albums
| Issue Date | Album Title | Artist |
| 1 January | Carry on up the Charts | The Beautiful South |
| 8 January | Carry on up the Charts | The Beautiful South |
| 15 January | Carry on up the Charts | The Beautiful South |
| 22 January | The Colour of My Love | Céline Dion |
| 29 January | The Colour of My Love | Céline Dion |
| 5 February | The Colour of My Love | Céline Dion |
| 12 February | The Colour of My Love | Céline Dion |
| 19 February | The Colour of My Love | Céline Dion |
| 26 February | The Colour of My Love | Céline Dion |
| 5 March | Greatest Hits | Bruce Springsteen |
| 12 March | Medusa | Annie Lennox |
| 19 March | Elastica | Elastica |
| 26 March | The Colour of My Love | Céline Dion |
| 2 April | Wake Up! | The Boo Radleys |
| 9 April | Greatest Hits | Bruce Springsteen |
| 16 April | Picture This | Wet Wet Wet |
| 23 April | Picture This | Wet Wet Wet |
| 30 April | Picture This | Wet Wet Wet |
| 7 May | Nobody Else | Take That |
| 14 May | Nobody Else | Take That |
| 21 May | Stanley Road | Paul Weller |
| 28 May | Singles | Alison Moyet |
| 4 June | P*U*L*S*E | Pink Floyd |
| 11 June | P*U*L*S*E | Pink Floyd |
| 18 June | HIStory | Michael Jackson |
| 25 June | These Days | Bon Jovi |
| 2 July | These Days | Bon Jovi |
| 9 July | These Days | Bon Jovi |
| 16 July | These Days | Bon Jovi |
| 23 July | I Should Coco | Supergrass |
| 30 July | I Should Coco | Supergrass |
| 6 August | I Should Coco | Supergrass |
| 13 August | It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah | Black Grape |
| 20 August | It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah | Black Grape |
| 27 August | Said and Done | Boyzone |
| 3 September | The Charlatans | The Charlatans |
| 10 September | Zeitgeist | The Levellers |
| 17 September | The Great Escape | Blur |
| 24 September | The Great Escape | Blur |
| 1 October | Daydream | Mariah Carey |
| 8 October | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis |
| 15 October | Life | Simply Red |
| 22 October | Life | Simply Red |
| 29 October | Life | Simply Red |
| 5 November | Different Class | Pulp |
| 12 November | Made in Heaven | Queen |
| 19 November | Robson & Jerome | Robson & Jerome |
| 26 November | Robson & Jerome | Robson & Jerome |
| 3 December | Robson & Jerome | Robson & Jerome |
| 10 December | Robson & Jerome | Robson & Jerome |
| 17 December | Robson & Jerome | Robson & Jerome |
| 24 December | Robson & Jerome | Robson & Jerome |
| 31 December | Robson & Jerome | Robson & Jerome |
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