page_title: List of number-one singles from the 1990s (New Zealand)
section_title: Most weeks at number one
hierarchical_section_title: List of number-one singles from the 1990s (New Zealand) / Most weeks at number one
caption_attribution_description: English: The Righteous Brothers performing at Knott's Berry Farm.
context_page_description: The following lists the number one singles on the New Zealand Singles Chart during the 1990s. The source for this decade is the Recorded Music NZ chart, the chart history of which can be found on the Recorded Music NZ website or Charts.nz.
  A total of 179 singles topped the chart in the 1990s, including 20 by New Zealand artists. Nine artists had three or more number-one singles; the most successful was Mariah Carey, who spent 20 weeks at number one with seven different singles; however, Michael Jackson spent 22 weeks at number one with six different singles. Boyz II Men reached number one four times, and those who peaked atop the chart three times were Boyzone, Blackstreet, Spice Girls, Janet Jackson, U2, and Deep Obsession—the New Zealand act with the most number-one singles during the decade.
  Whitney Houston's cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" spent the most weeks at number one, claiming the number-one position for 14 weeks between December 1992 and March 1993.
context_section_description: Key
   – Artist of New Zealand origin
caption: After being featured in the 1990 film Ghost, The Righteous Brothers' version of "Unchained Melody" was re-released and topped the New Zealand chart for seven weeks.
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