May No.1s

Singles which reached No.1 in the UK during the month of **May** (up to 2005 incl.). Artists should be hyperlinked once only, where appropriate.

### 1960s

* The Searchers - Don't Throw Your Love Away (1964)
* Four Pennies - Juliet (1964)
* Cilla Black - You're My World (1964)
* Jackie Trent – Where Are You Now (My Love) (1965)
* Sandie Shaw - Long Live Love (1965)
* Roger Miller - King of the Road (1965)
* Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo (1966)
* Rolling Stones - Paint It Black (1966)
* The Tremeloes - Silence is Golden (1967)
* Union Gap - Young Girl (1968)

*1969: Beatles/Billy Preston - Get Back continues its 6 week run.*

### 1970s

* England World Cup Squad - Back Home (1970)
* Christie - Yellow River (1970)
* Dawn - Knock Three Times (1971)
* T Rex - Metal Guru (1972)
* Wizzard - See My Baby Jive (1973)
* Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love (1974)
* Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man (1975)
* ABBA - Fernando (1976)
* Deniece Williams - Free  (1977)
* Rod Stewart - I Don't Wanna Talk About It/The First Cut Is The Deepest (1977)
* Boney M - Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl in the Ring  (1978)
* Blondie - Sunday Girl (1979)

### 1980s

* Johnny Logan - What's Another Year (1980)
* MASH - Theme from Mash (Suicide is Painless) (1980)
* Adam & The Ants - Stand and Deliver (1981)
* Nicole - A Little Peace (1982)
* Madness - House of Fun (1982)
* New Edition - Candy Girl (1983)
* The Police - Every Breath You Take (1983)
* Duran Duran - The Reflex (1984)
* Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go (1984)
* Paul Hardcastle - 19 (1985)
* Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (1986)
* Spitting Image - The Chicken Song (1986)
* Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (1987)
* Fairground Attraction - Perfect (1988)
* Wet Wet Wet/Billy Bragg with Cara Tivey - With A Little Help From My Friends/She's Leaving Home (1988)
* Kylie Minogue - Hand On Your Heart (1989)
* VV AA - Ferry Cross The Mersey (1989)

### 1990s

* Adamski - Killer (1990)
* KWS - Please Don't Go/Game Boy (1992)
* Ace of Bass - All that She Wants (1993)
* Tony Di Bart - The Real Thing (1994)
* Stiltskin - Inside (1994)
* Man Utd Football Club - Come On You Reds (1994)
* Stiltskin - Inside (1994)
* Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (1994)
* Livin' Joy - Dreamer (1995)
* Robson & Gerome - Unchained Melody (1995)
* Gina G - Ooh Ahh (1996)
* Lightning Seeds - Three Lions (1996)
* Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait (1997)
* Olive - You're Not Alone (1997)
* Eternal - I Wanna Be the Only One (1997)
* All Saints - Under the Bridge/Lady Marmalade (1998)
* Aqua - Turn Back Time (1998)
* Tamperer ft Maya - Feel It (1998)
* B\*witched - C'est la vie (1998)
* Boyzone - You Needed Me (1999)
* Shanks & Bigfoot - Sweet Like Chocolate (1999)

*1991: Cher - Shoop Shoop Song continues its 4 week run.*

### 2000s

* Britney Spears - Oops I Did It Again! (2000)
* Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby' (2000)
* Billie Piper - Day & Night (2000)
* Sonique - It Feels So Good (2000)
* Geri Halliwell - It's Raining Men (2001)
* S Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin' (2001)
* Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes (2002)
* R Kelly - Ignition remix (2003)
* Frankee - F.U.R.B. (2004)
* Akon - Lonely (2005)
* Oasis - Lyla (2005)
* Axel F - Crazy Frog (2005)

### >2005 notables

* Rihanna ft Jay-Z - Umbrella (2007, 10 weeks)