THE TOP 100 HIT-MAKERS OF THE 1990s

The most successful artists on the Australian Singles Charts during the 1990s.

1. MADONNA (HP: #1 – Weeks In Top 100: 361)
2. BRYAN ADAMS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 226)
3. ELTON JOHN (HP: #1 – Weeks: 257)
4. MARIAH CAREY (HP: #1 – Weeks: 337)
5. SPICE GIRLS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 141)
6. CELINE DION (HP: #1 – Weeks: 281)
7. JANET JACKSON (HP: #1 – Weeks: 281)
8. MICHAEL JACKSON (HP: #1 – Weeks: 182)
9. SAVAGE GARDEN (HP: #1 – Weeks: 127)
10. SILVERCHAIR (HP: #1 – Weeks: 145)
11. U2 (HP: #1 – Weeks: 215) *includes Passengers
12. JIMMY BARNES (HP: #3 – Weeks: 211)
13. KYLIE MINOGUE (HP: #1 – Weeks: 240)
14. THE OFFSPRING (HP: #1 – Weeks: 134)
15. SHANIA TWAIN (HP: #1 – Weeks: 128)
16. GUNS N’ ROSES (HP: #3 – Weeks: 142)
17. EAST 17 (HP: #1 – Weeks: 133)
18. ROXETTE (HP: #1 – Weeks: 175)
19. PRINCE (HP: #1 – Weeks: 181) *includes Prince & the New Power Generation
20. BOYZ II MEN (HP: #1 – Weeks: 155)
21. WHITNEY HOUSTON (HP: #1 – Weeks: 171)
22. BON JOVI (HP: #2 – Weeks: 169)
23. BACKSTREET BOYS (HP: #2 – Weeks: 151)
24. AQUA (HP: #1 – Weeks: 70)
25. GEORGE MICHAEL (HP: #1 – Weeks: 199)
26. METALLICA (HP: #1 – Weeks: 209)
27. PEARL JAM (HP: #1 – Weeks: 199)
28. TINA ARENA (HP: #2 – Weeks: 188)
29. TLC (HP: #1 – Weeks: 142)
30. SALT ‘N’ PEPA (HP: #1 – Weeks: 129)
31. HANSON (HP: #1 – Weeks: 64)
32. CHER (HP: #1 – Weeks: 112)
33. THE REAL McCOY (HP: #1 – Weeks: 103)
34. JOHN FARNHAM (HP: #3 – Weeks: 163)
35. LENNY KRAVITZ (HP: #1 – Weeks: 157)
36. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 192)
37. AEROSMITH (HP: #1 – Weeks: 117)
38. COOLIO (HP: #1 – Weeks: 107)
39. 2 UNLIMITED (HP: #2 – Weeks: 137)
40. ACE OF BASE (HP: #1 – Weeks: 112)
41. BRITNEY SPEARS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 49)
42. UB40 (HP: #1 – Weeks: 94)
43. MICHAEL BOLTON (HP: #2 – Weeks: 130)
44. FAITH NO MORE (HP: #1 – Weeks: 132)
45. THE CRANBERRIES (HP: #1 – Weeks: 115)
46. FIVE (HP: #2 – Weeks: 73)
47. PETER ANDRE (HP: #3 – Weeks: 150)
48. ALANIS MORISSETTE (HP: #3 – Weeks: 115)
49. WET WET WET (HP: #1 – Weeks: 105)
50. PAULA ABDUL (HP: #1 – Weeks: 108)
51. BLACK BOX (HP: #2 – Weeks: 79)
52. WILL SMITH (HP: #1 – Weeks: 111)
53. TONI BRAXTON (HP: #2 – Weeks: 96)
54. N-TRANCE (HP: #1 – Weeks: 100)
55. UGLY KID JOE (HP: #1 – Weeks: 77)
56. HUMAN NATURE (HP: #3 – Weeks: 154)
57. SNAP! (HP: #3 – Weeks: 104)
58. DIESEL (HP: #4 – Weeks: 159) *includes Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
59. RATCAT (HP: #1 – Weeks: 70)
60. RICKY MARTIN (HP: #1 – Weeks: 89)
61. THE KLF (HP: #3 – Weeks: 59)
62. TAYLOR DAYNE (HP: #2 – Weeks: 81)
63. NO DOUBT (HP: #1 – Weeks: 77)
64. WENDY MATTHEWS (HP: #2 – Weeks: 141)
65. ETERNAL (HP: #3 – Weeks: 139)
66. M.C. HAMMER (HP: #1 – Weeks: 66)
67. GREEN DAY (HP: #2 – Weeks: 146)
68. LOU BEGA (HP: #1 – Weeks: 17)
69. SONIA DADA (HP: #1 – Weeks: 33)
70. INXS (HP: #2 – Weeks: 143)
71. MERRIL BAINBRIDGE (HP: #1 – Weeks: 77)
72. EUPHORIA (HP: #1 – Weeks: 74)
73. PET SHOP BOYS (HP: #2 – Weeks: 143) *includes Absolutely Fabulous
74. FRENTE! (HP: #3 – Weeks: 74)
75. TAKE THAT (HP: #1 – Weeks: 123)
76. THE SCREAMING JETS (HP: #4 – Weeks: 181)
77. SHERYL CROW (HP: #1 – Weeks: 104)
78. STEPS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 93)
79. ROD STEWART (HP: #1 – Weeks: 115)
80. C+C MUSIC FACTORY (HP: #3 – Weeks: 95)
81. LOS DEL RIO (HP: #1 – Weeks: 30)
82. MEAT LOAF (HP: #1 – Weeks: 50)
83. DANNII MINOGUE (HP: #4 – Weeks: 131)
84. MILLI VANILLI (HP: #3 – Weeks: 34) *includes The Real Milli Vanilli
85. SEAL (HP: #1 – Weeks: 73)
86. CDB (HP: #2 – Weeks: 116)
87. BELINDA CARLISLE (HP: #5 – Weeks: 109)
88. JON BON JOVI (HP: #1 – Weeks: 59)
89. SINÉAD O’CONNOR (HP: #1 – Weeks: 61)
90. TECHNOTRONIC (HP: #4 – Weeks: 102)
91. GIRLFRIEND (HP: #1 – Weeks: 87)
92. FUGEES (HP: #1 – Weeks: 50)
93. ALL SAINTS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 65)
94. VENGABOYS (HP: #2 – Weeks: 56)
95. THE PRODIGY (HP: #2 – Weeks: 116)
96. MELISSA (HP: #1 – Weeks: 54)
97. DIVINYLS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 100)
98. BOYZONE (HP: #2 – Weeks: 85)
99. CULTURE BEAT (HP: #1 – Weeks: 55)
100. R.E.M. (HP: #6 – Weeks: 134)
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