List of number-one singles in the Dutch Top 40
The number-one hits of the music industry in the Netherlands are determined by Radio 538 (formerly Radio Veronica ). As a benchmark the sales of singles and airplay data is valid.
The first single charts in the Netherlands was published on January 2, 1965. Since then, there have been more than 600 number-one hits, most of them (over 500 ) in English and Dutch (80 October 2007 ).
German artist with number one hits
- Peter Maffay - Du, 1971, five weeks
- Hot Butter / The Popcorn Makers / Anarchic System / Revolution System - Popcorn, 1972, 7 weeks
- Freddy Breck - Rote Rosen, 1973, 4 weeks
- Boney M. - Sunny 1977, 1 week
- Boney M. - Ma Baker, 1977, 6 weeks
- Boney M. - Rivers of Babylon / Brown girl in the ring, in 1978, nine weeks
- Boney M. - Hooray, Hooray it's a holi -holiday, 1979, three weeks
- Goombay Dance Band - Sun of Jamaica, 1980, three weeks
- Roland Kaiser - Santa Maria, 1980/81, two weeks
- Frank Duval - Angel Of Mine, 1981, two weeks
- Nicole - A little peace, 1982, 4 weeks
- DÖF - Codo, 1983, two weeks
- Nena - 99 Luftballons, 1983, 4 weeks
- Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F, 1985, two weeks
- Sandra - ( I'll never be ) Maria Magdalena, 1985, two weeks
- Mixed Emotions - You want love ( Maria Maria ), 1987, two weeks
- Milli Vanilli - Girl I'm gonna miss you, 1989 for 5 weeks
- SNAP! - The Power 1990 4 weeks
- Matthias Reim - Damn, I love Thee, 1990, 4 weeks
- Enigma - Sadness Pt.1, 1990, 1 week
- Scorpions - Wind of change, 1991, three weeks
- SNAP! - Rhythm is a dancer, 1992, 4 weeks
- Culture Beat - Mr. Vain, 1993, two weeks
- Captain Jack - Captain Jack, 1996, 4 weeks
- Captain Jack - Drill instructor, 1996, three weeks
- Lou Bega - Mambo no.5, 1999, 4 weeks
- The Underdog Project / The Sunclub - Summer Jam 2003, 2003, nine weeks
- Nena feat. Kim Wilde - Anyplace, anywhere, anytime, in 2003, five weeks
- Schnappi - Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil, 2005 4 weeks
- Cascada - Evacuate the dancefloor, 2009, two weeks
It could hold No. 1 on the Netherlands singles chart 25 artists with 30 singles 112 weeks.
- Reinhard Mey - De Dag Van Toen When, in 1975, five weeks
- James Last - James Last in Holland, in 1987, 1 week
- Milli Vanilli - (The U.S. Remix Album) All Or Nothing, 1989, five weeks
- Rammstein - Love Is for Everyone, 2009, 1 week
- Helene Fischer - For one day, in 2012, 1 week
It could be 5 artist with 5 albums 13 weeks holding No. 1 on the Dutch album charts.
German -language number - one hits
Several German -language titles, which were not sung by German artists who reached the top position in the Netherlands.
- Heintje - I'll build ' you a castle, 1968
- Heintje - Heidschi bumbeidschi, 1968
- Vicky Leandros - I've got the love geseh'n, 1972
- Falco - Jeanny 1986
Artists themselves ablösten to square one
Artist with the most number one hits in the Netherlands since 1965
The following artists have achieved so far most often the first place the Dutch charts (in brackets the number of the respective number-one hits):
- The Beatles (16 )
- Marco Borsato (14 )
- ABBA ( 8)
- Queen, Michael Jackson, George Michael and Jan Smit ( of 6 )
- The Rolling Stones, The Cats, The Bee Gees, The Kinks, Golden Earring, David Bowie, UB40 and Madonna ( 5 each )
Artist with the most weeks at number 1 in the Netherlands since 1965
- The Beatles (74 )
- Marco Borsato (69 )
- George Michael (26 )
- Elton John and Jan Smit ( 25)
- ABBA ( 24)
- Madonna ( 22)
- The Rolling Stones, The Cats and Guus Meeuwis (20 )
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