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In 1999 there were 51 weekly charts, with 264 different records. Of those, 224 entered the chart that year and 17 reached number 1. Longest at number 1 was If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time by R. Kelly: eight weeks. The record that stayed longest was The Road Ahead (Miles Of The Unknown) by City To City: 25 weeks, with number 1 as its peak. The highest new entry was Changes by 2Pac and Talent, straight in at 1 in week 7. Top of the year chart is The Road Ahead (Miles Of The Unknown) by City To City, with 805 points.

Weeks

Year chart 1999

The top 10 of the 1999 year chart, on points: every week in the chart counts 41 minus the position, from 40 for a number 1 down to 1 for number 40. The full list of 100 is on the year chart page.

  1. 1The Road Ahead (Miles Of The Unknown)
    City To City · 805 points · 25 weeks · peak position 1
  2. 2We're Going To Ibiza!
    Vengaboys · 712 points · 24 weeks · peak position 1
  3. 3...Baby One More Time
    Britney Spears · 680 points · 22 weeks · peak position 1
  4. 4Mambo No. 5 (a Little Bit of...)
    Lou Bega · 633 points · 21 weeks · peak position 1
  5. 5Tarzan & Jane
    Toy-Box · 609 points · 20 weeks · peak position 2
  6. 6If You Believe
    Sasha · 520 points · 20 weeks · peak position 3
  7. 7Blue (Da Ba Dee)
    Eiffel 65, Gabry Ponte · 507 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1
  8. 8My Love Is Your Love
    Whitney Houston · 501 points · 19 weeks · peak position 3
  9. 9Believe
    Cher · 459 points · 18 weeks · peak position 1
  10. 10Genie In a Bottle
    Christina Aguilera · 458 points · 16 weeks · peak position 2

The full 1999 year chart: the 100 best records

Number ones

  1. wk 2Big Big World
    Emilia · 1 week at 1 · week 2
  2. wk 3Believe
    Cher · 1 week at 1 · week 3
  3. wk 4–6Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
    The Offspring · 3 weeks at 1 · week 4
  4. wk 7–9Changes
    2Pac, Talent · 3 weeks at 1 · week 7
  5. wk 10–11...Baby One More Time
    Britney Spears · 2 weeks at 1 · week 10
  6. wk 12–13The Launch
    DJ Jean · 2 weeks at 1 · week 12
  7. wk 14–15...Baby One More Time
    Britney Spears · 2 weeks at 1 · week 14
  8. wk 16–18We're Going To Ibiza!
    Vengaboys · 3 weeks at 1 · week 16
  9. wk 19–22I Want It That Way
    Backstreet Boys · 4 weeks at 1 · week 19
  10. wk 23–26Best Friend
    Toy-Box · 4 weeks at 1 · week 23
  11. wk 27–28Sometimes
    Britney Spears · 2 weeks at 1 · week 27
  12. wk 29If You Had My Love
    Jennifer Lopez · 1 week at 1 · week 29
  13. wk 30–33Mambo No. 5 (a Little Bit of...)
    Lou Bega · 4 weeks at 1 · week 30
  14. wk 34–38Blue (Da Ba Dee)
    Eiffel 65, Gabry Ponte · 5 weeks at 1 · week 34
  15. wk 39–42The Road Ahead (Miles Of The Unknown)
    City To City · 4 weeks at 1 · week 39
  16. wk 43–50If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time
    R. Kelly · 8 weeks at 1 · week 43
  17. wk 51Doekoe
    Def Rhymz · 1 week at 1 · week 51
  18. wk 52Binnen
    Marco Borsato · 1 week at 1 · week 52

Longest in the chart

  1. 25The Road Ahead (Miles Of The Unknown)
    City To City · weeks in 1999 · peak position 1 · from week 28
  2. 24We're Going To Ibiza!
    Vengaboys · weeks in 1999 · peak position 1 · from week 13
  3. 22...Baby One More Time
    Britney Spears · weeks in 1999 · peak position 1 · from week 6
  4. 21Mambo No. 5 (a Little Bit of...)
    Lou Bega · weeks in 1999 · peak position 1 · from week 27
  5. 20Tarzan & Jane
    Toy-Box · weeks in 1999 · peak position 2 · from week 9
  6. 20If You Believe
    Sasha · weeks in 1999 · peak position 3 · from week 12
  7. 19My Love Is Your Love
    Whitney Houston · weeks in 1999 · peak position 3 · from week 28
  8. 18Believe
    Cher · weeks in 1999 · peak position 1 · from week 2
  9. 17No Scrubs
    TLC · weeks in 1999 · peak position 3 · from week 13
  10. 17I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You
    Tina Arena, Marc Anthony · weeks in 1999 · peak position 4 · from week 2

Highest new entries

  1. 1Changes
    2Pac, Talent · new at 1 in week 7
  2. 1I Want It That Way
    Backstreet Boys · new at 1 in week 19
  3. 2Leef - 'Big Brother Tune'
    Han van Eijk · new at 2 in week 46
  4. 4Wild Wild West
    Will Smith · new at 4 in week 27
  5. 5We're Going To Ibiza!
    Vengaboys · new at 5 in week 13

Source: top40.nl

Sound of 1999

1999 sounded faster, more electric and more energetic than 1998, at a tempo around 125 bpm.

Measured across 65 of the 264 records from 1999 with a sound analysis. The mark and the small number: the average of all Dutch Top 40 years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many records reached number 1 in 1999?

In total 17 different records, across 51 charts. The first was Big Big World by Emilia, the last Binnen by Marco Borsato.

Which record had the longest run at number 1 in 1999?

If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time by R. Kelly: eight weeks in a row at 1.

Which record stayed in the chart longest in 1999?

The Road Ahead (Miles Of The Unknown) by City To City: 25 weeks in 1999, peaking at number 1 that year.

What was the highest new entry of 1999?

Changes by 2Pac and Talent, straight in at 1 in week 7.

Which record tops the 1999 year chart?

The Road Ahead (Miles Of The Unknown) by City To City, with 805 points from 25 weeks. The top 3: 1. The Road Ahead (Miles Of The Unknown) (City To City), 2. We're Going To Ibiza! (Vengaboys), 3. ...Baby One More Time (Britney Spears).

How is the year chart compiled?

On points from all weekly charts of 1999; only the weeks of that year count. The full ranking and the count are on the year chart of 1999.

How many records made the Dutch Top 40 in 1999?

In total 264 different records, spread over 51 charts. Of those, 224 entered the chart that year.