Gina G is an Australian singer who represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1996, with the song "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit", which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. As of 2021, the song remains the last UK Eurovision entry to top the UK charts. The song also reached the US top 20 in 1997 and earned her a 1998 Grammy Award nomination for Best Dance Recording. Her other UK Top 30 hits are "I Belong to You" #6 (1996), "Fresh" #6 (1997), "Ti Amo" #11 (1997) and "Gimme Some Love" #25 (1997).
"Mambo No. 5" is an instrumental mambo and jazz dance song originally composed and recorded by Cuban musician Dámaso Pérez Prado in 1949 and released the next year.
The discography of the Irish rock band U2 consists of 14 studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, 67 singles, and nine extended plays (EPs). The band formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in 1976 as teenagers. In 1979, the group issued their first release, the EP U2-3, which sold well in Ireland. The following year, the group signed to Island Records and released their debut album, Boy. It reached number 52 in the UK and number 63 in the US. They followed it up with the release of October (1981) and War (1983). War was a commercial success, becoming the band's first number-one album in the UK while reaching number 12 in the US. The album yielded the singles "Two Hearts Beat As One", "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "New Year's Day", the latter two have since become among the band's most popular songs. On the subsequent War Tour, the group recorded the live album Under a Blood Red Sky and concert film U2 Live at Red Rocks, both of which sold well and helped establish them globally as a live act.
Bachelor Girl are an Australian pop duo, formed in 1992 by Tania Doko as vocalist and James Roche as musician, producer and arranger. Their 1998 debut single, "Buses and Trains", was a top-10 hit in Australia and New Zealand; it peaked in the top 30 in Sweden and charted in the UK. The follow up single, "Treat Me Good", reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand. Their debut studio album, Waiting for the Day, was released in 1998 and reached the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart and achieved platinum certification. Worldwide, Bachelor Girl has sold a total of more than 500,000 albums and singles.
The discography of Nirvana, an Aberdeen, Washington-based American rock band, consists of three studio albums, twenty-one singles, five live albums, two extended plays, four compilation albums, and two box sets.
New Zealand-born country music singer Keith Urban has released 12 studio albums, four compilation albums, and 52 singles. He began his career in 1991 with the release of his self-titled debut album on EMI and Capitol Records in Australia. After an American album in 1997 as a member of The Ranch, he embarked on a solo career there as well, subsequently releasing five more studio albums. His highest-certified album in the US is 2004's Be Here, which is four-times-platinum.
Garbage is an American rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1993. The group's discography consists of seven studio albums, two compilation albums, one remix album, one extended play, 33 singles, two promotional singles, three video albums, and 32 music videos. The line-up consists of Scottish-born Shirley Manson and Americans Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and Butch Vig. They have amassed worldwide album sales of over 17 million units.
American pop rock band Maroon 5 has released seven studio albums, three live albums, two compilation albums, one remix album, three extended plays (EPs), 33 singles, seven promotional singles, and 23 music videos. The group originally formed in 1994 as Kara's Flowers while they were still attending high school. With a line-up of Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick, they released their independent album, We Like Digging? in 1995. In 1997, they signed to Reprise Records and released an album, The Fourth World. After a tepid response to the album, the band parted with their record label and attended college. In 2001, the band regrouped and added James Valentine to the lineup, and pursued a new direction under the name Maroon 5.
The discography of Foo Fighters, an American rock band formed in 1994 by Dave Grohl, consists of ten studio albums, ten extended plays (EPs), six video albums, and fifty-seven singles. The current Foo Fighters line-up consists of Grohl, Rami Jaffee (keyboard), Nate Mendel (bass), Chris Shiflett (guitar), and Pat Smear (guitar).
"Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" is the Grammy Award-nominated debut solo single of Australian singer Gina G. The song was written by British songwriters Simon Caldwell and Steve Rodway, and released on 25 March 1996 as the first single from her upcoming debut album, Fresh! (1997). It reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart almost two months later and was also a number-one hit in Israel. In the US, the song peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was the United Kingdom's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, held in Oslo, Norway, where it finished in eighth place. It was successful on the charts in Europe, Australia and the US.
The discography of Swedish pop duo Roxette consists of ten studio albums, one live album, nine compilation albums, one remix album, eleven video albums, three box sets, fifty-six singles and twenty promotional singles, as well as fifty-two music videos. The duo, which consisted of Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson, are the second most commercially successful Swedish act of all time, after ABBA. They sold over 75 million records worldwide, although a report by the Los Angeles Times put the figure as high as 80 million. The RIAA awarded them certifications of 3.5 million units in the US, where the duo have sold over two million albums since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data in May 1991. The BPI in the UK certified Roxette for shipments of at least 2.2 million. They were particularly successful in Germany, where they are recognised as one of the highest-certified acts of all time, with shipments of 5.725 million units.
The discography of Canadian rapper and singer Drake consists of six studio albums, three compilation albums, two extended plays, seven mixtapes, 139 singles, five promotional singles and 84 music videos. His music has been released on record labels Universal Motown Records and Republic Records, along with subsidiaries Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and OVO Sound. With 170 million records sold worldwide, he is among the best-selling music artists in history. Drake has achieved 10 No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 and 9 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard hailed him as the "Artist of the 2010s Decade" and the 16th Greatest Artist of all time. RIAA ranks him as the top-selling digital artist of all time with 163.5 million in the United States.
Rapper and singer Nicki Minaj has released four studio albums, three compilation albums, three mixtapes, 121 singles, and 19 promotional singles.
Australian singer-songwriter Sia has released nine studio albums, six live albums, 66 singles, and 42 music videos. In 1997, she released her debut studio album entitled OnlySee. It was commercially unsuccessful, and none of its songs were released as a single. Sia released her second album, Healing Is Difficult, in 2001. The album yielded three singles: "Taken for Granted", "Little Man" and "Drink to Get Drunk". The lead single, "Taken for Granted", peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
American singer Ariana Grande has released six studio albums, one compilation album, one live album, one remix album, two extended plays (EPs), 52 singles, and 17 promotional singles. After signing with Republic Records, she released her debut single "Put Your Hearts Up" in December 2011. Across albums, singles and features, Grande has sold over 85 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Having amassed 98 billion consumed streams thus far, Grande is the most streamed female artist ever. She is also the most streamed female artist on Spotify and Apple Music. She has amassed 71 chart entries on the Billboard Hot 100—the fourth most entries for a female artist—including six number ones and 19 top-10 hits. Grande was named the sixth top female artist of the 2010s decade, and was ranked among Billboard's Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists, at number 78.
"Trust Me" is a song by Swedish singer Pandora, released in October 1993 as the first single from her debut album, One of a Kind (1993). It is written and produced by Sir Martin & The Dr. Maxx Family, and features an uncredited rap by rapper K-Slim. On the Swedish singles chart, it peaked at number three and was certified gold, as the most sold single of the year in Sweden.
"Come On and Do It" is a song by Swedish singer Pandora, released in December 1993 as the second single from her debut studio album, One of a Kind (1993). It features an uncredited rap by K-Slim, and peaked at number four in Finland and number five in Sweden. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 51. Outside Europe, the single was a hit in Israel, peaking at number eight. In Australia, it reached number 166. A music video was also produced to promote the single.
"Tell the World" is a 1994 song by Swedish singer Pandora. It was released in October 1994 as the lead single from her second studio album, Tell the World (1995). The single features an uncredited rap by M-Fuse and became Pandora's third top-5 single in Sweden, peaking at number 5 on the Swedish charts.
"Smile 'n' Shine" is a song by Swedish artist Pandora. It was released in April 1997 as the second single from Pandora's third studio album Changes (1996). The song peaked at number 45 on the Swedish Singles Chart.
American rapper Eminem has released 54 singles as a lead artist and nine promotional singles. He has also featured in 22 singles as a guest artist, while entering the charts with more than 90 additional songs.
