The Spice Girls' debut single, Wannabe went into the UK charts at Number Three, before going to Number One the following week. This track has been Number One just about all over the world (over 30 countries was the last I heard?), including the USA.

Their second release, Say You'll Be There went straight to Number One in the UK charts, and selling hundreds of thousands of copies.

The Spice Girls' debut album SPICE was released on Monday 4th November 1996, and knocked Boyzone off the top spot AGAIN! Then, 'Robson & Jerome' (I apologise for swearing) decide to knock them off AGAIN. Talk about major déjà vu!

Their third single, 2 Become 1 was available in the shops on Monday 16th December in two versions, going straight into number one, again! This was however, knocked down from the top, by a pretty awful dance track, but that is another story...

For Comic Relief 1997, the Spice Girls released a Double-A track single, featuring Mama and Who Do You Think You Are?. This, unsurprisingly, went straight into the UK Charts at Number One, with all sales going towards the charity. By getting their forth release to Number One, The Spice Girls have created a new British Record, as this has never been done before in the UK!!! A month later, however, the excellent Chemical Brothers knocked them off the top spot with the excellent Block Rockin' Beats, who I have also seen in concert.

As part of a Pepsi promotional stint, the girls recorded the exclusive track Step to me, which is only available from Pepsi UK. Just collect the special ring-pulls, and the CD is yours! Look out for the advert on the TV, too, or check out the latest news on the subject.

Knocking the fastest selling single of all time, Elton John's version of Candle in the Wind was the new-style single, Spice Up Your Life: the first single from the new album, Spiceworld. Just to tell you that I did my banner with the same words on it, BEFORE the single was heard of, so don't have a go at me any of you legal peeps! This single lasted the least time at Number One, as it was knocked off the top spot by Barbie after just one week!