List of number-one singles from the 1990s (New Zealand)

This is the Recorded Music NZ (known as RIANZ during this decade) list of number-one singles in New Zealand during the 1990s decade, starting from 14 January 1990.

Chart

Key

 *  – Number-one single of the year^{[nb 1]}

 †  – Song of New Zealand origin^{[nb 2]}

 ‡  – Number-one single of the year, of New Zealand origin

By artist

Key

 †  – Song of New Zealand origin^{[nb 2]}

Excluded statistics

1 Boyzone’s tally does not include Ronan Keating’s solo single, "When You Say Nothing At All ".

2 The Spice Girls’s tally does not include Geri Halliwell’s solo single, "Look At Me ".

• While some artists made appearances in other artists songs, these songs were not included in their groups tally. This includes, Robin & Ali Campbell featuring in Pato Banton’s single, Baby Come Back as they were featured together, not as part of UB40.

*Some artists who had solo #1 singles (or was a featured artist in a #1 single) and who were also part of a group that had #1 single/s have been classed as separate entities. This includes Che Fu, who had one solo #1 and featured in another #1 single, and Supergroove, who had one a #1 single prior to Che Fu leaving the group, as well as Lauryn Hill & Pras Michel,who both had a solo number one single, and the Fugees, which had two #1 singles prior to the release of their solo singles.

By song

Key

 †  – Song of New Zealand origin^{[nb 2]}

Notes

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