Bryan Adams was responsible for the monster hit that hogged the charts for half a year and set a trend that lasted a decade.
The title track for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves stayed at number one for a record 16 weeks and hung around the chart for a total of six months. DJs were tempted to award U2 a medal when they finally knocked Bryan Adams off the top spot with The Fly. But the damage was already done - a precedent had been set.
In 1992 Whitney Houston spent ten weeks at number one with I Will Always Love You, from The Bodyguard, and in 1993 Wet Wet Wet spent 15 weeks in pole position with Love is All Around from Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Bryan Adams
