Most songs climbed the chart slowly. A rare few skipped the climb entirely: 41 songs in the archive made their first appearance at #1.
| Entered | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1961 | Runaway | Del Shannon | 1 |
| 30 Oct 1961 | Johnny Remember Me | John Leyton | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1965 | The Time in Between | Cliff Richard and the Shadows | 2 |
| 6 Dec 1965 | Wind Me Up (Let Me Go) | Cliff Richard | 3 |
| 21 Apr 1969 | Zingara | Bobby Solo | 2 |
| 29 Jun 1986 | The Edge of Heaven | Wham! | 2 |
| 19 Jul 1987 | It's a Sin | Pet Shop Boys | 3 |
| 6 Dec 1987 | Got My Mind Set on You | George Harrison | 4 |
| 19 Jun 1988 | Yé ké yé ké | Mory Kanté | 4 |
| 16 Oct 1988 | Touchy! | A-ha | 1 |
| 12 Feb 1989 | Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart | Marc Almond and Gene Pitney | 3 |
| 29 Oct 1989 | That's What I Like | Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers | 2 |
| 12 Nov 1989 | Oye mi canto | Gloria Estefan | 1 |
| 25 Mar 1990 | Dub Be Good to Me | Beats International | 1 |
| 18 Nov 1990 | Step Back in Time | Kylie Minogue | 2 |
| 3 Mar 1991 | Rescue Me | Madonna | 3 |
| 16 Jun 1992 | Lay All Your Love on Me | Erasure | 3 |
| 17 Nov 1992 | Gold | East 17 | 4 |
| 7 Sep 1993 | Go West | Pet Shop Boys | 6 |
| 16 Nov 1993 | The Sign | Ace of Base | 2 |
| 7 Dec 1993 | It's Alright | East 17 | 5 |
| 25 Jan 1994 | Rock My Heart | Haddaway | 2 |
| 12 Apr 1994 | Always | Erasure | 2 |
| 17 May 1994 | Around the World | East 17 | 3 |
| 26 Jul 1994 | Run to the Sun | Erasure | 2 |
| 30 Aug 1994 | Yesterday, When I Was Mad | Pet Shop Boys | 2 |
| 29 Nov 1994 | Stay Another Day | East 17 | 2 |
| 20 Dec 1994 | All I Want for Christmas Is You | Mariah Carey | 4 |
| 7 Feb 1995 | Call It Love | Deuce | 1 |
| 4 Apr 1995 | Perfect Day | Duran Duran | 4 |
| 23 May 1995 | Nocturne | Secret Garden | 4 |
| 31 Oct 1995 | Come Take My Hand | Two Brothers on the 4th Floor | 1 |
| 14 Nov 1995 | You'll See | Madonna | 3 |
| 30 Jan 1996 | Jesus to a Child | George Michael | 1 |
| 20 Feb 1996 | How Deep Is Your Love | Take That | 3 |
| 21 May 1996 | Always Be My Baby | Mariah Carey | 2 |
| 9 Jul 1996 | To Deserve You | Bette Midler | 3 |
| 17 Sep 1996 | Ready or Not | Fugees | 3 |
| 26 Nov 1996 | Don't Speak | No Doubt | 5 |
| 11 Mar 1997 | Let a Boy Cry | Gala | 3 |
| 8 Jul 1997 | Maria | Ricky Martin | 2 |
Source: IsraelCharts archive. "Entered at #1" means the song's first chart appearance was in position 1.