List of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by British artists

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This is a list of number-one hits by British artists in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (existent since August 3, 1958). The only British artist to have a pre-Hot 100 number one was Vera Lynn, with "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" holding the top spot for nine weeks starting from July 12, 1952.

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With 20 number-one singles, the current most successful British act on the Billboard Hot 100 is the Beatles. They are followed by the Bee Gees and Elton John with nine number-one singles each. The Rolling Stones and George Michael have each had eight number-one singles. Sir Paul McCartney is a credited artist on seven US No. 1s - two more No. 1s are credited to Wings alone. [1] Adele and Dame Olivia Newton-John rank as the most successful female artists, with five number-one singles each, although Newton-John moved to Australia at the age of six. [2]

Bananarama and the Spice Girls are the only British girl groups to score a number-one on the Hot 100. With "Viva la Vida", Coldplay were the first British group to reach number-one in the 21st century. In 2021, they became the first British group in history to debut at the top of Billboard Hot 100 with "My Universe". [3] The band were also the only British group with number-one singles in the 21st century until Glass Animals topped the chart with "Heat Waves".

List of number ones

DateSongArtist(s)Weeks at number-onePeak position on UK Singles Chart
May 26, 1962"Stranger on the Shore" Mr. Acker Bilk 12£
July 7, 1962"The Stripper" David Rose 1N/A
December 22, 1962"Telstar" The Tornados 31
February 1, 1964"I Want to Hold Your Hand" The Beatles 71£
March 21, 1964"She Loves You"The Beatles21£
April 4, 1964"Can't Buy Me Love"The Beatles51£
May 30, 1964"Love Me Do"The Beatles14
June 27, 1964"A World Without Love" Peter and Gordon 11
August 1, 1964"A Hard Day's Night"The Beatles21
September 5, 1964"The House of the Rising Sun" The Animals 31
October 17, 1964"Do Wah Diddy Diddy" Manfred Mann 21
December 26, 1964"I Feel Fine"The Beatles31£
January 23, 1965"Downtown" Petula Clark 22
March 13, 1965"Eight Days a Week"The Beatles2N/A
April 10, 1965"I'm Telling You Now" Freddie and the Dreamers 22
April 24, 1965"Game of Love" Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders 12
May 1, 1965"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" Herman's Hermits 3N/A
May 22, 1965"Ticket to Ride"The Beatles11
July 10, 1965"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" The Rolling Stones 41
August 7, 1965"I'm Henry VIII, I Am"Herman's Hermits1N/A
September 4, 1965"Help!"The Beatles31
October 9, 1965"Yesterday"The Beatles48
November 6, 1965"Get Off of My Cloud"The Rolling Stones21
December 25, 1965"Over and Over" The Dave Clark Five 145
January 8, 1966"We Can Work It Out"The Beatles3 (2 runs)1£
February 5, 1966"My Love"Petula Clark24
June 11, 1966"Paint It Black"The Rolling Stones21
June 25, 1966"Paperback Writer"The Beatles2 (2 runs)1
July 30, 1966"Wild Thing" The Troggs 22
September 3, 1966"Sunshine Superman" Donovan 12
December 3, 1966"Winchester Cathedral" The New Vaudeville Band 3 (2 runs)4
March 4, 1967"Ruby Tuesday"The Rolling Stones13
March 18, 1967"Penny Lane"The Beatles12
August 19, 1967"All You Need Is Love"The Beatles11
October 21, 1967"To Sir, with Love" Lulu 5N/A
December 30, 1967"Hello, Goodbye"The Beatles31
September 28, 1968"Hey Jude"The Beatles91
May 24, 1969"Get Back"The Beatles with Billy Preston 51
August 23, 1969"Honky Tonk Women"The Rolling Stones41
November 29, 1969"Come Together" / "Something"The Beatles14
April 11, 1970"Let It Be"The Beatles22
June 13, 1970"The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue"The Beatles2N/A
December 26, 1970"My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" George Harrison 41
May 29, 1971"Brown Sugar"The Rolling Stones22
August 7, 1971"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" Bee Gees 4N/A
September 4, 1971"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney 1N/A
October 2, 1971"Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe" Rod Stewart 51
March 25, 1972"A Horse with No Name" America 33
February 3, 1973"Crocodile Rock" Elton John 35
June 2, 1973"My Love" Paul McCartney and Wings 49
June 30, 1973"Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)"George Harrison18
October 20, 1973"Angie"The Rolling Stones15
November 24, 1973"Photograph" Ringo Starr 18
January 26, 1974"You're Sixteen"Ringo Starr14
April 13, 1974"Bennie and the Jets"Elton John137
June 8, 1974"Band on the Run"Paul McCartney and Wings13
August 17, 1974"The Night Chicago Died" Paper Lace 13
September 14, 1974"I Shot the Sheriff" Eric Clapton 19
October 5, 1974"I Honestly Love You" Olivia Newton-John 222
November 16, 1974"Whatever Gets You thru the Night" John Lennon 136
January 4, 1975"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"Elton John210
February 22, 1975"Pick Up the Pieces" Average White Band 16
March 8, 1975"Have You Never Been Mellow"Olivia Newton-John1N/A
April 12, 1975"Philadelphia Freedom" The Elton John Band 212
June 14, 1975"Sister Golden Hair"America1N/A
July 19, 1975"Listen to What the Man Said"Paul McCartney and Wings16
August 9, 1975"Jive Talkin'"Bee Gees25
September 20, 1975"Fame" David Bowie 2 (2 runs)17
November 1, 1975"Island Girl"Elton John314
January 3, 1976"Saturday Night" Bay City Rollers 1N/A
May 22, 1976"Silly Love Songs" Wings 5 (2 runs)2
August 7, 1976"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"Elton John and Kiki Dee 41
September 4, 1976"You Should Be Dancing"Bee Gees15
November 13, 1976"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"Rod Stewart85
January 15, 1977"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" Leo Sayer 12
February 19, 1977"Blinded by the Light" Manfred Mann's Earth Band 16
May 14, 1977"When I Need You"Leo Sayer11
June 18, 1977"Dreams" Fleetwood Mac 124
July 30, 1977"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" Andy Gibb 4 (2 runs)26
December 24, 1977"How Deep Is Your Love"Bee Gees33
February 4, 1978"Stayin' Alive"Bee Gees44
March 4, 1978"(Love Is) Thicker Than Water"Andy Gibb2N/A
March 18, 1978"Night Fever"Bee Gees81
May 20, 1978"With a Little Luck"Wings25
June 10, 1978"You're the One That I Want"Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta 11
June 17, 1978"Shadow Dancing"Andy Gibb742
August 5, 1978"Miss You"The Rolling Stones13
October 28, 1978"Hot Child in the City" Nick Gilder 1N/A
January 6, 1979"Too Much Heaven"Bee Gees23
February 10, 1979"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"Rod Stewart41
March 24, 1979"Tragedy"Bee Gees21
June 9, 1979"Love You Inside Out"Bee Gees113
November 3, 1979"Pop Muzik" M 12
February 23, 1980"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Queen 42
March 22, 1980"Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" Pink Floyd 41£
June 28, 1980"Coming Up"Paul McCartney32
August 2, 1980"Magic"Olivia Newton-John432
October 4, 1980"Another One Bites the Dust"Queen37
December 27, 1980"(Just Like) Starting Over"John Lennon51
May 2, 1981"Morning Train (Nine to Five)" Sheena Easton 23
July 25, 1981"The One That You Love" Air Supply 1N/A
November 21, 1981"Physical"Olivia Newton-John107
May 15, 1982"Ebony and Ivory"Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder 71
July 3, 1982"Don't You Want Me" The Human League 31£
November 6, 1982"Up Where We Belong" Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes 37
April 23, 1983"Come On Eileen" Dexys Midnight Runners 11£
May 21, 1983"Let's Dance"David Bowie11
July 9, 1983"Every Breath You Take" The Police 81
September 3, 1983"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Eurythmics 12
October 1, 1983"Total Eclipse of the Heart" Bonnie Tyler 41
December 10, 1983"Say Say Say"Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson 62
January 21, 1984"Owner of a Lonely Heart" Yes 29
February 4, 1984"Karma Chameleon" Culture Club 31£
April 21, 1984"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" Phil Collins 32
June 23, 1984"The Reflex" Duran Duran 21
September 22, 1984"Missing You" John Waite 19
November 3, 1984"Caribbean Queen" Billy Ocean 26
November 17, 1984"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Wham! 31
February 2, 1985"I Want to Know What Love Is" Foreigner 21
February 16, 1985"Careless Whisper" George Michael 31£
March 30, 1985"One More Night"Phil Collins24
May 18, 1985"Don't You (Forget About Me)" Simple Minds 17
May 25, 1985"Everything She Wants"Wham!22£
June 8, 1985"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears for Fears 22
July 6, 1985"Sussudio"Phil Collins112
July 13, 1985"A View to a Kill"Duran Duran22
July 27, 1985"Everytime You Go Away" Paul Young 14
August 3, 1985"Shout"Tears for Fears34
September 7, 1985"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" John Parr 26
September 21, 1985"Money for Nothing" Dire Straits 34
November 30, 1985"Separate Lives"Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin 14
January 18, 1986"That's What Friends Are For" Dionne and Friends(Elton John)416
May 3, 1986"Addicted to Love" Robert Palmer 15
May 10, 1986"West End Girls" Pet Shop Boys 11
July 5, 1986"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"Billy Ocean112
July 12, 1986"Holding Back the Years" Simply Red 12
July 19, 1986"Invisible Touch" Genesis 115
July 26, 1986"Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel 14
August 30, 1986"Higher Love" Steve Winwood 113
September 6, 1986"Venus" Bananarama 18
November 22, 1986"Human"The Human League18
April 18, 1987"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" Aretha Franklin and George Michael21
May 2, 1987"(I Just) Died In Your Arms" Cutting Crew 24
June 6, 1987"You Keep Me Hangin' On" Kim Wilde 12
October 10, 1987"Here I Go Again" Whitesnake 19
November 21, 1987"Mony Mony" Billy Idol 17
December 12, 1987"Faith"George Michael42
January 16, 1988"Got My Mind Set on You"George Harrison12
February 27, 1988"Father Figure"George Michael211
March 12, 1988"Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley 21
April 9, 1988"Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car"Billy Ocean13
May 28, 1988"One More Try"George Michael38
June 18, 1988"Together Forever"Rick Astley11
July 30, 1988"Roll with It"Steve Winwood453
August 27, 1988"Monkey"George Michael213
October 8, 1988"Love Bites" Def Leppard 111
October 15, 1988"Red Red Wine" UB40 11
October 22, 1988"Groovy Kind of Love"Phil Collins21
November 12, 1988"Wild, Wild West" Escape Club 1N/A
January 21, 1989"Two Hearts"Phil Collins26
March 25, 1989"The Living Years" Mike + The Mechanics 12
April 15, 1989"She Drives Me Crazy" Fine Young Cannibals 15
July 8, 1989"Good Thing"Fine Young Cannibals17
July 15, 1989"If You Don't Know Me by Now"Simply Red12
December 23, 1989"Another Day in Paradise"Phil Collins44
October 6, 1990"Close to You" Maxi Priest 17
October 13, 1990"Praying for Time"George Michael16
April 13, 1991"I've Been Thinking About You" Londonbeat 12
July 20, 1991"Unbelievable" EMF 13
February 1, 1992"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"George Michael and Elton John11
February 8, 1992"I'm Too Sexy" Right Said Fred 32
July 24, 1993"Can't Help Falling in Love"UB4071
January 22, 1994"All For Love"Bryan Adams/ Rod Stewart/ Sting 32
August 26, 1995"Kiss from a Rose" Seal 14
February 22, 1997"Wannabe" Spice Girls 41£
October 11, 1997"Candle in the Wind 1997" /
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"
Elton John141£
February 3, 2001"It Wasn't Me" Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent21£
March 11, 2006"You're Beautiful" James Blunt 11
March 27, 2008"Bleeding Love" Leona Lewis 4 (3 runs)1
June 28, 2008"Viva la Vida" Coldplay 11
October 17, 2009"Down" Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne 2 (2 runs)3
March 20, 2010"Break Your Heart" Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris 11
May 21, 2011"Rolling in the Deep" Adele 72£
July 16, 2011"Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock 61£
September 17, 2011"Someone Like You"Adele5 (2 runs)1£
November 12, 2011"We Found Love" Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris 101£
February 4, 2012"Set Fire to the Rain"Adele211
June 7, 2014"Fancy" Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX 75
January 17, 2015"Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars 141£
November 14, 2015"Hello"Adele101£
February 20, 2016"Pillowtalk" Zayn 11
May 21, 2016"One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla 10 (2 runs)1
January 28, 2017"Shape of You" Ed Sheeran 12 (2 runs)1
October 28, 2017"Rockstar" Post Malone featuring 21 Savage 71
December 23, 2017"Perfect"Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé 61
November 2, 2019"Someone You Loved" Lewis Capaldi 3 (2 runs)1
August 15, 2020"Watermelon Sugar" Harry Styles 14
October 10, 2020"Franchise" Travis Scott featuring Young Thug and M.I.A. 126
October 9, 2021"My Universe"Coldplay and BTS 13
October 30, 2021"Easy on Me"Adele10 (3 runs)1
March 12, 2022"Heat Waves" Glass Animals 55
April 16, 2022"As It Was"Harry Styles15 (5 runs)1
July 2, 2022"Jimmy Cooks"Drake featuring 21 Savage17
October 29, 2022"Unholy" Sam Smith and Kim Petras 11

See also

Notes

  1. ^ David Rose was born in the UK but raised in the US.
  2. ^ Billy Preston was American. The Beatles were British.
  3. ^ The Bee Gees were born on the Isle of Man, a Crown dependency that is not part of the UK, and moved to the UK proper in their early childhood, but moved to Australia later in their childhood and resided there for eight years before moving back to the UK.
  4. ^ Paul McCartney is British, Linda McCartney was American.
  5. ^ America members formed their band in England and moved to the United States shortly after their fame; their members are children of American servicemen stationed there and have dual UK/US citizenship, 2 of whom were American-born.
  6. ^ Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Christine McVie are British, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are American.
  7. ^ Andy Gibb was the brother of the Bee Gees. He was born in the UK proper, but moved with the rest of his family to Australia as an infant, grew up mainly in Australia, and lived in the US for most of his recording career.
  8. ^ Olivia Newton-John was a British-Australian, John Travolta is American.
  9. ^ Nick Gilder was born in the UK but raised in Canada.
  10. ^ Like Newton-John, Graham Russell of Air Supply was born in Britain, but is now an Australian citizen, while Russell Hitchcock is Australian.
  11. ^ Paul McCartney is British, Stevie Wonder is American.
  12. ^ Joe Cocker was British, Jennifer Warnes is American.
  13. ^ The Police were Britons, Sting and Andy Summers, and American Stewart Copeland, who also has British citizenship through his Scottish mother.
  14. ^ Paul McCartney is British, Michael Jackson was American.
  15. ^ Mick Jones, Ian McDonald and Dennis Elliott are British, Lou Gramm, Al Greenwood and Ed Gagliardi are American.
  16. ^ Phil Collins is British, Marilyn Martin is American.
  17. ^ Dionne and Friends are Americans, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight, and Briton Elton John.
  18. ^ George Michael was British, Aretha Franklin was American.
  19. ^ Rod Stewart and Sting are British, Bryan Adams is Canadian and a son of English parents.
  20. ^ Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent is British and a featured artist, Shaggy is Jamaican.
  21. ^ Jay Sean is British, Lil Wayne is American.
  22. ^ Taio Cruz is British, Ludacris is American.
  23. ^ Lauren Bennett is British and a featured artist, LMFAO and GoonRock are American.
  24. ^ Calvin Harris is British and a featured artist, Rihanna is Barbadian.
  25. ^ Charli XCX is British and a featured artist, while Iggy Azalea was born in Australia but now lives in the United States.
  26. ^ Mark Ronson is a British-American dual citizen, Bruno Mars is American.
  27. ^ Kyla is British and a featured artist, Drake is a Canadian-American dual citizen, and Wizkid is Nigerian.
  28. ^ 21 Savage is British and a featured artist, but now lives in the United States. Post Malone is American.
  29. ^ Ed Sheeran is British, Beyoncé is American.
  30. ^ M.I.A. is British and a featured artist, Travis Scott and Young Thug are American.
  31. ^ Coldplay are British, BTS are South Korean.
  32. ^ 21 Savage is British and a featured artist, but now lives in the United States. Drake is a Canadian-American dual citizen.
  33. ^ Sam Smith is British, Kim Petras is German.

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