List of songs by British artists which reached number-one on the Hot 100 (USA)
This is a list of number-one hits by British artists in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 (existent since August 3, 1958). Older number ones are listed with their rating (e.g. "Best Seller in Stores").
Date |
Song |
Artist(s) |
July 26 1952 |
Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart ("Best Seller in Stores") |
Vera Lynn |
April 14 1958 |
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands ("Most Played by Jockeys") |
Laurie London |
May 26 1962 |
Stranger on the Shore |
Mr. Acker Bilk |
December 22 |
Telstar |
The Tornados |
February 1 1964 |
I Want to Hold Your Hand |
The Beatles |
March 21 |
She Loves You |
The Beatles |
April 4 |
Can't Buy Me Love |
The Beatles |
May 30 |
Love Me Do |
The Beatles |
June 27 |
A World Without Love |
Peter & Gordon |
August 1 |
A Hard Day's Night |
The Beatles |
September 5 |
The House of the Rising Sun |
The Animals |
October 17 |
Do Wah Diddy Diddy |
Manfred Mann |
December 26 |
I Feel Fine |
The Beatles |
January 23 1965 |
Downtown |
Petula Clark |
March 13 |
Eight Days a Week |
The Beatles |
April 10 |
I'm Telling You Now |
Freddie & the Dreamers |
April 24 |
Game of Love |
Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders |
May 1 |
Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter |
Herman's Hermits |
May 22 |
Ticket to Ride |
The Beatles |
July 10 |
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction |
Rolling Stones |
August 7 |
I'm Henry VIII, I Am |
Herman's Hermits |
September 4 |
Help! |
The Beatles |
October 9 |
Yesterday |
The Beatles |
November 6 |
Get off of My Cloud |
Rolling Stones |
December 25 |
Over and Over |
The Dave Clark Five |
January 8 1966 |
We Can Work It Out |
The Beatles |
February 5 |
My Love |
Petula Clark |
June 11 |
Paint It, Black |
The Rolling Stones |
June 25 |
Paperback Writer |
The Beatles |
July 30 |
Wild Thing |
The Troggs |
September 3 |
Sunshine Superman |
Donovan |
December 3 |
Winchester Cathedral |
The New Vaudeville Band |
March 4 1967 |
Ruby Tuesday |
The Rolling Stones |
March 18 |
Penny Lane |
The Beatles |
August 19 |
All You Need Is Love |
The Beatles |
October 21 |
To Sir, with Love |
Lulu |
December 30 |
Hello, Goodbye |
The Beatles |
September 28 1968 |
Hey Jude |
The Beatles |
May 24 1969 |
Get Back |
The Beatles with Billy Preston |
August 23 |
Honky Tonk Women |
The Rolling Stones |
November 29 |
Come Together / Something |
The Beatles |
April 11 1970 |
Let It Be |
The Beatles |
June 13 |
The Long and Winding Road / For You Blue |
The Beatles |
December 26 |
My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity |
George Harrison |
May 29 1971 |
Brown Sugar |
The Rolling Stones |
August 7 |
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? |
Bee Gees |
September 4 |
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey |
Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney |
October 2 |
Maggie May / Reason To Believe |
Rod Stewart |
February 3 1973 |
Crocodile Rock |
Elton John |
June 2 |
My Love |
Paul McCartney and Wings |
June 30 |
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) |
George Harrison |
October 20 |
Angie |
The Rolling Stones |
November 24 |
Photograph |
Ringo Starr |
January 26 1974 |
You're Sixteen |
Ringo Starr |
April 13 |
Bennie and the Jets |
Elton John |
June 8 |
Band on the Run |
Paul McCartney and Wings |
August 17 |
The Night Chicago Died |
Paper Lace |
September 14 |
I Shot The SHERIFF |
Eric Clapton |
November 16 |
Whatever Gets You Thru the Night |
John Lennon |
January 4 1975 |
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds |
Elton John |
February 22 |
Pick Up the Pieces |
The Average White Band |
April 12 |
Philadelphia Freedom |
The Elton John Band |
July 19 |
Listen to What the Man Said |
Paul McCartney and Wings |
August 9 |
Jive Talkin' |
Bee Gees |
September 20 |
Fame |
David Bowie |
November 1 |
Island Girl |
Elton John |
January 3 1976 |
Saturday Night |
Bay City Rollers |
May 22 |
Silly Love Songs |
Wings |
August 7 |
Don't Go Breaking My Heart |
Elton John and Kiki Dee |
September 4 |
You Should Be Dancing |
Bee Gees |
November 13 |
Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) |
Rod Stewart |
January 15 1977 |
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing |
Leo Sayer |
February 19 |
Blinded by the Light |
Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
May 14 |
When I Need You |
Leo Sayer |
June 18 |
Dreams |
Fleetwood Mac |
July 30 |
I Just Want To Be Your Everything |
Andy Gibb |
September 17 |
I Just Want To Be Your Everything |
Andy Gibb |
December 24 |
How Deep Is Your Love |
Bee Gees |
February 4 1978 |
Stayin' Alive |
Bee Gees |
March 4 |
(Love Is) Thicker Than Water |
Andy Gibb |
March 18 |
Night Fever |
Bee Gees |
June 17 |
Shadow Dancing |
Andy Gibb |
August 5 |
Miss You |
The Rolling Stones |
January 6 1979 |
Too Much Heaven |
Bee Gees |
February 10 |
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? |
Rod Stewart |
March 24 |
Tragedy |
Bee Gees |
June 9 |
Love You Inside Out |
Bee Gees |
February 23 1980 |
Crazy Little Thing Called Love |
Queen |
March 22 |
Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) |
Pink Floyd |
June 28 |
Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) |
Paul McCartney and Wings |
October 4 |
Another One Bites the Dust |
Queen |
December 27 |
(Just Like) Starting Over |
John Lennon |
May 2 1981 |
Morning Train (Nine to Five) |
Sheena Easton |
July 25 |
The One That You Love |
Air Supply |
May 15 1982 |
Ebony and Ivory |
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder |
July 3 |
Don't You Want Me |
The Human League |
November 6 |
Up Where We Belong |
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes |
April 23 1983 |
Come On Eileen |
Dexys Midnight Runners |
May 21 |
Let's Dance |
David Bowie |
July 9 |
Every Breath You Take |
The Police |
September 3 |
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) |
Eurythmics |
October 1 |
Total Eclipse of the Heart |
Bonnie Tyler |
December 10 |
Say Say Say |
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson |
January 21 1984 |
Owner of a Lonely Heart |
Yes |
February 4 |
Karma Chameleon |
Culture Club |
April 21 |
Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) |
Phil Collins |
June 23 |
The Reflex |
Duran Duran |
September 22 |
Missing You |
John Waite |
November 17 |
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go |
Wham! |
February 16 1985 |
Careless Whisper |
Wham! featuring George Michael |
March 30 |
One More Night |
Phil Collins |
May 18 |
Don't You (Forget About Me) |
Simple Minds |
June 8 |
Everybody Wants to Rule the World |
Tears for Fears |
July 6 |
Sussudio |
Phil Collins |
July 13 |
A View to a Kill |
Duran Duran |
July 27 |
Everytime You Go Away |
Paul Young |
August 3 |
Shout |
Tears for Fears |
September 7 |
St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) |
John Parr |
September 21 |
Money for Nothing |
Dire Straits |
November 30 |
Separate Lives |
Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin |
January 18 1986 |
That's What Friends Are For |
Dionne and Friends |
May 3 |
Addicted to Love |
Robert Palmer |
May 10 |
West End Girls |
Pet Shop Boys |
July 12 |
Holding Back the Years |
Simply Red |
July 19 |
Invisible Touch |
Genesis |
July 26 |
Sledgehammer |
Peter Gabriel |
August 30 |
Higher Love |
Steve Winwood |
September 6 |
Venus |
Bananarama |
November 22 |
Human |
Human League |
April 18 1987 |
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) |
Aretha Franklin and George Michael |
May 2 |
(I Just) Died In Your Arms |
[...] Crew |
June 6 |
You Keep Me Hangin' On |
Kim Wilde |
November 21 |
Mony Mony "Live" |
Billy Idol |
December 12 |
Faith |
George Michael |
January 16 1988 |
Got My Mind Set on You |
George Harrison |
February 27 |
Father Figure |
George Michael |
March 12 |
Never Gonna Give You Up |
Rick Astley |
May 28 |
One More Try |
George Michael |
June 18 |
Together Forever |
Rick Astley |
August 27 |
Monkey |
George Michael |
October 8 |
Love Bites |
Def Leppard |
October 15 |
Red Red Wine |
UB40 |
October 22 |
Groovy Kind of Love |
Phil Collins |
January 21 1989 |
Two Hearts |
Phil Collins |
March 25 |
The Living Years |
Mike & the Mechanics |
April 15 |
She Drives Me Crazy |
Fine Young Cannibals |
July 8 |
Good Thing |
Fine Young Cannibals |
July 15 |
If You Don't Know Me By Now |
Simply Red |
December 23 |
Another Day In Paradise |
Phil Collins |
October 6 1990 |
Close to You |
Maxi Priest |
October 13 |
Praying for Time |
George Michael |
July 20 1991 |
Unbelievable |
EMF |
February 1 1992 |
Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me |
George Michael and Elton John |
February 8 |
I'm Too Sexy |
Right Said Fred |
July 24 1993 |
Can't Help Falling in Love |
UB40 |
January 22 1994 |
All For Love |
Bryan Adams / Rod Stewart / Sting |
August 26 1995 |
Kiss From a Rose |
Seal |
February 22 1997 |
Wannabe |
Spice Girls |
October 11 |
Candle In The Wind 1997 / |
Elton John |
March 11 2006 |
You're Beautiful |
James Blunt |
See also
- List of songs by Australian artists which reached number one on the Hot 100 (US)
- List of songs by European artists which reached number one on the Hot 100 (US)
- List of songs by Canadian artists which reached number one on the Hot 100 (US)
Notes
Billy Preston was American.
Linda McCartney was an American. It is unknown whether she chose to become British national too.
The Bee Gees were born in the United Kingdom, but moved to Australia in their childhood and resided there for about ten years before moving back to the UK.
Andy Gibb is the brother of the Bee Gees, same upbringing occurs with him.
Graham Russell of Air Supply is British, Russell Hitchcock is Australian.
Paul McCartney is British, Stevie Wonder is American
Joe Cocker is British, Jennifer Warnes is American
The Police were Britons Sting and Andy Summers, and American Stewart Copeland.
Paul McCartney is British, Michael Jackson is American.
Phil Colins is British, Marilyn Martin is American.
Dionne and Friends are Americans Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Briton Elton John.
George Michael is British, Aretha Franklin is American.
Rod Stewart and Sting are British, Bryan Adams is Canadian.
Olivia Newton-John, who has five US chart toppers, was born in the United Kingdom but moved to Australia at the age of five. Despite moving back to the UK, and later the US, she still considers herself very much Australian.