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List of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by British artists
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.
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
- N/A represents a single that was not released in the UK, or failed to chart.
- £ represents a single that sold over 1 million copies in the UK.
| Date | Song | Artist(s) | Weeks at number-one | Peak position on UK Singles Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1962 | "Stranger on the Shore" | Mr. Acker Bilk | 1 | 2£ |
| July 7, 1962 | "The Stripper" | David Rose | 1 | N/A |
| December 22, 1962 | "Telstar" | The Tornados | 3 | 1 |
| February 1, 1964 | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | The Beatles | 7 | 1£ |
| March 21, 1964 | "She Loves You" | The Beatles | 2 | 1£ |
| April 4, 1964 | "Can't Buy Me Love" | The Beatles | 5 | 1£ |
| May 30, 1964 | "Love Me Do" | The Beatles | 1 | 4 |
| June 27, 1964 | "A World Without Love" | Peter and Gordon | 1 | 1 |
| August 1, 1964 | "A Hard Day's Night" | The Beatles | 2 | 1 |
| September 5, 1964 | "The House of the Rising Sun" | The Animals | 3 | 1 |
| October 17, 1964 | "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" | Manfred Mann | 2 | 1 |
| December 26, 1964 | "I Feel Fine" | The Beatles | 3 | 1£ |
| January 23, 1965 | "Downtown" | Petula Clark | 2 | 2 |
| March 13, 1965 | "Eight Days a Week" | The Beatles | 2 | N/A |
| April 10, 1965 | "I'm Telling You Now" | Freddie and the Dreamers | 2 | 2 |
| April 24, 1965 | "Game of Love" | Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders | 1 | 2 |
| May 1, 1965 | "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" | Herman's Hermits | 3 | N/A |
| May 22, 1965 | "Ticket to Ride" | The Beatles | 1 | 1 |
| July 10, 1965 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | The Rolling Stones | 4 | 1 |
| August 7, 1965 | "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" | Herman's Hermits | 1 | N/A |
| September 4, 1965 | "Help!" | The Beatles | 3 | 1 |
| October 9, 1965 | "Yesterday" | The Beatles | 4 | 8 |
| November 6, 1965 | "Get Off of My Cloud" | The Rolling Stones | 2 | 1 |
| December 25, 1965 | "Over and Over" | The Dave Clark Five | 1 | 45 |
| January 8, 1966 | "We Can Work It Out" | The Beatles | 3 (2 runs) | 1£ |
| February 5, 1966 | "My Love" | Petula Clark | 2 | 4 |
| June 11, 1966 | "Paint It Black" | The Rolling Stones | 2 | 1 |
| June 25, 1966 | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles | 2 (2 runs) | 1 |
| July 30, 1966 | "Wild Thing" | The Troggs | 2 | 2 |
| September 3, 1966 | "Sunshine Superman" | Donovan | 1 | 2 |
| December 3, 1966 | "Winchester Cathedral" | The New Vaudeville Band | 3 (2 runs) | 4 |
| March 4, 1967 | "Ruby Tuesday" | The Rolling Stones | 1 | 3 |
| March 18, 1967 | "Penny Lane" | The Beatles | 1 | 2 |
| August 19, 1967 | "All You Need Is Love" | The Beatles | 1 | 1 |
| October 21, 1967 | "To Sir, with Love" | Lulu | 5 | N/A |
| December 30, 1967 | "Hello, Goodbye" | The Beatles | 3 | 1 |
| September 28, 1968 | "Hey Jude" | The Beatles | 9 | 1 |
| May 24, 1969 | "Get Back" | The Beatles with Billy Preston | 5 | 1 |
| August 23, 1969 | "Honky Tonk Women" | The Rolling Stones | 4 | 1 |
| November 29, 1969 | "Come Together" / "Something" | The Beatles | 1 | 4 |
| April 11, 1970 | "Let It Be" | The Beatles | 2 | 2 |
| June 13, 1970 | "The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue" | The Beatles | 2 | N/A |
| December 26, 1970 | "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" | George Harrison | 4 | 1 |
| May 29, 1971 | "Brown Sugar" | The Rolling Stones | 2 | 2 |
| August 7, 1971 | "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" | Bee Gees | 4 | N/A |
| September 4, 1971 | "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" | Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney | 1 | N/A |
| October 2, 1971 | "Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe" | Rod Stewart | 5 | 1 |
| March 25, 1972 | "A Horse with No Name" | America | 3 | 3 |
| February 3, 1973 | "Crocodile Rock" | Elton John | 3 | 5 |
| June 2, 1973 | "My Love" | Paul McCartney and Wings | 4 | 9 |
| June 30, 1973 | "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" | George Harrison | 1 | 8 |
| October 20, 1973 | "Angie" | The Rolling Stones | 1 | 5 |
| November 24, 1973 | "Photograph" | Ringo Starr | 1 | 8 |
| January 26, 1974 | "You're Sixteen" | Ringo Starr | 1 | 4 |
| April 13, 1974 | "Bennie and the Jets" | Elton John | 1 | 37 |
| June 8, 1974 | "Band on the Run" | Paul McCartney and Wings | 1 | 3 |
| August 17, 1974 | "The Night Chicago Died" | Paper Lace | 1 | 3 |
| September 14, 1974 | "I Shot the Sheriff" | Eric Clapton | 1 | 9 |
| October 5, 1974 | "I Honestly Love You" | Olivia Newton-John | 2 | 22 |
| November 16, 1974 | "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" | John Lennon | 1 | 36 |
| January 4, 1975 | "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" | Elton John | 2 | 10 |
| February 22, 1975 | "Pick Up the Pieces" | Average White Band | 1 | 6 |
| March 8, 1975 | "Have You Never Been Mellow" | Olivia Newton-John | 1 | N/A |
| April 12, 1975 | "Philadelphia Freedom" | The Elton John Band | 2 | 12 |
| June 14, 1975 | "Sister Golden Hair" | America | 1 | N/A |
| July 19, 1975 | "Listen to What the Man Said" | Paul McCartney and Wings | 1 | 6 |
| August 9, 1975 | "Jive Talkin'" | Bee Gees | 2 | 5 |
| September 20, 1975 | "Fame" | David Bowie | 2 (2 runs) | 17 |
| November 1, 1975 | "Island Girl" | Elton John | 3 | 14 |
| January 3, 1976 | "Saturday Night" | Bay City Rollers | 1 | N/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 | 4 | 1 |
| September 4, 1976 | "You Should Be Dancing" | Bee Gees | 1 | 5 |
| November 13, 1976 | "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" | Rod Stewart | 8 | 5 |
| January 15, 1977 | "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" | Leo Sayer | 1 | 2 |
| February 19, 1977 | "Blinded by the Light" | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | 1 | 6 |
| May 14, 1977 | "When I Need You" | Leo Sayer | 1 | 1 |
| June 18, 1977 | "Dreams" | Fleetwood Mac | 1 | 24 |
| 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 Gees | 3 | 3 |
| February 4, 1978 | "Stayin' Alive" | Bee Gees | 4 | 4 |
| March 4, 1978 | "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" | Andy Gibb | 2 | N/A |
| March 18, 1978 | "Night Fever" | Bee Gees | 8 | 1 |
| May 20, 1978 | "With a Little Luck" | Wings | 2 | 5 |
| June 10, 1978 | "You're the One That I Want" | Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta | 1 | 1 |
| June 17, 1978 | "Shadow Dancing" | Andy Gibb | 7 | 42 |
| August 5, 1978 | "Miss You" | The Rolling Stones | 1 | 3 |
| October 28, 1978 | "Hot Child in the City" | Nick Gilder | 1 | N/A |
| January 6, 1979 | "Too Much Heaven" | Bee Gees | 2 | 3 |
| February 10, 1979 | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | Rod Stewart | 4 | 1 |
| March 24, 1979 | "Tragedy" | Bee Gees | 2 | 1 |
| June 9, 1979 | "Love You Inside Out" | Bee Gees | 1 | 13 |
| November 3, 1979 | "Pop Muzik" | M | 1 | 2 |
| February 23, 1980 | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | Queen | 4 | 2 |
| March 22, 1980 | "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" | Pink Floyd | 4 | 1£ |
| June 28, 1980 | "Coming Up" | Paul McCartney | 3 | 2 |
| August 2, 1980 | "Magic" | Olivia Newton-John | 4 | 32 |
| October 4, 1980 | "Another One Bites the Dust" | Queen | 3 | 7 |
| December 27, 1980 | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | John Lennon | 5 | 1 |
| May 2, 1981 | "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" | Sheena Easton | 2 | 3 |
| July 25, 1981 | "The One That You Love" | Air Supply | 1 | N/A |
| November 21, 1981 | "Physical" | Olivia Newton-John | 10 | 7 |
| May 15, 1982 | "Ebony and Ivory" | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder | 7 | 1 |
| July 3, 1982 | "Don't You Want Me" | The Human League | 3 | 1£ |
| November 6, 1982 | "Up Where We Belong" | Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes | 3 | 7 |
| April 23, 1983 | "Come On Eileen" | Dexys Midnight Runners | 1 | 1£ |
| May 21, 1983 | "Let's Dance" | David Bowie | 1 | 1 |
| July 9, 1983 | "Every Breath You Take" | The Police | 8 | 1 |
| September 3, 1983 | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Eurythmics | 1 | 2 |
| October 1, 1983 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Bonnie Tyler | 4 | 1 |
| December 10, 1983 | "Say Say Say" | Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson | 6 | 2 |
| January 21, 1984 | "Owner of a Lonely Heart" | Yes | 2 | 9 |
| February 4, 1984 | "Karma Chameleon" | Culture Club | 3 | 1£ |
| April 21, 1984 | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | Phil Collins | 3 | 2 |
| June 23, 1984 | "The Reflex" | Duran Duran | 2 | 1 |
| September 22, 1984 | "Missing You" | John Waite | 1 | 9 |
| November 3, 1984 | "Caribbean Queen" | Billy Ocean | 2 | 6 |
| November 17, 1984 | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | Wham! | 3 | 1 |
| February 2, 1985 | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | Foreigner | 2 | 1 |
| February 16, 1985 | "Careless Whisper" | George Michael | 3 | 1£ |
