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. 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 George Michael who had ten number 1 singles on the chart. Then the Bee Gees, Elton John and Paul McCartney all who have had nine number-one singles on the chart. McCartney’s nine #1s are as a solo artist, in a group Wings, and as duets. the Rolling Stones have had eight number one singles. Bananarama and the Spice Girls are the only British girl groups to score a number one on the Hot 100 chart.
DateSongArtistWeeks at number-onePeak position on UK Singles Chart
May 26, 1962"Stranger on the Shore"Mr. Acker Bilk12
July 7, 1962"The Stripper"David Rose1
December 22, 1962"Telstar"The Tornados31
February 1, 1964"I Want to Hold Your Hand"The Beatles71
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 Gordon11
August 1, 1964"A Hard Day's Night"The Beatles21
September 5, 1964"The House of the Rising Sun"The Animals31
October 17, 1964"Do Wah Diddy Diddy"Manfred Mann21
December 26, 1964"I Feel Fine"The Beatles3
January 23, 1965"Downtown"Petula Clark22
March 13, 1965"Eight Days a Week"The Beatles2N/A
April 10, 1965"I'm Telling You Now"Freddie and the Dreamers22
April 24, 1965"Game of Love"Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders12
May 1, 1965"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter"Herman's Hermits3N/A
May 22, 1965"Ticket to Ride"The Beatles11
July 10, 1965" Satisfaction"The Rolling Stones41
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 Five145
January 8, 1966"We Can Work It Out"The Beatles3
February 5, 1966"My Love"Petula Clark24
June 11, 1966"Paint It Black"The Rolling Stones21
June 25, 1966"Paperback Writer"The Beatles2 1
July 30, 1966"Wild Thing"The Troggs22
September 3, 1966"Sunshine Superman"Donovan12
November 5, 1966"Last Train to Clarksville"The Monkees121
December 3, 1966"Winchester Cathedral"The New Vaudeville Band3 4
December 31, 1966"I'm a Believer"The Monkees71
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"Lulu5N/A
December 2, 1967"Daydream Believer"The Monkees45
December 30, 1967"Hello, Goodbye"The Beatles31
September 28, 1968"Hey Jude"The Beatles91
May 24, 1969"Get Back"The Beatles with Billy Preston51
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 Harrison41
May 29, 1971"Brown Sugar"The Rolling Stones22
August 7, 1971"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?"Bee Gees4N/A
September 4, 1971"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney1N/A
October 2, 1971"Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe"Rod Stewart51
March 25, 1972"A Horse with No Name"America33
February 3, 1973"Crocodile Rock"Elton John35
June 2, 1973"My Love"Paul McCartney and Wings49
June 30, 1973"Give Me Love "George Harrison18
October 20, 1973"Angie"The Rolling Stones15
November 24, 1973"Photograph"Ringo Starr18
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 Lace13
September 14, 1974"I Shot the Sheriff"Eric Clapton19
November 16, 1974"Whatever Gets You thru the Night"John Lennon136
January 4, 1975"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"Elton John210
February 22, 1975"Pick Up the Pieces"Average White Band16
April 12, 1975"Philadelphia Freedom"The Elton John Band212
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 Bowie2 17
November 1, 1975"Island Girl"Elton John314
January 3, 1976"Saturday Night"Bay City Rollers1N/A
May 22, 1976"Silly Love Songs"Wings5 2
August 7, 1976"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"Elton John and Kiki Dee41
September 4, 1976"You Should Be Dancing"Bee Gees15
November 13, 1976"Tonight's the Night "Rod Stewart85
January 15, 1977"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"Leo Sayer12
February 19, 1977"Blinded by the Light"Manfred Mann's Earth Band16
May 14, 1977"When I Need You"Leo Sayer11
June 18, 1977"Dreams"Fleetwood Mac124
July 30, 1977"I Just Want to Be Your Everything"Andy Gibb4 26
December 24, 1977"How Deep Is Your Love"Bee Gees33
February 4, 1978"Stayin' Alive"Bee Gees44
March 4, 1978" Thicker Than Water"Andy Gibb2N/A
March 18, 1978"Night Fever"Bee Gees81
May 20, 1978"With a Little Luck"Wings25
June 17, 1978"Shadow Dancing"Andy Gibb742
August 5, 1978"Miss You"The Rolling Stones13
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"M12
February 23, 1980"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"Queen42
March 22, 1980"Another Brick in the Wall "Pink Floyd4
June 28, 1980"Coming Up"Paul McCartney32
October 4, 1980"Another One Bites the Dust"Queen37
December 27, 1980" Starting Over"John Lennon51
May 2, 1981"Morning Train "Sheena Easton23
July 25, 1981"The One That You Love"Air Supply1N/A
May 15, 1982"Ebony and Ivory"Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder71
July 3, 1982"Don't You Want Me"The Human League3
November 6, 1982"Up Where We Belong"Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes37
April 23, 1983"Come On Eileen"Dexys Midnight Runners1
May 21, 1983"Let's Dance"David Bowie11
July 9, 1983"Every Breath You Take"The Police81
September 3, 1983"Sweet Dreams "Eurythmics12
October 1, 1983"Total Eclipse of the Heart"Bonnie Tyler41
December 10, 1983"Say Say Say"Paul McCartneyand Michael Jackson62
January 21, 1984"Owner of a Lonely Heart"Yes29
February 4, 1984"Karma Chameleon"Culture Club3
April 21, 1984"Against All Odds "Phil Collins32
June 23, 1984"The Reflex"Duran Duran21
September 22, 1984"Missing You"John Waite19
November 3, 1984"Caribbean Queen"Billy Ocean26
November 17, 1984"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"Wham!31
February 2, 1985"I Want to Know What Love Is"Foreigner21
February 16, 1985"Careless Whisper"George Michael3
March 30, 1985"One More Night"Phil Collins24
May 18, 1985"Don't You "Simple Minds17
May 25, 1985"Everything She Wants"Wham!2
June 8, 1985"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"Tears for Fears22
July 6, 1985"Sussudio"Phil Collins112
July 13, 1985"A View to a Kill"Duran Duran22
July 27, 1985"Everytime You Go Away"Paul Young14
August 3, 1985"Shout"Tears for Fears34
September 7, 1985"St. Elmo's Fire "John Parr26
September 21, 1985"Money for Nothing"Dire Straits34
November 30, 1985"Separate Lives"Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin14
January 18, 1986"That's What Friends Are For"Dionne and Friends 416
May 3, 1986"Addicted to Love"Robert Palmer15
May 10, 1986"West End Girls"Pet Shop Boys11
July 5, 1986"There'll Be Sad Songs "Billy Ocean112
July 12, 1986"Holding Back the Years"Simply Red12
July 19, 1986"Invisible Touch"Genesis115
July 26, 1986"Sledgehammer"Peter Gabriel14
August 30, 1986"Higher Love"Steve Winwood113
September 6, 1986"Venus"Bananarama18
November 22, 1986"Human"The Human League18
April 18, 1987"I Knew You Were Waiting "Aretha Franklin and George Michael21
May 2, 1987" Died In Your Arms"Cutting Crew24
June 6, 1987"You Keep Me Hangin' On"Kim Wilde12
October 10, 1987"Here I Go Again"Whitesnake19
November 21, 1987"Mony Mony "Live""Billy Idol17
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 Astley21
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 Leppard111
October 15, 1988"Red Red Wine"UB4011
October 22, 1988"Groovy Kind of Love"Phil Collins21
November 12, 1988"Wild, Wild West"Escape Club1N/A
January 21, 1989"Two Hearts"Phil Collins26
March 25, 1989"The Living Years"Mike + The Mechanics12
April 15, 1989"She Drives Me Crazy"Fine Young Cannibals15
July 8, 1989"Good Thing"Fine Young Cannibals17
July 15, 1989"If You Don't Know Me by Now"Simply Red12
December 23, 1989Another Day in ParadisePhil Collins44
October 6, 1990"Close to You"Maxi Priest17
October 13, 1990"Praying for Time"George Michael16
April 13, 1991"I've Been Thinking About You"Londonbeat12
July 20, 1991"Unbelievable"EMF13
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 Fred32
July 24, 1993"Can't Help Falling in Love"UB4071
January 22, 1994"All For Love"Bryan Adams/ Rod Stewart/ Sting32
August 26, 1995"Kiss from a Rose"Seal14
February 22, 1997"Wannabe"Spice Girls4
October 11, 1997"Candle in the Wind 1997" /
Something About the Way You Look Tonight
Elton John14
March 11, 2006"You're Beautiful"James Blunt11
March 27, 2008"Bleeding Love"Leona Lewis4 1
June 28, 2008"Viva la Vida"Coldplay11
October 17, 2009"Down" Jay Sean2 3
March 20, 2010"Break Your Heart" Taio Cruz11
May 21, 2011"Rolling in the Deep"Adele7
July 16, 2011"Party Rock Anthem"LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock61
September 17, 2011"Someone Like You"Adele5
November 12, 2011"We Found Love"Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris101
February 4, 2012"Set Fire to the Rain"Adele211
June 7, 2014"Fancy"Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX75
January 17, 2015"Uptown Funk"Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars141
November 14, 2015"Hello"Adele10
February 20, 2016"Pillowtalk"Zayn11
May 21, 2016"One Dance"Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla10 1
January 28, 2017"Shape of You"Ed Sheeran12 1
October 28, 2017"Rockstar"Post Malone featuring 21 Savage81
December 23, 2017"Perfect"Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé61
November 2, 2019"Someone You Loved"Lewis Capaldi3 1