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 George Michael who had ten number 1 singles on the chart (including his duets with Aretha Franklin and Elton John, plus the ones scored with the band Wham!). The Bee Gees and Elton John have nine number-one singles each. The Rolling Stones have 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. 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 five.

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". 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
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 BeatlesUnited Kingdom with Billy Preston 5 1[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[2]
September 4, 1971 "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" Paul McCartneyUnited Kingdom and Linda McCartney 1 N/A[3]
October 2, 1971 "Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe" Rod Stewart 5 1
March 25, 1972 "A Horse with No Name" America 3 3[4]
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[5]
July 30, 1977 "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" Andy Gibb 4 (2 runs) 26[6]
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-JohnUnited Kingdom and John Travolta 1 1[7]
June 17, 1978 "Shadow Dancing" Andy Gibb 7 42
August 5, 1978 "Miss You" The Rolling Stones 1 3
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[8]
November 21, 1981 "Physical" Olivia Newton-John 10 7
May 15, 1982 "Ebony and Ivory" Paul McCartneyUnited Kingdom and Stevie Wonder 7 1[9]
July 3, 1982 "Don't You Want Me" The Human League 3 1£
November 6, 1982 "Up Where We Belong" Joe CockerUnited Kingdom and Jennifer Warnes 3 7[10]
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[11]
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 McCartneyUnited Kingdom and Michael Jackson 6 2[12]
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[13]
February 16, 1985 "Careless Whisper" George Michael 3 1£
March 30, 1985 "One More Night" Phil Collins 2 4
May 18, 1985 "Don't You (Forget About Me)" Simple Minds 1 7
May 25, 1985 "Everything She Wants" Wham! 2 2£
June 8, 1985 "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears for Fears 2 2
July 6, 1985 "Sussudio" Phil Collins 1 12
July 13, 1985 "A View to a Kill" Duran Duran 2 2
July 27, 1985 "Everytime You Go Away" Paul Young 1 4
August 3, 1985 "Shout" Tears for Fears 3 4
September 7, 1985 "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" John Parr 2 6
September 21, 1985 "Money for Nothing" Dire Straits 3 4
November 30, 1985 "Separate Lives" Phil CollinsUnited Kingdom and Marilyn Martin 1 4[14]
January 18, 1986 "That's What Friends Are For" Dionne and Friends (Elton John)United Kingdom 4 16[15]
May 3, 1986 "Addicted to Love" Robert Palmer 1 5
May 10, 1986 "West End Girls" Pet Shop Boys 1 1
July 5, 1986 "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" Billy Ocean 1 12
July 12, 1986 "Holding Back the Years" Simply Red 1 2
July 19, 1986 "Invisible Touch" Genesis 1 15
July 26, 1986 "Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel 1 4
August 30, 1986 "Higher Love" Steve Winwood 1 13
September 6, 1986 "Venus" Bananarama 1 8
November 22, 1986 "Human" The Human League 1 8
April 18, 1987 "I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)" Aretha Franklin and George MichaelUnited Kingdom 2 1[16]
May 2, 1987 "(I Just) Died In Your Arms" Cutting Crew 2 4
June 6, 1987 "You Keep Me Hangin' On" Kim Wilde 1 2
October 10, 1987 "Here I Go Again" Whitesnake 1 9
November 21, 1987 "Mony Mony" Billy Idol 1 7
December 12, 1987 "Faith" George Michael 4 2
January 16, 1988 "Got My Mind Set on You" George Harrison 1 2
February 27, 1988 "Father Figure" George Michael 2 11
March 12, 1988 "Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley 2 1
April 9, 1988 "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" Billy Ocean 1 3
May 28, 1988 "One More Try" George Michael 3 8
June 18, 1988 "Together Forever" Rick Astley 1 1
July 30, 1988 "Roll with It" Steve Winwood 4 53
August 27, 1988 "Monkey" George Michael 2 13
October 8, 1988 "Love Bites" Def Leppard 1 11
October 15, 1988 "Red Red Wine" UB40 1 1
October 22, 1988 "Groovy Kind of Love" Phil Collins 2 1
November 12, 1988 "Wild, Wild West" Escape Club 1 N/A
January 21, 1989 "Two Hearts" Phil Collins 2 6
March 25, 1989 "The Living Years" Mike + The Mechanics 1 2
April 15, 1989 "She Drives Me Crazy" Fine Young Cannibals 1 5
July 8, 1989 "Good Thing" Fine Young Cannibals 1 7
July 15, 1989 "If You Don't Know Me by Now" Simply Red 1 2
December 23, 1989 "Another Day in Paradise" Phil Collins 4 4
October 6, 1990 "Close to You" Maxi Priest 1 7
October 13, 1990 "Praying for Time" George Michael 1 6
April 13, 1991 "I've Been Thinking About You" Londonbeat 1 2
July 20, 1991 "Unbelievable" EMF 1 3
February 1, 1992 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" George Michael and Elton John 1 1
February 8, 1992 "I'm Too Sexy" Right Said Fred 3 2
July 24, 1993 "Can't Help Falling in Love" UB40 7 1
January 22, 1994 "All For Love" Bryan Adams/ Rod StewartUnited Kingdom/ StingUnited Kingdom 3 2[17]
August 26, 1995 "Kiss from a Rose" Seal 1 4
February 22, 1997 "Wannabe" Spice Girls 4 1£
October 11, 1997 "Candle in the Wind 1997" /
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"
Elton John 14 1£
March 11, 2006 "You're Beautiful" James Blunt 1 1
March 27, 2008 "Bleeding Love" Leona Lewis 4 (3 runs) 1
June 28, 2008 "Viva la Vida" Coldplay 1 1
October 17, 2009 "Down" Jay SeanUnited Kingdom featuring Lil Wayne 2 (2 runs) 3[18]
March 20, 2010 "Break Your Heart" Taio CruzUnited Kingdom featuring Ludacris 1 1[19]
May 21, 2011 "Rolling in the Deep" Adele 7 2£
July 16, 2011 "Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO featuring Lauren BennettUnited Kingdom and GoonRock 6 1£[20]
September 17, 2011 "Someone Like You" Adele 5 (2 runs) 1£
November 12, 2011 "We Found Love" Rihanna featuring Calvin HarrisUnited Kingdom 10 1£[21]
February 4, 2012 "Set Fire to the Rain" Adele 2 11
June 7, 2014 "Fancy" Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCXUnited Kingdom 7 5[22]
January 17, 2015 "Uptown Funk" Mark RonsonUnited Kingdom featuring Bruno Mars 14 1£[23]
November 14, 2015 "Hello" Adele 10 1£
February 20, 2016 "Pillowtalk" Zayn 1 1
May 21, 2016 "One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid and KylaUnited Kingdom 10 (2 runs) 1 [24]
January 28, 2017 "Shape of You" Ed Sheeran 12 (2 runs) 1
October 28, 2017 "Rockstar" Post Malone featuring 21 SavageUnited Kingdom 7 1[25]
December 23, 2017 "Perfect" Ed SheeranUnited Kingdom and Beyoncé 6 1[26]
November 2, 2019 "Someone You Loved" Lewis Capaldi 3 (2 runs) 1
August 15, 2020 "Watermelon Sugar" Harry Styles 1 4
October 10, 2020 "Franchise" Travis Scott featuring Young Thug and M.I.A.United Kingdom 1 26[27]
October 9, 2021 "My Universe" ColdplayUnited Kingdom and BTS 1 3[28]
October 30, 2021 "Easy on Me" Adele 10 (3 runs) 1
March 12, 2022 "Heat Waves" Glass Animals 5 5
April 16, 2022 "As It Was" Harry Styles 11 (5 runs) 1
July 2, 2022 "Jimmy Cooks" Drake featuring 21 SavageUnited Kingdom 1 7

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