This is a list of number-one hits by non-British European artists in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It excludes number-one hits by British artists that can be found in the list of songs by British artists which reached number-one in the United States.
| Date |
Nationality |
Song title |
Artist |
Weeks at No. 1
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| August 18, 1958 |
Italy |
"Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" |
Domenico Modugno |
5
|
| January 9, 1961 |
West Germany |
"Wonderland by Night" |
Bert Kaempfert |
3
|
| December 7, 1963 |
Belgium |
"Dominique" |
The Singing Nun |
4
|
| February 10, 1968 |
France |
"Love Is Blue" |
Paul Mauriat |
5
|
| February 7, 1970 |
Netherlands |
"Venus" |
Shocking Blue |
1
|
| July 29, 1972 |
Ireland |
"Alone Again (Naturally)" |
Gilbert O'Sullivan |
6
|
| April 6, 1974 |
Sweden |
"Hooked on a Feeling" |
Blue Swede |
1
|
| November 29, 1975 |
West Germany |
"Fly, Robin, Fly" |
Silver Convention |
3
|
| April 9, 1977 |
Sweden |
"Dancing Queen" |
ABBA |
1
|
| June 20, 1981 |
Netherlands |
"Stars on 45 Medley" |
Stars on 45 |
1
|
| May 8, 1982 |
Greece |
"Chariots of Fire" |
Vangelis |
1
|
| October 19, 1985 |
Norway |
"Take On Me" |
a-ha |
1
|
| November 9, 1985 |
Czechoslovakia |
"Miami Vice Theme" |
Jan Hammer |
1
|
| March 29, 1986 |
Austria |
"Rock Me Amadeus" |
Falco |
3
|
| May 16, 1987 |
Ireland |
"With or Without You" |
U2 |
3
|
| August 8, 1987 |
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" |
2
|
| April 8, 1989 |
Sweden |
"The Look" |
Roxette |
1
|
| July 1, 1989 |
West Germany |
"Baby Don't Forget My Number" |
Milli Vanilli |
1
|
| September 23, 1989 |
"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" |
2
|
| November 4, 1989 |
Sweden |
"Listen to Your Heart" |
Roxette |
1
|
| November 25, 1989 |
West Germany |
"Blame It on the Rain" |
Milli Vanilli |
2
|
| April 21, 1990 |
Ireland |
"Nothing Compares 2 U" |
Sinéad O'Connor |
4
|
| June 16, 1990 |
Sweden |
"It Must Have Been Love" |
Roxette |
2
|
| May 11, 1991 |
"Joyride" |
1
|
| March 12, 1994 |
"The Sign" |
Ace of Base |
6
|
| August 3, 1996 |
Spain |
"Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" |
Los del Rio |
14
|
| September 4, 1999 |
"Bailamos" |
Enrique Iglesias |
2
|
| June 24, 2000 |
"Be with You" |
3
|
| July 9, 2011 |
Netherlands |
"Give Me Everything" (Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer) |
Afrojack |
1
|
| April 28, 2012 |
Beglium / Australia |
"Somebody That I Used to Know" (feat. Kimbra) |
Gotye |
8
|
| October 12, 2013 |
Croatia / New Zealand |
"Royals" |
Lorde |
9
|
| January 7, 2017 |
France |
"Starboy" (The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk) |
Daft Punk |
1
|
| October 29, 2022 |
Germany |
"Unholy" (Sam Smith and Kim Petras) |
Kim Petras |
1
|
Trivia
- The European country with the highest number of US number ones is the United Kingdom with 188. Sweden follows with 7.
- The European country whose artists have appeared in the top spot on the Hot 100 for the most weeks is again the UK, followed by Spain (19 weeks) and Ireland (15).
- Apart from the UK, the European countries with the largest number of acts to reach number one in the US are Germany (all except Kim Petras as West Germany) and Sweden with 4. Ireland and the Netherlands have three each, and Belgium and Spain have two. Austria had one act reach number one in the pre-Hot 100 era and one in the Hot 100 era.
- The only non-UK European acts with multiple US number one hits are:
- Roxette (4)
- Milli Vanilli (3)
- Enrique Iglesias (2)
- U2 (2)
Most number ones by country
| Country
|
Number one hits
|
| United Kingdom |
189
|
| Sweden |
7
|
| Germany / West Germany |
6
|
| Ireland |
4
|
| Netherlands |
3
|
| Spain |
3
|
| France |
2
|
| Belgium |
2
|
| Austria |
1
|
| Croatia |
1
|
| Czechoslovakia |
1
|
| Greece |
1
|
| Italy |
1
|
| Norway |
1
|
Most number ones by artist
See also
Notes
- ¹-Pre-Hot 100 hit included on this list for completeness
- Pitbull is Cuban and Ne-Yo is American
- Singer/songwriter Gotye is a Belgian-Australian artist. He was born in Bruges but he moved to Australia when he was 2 years old.
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