List of songs by European artists which reached number one on the Hot 100 (US)

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This is a list of number-one hits by 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 #1
April 29, 1950 Flag of Austria "The Third Man Theme Anton Karas 11
September 1, 1958 Flag of Italy "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" Domenico Modugno 5
January 9, 1961 Flag of West Germany "Wonderland by Night" Bert Kaempfert 3
December 7, 1963 Flag of Belgium "Dominique" The Singing Nun 4
February 10, 1968 Flag of France "Love Is Blue" Paul Mauriat 5
February 7, 1970 Flag of the Netherlands "Venus" Shocking Blue 1
July 29, 1972 Flag of Ireland "Alone Again (Naturally)" Gilbert O'Sullivan 6
April 6, 1974 Flag of Sweden "Hooked on a Feeling" Blue Swede 1
November 29, 1975 Flag of West Germany "Fly, Robin, Fly" Silver Convention 3
April 9, 1977 Flag of Sweden "Dancing Queen" ABBA 1
June 20, 1981 Flag of the Netherlands "Medley: Intro Venus / Sugar Sugar / No Reply /
I'll Be Back / Drive My Car / Do You Want To Know a Secret /
We Can Work It Out /I Should Have Known Better / Nowhere Man /
You're Going To Lose That Girl / Stars on 45
"
Stars on 45 1
May 8, 1982 Flag of Greece "Chariots of Fire" Vangelis 1
October 19, 1985 Flag of Norway "Take on Me" a-ha 1
November 9, 1985 Flag of Czechoslovakia "Miami Vice Theme" Jan Hammer 1
March 29, 1986 Flag of Austria "Rock Me Amadeus" Falco 3
May 16, 1987 Flag of Ireland "With or Without You" U2 3
August 8, 1987 Flag of Ireland "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" U2 2
April 8, 1989 Flag of Sweden "The Look" Roxette 1
July 1, 1989 Flag of West Germany "Baby Don't Forget My Number" Milli Vanilli 1
September 23, 1989 Flag of West Germany "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" Milli Vanilli 2
November 4, 1989 Flag of Sweden "Listen to Your Heart" Roxette 1
November 25, 1989 Flag of West Germany "Blame It on the Rain" Milli Vanilli 2
April 21, 1990 Flag of Ireland "Nothing Compares 2 U" Sinéad O'Connor 4
June 16, 1990 Flag of Sweden "It Must Have Been Love" Roxette 2
May 11, 1991 Flag of Sweden "Joyride" Roxette 1
March 12, 1994 Flag of Sweden "The Sign" Ace of Base 6
August 3, 1996 Flag of Spain "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" Los del Rio 14
September 4, 1999 Flag of Spain "Bailamos" Enrique Iglesias 2
June 24, 2000 Flag of Spain "Be with You" Enrique Iglesias 3

Patterns

  • The European nation with the highest number of US number ones is the United Kingdom with 163. Sweden follows with 7.
  • The European nation 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 nation with the largest number of acts to reach number one in the US is Sweden with 4. Germany (all as West Germany), Ireland, and Spain have three each.
  • The only non-UK European acts with multiple US number one hits are:
    • Roxette (4)
    • Milli Vanilli (3)
    • Enrique Iglesias (2)
    • U2 (2)

Notes

  • ¹-Pre-Hot 100 hit included on this list for completeness


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