SURVIVAL GAME: British Songs that conquered US Charts

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This is a list of number-one hits by British artists in the United States from the Billboard Hot 100.








Date Song Artist(s) May 26, 1962 1) Stranger on the Shore Mr. Acker Bilk December 22 2) Telstar The Tornadoes February 1, 1964 3) I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles March 21 4) She Loves You The Beatles April 4 Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles May 30 Love Me Do The Beatles June 27 A World Without Love Peter & Gordon August 1 A Hard Day's Night The Beatles September 5 The House Of The Rising Sun The Animals October 17 Do Wah Diddy Diddy Manfred Mann December 26 I Feel Fine The Beatles January 23, 1965 Downtown Petula Clark March 13 Eight Days a Week The Beatles April 10 I'm Telling You Now Freddie & the Dreamers April 24 Game of Love Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders May 1 Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter Herman's Hermits May 22 Ticket To Ride The Beatles July 10 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Rolling Stones August 7 I'm Henry VIII, I Am Herman's Hermits September 4 Help! The Beatles October 9 Yesterday The Beatles November 6 Get Off Of My Cloud Rolling Stones December 25 Over and Over The Dave Clark Five January 8, 1966 We Can Work It Out The Beatles February 5 My Love Petula Clark June 11 Paint It, Black The Rolling Stones June 25 Paperback Writer The Beatles July 30 Wild Thing The Troggs September 3 Sunshine Superman Donovan December 3 Winchester Cathedral The New Vaudeville Band March 4, 1967 Ruby Tuesday The Rolling Stones March 18 Penny Lane The Beatles August 19 All You Need Is Love The Beatles October 21 To Sir With Love Lulu December 30 Hello Goodbye The Beatles September 28, 1968 Hey Jude The Beatles May 24, 1969 Get Back The Beatles with Billy Preston August 23 Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones November 29 Come Together / Something The Beatles April 11, 1970 Let It Be The Beatles June 13 The Long And Winding Road / For You Blue The Beatles December 26 My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity George Harrison May 29, 1971 Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones August 7 How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? Bee Gees[1] September 4 Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney[2] October 2 Maggie May / Reason To Believe Rod Stewart February 3, 1973 Crocodile Rock Elton John June 2 My Love Paul McCartney and Wings June 30 Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) George Harrison October 20 Angie The Rolling Stones November 24 Photograph Ringo Starr January 26, 1974 You're Sixteen Ringo Starr April 13 Bennie and the Jets Elton John June 8 Band On The Run Paul McCartney and Wings August 17 The Night Chicago Died Paper Lace September 14 I Shot The Sheriff Eric Clapton November 16 Whatever Gets You Thru the Night John Lennon January 4, 1975 Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Elton John February 22 Pick Up the Pieces The Average White Band April 12 Philadelphia Freedom The Elton John Band July 19 Listen to What the Man Said Paul McCartney and Wings August 9 Jive Talkin' Bee Gees September 20 Fame David Bowie November 1 Island Girl Elton John January 3, 1976 Saturday Night Bay City Rollers May 22 Silly Love Songs Wings August 7 Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John and Kiki Dee September 4 You Should Be Dancing Bee Gees November 13 Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart January 15, 1977 You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Leo Sayer February 19 Blinded By The Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band May 14 When I Need You Leo Sayer June 18 Dreams Fleetwood Mac July 30 I Just Want To Be Your Everything Andy Gibb[3] September 17 I Just Want To Be Your Everything Andy Gibb December 24 How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees February 4, 1978 Stayin' Alive Bee Gees March 4 (Love Is) Thicker Than Water Andy Gibb March 18 Night Fever Bee Gees June 17 Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb August 5 Miss You The Rolling Stones January 6, 1979 Too Much Heaven Bee Gees February 10 Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? Rod Stewart February 23, 1980 Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen March 22 Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd June 28 Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) Paul McCartney and Wings October 4 Another One Bites the Dust Queen December 27 (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon May 2, 1981 Morning Train (Nine to Five) Sheena Easton July 25 The One That You Love Air Supply[4] May 15, 1982 Ebony and Ivory Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder [5] July 3 Don't You Want Me The Human League November 6 Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes [6] April 23, 1983 Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners May 21 Let's Dance David Bowie July 9 Every Breath You Take The Police [7] September 3 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics October 1 Total Eclipse of the Heart Bonnie Tyler December 10 Say Say Say Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson [8] January 21, 1984 Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes February 4 Karma Chameleon Culture Club April 21 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins June 23 The Reflex Duran Duran September 22 Missing You John Waite November 17 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham! February 16, 1985 Careless Whisper Wham! featuring George Michael March 30 One More Night Phil Collins May 18 Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds June 8 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears For Fears July 6 Sussudio Phil Collins July 13 A View to a Kill Duran Duran July 27 Everytime You Go Away Paul Young August 3 Shout Tears For Fears September 7 St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) John Parr September 21 Money for Nothing Dire Straits November 30 Separate Lives Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin [9] January 18, 1986 That's What Friends Are For Dionne and Friends[10] May 3 Addicted to Love Robert Palmer May 10 West End Girls Pet Shop Boys July 12 Holding Back the Years Simply Red July 19 Invisible Touch Genesis July 26 Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel August 30 Higher Love Steve Winwood September 6 Venus Bananarama November 22 Human Human League April 18, 1987 I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Aretha Franklin and George Michael[11] May 2 (I Just) Died In Your Arms Cutting Crew June 6 You Keep Me Hangin' On Kim Wilde November 21 Mony Mony "Live" Billy Idol December 12 Faith George Michael January 16, 1988 Got My Mind Set on You George Harrison February 27 Father Figure George Michael March 12 Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley May 28 One More Try George Michael June 18 Together Forever Rick Astley August 27 Monkey George Michael October 8 Love Bites Def Leppard October 15 Red Red Wine UB40 October 22 Groovy Kind of Love Phil Collins January 21, 1989 Two Hearts Phil Collins March 25 The Living Years Mike & the Mechanics April 15 She Drives Me Crazy Fine Young Cannibals July 8 Good Thing Fine Young Cannibals July 15 If You Don't Know Me By Now Simply Red December 23 Another Day In Paradise Phil Collins October 6, 1990 Close to You Maxi Priest October 13 Praying for Time George Michael July 20, 1991 Unbelievable EMF February 1, 1992 Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me George Michael and Elton John February 8 I'm Too Sexy Right Said Fred July 24, 1993 Can't Help Falling in Love UB40 January 22, 1994 All For Love Bryan Adams / Rod Stewart / Sting [12] August 26, 1995 Kiss From a Rose Seal February 22, 1997 Wannabe Spice Girls October 11 Candle In The Wind 1997 /
Something About the Way You Look Tonight Elton John March 11, 2006 You're Beautiful James Blunt [edit]



Notes

• Olivia Newton John, who has five US chart toppers, was born in the United Kingdom but moved to Australia at the age of five. Despite moving back to the UK, and later the US, she still considers herself very much Australian.
• ↑ Linda McCartney was an American. It is unknown whether she chose to become British national too.
• ↑ The Bee Gees were born in the United Kingdom, but moved to Australia in their childhood and resided there for about ten years before moving back to the UK.
• ↑ Andy Gibb is the brother of the Bee Gees, same upbringing occurs with him.
• ↑ Graham Russell of Air Supply is British, Russell Hitchcock is Australian.
• ↑ Paul McCartney is British, Stevie Wonder is American
• ↑ Joe Cocker is British, Jennifer Warnes is American
• ↑ The Police were Britons Sting and Andy Summers, and American Stewart Copeland.
• ↑ Paul McCartney is British, Michael Jackson is American.
• ↑ Phil Colins is British, Marilyn Martin is American.
• ↑ Dionne and Friends are Americans Dionne Warwick, Steve Wonder, Gladys Knight and Briton Elton John.
• ↑ George Michael is British, Aretha Franklin is American.
• ↑ Rod Stewart and Sting are British, Bryan Adams is Canadian.