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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 |
Artist |
Song title |
Weeks at #1 |
| September 1, 1958 |
 Domenico Modugno |
"Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" |
5 |
| January 9, 1961 |
 Bert Kaempfert |
"Wonderland by Night" |
3 |
| December 7, 1963 |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png) The Singing Nun |
"Dominique" |
4 |
| February 10, 1968 |
 Paul Mauriat |
"Love Is Blue" |
5 |
| February 7, 1970 |
 Shocking Blue |
"Venus" |
1 |
| July 29, 1972 |
 Gilbert O'Sullivan |
"Alone Again (Naturally)" |
6 |
| April 6, 1974 |
 Blue Swede |
"Hooked on a Feeling" |
1 |
| November 29, 1975 |
Silver Convention |
"Fly, Robin, Fly" |
3 |
| April 9, 1977 |
ABBA |
"Dancing Queen" |
1 |
| June 20, 1981 |
Stars on 45 |
"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" |
1 |
| May 8, 1982 |
 Vangelis |
"Chariots of Fire" |
1 |
| October 19, 1985 |
 a-ha |
"Take on Me" |
1 |
| November 9, 1985 |
 Jan Hammer |
"Miami Vice Theme" |
1 |
| March 29, 1986 |
 Falco |
"Rock Me Amadeus" |
3 |
| May 16, 1987 |
U2 |
"With or Without You" |
3 |
| August 8, 1987 |
U2 |
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" |
2 |
| April 8, 1989 |
Roxette |
"The Look" |
1 |
| July 1, 1989 |
Milli Vanilli |
"Baby Don't Forget My Number" |
1 |
| September 23, 1989 |
Milli Vanilli |
"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" |
2 |
| November 4, 1989 |
Roxette |
"Listen to Your Heart" |
1 |
| November 25, 1989 |
Milli Vanilli |
"Blame It on the Rain" |
2 |
| April 21, 1990 |
Sinéad O'Connor |
"Nothing Compares 2 U" |
4 |
| June 16, 1990 |
Roxette |
"It Must Have Been Love" |
2 |
| May 11, 1991 |
Roxette |
"Joyride" |
1 |
| March 12, 1994 |
Ace of Base |
"The Sign" |
6 |
| August 3, 1996 |
 Los Del Rio |
"Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" |
14 |
| September 4, 1999 |
Enrique Iglesias |
"Bailamos" |
2 |
| June 24, 2000 |
Enrique Iglesias |
"Be with You" |
3 |
[edit] 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)
