List of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by European artists
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.
Trivia
- The European nation with the highest number of US number ones is the United Kingdom with 167. 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 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 |
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![]() | 167 |
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Most number ones by artist
Artist | Country | Number one hits |
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The Beatles | ![]() | 20 |
George Michael | ![]() | 10 |
Bee Gees | ![]() ![]() | 9 |
Elton John | ![]() | 9 |
Paul McCartney | ![]() | 9 |
Roxette | ![]() | 4 |
Milli Vanilli | ![]() | 3 |
Enrique Iglesias | ![]() | 2 |
U2 | ![]() | 2 |
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See also
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by Australian artists
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by Canadian artists
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by British artists
Notes
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