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List of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by European artists 
Summary
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. The only non-British, European artist to have a pre-Hot 100 number-one was Anton Karas, with "The Third Man Theme" holding the top spot for 11 weeks, starting from April 29, 1950.
| Date | Nationality | Song title | Artist | Wks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (2 runs) |
| 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[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 | ||
| May 5, 2007 | Canada/France | "Girlfriend" | Avril Lavigne | 1[2] |
| July 9, 2011 | Netherlands | "Give Me Everything" (Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer) | Afrojack | 1[3] |
| April 28, 2012 | Belgium / Australia | "Somebody That I Used to Know" (Gotye feat. Kimbra) | Gotye | 8[4] |
| October 12, 2013 | Croatia / New Zealand | "Royals" | Lorde | 9 |
| January 7, 2017 | France | "Starboy" (The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk) | Daft Punk | 1[5] |
| October 29, 2022 | Germany | "Unholy" (Sam Smith and Kim Petras) | Kim Petras | 1[6] |
Trivia edit
- The non-British, European country with the highest number of US number-ones is Sweden with 7, followed by France & Germany/West Germany with 6 each.
- The non-British, European country whose artists have appeared in the top spot on the Hot 100 for the most weeks is Spain (19 weeks), followed by Ireland (15).
- Apart from the UK, the European countries with the largest number of acts to reach number-one in the US are France, Germany (all except Kim Petras as West Germany) and Sweden with 4 each. Ireland and the Netherlands have 3 each, and Belgium and Spain have 2 each. 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 edit
| Country | Number one hits |
|---|---|
| Sweden | 7 |
| Germany / West Germany | 6 |
| Ireland | 4 |
| France | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| Greece | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
Most number ones by artist edit
| Artist | Country | Number one hits |
|---|---|---|
| Roxette | Sweden | 4 |
| Milli Vanilli | West Germany | 3 |
| Enrique Iglesias | Spain | 2 |
| U2 | Ireland | 2 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Fab Morvan is French, Rob Pilatus was West German (later German). But generally it was a project originated in Munich, West Germany
- ^ Avril Lavigne is a Canadian born to a French father, making her a Canadian-French dual citizen.
- ^ Afrojack is Dutch and a featured artist, Pitbull, Ne-Yo and Nayer are American.
- ^ Gotye is a Belgian-Australian dual citizen, Kimbra is a New Zealander.
- ^ Daft Punk were French and a featured artist, The Weeknd is Canadian.
- ^ Kim Petras is German, Sam Smith is British.