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. 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.

Trivia

• 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 (16).
• 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), Ireland and Sweden with 4 each. The Netherlands has 3, 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

Most number ones by artist

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

1. ^ Fab Morvan is French, Rob Pilatus was West German (later German). But generally it was a project originated in Munich, West Germany
2. ^ Avril Lavigne is a Canadian born to a French father, making her a Canadian-French dual citizen.
3. ^ Afrojack is Dutch and a featured artist, Pitbull, Ne-Yo and Nayer are American.
4. ^ Gotye is a Belgian-Australian dual citizen, Kimbra is a New Zealander.
5. ^ Daft Punk were French and a featured artist, The Weeknd is Canadian.
6. ^ Kim Petras is German, Sam Smith is British.

This page was last edited on 30 April 2024, at 19:00