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This is a list of number-one hits by non-American artists in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100excludes number-one hits by English artists that can be found in the list of songs by British artists which reached number-one in the United States , although Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish songs are included here as well.
Date
Artist
Song title
Nationality
Wks at #1
August 18, 1958
Domenico Modugno "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) "
Italy 5
July 13, 1959
Paul Anka "Lonely Boy "
Canada 4
February 22, 1960
Percy Faith "Theme from A Summer Place "
Canada 9
January 9, 1961
Bert Kaempfert
"Wonderland by Night "
Germany
3
June 15, 1963
Kyu Sakamoto
"Sukiyaki "
Japan
3
December 7, 1963
The Singing Nun
"Dominique "
Belgium
4
October 17, 1964
Manfred Mann
"Do Wah Diddy Diddy "
South Africa [a]
2
December 5, 1963
Lorne Greene
"Ringo "
Canada
1
September 3, 1966
Donovan
"Sunshine Superman "
Scotland
1
October 21, 1967
Lulu
"To Sir With Love "
Scotland
5
February 10, 1968
Paul Mauriat
"Love is Blue "
France
5
July 20, 1968
Hugh Masekela
"Grazing in the Grass "
South Africa
2
February 7, 1970
Shocking Blue
"Venus "
Netherlands
1
May 9, 1970
The Guess Who
"American Woman " / "No Sugar Tonight "
Canada
3
August 7, 1971
Bee Gees
"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart "
Australia / Isle of Man [b]
4
March 18, 1972
Neil Young
"Heart of Gold "
Canada
1
July 29, 1972
Gilbert O'Sullivan
"Alone Again (Naturally) "
Ireland
4
December 9, 1972
Helen Reddy
"I Am Woman "
Australia
1
September 15, 1973
Helen Reddy
"Delta Dawn "
Australia
1
March 2, 1974
Terry Jacks
"Seasons in the Sun "
Canada
3
April 6, 1974
Blue Swede
"Hooked on a Feeling "
Sweden
1
June 29, 1974
Gordon Lightfoot
"Sundown "
Canada
1
August 24, 1974
Paul Anka
"(You're) Having My Baby "
Canada
3
September 28, 1974
Andy Kim
"Rock Me Gently "
Canada
1
October 5, 1974
Olivia Newton-John
"I Honestly Love You "
Australia
2
November 9, 1974
Bachman–Turner Overdrive
"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet "
Canada
1
December 7, 1974
Carl Douglas
"Kung Fu Fighting "
Jamaica
2
December 28, 1974
Helen Reddy
"Angie Baby "
Australia
1
February 22, 1975
Average White Band
"Pick Up the Pieces "
Scotland
1
March 8, 1975
Olivia Newton-John
"Have You Never Been Mellow "
Australia
1
August 9, 1975
Bee Gees
"Jive Talkin' "
Australia / Isle of Man
2
November 29, 1975
Silver Convention
"Fly, Robin, Fly "
Germany
3
January 3, 1976
Bay City Rollers
"Saturday Night "
Scotland
1
September 4, 1976
Bee Gees
"You Should Be Dancing "
Australia / Isle of Man
1
January 15, 1977
Leo Sayer
"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing "
Australia
1
April 9, 1977
ABBA
"Dancing Queen "
Sweden
1
May 14, 1977
Leo Sayer
"When I Need You "
Australia
1
December 24, 1977
Bee Gees
"How Deep Is Your Love "
Australia / Isle of Man
3
February 4, 1978
Bee Gees
"Stayin' Alive "
Australia / Isle of Man
4
March 18, 1978
Bee Gees
"Night Fever "
Australia / Isle of Man
8
October 28, 1978
Nick Gilder
"Hot Child in the City "
Canada
1
November 4, 1978
Anne Murray
"You Needed Me "
Canada
1
January 6, 1979
Bee Gees
"Too Much Heaven "
Australia / Isle of Man
2
March 24, 1979
Bee Gees
"Tragedy "
Australia / Isle of Man
2
June 9, 1979
Bee Gees
"Love You Inside Out "
Australia / Isle of Man
1
August 2, 1980
Olivia Newton-John
"Magic "
Australia
4
May 2, 1981
Sheena Easton
"Morning Train (Nine to Five) "
Scotland
2
June 20, 1981
Stars on 45
"Stars on 45 "
Netherlands
1
July 25, 1981
Air Supply
"The One That You Love "
Australia
1
August 1, 1981
Rick Springfield
"Jessie's Girl "
Australia
2
November 21, 1981
Olivia Newton-John
"Physical "
Australia
10
May 8, 1982
Vangelis
"Chariots of Fire "
Greece
1
October 30, 1982
Men at Work
"Who Can It Be Now? "
Australia
1
January 15, 1983
Men at Work
"Down Under "
Australia
4
October 1, 1983
Bonnie Tyler
"Total Eclipse of the Heart "
Wales
4
November 3, 1984
Billy Ocean
"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) "
Trinidad and Tobago
2
May 18, 1985
Simple Minds
"Don't You (Forget About Me) "
Scotland
1
June 22, 1985
Bryan Adams
"Heaven "
Canada
2
October 19, 1985
a-ha
"Take On Me "
Norway
1
November 9, 1985
Jan Hammer
"Miami Vice Theme "
Czech Republic [c]
1
March 29, 1986
Falco
"Rock Me Amadeus "
Austria
3
July 5, 1986
Billy Ocean
"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) "
Trinidad and Tobago
1
September 6, 1986
Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama )
"Venus "
Ireland
1
May 16, 1987
U2
"With or Without You "
Ireland
3
August 8, 1987
U2
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For "
Ireland
2
August 29, 1987
Los Lobos
"La Bamba "
Mexico [d]
3
January 30, 1988
INXS
"Need You Tonight "
Australia
1
April 9, 1988
Billy Ocean
"Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car "
Trinidad and Tobago
2
May 14, 1988
Gloria Estefan
"Anything for You "
Cuba
2
February 4, 1989
Sheriff
"When I'm with You "
Canada
1
April 8, 1989
Roxette
"The Look "
Sweden
1
July 1, 1989
Milli Vanilli
"Baby Don't Forget My Number "
Germany
1
September 16, 1989
Gloria Estefan
"Don't Wanna Lose You "
Cuba
1
September 23, 1989
Milli Vanilli
"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You "
Germany
2
November 4, 1989
Roxette
"Listen to Your Heart "
Sweden
1
November 25, 1989
Milli Vanilli
"Blame It on the Rain "
Germany
2
March 24, 1990
Alannah Myles
"Black Velvet "
Canada
2
April 21, 1990
Sinéad O'Connor
"Nothing Compares 2 U "
Ireland
4
June 16, 1990
Roxette
"It Must Have Been Love "
Sweden
2
March 30, 1991
Gloria Estefan
"Coming Out of the Dark "
Cuba
2
May 11, 1991
Roxette
"Joyride "
Sweden
1
July 27, 1991
Bryan Adams
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You "
Canada
7
March 13, 1993
Snow
"Informer "
Canada
7
January 22, 1994
Bryan Adams
"All for Love "
Canada
3
February 12, 1994
Céline Dion
"The Power of Love "
Canada
4
March 12, 1994
Ace of Base
"The Sign "
Sweden
6
December 17, 1994
Ini Kamoze
"Here Comes the Hotstepper "
Jamaica
2
June 3, 1995
Bryan Adams
"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? "
Canada
5
March 23, 1996
Céline Dion
"Because You Loved Me "
Canada
6
August 3, 1996
Los del Río
"Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix)
Spain
14
January 17, 1998
Savage Garden
"Truly Madly Deeply "
Australia
2
February 28, 1998
Céline Dion
"My Heart Will Go On "
Canada
2
October 17, 1998
Barenaked Ladies
"One Week "
Canada
1
December 5, 1998
Céline Dion
"I'm Your Angel "
Canada
6
May 8, 1999
Ricky Martin
"Livin' la Vida Loca "
Puerto Rico
5
September 4, 1999
Enrique Iglesias
"Bailamos "
Spain
2
October 23, 1999
Carlos Santana (Santana )
"Smooth "
Mexico
12
January 29, 2000
Savage Garden
"I Knew I Loved You "
Australia
4
April 8, 2000
Carlos Santana (Santana )
"Maria Maria "
Mexico
10
June 24, 2000
Enrique Iglesias
"Be with You "
Spain
3
February 3, 2001
Shaggy
"It Wasn't Me "
Jamaica
2
March 31, 2001
Shaggy and Rayvon
"Angel "
Jamaica and Barbados
1
December 22, 2001
Nickelback
"How You Remind Me "
Canada
4
May 10, 2003
Sean Paul
"Get Busy "
Jamaica
3
April 1, 2006
Sean Paul
"Temperature "
Jamaica
1
April 8, 2006
Daniel Powter
"Bad Day "
Canada
5
May 13, 2006
Rihanna
"SOS "
Barbados
3
June 17, 2006
Shakira and Wyclef Jean
"Hips Don't Lie "
Colombia and Haiti
2
July 8, 2006
Nelly Furtado
"Promiscuous "
Canada
6
December 2, 2006
Akon
"I Wanna Love You "
Senegal
2
February 24, 2007
Nelly Furtado
"Say It Right "
Canada
1
April 7, 2007
Akon
"Don't Matter "
Senegal
2
April 21, 2007
Nelly Furtado [e]
"Give It to Me "
Canada
2
May 5, 2007
Avril Lavigne
"Girlfriend "
Canada
1
June 9, 2007
Rihanna
"Umbrella "
Barbados
7
August 11, 2007
Sean Kingston
"Beautiful Girls "
Jamaica
4
May 24, 2008
Rihanna
"Take a Bow "
Barbados
1
August 23, 2008
Rihanna
"Disturbia "
Barbados
2
October 18, 2008
Rihanna [f]
"Live Your Life "
Barbados
6
March 27, 2010
Rihanna
"Rude Boy "
Barbados
5
July 31, 2010
Rihanna [f]
"Love the Way You Lie "
Barbados
7
October 30, 2010
Far East Movement
"Like a G6 "
China / Guyana / Japan / Philippines / Uzbekistan
3
November 20, 2010
Rihanna and Drake
"What's My Name? "
Barbados and Canada
1
December 4, 2010
Rihanna
"Only Girl (In the World) "
Barbados
1
April 30, 2011
Rihanna
"S&M "
Barbados
1
July 9, 2011
Afrojack [g]
"Give Me Everything "
Netherlands
1
November 12, 2011
Rihanna and Calvin Harris
"We Found Love "
Barbados and Scotland
10
April 28, 2012
Gotye and Kimbra
"Somebody That I Used to Know "
Australia / Belgium and New Zealand
8
June 23, 2012
Carly Rae Jepsen
"Call Me Maybe "
Canada
9
December 1, 2012
Rihanna
"Diamonds "
Barbados
3
October 12, 2013
Lorde
"Royals "
New Zealand / Croatia
9
December 21, 2013
Rihanna [f]
"The Monster "
Barbados
4
June 7, 2014
Iggy Azalea
"Fancy "
Australia
7
July 26, 2014
Magic!
"Rude "
Canada
6
July 25, 2015
Omi
"Cheerleader "
Jamaica
6
August 22, 2015
The Weeknd
"Can't Feel My Face "
Canada
3
September 19, 2015
Justin Bieber
"What Do You Mean? "
Canada
1
October 3, 2015
The Weeknd
"The Hills "
Canada
6
January 23, 2016
Justin Bieber
"Sorry "
Canada
3
February 13, 2016
Justin Bieber
"Love Yourself "
Canada
2
March 5, 2016
Rihanna and Drake
"Work "
Barbados and Canada
9
May 21, 2016
Drake and Wizkid
"One Dance "
Canada and Nigeria
10
August 6, 2016
Sia and Sean Paul
"Cheap Thrills "
Australia and Jamaica
4
January 7, 2017
The Weeknd and Daft Punk
"Starboy "
Canada and France
1
May 20, 2017
Justin Bieber [h]
"I'm the One "
Canada
1
May 27, 2017
Luis Fonsi , Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber
"Despacito "
Puerto Rico and Canada
16
January 27, 2018
Camila Cabello
"Havana "
Cuba
1
February 3, 2018
Drake
"God's Plan "
Canada
11
April 21, 2018
Drake
"Nice for What "
Canada
8
July 7, 2018
Bad Bunny and J Balvin [i]
"I Like It "
Puerto Rico and Colombia
1
July 21, 2018
Drake
"In My Feelings "
Canada
10
August 31, 2019
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
"Señorita "
Canada and Cuba
1
November 2, 2019
Lewis Capaldi
"Someone You Loved "
Scotland
3
December 14, 2019
The Weeknd
"Heartless "
Canada
1
April 4, 2020
The Weeknd
"Blinding Lights "
Canada
4
April 18, 2020
Drake
"Toosie Slide "
Canada
1
May 16, 2020
Nicki Minaj [j]
"Say So "
Trinidad and Tobago
1
May 23, 2020
Justin Bieber
"Stuck with U "
Canada
1
June 27, 2020
Nicki Minaj
"Trollz "
Trinidad and Tobago
1
September 5, 2020
BTS
"Dynamite "
South Korea
3
October 10, 2020
M.I.A. [k]
"Franchise "
Sri Lanka
1
October 17, 2020
Jawsh 685 and BTS
"Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) "
New Zealand and South Korea
1
December 5, 2020
BTS
"Life Goes On "
South Korea
1
March 20, 2021
Drake
"What's Next "
Canada
1
April 3, 2021
Justin Bieber and Daniel Caesar
"Peaches "
Canada
1
May 8, 2021
The Weeknd
"Save Your Tears "
Canada
2
June 5, 2021
BTS
"Butter "
South Korea
10
July 24, 2021
BTS
"Permission to Dance "
South Korea
1
August 14, 2021
The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber
"Stay "
Australia and Canada
7
September 18, 2021
Drake
"Way 2 Sexy "
Canada
1
October 9, 2021
BTS
"My Universe "
South Korea
1
February 5, 2022
Carolina Gaitán , Mauro Castillo and Stephanie Beatriz
"We Don't Talk About Bruno "
Colombia and Argentina
5
May 14, 2022
Drake and Tems [l]
"Wait for U "
Canada and Nigeria
1
July 2, 2022
Drake
"Jimmy Cooks "
Canada
1
August 27, 2022
Nicki Minaj
"Super Freaky Girl "
Trinidad and Tobago
1
October 29, 2022
Kim Petras
"Unholy "
Germany
1
March 11, 2023
The Weeknd
"Die for You "
Canada
1
April 8, 2023
Jimin
"Like Crazy "
South Korea
1
July 29, 2023
Jungkook
"Seven "
South Korea
1
September 30, 2023
Drake
"Slime You Out "
Canada
1
October 21, 2023
Drake
"First Person Shooter "
Canada
1
[a] = While the band Manfred Mann is English, the lead singer of the same name was born in South Africa.
[b] = The Bee Gees were formed in Australia, but the Gibb brothers were all born in Isle of Man.
[c] = Jan Hammer was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia , modern day Czech Republic.
[d] = Los Lobos is a Mexican-American band.
[e] = Nelly Furtado is only featured in "Give It to Me". The song's main artist is Timbaland .
[f] = Rihanna is only featured in "Live Your Life", "Love the Way You Lie" and "The Monster". The song's main artists are T.I. for the former and Eminem for the latter two.
[g] = Afrojack is only featured in "Give Me Everything". The song's main artist is Pitbull .
[h] = Justin Bieber is only featured in "I'm the One". The song's main artist is DJ Khaled .
[i] = Both Bad Bunny and J Balvin are only featured in "I Like It". The song's main artist is Cardi B .
[j] = Nicki Minaj is only featured in "Say So". The song's main artist is Doja Cat .
[k] = M.I.A. is only featured in "Franchise". The song's main artist is Travis Scott .
[l] = Both Drake and Tems are only featured in "Wait for U". The song's main artist is Future .
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
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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
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