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 |
Nationality |
Song title |
Artist |
Weeks at #1 |
| April 29, 1950 |
 Austria |
"The Third Man Theme"¹ |
Anton Karas |
11 |
| September 1, 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 |
 The Netherlands |
"Venus" |
Shocking Blue |
1 |
| July 29, 1972 |
 Ireland |
"Alone Again (Naturally)" |
Gilbert O'Sullivan |
6 |
| 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 |
The Netherlands |
"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" |
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 |
Ireland |
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" |
U2 |
2 |
| April 8, 1989 |
Sweden |
"The Look" |
Roxette |
1 |
| July 1, 1989 |
West Germany |
"Baby Don't Forget My Number" |
Milli Vanilli |
1 |
| September 23, 1989 |
West Germany |
"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" |
Milli Vanilli |
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 |
Sweden |
"Joyride" |
Roxette |
1 |
| March 12, 1994 |
Sweden |
"The Sign" |
Ace of Base |
6 |
| August 3, 1996 |
 Spain |
"Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" |
Los del Rio |
14 |
| September 4, 1999 |
Spain |
"Bailamos" |
Enrique Iglesias |
2 |
| June 24, 2000 |
Spain |
"Be with You" |
Enrique Iglesias |
3 |
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)
Notes
- ¹-Pre-Hot 100 hit included on this list for completeness
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