The first U.S. number one single by a British group was telstar by the tornados in 1962
I would say yes there are the first British boy band to go to number 1 in the charts
"America was a folk rock and pop group. The greatest hit by America was 1972 number one song A Horse With No Name. This was the first of two number ones by America." The 2nd was Sister Golden Hair in 1975.
Only 'America' knows, but I've met a horse called No Name. john here-The "horse with no name" is dope, as in acid, coke, heroin.
British boy band One Direction just made number one on the charts in the US with their first album, Up All Night. They are the first UK boyband to have a number one album in the US billboard!
"A Horse With No Name" was a number one hit by America in 1972. It was number 1 on the charts from March 19 - April 8 1972
The very first band to sing Ready or Not was the band Fugees. This is a song released in 1996 with the album The Score. This song was a failure in North America but was highly praised in Europe, scoring a number one hit in Britain for a two week period.
According to Billboard the top artist is currently Adele. The album that is in the top 200 and is currently number one in the United States of America is 21.
"A Horse With No Name" was a number one hit by America in 1972. It was number 1 on the charts from March 19 - April 8 1972
Number One Fan - band - ended in 2005.
Number One Fan - band - was created in 2000.
Please Don't Go-KC and the Sunshine Band
The first UK artist to have a number one hit in the US was Vera Lynn in 1952 with Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart. The first UK group to have a US number one was The Tornados with Telstarin 1962