#1 Singles on Both Sides of the Atlantic

Submitted by Martin1983 on Sat, 03/24/2007 - 02:55
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  1. 1955

  2. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado & His Orchestra
  3. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley and his Comets

  4. 1956

  5. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
  6. Memories Are Made of This - Dean Martin
  7. Singing the Blues - Guy Mitchell

  8. 1957

  9. Young Love - Tab Hunter
  10. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley
  11. Diana - Paul Anka
  12. That'll Be the Day - Buddy Holly and the Crickets

  13. 1958

  14. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
  15. All I Have to Do is Dream - The Everly Brothers
  16. It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards
  17. It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty

  18. 1959

  19. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters
  20. Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin

  21. 1960

  22. Running Bear - Johnny Preston
  23. Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers
  24. It's Now or Never - Elvis Presley

  25. 1961

  26. Blue Moon - The Marcels
  27. Surrender - Elvis Presley
  28. Runaway - Del Shannon
  29. Michael - The Highwaymen

  30. 1962

  31. Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley
  32. I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
  33. Telstar - The Tornados

  34. 1964

  35. I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles (#1 in 1963 in the UK)
  36. She Loves You - The Beatles (#1 in 1963 in the UK)
  37. Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles
  38. A World Without Love - Peter and Gordon
  39. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
  40. The House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
  41. Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
  42. Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
  43. Baby Love - The Supremes
  44. I Feel Fine - The Beatles

  45. 1965

  46. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers
  47. Ticket to Ride - The Beatles
  48. Mr Tambourine Man - The Byrds
  49. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
  50. Help! - The Beatles
  51. I Got You Babe - Sonny and Cher
  52. Get Off of My Cloud - The Rolling Stones

  53. 1966

  54. We Can Work It Out - The Beatles (#1 in 1965 in the UK, where it was a double A-side with Day Tripper)
  55. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra
  56. Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones
  57. Paperback Writer - The Beatles
  58. Strangers In the Night - Frank Sinatra
  59. Reach Out I'll Be There - The Four Tops
  60. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys

  61. 1967

  62. I'm a Believer - The Monkees
  63. Somethin' Stupid - Frank and Nancy Sinatra
  64. All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
  65. Hello, Goodbye - The Beatles

  66. 1968

  67. Hey Jude - The Beatles

  68. 1969

  69. I Heard It through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye (#1 in 1968 in USA)
  70. Dizzy - Tommy Roe
  71. Get Back - The Beatles
  72. Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
  73. In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) - Zager & Evans
  74. Sugar, Sugar - The Archies

  75. 1970

  76. Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
  77. The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

  78. 1971

  79. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison (#1 in 1970 in the USA)
  80. Knock Three Times - Dawn
  81. Maggie May - Rod Stewart

  82. 1972

  83. Without You - Nilsson
  84. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry

  85. 1973

  86. Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando

  87. 1974

  88. The Joker - Steve Miller Band (#1 in 1990 in the UK due to a reissue)
  89. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
  90. The Streak - Ray Stevens
  91. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
  92. Annie's Song - John Denver
  93. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas

  94. 1976

  95. December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
  96. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
  97. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago

  98. 1977

  99. Dancing Queen - ABBA (#1 in UK in 1976)
  100. Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul
  101. When I Need You - Leo Sayer

  102. 1978

  103. Night Fever - The Bee Gees
  104. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
  105. Three Times a Lady - The Commodores

  106. 1979

  107. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart (UK #1 in 1978)
  108. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
  109. Tragedy - The Bee Gees
  110. Heart of Glass - Blondie
  111. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward

  112. 1980

  113. Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) - Pink Floyd (UK #1 in 1979)
  114. Call Me - Blondie
  115. Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand
  116. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon

  117. 1981

  118. The Tide Is High - Blondie (#1 in UK in 1980)

  119. 1982

  120. Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
  121. Don't You Want Me - The Human League (UK #1 in 1981)
  122. Eye of the Tiger - Survivor

  123. 1983

  124. Down Under - Men At Work
  125. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
  126. Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners (UK #1 in 1982)
  127. Let's Dance - David Bowie
  128. Every Breath You Take - The Police
  129. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler

  130. 1984

  131. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club (#1 in UK in 1983)
  132. Hello - Lionel Richie
  133. The Reflex - Duran Duran
  134. I Just Called to Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder

  135. 1985

  136. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner
  137. Careless Whisper - George Michael
  138. We Are the World - USA For Africa
  139. Saving All My Love for You - Whitney Houston

  140. 1986

  141. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
  142. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
  143. Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
  144. Take My Breath Away - Berlin

  145. 1987

  146. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
  147. I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) - Aretha Franklin and George Michael
  148. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston
  149. Who's That Girl - Madonna
  150. La Bamba - Los Lobos
  151. I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson
  152. I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany (#1 in UK in 1988)
  153. Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle (#1 in UK in 1988)

  154. 1988

  155. Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley (#1 in UK in 1987)
  156. Red Red Wine - UB40 (#1 in UK in 1983, later re-released in the USA)
  157. A Groovy Kind of Love - Phil Collins

  158. 1989

  159. Eternal Flame - The Bangles
  160. Like a Prayer - Madonna

  161. 1990

  162. Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
  163. Vogue - Madonna
  164. Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice

  165. 1991

  166. (Everything I Do) I Do It for You - Bryan Adams
  167. Black or White - Michael Jackson

  168. 1992

  169. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - George Michael and Elton John
  170. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston

  171. 1993

  172. (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You - UB40
  173. I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That) - Meat Loaf

  174. 1995

  175. You Are Not Alone - Michael Jackson
  176. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio featuring L.V.

  177. 1997

  178. Wannabe - The Spice Girls
  179. MMMBop - Hanson
  180. I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112
  181. Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight - Elton John

  182. 1998

  183. My Heart Will Go On - CĂ©line Dion

  184. 1999

  185. ...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
  186. Believe - Cher
  187. Livin' la Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
  188. Genie in a Bottle - Christina Aguilera

  189. 2000

  190. Music - Madonna
  191. Independent Women Part I - Destiny's Child

  192. 2001

  193. It Wasn't Me - Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent
  194. Angel - Shaggy featuring Rayvon
  195. Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink

  196. 2002

  197. Dilemma - Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
  198. Lose Yourself - Eminem

  199. 2003

  200. Crazy in Love - Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z

  201. 2004

  202. Yeah! - Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris
  203. Burn - Usher

  204. 2006

  205. You're Beautiful - James Blunt
  206. Hips Don't Lie - Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean
  207. SexyBack - Justin Timberlake

  208. 2007

  209. Give It To Me - Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
  210. Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston
  211. Stronger - Kanye West

  212. 2008

  213. Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis (#1 in UK in 2007)
  214. Take A Bow - Rihanna
  215. Viva La Vida - Coldplay
  216. I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry

  217. 2009

  218. Just Dance - Lady GaGa
  219. My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson
  220. Right Round - Flo Rida
  221. Poker Face - Lady GaGa
  222. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
  223. I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

  224. 2010

  225. Fireflies - Owl City (#1 in USA in 2009)
  226. Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris
  227. Nothin' On You - B.o.B. (feat. Bruno Mars)
  228. OMG - Usher feat. Will.I.Am
  229. California Gurls - Katy Perry (feat. Snoop Dogg)
  230. Just The Way You Are (Amazing) - Bruno Mars
  231. Only Girl (In The World) - Rihanna

  232. 2011

  233. Grenade - Bruno Mars
  234. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO (feat. Lauren Bennett and Goonrock)
  235. Give Me Everything - Pitbull (feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer)
Author Comments: 

The songs that topped the charts in the UK and the USA, proving that there's just no accounting for taste.

This list counts singles by the SAME artist, different versions are not counted.

Billy Don't Be A Hero was #1 in both the UK and USA at virtually the same time, but by different artists - in the UK with Paper Lace, and in the USA with the obscure Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods.