Posted March 1, 201213 yr In light of the recent success from One Direction & The Wanted, I thought I'd compile a list of UK & Irish groups and their Billboard peaks. I will have missed some, of course - feel free to enlighten me! :lol: I've focused on the 90s/00s, but I'm aware Bananarama had success in the 80s, so I've included them too. Edit: Have now included a few rock bands (or at least lean towards the rock genre). There's certainly a lot more of these occurring in the album section! Included So Far: All Saints B*Witched Bananarama BBMak Blur Boyzone Bros Cleopatra Coldplay The Corrs Culture Club Eternal Five Frankie Goes To Hollywood Franz Ferdinand The Human League Keane Mis-Teeq Muse Oasis One Direction Pet Shop Boys Radiohead Right Said Fred S Club 7 The Script Snow Patrol Spice Girls Sugababes Steps Take That The Wanted Westlife Wham! Singles #1 The Human League - Don't You Want Me [1982] #1 The Human League - Human [1986] #1 Culture Club - Karma Chameleon [1983] #1 Wham! featuring George Michael - Careless Whisper [1984] #1 Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go [1984] #1 Wham! - Everything She Wants [1985] #1 Bananarama - Venus [1986] #1 Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls [1986] #1 Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy [1991] #1 Spice Girls - Wannabe [1997] #1 Coldplay - Viva La Vida [2008] #2 Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me [1983] #2 Culture Club - Time (Clock Of The Heart) [1983] #2 Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done To Deserve This? [1987] #3 Wham! - Freedom [1985] #3 Wham! - I'm Your Man [1985] #3 Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There [1997] #4 Bananarama - I Heard A Rumour [1987] #4 Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind [1988] #4 Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 [1997] #4 All Saints - Never Ever [1998] #4 The Wanted - Glad You Came [2012] #5 Culture Club - Miss Me Blind [1984] #5 Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars [2006] #7 Take That - Back For Good [1995] #8 The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination [1983] #8 Oasis - Wonderwall [1996] #8 Coldplay - Speed Of Sound [2005] #9 Culture Club - I'll Tumble 4 Ya [1983] #9 Bananarama - Cruel Summer [1984] #9 Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin [1987] #9 Spice Girls - Too Much [1998] #9 B*Witched - C'est La Vie [1999] #10 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax [1984] #10 Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) [1986] #10 Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven [1986] #10 Five - When The Lights Go Out [1998] #10 S Club 7 - Never Had A Dream Come True [2001] #11 Spice Girls - Goodbye [1998] #12 Culture Club - Move Away [1986] #12 The Script - Breakeven [2009] #13 Culture Club - It's A Miracle [1984] #13 BBMak - Back Here [2000] #14 Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall [2011] #15 Coldplay - Paradise [2011] #16 Spice Girls - Stop [1998] #17 Culture Club - The War Song [1984] #18 Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing [1988] #18 Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life [1997] #19 Eternal - Stay [1994] #20 Westlife - Swear It Again [2000] #20 Coldplay featuring Rihanna - Princess Of China [2011] #23 The Script - For The First Time [2011] #26 Cleopatra - Cleopatra's Theme [1998] #28 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful [2012] #29 Coldplay - Clocks [2003] #31 The Human League - Tell Me When [1995] #32 The Human League - Heart Like A Wheel [1990] #32 The Script - Nøthing [2011] #33 Culture Club - Mistake No. 3 [1984] #34 Radiohead - Creep [1993] #34 The Corrs - Breathless [2001] #35 Mis-Teeq - Scandalous [2004] #36 All Saints - I Know Where It's At [1998] #37 Muse - Uprising [2009] #40 Coldplay - Violet Hill [2008] #40 Coldplay - Lost+ [2008] #43 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes [1984] #44 The Human League - I Need Your Loving [1986] #47 Bananarama - I Can't Help It [1987] #48 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome [1985] #48 Bananarama - Love In The First Degree [1988] #48 Coldplay - Yellow [2001] #50 Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go? [1986] #50 Keane - Somewhere Only We Know [2004] #53 Five - It's The Things You Do [1998] #54 BBMak - Still On Your Side [2000] #54 Snow Patrol featuring Martha Wainwright - Set The Fire To The Third Bar [2010] #55 Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger [1996] #56 BBMak - Out Of My Heart [2002] #59 Blur - Girls & Boys [1994] #59 Coldplay - Fix You [2005] #60 Wham! U.K. - Bad Boys [1983] #62 Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly [1986] #62 Pet Shop Boys - So Hard [1990] #64 The Human League - The Lebanon [1984] #65 Snow Patrol - Signal Fire [2007] #66 Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out [2004] #67 B*Witched - Rollercoaster [1999] #68 The Corrs - Runaway [1995] #70 Bananarama - The Wild Life [1984] #70 Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia [1986] #72 Pet Shop Boys - Where The Streets Have No Name / I Can't Take My Eyes Off You [1991] #73 Bananarama - More Than Physical [1986] #76 Bananarama - A Trick Of The Night [1986] #76 Right Said Fred - Don't Talk Just Kiss [1992] #78 Radiohead - High And Dry [1996] #78 Keane - Is It Any Wonder? [2006] #78 Snow Patrol - Called Out In The Dark [2012] #81 Cleopatra - Life Ain't Easy [1998] #82 Blur - There's No Other Way [1992] #83 Bananarama - Shy Boy (Don't It Make You Feel Good) [1983] #83 Bros - When Will I Be Famous? [1988] #83 Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To [2005] #84 Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices [1989] #86 Five - Slam Dunk (Da Funk) [1999] #86 Coldplay - Talk [2006] #86 The Script - The Man Who Can't Be Moved [2010] #87 Coldplay - Lost! [2008] #89 Bananarama - Love, Truth And Honesty [1988] #90 Spice Girls - Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) [2007] #90 Coldplay - Moving To Mars [2011] #92 Coldplay - Major Minus [2011] #93 Pet Shop Boys - How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? [1991] #93 Oasis - The Shock Of The Lightning [2008] #96 Sugababes - Hole In The Head [2004] Albums #1 Wham! - Make It Big [1984] #1 Spice Girls - Spice [1997] #1 Radiohead - Kid A [2000] #1 Coldplay - X&Y [2005] #1 Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [2008] #1 Radiohead - In Rainbows [2008] #1 Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto [2011] #2 Culture Club - Colour By Numbers [1983] #2 Oasis - Be Here Now [1997] #2 Radiohead - Amnesiac [2001] #3 The Human League - Dare! [1982] #3 Spice Girls - Spiceworld [1997] #3 Radiohead - Hail To The Thief [2003] #3 Muse - The Resistance [2009] #3 Radiohead - The King Of Limbs [2011] #3 The Script - Science & Faith [2011] #4 Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? [1995] #4 Keane - Under The Iron Sea [2006] #5 Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head [2002] #5 Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul [2008] #5 Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires [2012] #7 Pet Shop Boys - Please [1986] #7 Keane - Perfect Symmetry [2008] #8 Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better [2005] #9 Muse - Black Holes And Revelations [2006] #9 Franz Ferdinand - Tonight [2009] #9 Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns [2008] #10 Wham! - Music From The Edge Of Heaven [1986] #12 B*Witched - B*Witched [1999] #12 Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth [2005] #13 Coldplay - Live 2003 [2003] #15 Bananarama - True Confessions [1986] #15 Coldplay - Prospekt's March (EP) [2008] #20 Pet Shop Boys - Very [1993] #21 Radiohead - OK Computer [1997] #21 The Corrs - In Blue [2000] #22 The Human League - Fascination! (EP) [1983] (Note: Also listed with a position of #93?) #23 Oasis - Heathen Chemistry [2002] #24 Oasis - Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants [2000] #25 Pet Shop Boys - Actually [1987] #25 BBMak - Into Your Head [2002] #25 Keane - Night Train [2010] #26 Radiohead - The Best Of [2008] #27 Five - 5ive [1998] #27 Snow Patrol - Eyes Open [2006] #30 Bananarama - Bananarama [1984] #32 Culture Club - From Luxury To Heartache [1986] #32 Radiohead - Pablo Honey [1993] #32 Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand [2004] #32 Pet Shop Boys - Yes [2009] #34 Pet Shop Boys - Introspective [1988] #35 The Human League - Crash [1987] #38 BBMak - Sooner Or Later [2000] #39 Pet Shop Boys - Bilingual [1996] #39 Spice Girls - Forever [2000] #40 All Saints - All Saints [1998] #44 Bananarama - Wow! [1987] #44 Radiohead - I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings (EP) [2001] #45 Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour [1990] #45 Keane - Hopes And Fears [2004] #46 Right Said Fred - Up [1992] #46 Muse - HAARP [2008] #50 Radiohead - TKOL RMX 1234567 [2011] #51 Oasis - The Masterplan [1998] #51 The Corrs - Borrowed Heaven [2004] #52 The Corrs - VH1 Presents: The Corrs, Live In Dublin [2002] #56 Radiohead - Airbag / How Am I Driving? (EP) [1998] #58 Oasis - Definitely Maybe [1995] #61 Blur - Blur [1997] #62 The Human League - Hysteria [1984] #63 Bananarama - Deep Sea Skiving [1983] #64 The Script - The Script [2009] #69 Take That - Nobody Else [1995] #69 S Club 7 - 7 [2000] #72 The Corrs - Talk On Corners [1998] #73 Pet Shop Boys - Release [2002] #75 Pet Shop Boys - Disco 2 [1994] #79 Steps - Step One [2000] #80 Blur - 13 [1999] #81 Radiohead - The Best Of [Limited Edition] [2008] #84 Pet Shop Boys - Nightlife [1999] #88 Radiohead - The Bends [1995] #89 Oasis - Stop The Clocks [2006] #91 B*Witched - Awake And Breathe [1999] #91 Snow Patrol - Final Straw [2004] #93 Spice Girls - Greatest Hits [2007] #95 Pet Shop Boys - Disco [1987] #103 Pet Shop Boys - Alternative [1995] #107 Muse - Absolution [2004] #108 Five - Invincible [2000] #109 Cleopatra - Comin' Atcha [1998] #111 Pet Shop Boys - Discography: The Complete Singles Collection [1991] #112 S Club 7 - S Club [2000] #116 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Liverpool [1987] #125 Mis-Teeq - Mis-Teeq [2004] #127 Wham! - Fantastic [1983] #129 Westlife - Westlife [2000] #131 The Corrs - Forgiven Not Forgotten [1996] #131 Oasis - Time Flies... 1994-2009 [2009] #135 The Human League - Love And Dancing (EP) [1982] #148 Culture Club - VH1 Storytellers/Greatest Moments [1998] #150 Blur - The Great Escape [1995] #150 Pet Shop Boys - Fundamental [2006] #151 Bananarama - The Greatest Hits Collection [1988] #152 Eternal - Always & Forever [1994] #161 Muse - Origin Of Symmetry [2010] #167 Boyzone - Where We Belong [1999] #169 Culture Club - At Worst... The Best Of Boy George & Culture Club [1993] #171 Bros - Push [1988] #182 Oasis - Familiar to Millions [2000] #186 Blur - The Best Of Blur [2000] #188 Pet Shop Boys - Disco 3
March 1, 201213 yr Didn't Oasis - Wonderwall and a number of Coldplay songs go top 10? Also, if you are going back to the 80s you'll need to include Wham! Edit: Unless they don't fall into your defintion of "pop" i guess. Edited March 1, 201213 yr by Brotho
March 1, 201213 yr Headlines by Spice Girls got to something like 91 iirc. Thanks this Jay, an interesting read :D
March 1, 201213 yr Author Thanks for pointing that out Liam, forgot about Headlines! :lol: It peaked at #90. Brotho - Wham! now included! :D I was contemplating whether to include bands too... I may as well. I'm a little bit :drama: at the prospect of writing up all the entries by The Beatles though! Indeed they did, Bré! Although they managed to make it into the Hot 100, I don't think there was very much of a buzz around them at all. They released around the same sort of time as Mis-Teeq, and Mis-Teeq surprisingly did better! :lol:
March 1, 201213 yr The Corrs' Runaway and Breathless went to #68 and #34 on the Billboard top 100 respectively. Albums wise they had - Forgiven Not Forgotten - #131, Talk On Corners - #72, In Blue - #21, VH1 Presents: The Corrs, Live in Dublin - #52, Borrowed Heaven - #51 Really interesting list Jay, thank for compiling :D
March 1, 201213 yr Yeah, the Script had a #3 album and two platinum singles. :) (#21 and #23, 'Breakeven' and 'For The First Time', and I believe 'Nothing' was a minor hit there and 'The Man Who Can't Be Moved' plus the debut album also charted). :)
March 1, 201213 yr PET SHOP BOYS and there are many other pop bands too, like Culture Club, Human League.. Now that you've included some stuff from the 80s. Edited March 1, 201213 yr by SKOB
March 1, 201213 yr Where is eternal's just a step from Heaven??? As I recall it reached the top 75 back in the 90's.... Edited March 1, 201213 yr by Big Mistake
March 1, 201213 yr Where is eternal's just a step from Heaven??? As I recall it reached the top 75 back in the 90's.... It didn't, Stay is their only song that reached the Hot 100.
March 1, 201213 yr PET SHOP BOYS and there are many other pop bands too, like Culture Club, Human League.. Now that you've included some stuff from the 80s. Yeah, if we're including the 80s, don't forget Erasure, Duran Duran, A Flock of Seagulls, Yaz(oo), The Police, Kojagoogoo, Go West, Tears for Fears, Simply Red, Modern English, The Cure, Katrina and the Waves ... there must be many more...
March 1, 201213 yr Author PET SHOP BOYS and there are many other pop bands too, like Culture Club, Human League.. I've now included these. This is quite an education, I didn't realise some of these acts had had some success in the US, let alone #1s. :lol: Consie, I'll try and add some of those suggestions soon. :)
March 1, 201213 yr There's a nice list of number ones by British acts here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs...e_Hot_100_(USA)
March 1, 201213 yr I knew Bananarama 'Venus' was a #1 hit in America but I never realised they had that many US hits.
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