Forgive me if I'm being a bit blind, but does anybody have a list (or even better a thread) which lists all of the songs by British artists that became hits on the Billboard Hot 100? (Perhaps 21st century only, which is probably easier.)

 

I figured it's the sort of thing people on here might be interested in.

I would be interested to see this sort of thing as well. Isn't there one in the International Charts Forum?

2012

01. Adele 'Set Fire to the Rain'

02. Ellie Goulding 'Lights'

03. The Wanted 'Glad You Came'

04. One Direction 'What Makes You Beautiful'

06. Jessie J 'Domino'

12. Calvin Harris 'Feel So Close'

16. Adele 'Rumour Has It'

17. Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo 'Let's Go'

24. Alex Clare 'Too Close'

39. One Direction 'One Thing'

51. The Wanted 'Chasing the Sun'

62. Rita Ora 'How We Do (Party)'

72. Florence and the Machine 'Shake It Out'

92. Ed Sheeran 'The A Team'

 

If anyone can think of any more, please post. Regardless, it's a weird mix of talent breaking through - we've got boybands, female singers, a male dubstep/soul singer and then on a lower scale Florence and the Machine, who should get another hit with the Harris remix of 'Spectrum' over there.

Other recent examples I can think of getting in the top 10:

 

Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love (#1)

Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten (#5)

Jay Sean - Down (#1)

Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart (#1)

Jay Sean - Do You Remember (#10)

Adele - Rolling In The Deep (obviously) (#1)

Adele - Someone Like You (obviously again!) (#1)

James Blunt - You're Beautiful (#1)

Cascada - Everytime We Touch (#10) (Evacuate The Dancefloor got to #11 as well iirc)

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars (#5)

Cascada are German :lol: And 'Evacuate The Dancefloor' only got to #25 (I don't remember that charting at all though).

 

SLlewellyn, also this year is Nero's 'Promises' #70 and probably a bunch of other minor ones too.

Mumford & Sons are currently top 10 on iTunes! :D

I can't believe how successful Ellie Goulding's Lights has been in the US! Especially after flopping in the UK (not that it should have done, it's my favourite single from the album :wub:)

Cascada are German :lol: And 'Evacuate The Dancefloor' only got to #25 (I don't remember that charting at all though).

 

SLlewellyn, also this year is Nero's 'Promises' #70 and probably a bunch of other minor ones too.

I know but Natalie is British and you could call them British-German at a push :P

SPICE GIRLS

 

Wannabe #1

Say Youll Be There #3

2 Become 1 #4

Spice Up Your Life #14

Too Much #9

Stop #16

Goodbye #11

Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) #90

Taio Cruz - Dynamite #2

Cher Lloyd - Want U Back #12

La Royx - Bulletproof #8

Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall #14

Coldplay - Paradise #15

 

 

Thought of some more!

 

Amy Winehouse - Rehab (#9) - YKING was a minor hit too

Adele - Chasing Pavements (#21)

Coldplay - Violet Hill (#40)

Coldplay - Viva La Vida (#1)

Coldplay - Speed Of Sound (#8)

Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On (#64)

Corinne Bailey Rae - Like A Star (#56)

Duffy - Mercy (#27)

All Saints - Never Ever (#4)

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (#30)

Edited August 11, 201212 yr by Liаm

There were quite a few British acts who made #1 in the 80s. Acts like the Human League (of all bands!!!) had 2 US #1s.

Thought of some more!

 

Amy Winehouse - Rehab (#9) - YKING was a minor hit too

Adele - Chasing Pavements (#21)

Coldplay - Speed Of Sound (#8)

Coldplay - Violet Hill (#40)

Coldplay - Viva La Vida (#1)

Coldplay - Speed Of Sound (#8)

Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On (#64)

Corinne Bailey Rae - Like A Star (#56)

Duffy - Mercy (#27)

All Saints - Never Ever (#4)

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (#30)

Speed Of Sound charted twice? :P

:lol: Didn't notice that, no idea why I did that!

James Blunt - You're Beautiful (#1)

Jay Sean - Do You Remember? (#10)

Jay Sean - Hit The Lights (#18)

Jay Sean - 2012 (It Ain't The End) (#31)

Leona Lewis - Better In Time (#11)

Leona Lewis - Happy (#31)

Mumford & Sons - The Cave (#27)

Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten (#5)

Natasha Bedingfield - Love Like This (#11)

Natasha Bedingfield - These Words (#17)

 

By hit, we do mean top 40 hit right? Or are we including any British song charting on the Hot 100?

 

Look out for more hits my British artists this year, with Emilé Sande, Olly Murs, Marina + The Diamonds, Mumford & Sons and Rebecca Ferguson currently in the top 50 of multiple radio formats rising. It's been an extremely great year for British artists this year so far! Florence + The Machine are sending "Say My Name" to radio on the 28th of August too, so expect that to do something.

Two more I can think of.

 

#11 Estelle - American Boy

#?? The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go

 

Also Seal has had a couple of minor hits over the last few years well.

 

Then there are the following which made the top 20 in the US:

 

Dido - Here With Me

Dido - Thank You

S Club 7 - Never Had A Dream Come True

Craig David - 7 Days

Robbie Williams - Rock DJ

Tinie Tempah - Written In The Stars (#08)

Duffy - Mercy (#27)

Seal - Kiss From A Rose (#01)

Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy (#01) LOL

Two more I can think of.

 

#11 Estelle - American Boy

#?? The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go

 

Estelle peaked at #9 and The Ting Tings at #55. "That's Not My Name" peaked higher though at #39.

 

 

Some more:

 

Craig David - Fill Me In (#15)

Craig David - 7 Days (#10)

Dido - Thank You (#3)

Dido - White Flag (#18)

S Club 7 - Never Had A Dream Come True (#10)

Taio Cruz - Higher (#24)

 

 

 

 

 

Oasis Wonderwall #8

Oasis Don't look back in Anger # 55

Oasis Shock of lightning #93

I know but Natalie is British and you could call them British-German at a push :P

 

Technically she *is* German - she was born in Germany, but her parents are British...

 

Plus I find her a lot more attractive than most of the usual 'anorexic' female singers. She's also well ahead of them on personality, too. :)

Edited August 12, 201212 yr by vidcapper