Artists to have been #1 on their country's...

...National Day:

I believe this is a complete list. I have used the 'chart announcement date' as the date that a record reached #1 (Tuesdays before 1987, Sundays afterwards). Artists in asterisks are other artists that were credited on the record but not from the country in question.

England (23/04)

1954: Stargazers - I See The Moon

1962: Shadows - Wonderful Land

1963: Gerry & The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It

1964: Peter & Gordon - A World Without Love

1965: Beatles - Ticket To Ride

1966: Spencer Davis Group - Somebody Help Me

1969: Beatles *with Billy Preston* - Get Back

1971: T Rex - Hot Love

1976: Brotherhood Of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me

1978: Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs

1981: Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up

1982: Paul McCartney *& Stevie Wonder* - Ebony & Ivory

1983: David Bowie - Let's Dance

1986: George Michael - A Different Corner

1988: Pet Shop Boys - Heart

1991: Chesney Hawkes - The One And Only

1992: Right Said Fred - Deeply Dippy

1995: Take That - Back For Good

1996: Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack

1999: Martine McCutcheon - Perfect Moment

2002: Oasis - The Hindu Times

2005: Tony Christie ft Peter Kay - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo

USA (04/07)

1953: Frankie Laine - I Believe

1956: Pat Boone - I'll Be Home

1958: Vic Damone - On The Street Where You Live & Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette

1959: Bobby Darin - Dream Lover

1960: Eddie Cochran - Three Steps To Heaven

1961: Del Shannon - Runaway

1965: Elvis Presley - Crying In The Chapel

1972: Donny Osmond - Puppy Love

1978: John Travolta *& Olivia Newton John* - You're The One That I Want

1980: Don McLean - Crying

1981: Michael Jackson - One Day In Your Life

1985: Sister Sledge - Frankie

1988: Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You

1995: Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom

1997: Puff Daddy & Faith Evans - I'll Be Missing You

2000: Eminem - The Real Slim Shady

2002: Elvis *vs JXL* - A Little Less Conversation

2003: Evanescence - Bring Me To Life

2004: Usher - Burn

2005: 2Pac *ft Elton John* - Ghetto Gospel

2007: *Rihanna* ft Jay-Z - Umbrella

Ireland (17/03)

1999: Boyzone - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going

2001: Westlife - Uptown Girl

Wales (01/03)

1959: Shirley Bassey - As I Love You

2008: Duffy - Mercy

Scotland (30/11)

1958: Lord Rockingham's XI - Hoots Mon (leader Harry Robinson was a Scot)

1984: Jim Diamond - I Should Have Known Better

Also worthy of a mention:

1977: Wings - Mull Of Kintyre / Girls School (about a place in Scotland)

1978: Rod Stewart - D'ya Think I'm Sexy (part-Scottish)

France (14/07)

1974: Charles Aznavour - She

Canada (01/07)

2006: Nelly Furtado - Maneater

Norway (17/05)

1976: Abba - Fernando (one Norwegian member)

Sweden (06/06)

2005: Crazy Frog - Axel F (created by a Swede)

Australia (26/01)

1970: Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys

1983: Men At Work - Down Under

1990: Kylie Minogue - Tears On My Pillow

Jamaica (first Monday in August)

2003: *Blu Cantrell ft* Sean Paul - Breathe

Puerto Rico (25/07)

1999: Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca

Edited March 1, 200817 yr by paulgilb