List of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by British artists
This is a list of number-one hits by British artists in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100. The only British artist to have a pre-Hot 100 number one was Vera Lynn, with "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" holding the top spot for nine weeks starting from July 12, 1952.
With 20 number-one singles, the current most successful British act on the Billboard Hot 100 is the Beatles. They are followed by George Michael who had ten number 1 singles on the chart. Then the Bee Gees, Elton John and Paul McCartney all who have had nine number-one singles on the chart. McCartney’s nine #1s are as a solo artist, in a group Wings, and as duets. the Rolling Stones have had eight number one singles. Bananarama and the Spice Girls are the only British girl groups to score a number one on the Hot 100 chart.
| Date | Song | Artist | Weeks at number-one | Peak position on UK Singles Chart |
| May 26, 1962 | "Stranger on the Shore" | Mr. Acker Bilk | 1 | 2 |
| July 7, 1962 | "The Stripper" | David Rose | 1 | |
| December 22, 1962 | "Telstar" | The Tornados | 3 | 1 |
| February 1, 1964 | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | The Beatles | 7 | 1 |
| March 21, 1964 | "She Loves You" | The Beatles | 2 | 1 |
| April 4, 1964 | "Can't Buy Me Love" | The Beatles | 5 | 1 |
| May 30, 1964 | "Love Me Do" | The Beatles | 1 | 4 |
| June 27, 1964 | "A World Without Love" | Peter and Gordon | 1 | 1 |
| August 1, 1964 | "A Hard Day's Night" | The Beatles | 2 | 1 |
| September 5, 1964 | "The House of the Rising Sun" | The Animals | 3 | 1 |
| October 17, 1964 | "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" | Manfred Mann | 2 | 1 |
| December 26, 1964 | "I Feel Fine" | The Beatles | 3 | 1£ |
| January 23, 1965 | "Downtown" | Petula Clark | 2 | 2 |
| March 13, 1965 | "Eight Days a Week" | The Beatles | 2 | N/A |
| April 10, 1965 | "I'm Telling You Now" | Freddie and the Dreamers | 2 | 2 |
| April 24, 1965 | "Game of Love" | Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders | 1 | 2 |
| May 1, 1965 | "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" | Herman's Hermits | 3 | N/A |
| May 22, 1965 | "Ticket to Ride" | The Beatles | 1 | 1 |
| July 10, 1965 | " Satisfaction" | The Rolling Stones | 4 | 1 |
| August 7, 1965 | "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" | Herman's Hermits | 1 | N/A |
| September 4, 1965 | "Help!" | The Beatles | 3 | 1 |
| October 9, 1965 | "Yesterday" | The Beatles | 4 | 8 |
| November 6, 1965 | "Get Off of My Cloud" | The Rolling Stones | 2 | 1 |
| December 25, 1965 | "Over and Over" | The Dave Clark Five | 1 | 45 |
| January 8, 1966 | "We Can Work It Out" | The Beatles | 3 | 1£ |
| February 5, 1966 | "My Love" | Petula Clark | 2 | 4 |
| June 11, 1966 | "Paint It Black" | The Rolling Stones | 2 | 1 |
| June 25, 1966 | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles | 2 | 1 |
| July 30, 1966 | "Wild Thing" | The Troggs | 2 | 2 |
| September 3, 1966 | "Sunshine Superman" | Donovan | 1 | 2 |
| November 5, 1966 | "Last Train to Clarksville" | The Monkees | 1 | 21 |
| December 3, 1966 | "Winchester Cathedral" | The New Vaudeville Band | 3 | 4 |
| December 31, 1966 | "I'm a Believer" | The Monkees | 7 | 1 |
| March 4, 1967 | "Ruby Tuesday" | The Rolling Stones | 1 | 3 |
| March 18, 1967 | "Penny Lane" | The Beatles | 1 | 2 |
| August 19, 1967 | "All You Need Is Love" | The Beatles | 1 | 1 |
| October 21, 1967 | "To Sir, with Love" | Lulu | 5 | N/A |
| December 2, 1967 | "Daydream Believer" | The Monkees | 4 | 5 |
| December 30, 1967 | "Hello, Goodbye" | The Beatles | 3 | 1 |
| September 28, 1968 | "Hey Jude" | The Beatles | 9 | 1 |
| May 24, 1969 | "Get Back" | The Beatles with Billy Preston | 5 | 1 |
| August 23, 1969 | "Honky Tonk Women" | The Rolling Stones | 4 | 1 |
| November 29, 1969 | "Come Together" / "Something" | The Beatles | 1 | 4 |
| April 11, 1970 | "Let It Be" | The Beatles | 2 | 2 |
| June 13, 1970 | "The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue" | The Beatles | 2 | N/A |
| December 26, 1970 | "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" | George Harrison | 4 | 1 |
| May 29, 1971 | "Brown Sugar" | The Rolling Stones | 2 | 2 |
| August 7, 1971 | "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" | Bee Gees | 4 | N/A |
| September 4, 1971 | "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" | Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney | 1 | N/A |
| October 2, 1971 | "Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe" | Rod Stewart | 5 | 1 |
| March 25, 1972 | "A Horse with No Name" | America | 3 | 3 |
| February 3, 1973 | "Crocodile Rock" | Elton John | 3 | 5 |
| June 2, 1973 | "My Love" | Paul McCartney and Wings | 4 | 9 |
| June 30, 1973 | "Give Me Love " | George Harrison | 1 | 8 |
| October 20, 1973 | "Angie" | The Rolling Stones | 1 | 5 |
| November 24, 1973 | "Photograph" | Ringo Starr | 1 | 8 |
| January 26, 1974 | "You're Sixteen" | Ringo Starr | 1 | 4 |
| April 13, 1974 | "Bennie and the Jets" | Elton John | 1 | 37 |
| June 8, 1974 | "Band on the Run" | Paul McCartney and Wings | 1 | 3 |
| August 17, 1974 | "The Night Chicago Died" | Paper Lace | 1 | 3 |
| September 14, 1974 | "I Shot the Sheriff" | Eric Clapton | 1 | 9 |
| November 16, 1974 | "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" | John Lennon | 1 | 36 |
| January 4, 1975 | "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" | Elton John | 2 | 10 |
| February 22, 1975 | "Pick Up the Pieces" | Average White Band | 1 | 6 |
| April 12, 1975 | "Philadelphia Freedom" | The Elton John Band | 2 | 12 |
| June 14, 1975 | "Sister Golden Hair" | America | 1 | N/A |
| July 19, 1975 | "Listen to What the Man Said" | Paul McCartney and Wings | 1 | 6 |
| August 9, 1975 | "Jive Talkin'" | Bee Gees | 2 | 5 |
| September 20, 1975 | "Fame" | David Bowie | 2 | 17 |
| November 1, 1975 | "Island Girl" | Elton John | 3 | 14 |
| January 3, 1976 | "Saturday Night" | Bay City Rollers | 1 | N/A |
| May 22, 1976 | "Silly Love Songs" | Wings | 5 | 2 |
| August 7, 1976 | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | Elton John and Kiki Dee | 4 | 1 |
| September 4, 1976 | "You Should Be Dancing" | Bee Gees | 1 | 5 |
| November 13, 1976 | "Tonight's the Night " | Rod Stewart | 8 | 5 |
| January 15, 1977 | "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" | Leo Sayer | 1 | 2 |
| February 19, 1977 | "Blinded by the Light" | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | 1 | 6 |
| May 14, 1977 | "When I Need You" | Leo Sayer | 1 | 1 |
| June 18, 1977 | "Dreams" | Fleetwood Mac | 1 | 24 |
| July 30, 1977 | "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" | Andy Gibb | 4 | 26 |
| December 24, 1977 | "How Deep Is Your Love" | Bee Gees | 3 | 3 |
| February 4, 1978 | "Stayin' Alive" | Bee Gees | 4 | 4 |
| March 4, 1978 | " Thicker Than Water" | Andy Gibb | 2 | N/A |
| March 18, 1978 | "Night Fever" | Bee Gees | 8 | 1 |
| May 20, 1978 | "With a Little Luck" | Wings | 2 | 5 |
| June 17, 1978 | "Shadow Dancing" | Andy Gibb | 7 | 42 |
| August 5, 1978 | "Miss You" | The Rolling Stones | 1 | 3 |
| January 6, 1979 | "Too Much Heaven" | Bee Gees | 2 | 3 |
| February 10, 1979 | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | Rod Stewart | 4 | 1 |
| March 24, 1979 | "Tragedy" | Bee Gees | 2 | 1 |
| June 9, 1979 | "Love You Inside Out" | Bee Gees | 1 | 13 |
| November 3, 1979 | "Pop Muzik" | M | 1 | 2 |
| February 23, 1980 | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | Queen | 4 | 2 |
| March 22, 1980 | "Another Brick in the Wall " | Pink Floyd | 4 | 1£ |
| June 28, 1980 | "Coming Up" | Paul McCartney | 3 | 2 |
| October 4, 1980 | "Another One Bites the Dust" | Queen | 3 | 7 |
| December 27, 1980 | " Starting Over" | John Lennon | 5 | 1 |
| May 2, 1981 | "Morning Train " | Sheena Easton | 2 | 3 |
| July 25, 1981 | "The One That You Love" | Air Supply | 1 | N/A |
| May 15, 1982 | "Ebony and Ivory" | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder | 7 | 1 |
| July 3, 1982 | "Don't You Want Me" | The Human League | 3 | 1£ |
| November 6, 1982 | "Up Where We Belong" | Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes | 3 | 7 |
| April 23, 1983 | "Come On Eileen" | Dexys Midnight Runners | 1 | 1£ |
| May 21, 1983 | "Let's Dance" | David Bowie | 1 | 1 |
| July 9, 1983 | "Every Breath You Take" | The Police | 8 | 1 |
| September 3, 1983 | "Sweet Dreams " | Eurythmics | 1 | 2 |
| October 1, 1983 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Bonnie Tyler | 4 | 1 |
| December 10, 1983 | "Say Say Say" | Paul McCartneyand Michael Jackson | 6 | 2 |
| January 21, 1984 | "Owner of a Lonely Heart" | Yes | 2 | 9 |
| February 4, 1984 | "Karma Chameleon" | Culture Club | 3 | 1£ |
| April 21, 1984 | "Against All Odds " | Phil Collins | 3 | 2 |
| June 23, 1984 | "The Reflex" | Duran Duran | 2 | 1 |
| September 22, 1984 | "Missing You" | John Waite | 1 | 9 |
| November 3, 1984 | "Caribbean Queen" | Billy Ocean | 2 | 6 |
| November 17, 1984 | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | Wham! | 3 | 1 |
| February 2, 1985 | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | Foreigner | 2 | 1 |
| February 16, 1985 | "Careless Whisper" | George Michael | 3 | 1£ |
| March 30, 1985 | "One More Night" | Phil Collins | 2 | 4 |
| May 18, 1985 | "Don't You " | Simple Minds | 1 | 7 |
| May 25, 1985 | "Everything She Wants" | Wham! | 2 | 2£ |
| June 8, 1985 | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | Tears for Fears | 2 | 2 |
| July 6, 1985 | "Sussudio" | Phil Collins | 1 | 12 |
| July 13, 1985 | "A View to a Kill" | Duran Duran | 2 | 2 |
| July 27, 1985 | "Everytime You Go Away" | Paul Young | 1 | 4 |
| August 3, 1985 | "Shout" | Tears for Fears | 3 | 4 |
| September 7, 1985 | "St. Elmo's Fire " | John Parr | 2 | 6 |
| September 21, 1985 | "Money for Nothing" | Dire Straits | 3 | 4 |
| November 30, 1985 | "Separate Lives" | Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin | 1 | 4 |
| January 18, 1986 | "That's What Friends Are For" | Dionne and Friends | 4 | 16 |
| May 3, 1986 | "Addicted to Love" | Robert Palmer | 1 | 5 |
| May 10, 1986 | "West End Girls" | Pet Shop Boys | 1 | 1 |
| July 5, 1986 | "There'll Be Sad Songs " | Billy Ocean | 1 | 12 |
| July 12, 1986 | "Holding Back the Years" | Simply Red | 1 | 2 |
| July 19, 1986 | "Invisible Touch" | Genesis | 1 | 15 |
| July 26, 1986 | "Sledgehammer" | Peter Gabriel | 1 | 4 |
| August 30, 1986 | "Higher Love" | Steve Winwood | 1 | 13 |
| September 6, 1986 | "Venus" | Bananarama | 1 | 8 |
| November 22, 1986 | "Human" | The Human League | 1 | 8 |
| April 18, 1987 | "I Knew You Were Waiting " | Aretha Franklin and George Michael | 2 | 1 |
| May 2, 1987 | " Died In Your Arms" | Cutting Crew | 2 | 4 |
| June 6, 1987 | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | Kim Wilde | 1 | 2 |
| October 10, 1987 | "Here I Go Again" | Whitesnake | 1 | 9 |
| November 21, 1987 | "Mony Mony "Live"" | Billy Idol | 1 | 7 |
| December 12, 1987 | "Faith" | George Michael | 4 | 2 |
| January 16, 1988 | "Got My Mind Set on You" | George Harrison | 1 | 2 |
| February 27, 1988 | "Father Figure" | George Michael | 2 | 11 |
| March 12, 1988 | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | Rick Astley | 2 | 1 |
| April 9, 1988 | "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" | Billy Ocean | 1 | 3 |
| May 28, 1988 | "One More Try" | George Michael | 3 | 8 |
| June 18, 1988 | "Together Forever" | Rick Astley | 1 | 1 |
| July 30, 1988 | "Roll with It" | Steve Winwood | 4 | 53 |
| August 27, 1988 | "Monkey" | George Michael | 2 | 13 |
| October 8, 1988 | "Love Bites" | Def Leppard | 1 | 11 |
| October 15, 1988 | "Red Red Wine" | UB40 | 1 | 1 |
| October 22, 1988 | "Groovy Kind of Love" | Phil Collins | 2 | 1 |
| November 12, 1988 | "Wild, Wild West" | Escape Club | 1 | N/A |
| January 21, 1989 | "Two Hearts" | Phil Collins | 2 | 6 |
| March 25, 1989 | "The Living Years" | Mike + The Mechanics | 1 | 2 |
| April 15, 1989 | "She Drives Me Crazy" | Fine Young Cannibals | 1 | 5 |
| July 8, 1989 | "Good Thing" | Fine Young Cannibals | 1 | 7 |
| July 15, 1989 | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | Simply Red | 1 | 2 |
| December 23, 1989 | Another Day in Paradise | Phil Collins | 4 | 4 |
| October 6, 1990 | "Close to You" | Maxi Priest | 1 | 7 |
| October 13, 1990 | "Praying for Time" | George Michael | 1 | 6 |
| April 13, 1991 | "I've Been Thinking About You" | Londonbeat | 1 | 2 |
| July 20, 1991 | "Unbelievable" | EMF | 1 | 3 |
| February 1, 1992 | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | George Michael and Elton John | 1 | 1 |
| February 8, 1992 | "I'm Too Sexy" | Right Said Fred | 3 | 2 |
| July 24, 1993 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | UB40 | 7 | 1 |
| January 22, 1994 | "All For Love" | Bryan Adams/ Rod Stewart/ Sting | 3 | 2 |
| August 26, 1995 | "Kiss from a Rose" | Seal | 1 | 4 |
| February 22, 1997 | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls | 4 | 1£ |
| October 11, 1997 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / Something About the Way You Look Tonight | Elton John | 14 | 1£ |
| March 11, 2006 | "You're Beautiful" | James Blunt | 1 | 1 |
| March 27, 2008 | "Bleeding Love" | Leona Lewis | 4 | 1 |
| June 28, 2008 | "Viva la Vida" | Coldplay | 1 | 1 |
| October 17, 2009 | "Down" | Jay Sean | 2 | 3 |
| March 20, 2010 | "Break Your Heart" | Taio Cruz | 1 | 1 |
| May 21, 2011 | "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele | 7 | 2£ |
| July 16, 2011 | "Party Rock Anthem" | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock | 6 | 1 |
| September 17, 2011 | "Someone Like You" | Adele | 5 | 1£ |
| November 12, 2011 | "We Found Love" | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris | 10 | 1 |
| February 4, 2012 | "Set Fire to the Rain" | Adele | 2 | 11 |
| June 7, 2014 | "Fancy" | Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX | 7 | 5 |
| January 17, 2015 | "Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | 14 | 1 |
| November 14, 2015 | "Hello" | Adele | 10 | 1£ |
| February 20, 2016 | "Pillowtalk" | Zayn | 1 | 1 |
| May 21, 2016 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla | 10 | 1 |
| January 28, 2017 | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | 12 | 1 |
| October 28, 2017 | "Rockstar" | Post Malone featuring 21 Savage | 8 | 1 |
| December 23, 2017 | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé | 6 | 1 |
| November 2, 2019 | "Someone You Loved" | Lewis Capaldi | 3 | 1 |
- N/A represents a single that was not released in the UK, or failed to chart.
- £ represents a single that sold over 1 million copies in the UK.