Found another bunch of lists I made years (decades?) ago.
First up, this is a listing of every single that made the top ten of both the official UK charts and the Billboard singles chart in the 60s, 70s and 80s.
Transatlantic Number Ones in bold.
If anybody spots any omissions let me know!
Abba - Waterloo
Abba - Dancing Queen
Abba - Take A Chance On Me
Abba - The Winner Takes It All
Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
Paula Abdul - Straight Up
A-Ha - Take On Me
Morris Albert - Feelings
Herb Alpert - This Guy's In Love With You
America - Horse With No Name
Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden
Animals - House Of The Rising Sun
Animals - San Franciscan Nights
Animotion - Obsession
Paul Anka - (You're) Having My Baby
Arcadia - Election Day
Archies - Sugar Sugar
Argent - Hold Your Head Up
Louis Armstrong - Hello Dolly
Eddy Arnold - Make The World Go Away
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
Rick Astley - Together Forever
Rick Astley - She Wants To Dance With Me
Atlantic Starr - Secret Lovers
Atlantic Starr - Always
Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces
Bachelors - Diane
Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
Badfinger - Come And Get It
Badfinger - No Matter What
Badfinger - Day After Day
Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Kenny Ball - Midnight In Moscow
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Bananarama - Venus
Bangles - Manic Monday
Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian
Bangles - Eternal Flame
Len Barry - 1-2-3
Toni Basil - Mickey
Bay City Rollers - Money Honey
Beach Boys - I Get Around
Beach Boys - Barbara Ann
Beach Boys - Sloop John B
Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
Beatles - Please Please Me
Beatles - She Loves You
Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love
Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
Beatles - I Feel Fine
Beatles - Ticket To Ride
Beatles - Help!
Beatles - Day Tripper
Beatles - We Can Work It Out
Beatles - Paperback Writer
Beatles - Yellow Submarine
Beatles - Penny Lane
Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
Beatles - All You Need Is Love
Beatles - Hello Goodbye
Beatles - Lady Madonna
Beatles - Hey Jude
Beatles - Get Back
Beatles - Ballad Of John And Yoko
Beatles - Something
Beatles - Let It Be
Beatles - Yesterday
Bee Gees - I've Gotta Get A Message To You
Bee Gees - Jive Talkin'
Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing
Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
Bee Gees - Night Fever
Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven
Bee Gees - Tragedy
Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow
George Benson - Give Me The Night
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
Chuck Berry - No Particular Place To Go
Chuck Berry - My Ding A Ling
Acker Bilk - Stranger On The Shore
Blondie - Heart Of Glass
Blondie - Call Me
Blondie - The Tide Is High
Blondie - Rapture
Bobby Bloom - Montego Bay
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
Gary US Bonds - Quarter To Three
Booker T & The MGs - Time Is Tight
Booker T & The MGs - Green Onions
Pat Boone - Speedy Gonzales
David Bowie - Golden Years
David Bowie - Let's Dance
David Bowie - China Girl
David Bowie - Blue Jean
David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Street
Box Tops - The Letter
Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall
Laura Branigan - Gloria
Laura Branigan - Self Control
Los Bravos - Black Is Black
Bread - Make It With You
Breathe - Hands To Heaven
Johnny Bristol - Hang On In There Baby
Brothers Johnson - Stomp
Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Fire
Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
Bobby Brown - Every Little Step
James Brown - Living In America
Johnny Burnette - You're Sixteen
Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man
Cameo - Word Up
Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe
Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
Freddy Cannon - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
Captain & Tennille - Do That To Me One More Time
Irene Cara - Fame
Irene Cara - Flashdance
Caravelles - You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak
Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Carpenters - Close To You
Carpenters - Goodbye To Love
Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
Carpenters - Top Of The World
Carpenters - Please Mr Postman
Carpenters - Only Yesterday
Vikki Carr - It Must Be Him
Cars - Drive
Clarence Carter - Patches
Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain
Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love
Chairmen Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time
Bruce Channel - Hey Baby
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
Charlene - I've Never Been To Me
Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack
Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You
Ray Charles - You Don't Know Me
Ray Charles - Take These Chains From My Heart
Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again
Cher - Bang Bang
Cher - Gypsies Tramps & Thieves
Cher - I Found Someone
Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
Chic - Dance Dance Dance
Chic - Le Freak
Chic - I Want Your Love
Chic - Good Times
Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4
Chicago - If You Leave Me Now
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
Chicago - Hard Habit To Break
Chiffons - Sweet Talkin' Guy
Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her
Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine
Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff
Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over
Dave Clark Five - Bits & Pieces
Dave Clark Five - Can't You See That She's Mine
Dave Clark Five - Catch Us If You Can
Petula Clark - Downtown
Petula Clark - My Love
Petula Clark - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
Petula Clark - This Is My Song
Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get It Right
Club Nouveau - Lean On Me
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong
Nat King Cole - Ramblin' Rose
Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac
Natalie Cole - Miss You Like Crazy
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love
Phil Collins - Against All Odds
Phil Collins - One More Night
Phil Collins - Groovy Kind Of Love
Phil Collins - Two Hearts
Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise
Phil Collins & Philip Bailey - Easy Lover
Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives
Commodores - Easy
Commodores - Three Times A Lady
Commodores - Sail On
Commodores - Still
Commodores - Nightshift
Perry Como - It's Impossible
Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music
Sam Cooke - Chain Gang
Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away
Rita Coolidge - We're All Alone
Alice Cooper - School's Out
Alice Cooper - Poison
Floyd Cramer - On The Rebound
Les Crane - Desiderata
CCR - Proud Mary
CCR - Bad Moon Rising
CCR - Travellin' Band
CCR - Up Around The Bend
Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme
Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron
Crystals - Then He Kissed Me
Cuff Links - Tracy
Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Culture Club - Time (Clock Of The Heart)
Culture Club - Church Of The Poison Mind
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
tbc
First up, this is a listing of every single that made the top ten of both the official UK charts and the Billboard singles chart in the 60s, 70s and 80s.
Transatlantic Number Ones in bold.
If anybody spots any omissions let me know!
Abba - Waterloo
Abba - Dancing Queen
Abba - Take A Chance On Me
Abba - The Winner Takes It All
Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
Paula Abdul - Straight Up
A-Ha - Take On Me
Morris Albert - Feelings
Herb Alpert - This Guy's In Love With You
America - Horse With No Name
Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden
Animals - House Of The Rising Sun
Animals - San Franciscan Nights
Animotion - Obsession
Paul Anka - (You're) Having My Baby
Arcadia - Election Day
Archies - Sugar Sugar
Argent - Hold Your Head Up
Louis Armstrong - Hello Dolly
Eddy Arnold - Make The World Go Away
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
Rick Astley - Together Forever
Rick Astley - She Wants To Dance With Me
Atlantic Starr - Secret Lovers
Atlantic Starr - Always
Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces
Bachelors - Diane
Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
Badfinger - Come And Get It
Badfinger - No Matter What
Badfinger - Day After Day
Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Kenny Ball - Midnight In Moscow
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Bananarama - Venus
Bangles - Manic Monday
Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian
Bangles - Eternal Flame
Len Barry - 1-2-3
Toni Basil - Mickey
Bay City Rollers - Money Honey
Beach Boys - I Get Around
Beach Boys - Barbara Ann
Beach Boys - Sloop John B
Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
Beatles - Please Please Me
Beatles - She Loves You
Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love
Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
Beatles - I Feel Fine
Beatles - Ticket To Ride
Beatles - Help!
Beatles - Day Tripper
Beatles - We Can Work It Out
Beatles - Paperback Writer
Beatles - Yellow Submarine
Beatles - Penny Lane
Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
Beatles - All You Need Is Love
Beatles - Hello Goodbye
Beatles - Lady Madonna
Beatles - Hey Jude
Beatles - Get Back
Beatles - Ballad Of John And Yoko
Beatles - Something
Beatles - Let It Be
Beatles - Yesterday
Bee Gees - I've Gotta Get A Message To You
Bee Gees - Jive Talkin'
Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing
Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
Bee Gees - Night Fever
Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven
Bee Gees - Tragedy
Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow
George Benson - Give Me The Night
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
Chuck Berry - No Particular Place To Go
Chuck Berry - My Ding A Ling
Acker Bilk - Stranger On The Shore
Blondie - Heart Of Glass
Blondie - Call Me
Blondie - The Tide Is High
Blondie - Rapture
Bobby Bloom - Montego Bay
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
Gary US Bonds - Quarter To Three
Booker T & The MGs - Time Is Tight
Booker T & The MGs - Green Onions
Pat Boone - Speedy Gonzales
David Bowie - Golden Years
David Bowie - Let's Dance
David Bowie - China Girl
David Bowie - Blue Jean
David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Street
Box Tops - The Letter
Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall
Laura Branigan - Gloria
Laura Branigan - Self Control
Los Bravos - Black Is Black
Bread - Make It With You
Breathe - Hands To Heaven
Johnny Bristol - Hang On In There Baby
Brothers Johnson - Stomp
Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Fire
Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
Bobby Brown - Every Little Step
James Brown - Living In America
Johnny Burnette - You're Sixteen
Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man
Cameo - Word Up
Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe
Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
Freddy Cannon - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
Captain & Tennille - Do That To Me One More Time
Irene Cara - Fame
Irene Cara - Flashdance
Caravelles - You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak
Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Carpenters - Close To You
Carpenters - Goodbye To Love
Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
Carpenters - Top Of The World
Carpenters - Please Mr Postman
Carpenters - Only Yesterday
Vikki Carr - It Must Be Him
Cars - Drive
Clarence Carter - Patches
Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain
Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love
Chairmen Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time
Bruce Channel - Hey Baby
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
Charlene - I've Never Been To Me
Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack
Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You
Ray Charles - You Don't Know Me
Ray Charles - Take These Chains From My Heart
Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again
Cher - Bang Bang
Cher - Gypsies Tramps & Thieves
Cher - I Found Someone
Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
Chic - Dance Dance Dance
Chic - Le Freak
Chic - I Want Your Love
Chic - Good Times
Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4
Chicago - If You Leave Me Now
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
Chicago - Hard Habit To Break
Chiffons - Sweet Talkin' Guy
Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her
Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine
Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff
Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over
Dave Clark Five - Bits & Pieces
Dave Clark Five - Can't You See That She's Mine
Dave Clark Five - Catch Us If You Can
Petula Clark - Downtown
Petula Clark - My Love
Petula Clark - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
Petula Clark - This Is My Song
Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get It Right
Club Nouveau - Lean On Me
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong
Nat King Cole - Ramblin' Rose
Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac
Natalie Cole - Miss You Like Crazy
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love
Phil Collins - Against All Odds
Phil Collins - One More Night
Phil Collins - Groovy Kind Of Love
Phil Collins - Two Hearts
Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise
Phil Collins & Philip Bailey - Easy Lover
Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives
Commodores - Easy
Commodores - Three Times A Lady
Commodores - Sail On
Commodores - Still
Commodores - Nightshift
Perry Como - It's Impossible
Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music
Sam Cooke - Chain Gang
Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away
Rita Coolidge - We're All Alone
Alice Cooper - School's Out
Alice Cooper - Poison
Floyd Cramer - On The Rebound
Les Crane - Desiderata
CCR - Proud Mary
CCR - Bad Moon Rising
CCR - Travellin' Band
CCR - Up Around The Bend
Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme
Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron
Crystals - Then He Kissed Me
Cuff Links - Tracy
Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Culture Club - Time (Clock Of The Heart)
Culture Club - Church Of The Poison Mind
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
tbc
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