USA : Biggest hits by American Artists

Top American performers in the UK Charts

This chart is in commemoration of American Independence Day (4th July).
It lists the Top 50 U.S. acts according to their performance in the UK.

No.	Artist	Wks in Top 40	No. hits	Wks at no.1	Biggest Hit	Years
1	Elvis Presley	995	110	77	It's Now Or Never	1956-2003
2	Madonna	437	61	21	Into The Groove	1984-2003
3	Diana Ross	373	56	7	I'm Still Waiting	1967-1999
4	Michael Jackson	359	50	16	Earth Song	1972-2003
5	Frank Sinatra	338	33	8	Strangers In The Night	1954-1999
6	Everly Brothers	303	29	19	All I Have To Do Is Dream/Claudette	1957-1984
7	Perry Como	297	26	13	Magic Moment	1953-1974
8	Pat Boone	293	26	5	I'll Be Home	1955-1962
9	Stevie Wonder	289	38	9	I Just Called To Say I Love You	1966-2003
10	Roy Orbison	286	31	7	Only The Lonely	1960-1993
11	Frankie Laine	279	26	32	I Believe	1952-1961
12	Jim Reeves	264	22	5	Distant Drums	1960-1972
13	The Supremes	253	28	2	Baby Love	1964-1989
14	Four Tops	246	28	3	Reach Out I'll Be There	1965-1989
15	Connie Francis	229	22	12	Stupid Cupid/Carolina Moon	1958-1966
16	Beach Boys	224	28	3	Good Vibrations	1963-1996
17	Whitney Houston	221	31	16	I Will Always Love You	1985-2002
18	Nat 'King' Cole	210	31	0	When I Fall In Love	1952-1994
19	Cher	208	31	15	Believe	1965-2001
20	Janet (Jackson)	197	37	0	The Best Things In Life Are Free	1986-2004
21	(Artist Formerly Known As) Prince	193	41	2	The Most Beautiful Girl In The World	1983-1999
22	Donna Summer	191	27	4	I Feel Love	1976-1999
23	Bill Haley & His Comets	191	13	5	Rock Around The Clock	1954-1981
24	Lionel Richie & The Commodores	188	31	11	Hello	1981-1988
25	Duane Eddy	180	21	0	Because They're Young	1958-1986
26	Mariah Carey	178	30	6	Without You	1990-2003
27	Andy Williams	178	20	2	Butterfly	1957-2002
28	Jacksons / Jackson Five	173	24	1	Show You The Way To Go	1970-1984
29	Tina Turner	173	33	0	What's Love Got To Do With It	1966-2000
30	Brenda Lee	171	19	0	Speak To Me Pretty	1960-1965
31	Gene Pitney	169	22	4	Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart	1961-1989
32	Johnnie Ray	166	21	11	Just Walkin' In The Rain	1952-1959
33	Guy Mitchell	165	15	14	Look At That Girl	1952-1959
34	Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons	165	20	2	December '63 (Oh What A Night)	1962-1991
35	(Jon) Bon Jovi	164	36	0	Always	1986-2003
36	The Temptations	156	19	0	My Girl	1966-1992
37	Neil Sedaka	153	15	0	Oh Carol	1959-1975
38	Debbie (/Deborah) Harry & Blondie	150	21	13	Heart Of Glass	1978-1993
39	Dean Martin	150	16	4	Memories Are Made Of This	1953-1999
40	Kool & The Gang	142	19	0	Joanna/Tonight	1979-2003
41	Marvin Gaye	142	16	3	I Heard It Through The Grapevine	1967-2001
42	Bobby Darin	142	15	6	Dream Lover	1958-1979
43	The Drifters	139	16	0	There Goes My First Love	1960-1979
44	R Kelly	139	25	7	Ignition Remix	1994-2004
45	Doris Day	138	14	15	Secret Love	1952-1987
46	Eminem/D12	133	15	4	Without Me	1999-2004
47	The Carpenters	130	17	0	Yesterday Once More	1970-1994
48	Britney Spears	127	16	6	Baby One More Time	1999-2004
49	Gladys Knight & The Pips	126	19	0	The Way We Were	1967-1989
50	Stylistics	125	16	3	I Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)	1972-1977

Notes:

Where one individual dominated a group and also had hits in their own right these chart performances have been combined for the purposes of the above table.
In considering Michael Jackson we should also remember his significant, uncredited, contribution to The Jacksons / Jackson 5. In total, they had 24 hits, spending 173 weeks in the Top 40, including one at no.1.
In addition to hits as The Jacksons/Jackson 5 two individual members have successfully made the Top 40. Aside from Michael (see above), Jermain spent 20 weeks in the Top 40 through 3 hits.
Diana Ross' total includes her hits with The Supremes where she received a specific credit (Diana Ross & The Supremes). She performed on a further 9 of their hits (adding 85 more weeks including 2 at no. 1)
In addition to hits with his brother Donald, Philip Everly (of The Everly Brothers!) had two more (with Cliff Richard) adding 11 weeks to his total.
Fleetwood Mac became an Anglo-American band in 1976. Prior to this it had only British members. If the pre-American-joining hits are excluded the group does not register sufficient weeks in the Top 40 to qualify for the above chart (even if Lindsey Buckingham's and Stevie Nicks' solo hits are added on).
The Osmond family deserve a special mention. Though they don't qualify for the above chart in any individual guise, various combinations of The Osmonds / Donny / Donny & Marie / Little Jimmy have clocked up 27 hits spanning 243 weeks including 18 at no. 1 from 1972-1999.

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