This is a list of number-one hits by British artists in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (existent since August 3, 1958). 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 (including his duets with Aretha Franklin and Elton John, plus the ones scored with the band Wham!). The Bee Gees and Elton John have nine number-one singles each. The Rolling Stones have had eight number one singles. Sir Paul McCartney is a credited artist on seven US 1s - two more No. 1s are credited to Wings alone.<ref>Bronson, F. (2003) The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits" Billboard Books. p. 936</ref> Adele and Dame Olivia Newton-John rank as the most successful female artists, with five number-one singles each, although Newton-John moved to Australia at the age of six. Bananarama and the Spice Girls are the only British girl groups to score a number one on the Hot 100. With "Viva la Vida", Coldplay were the first British group to reach number-one in the 21st century. In 2021, they became the first British group in history to debut at the top of Billboard'' Hot 100 with "My Universe". The band were also the only British group with number-one singles in the 21st century until Glass Animals topped the chart with "Heat Waves". List of number ones 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. See also List of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by Australian artists List of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by Canadian artists List of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by European artists British Invasion British soul Notes Billy Preston was American. The Beatles are British. The Bee Gees were born on the Isle of Man, a Crown dependency that is not part of the UK, and moved to the UK proper in their early childhood, but moved to Australia later in their childhood and resided there for eight years before moving back to the UK. Linda McCartney was American. It is unknown