Top Song in the U.S. Every Year by a Foreign Artist

Can you name the non-American artist who made the highest charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 every year since 1958?
# indicates where the song placed on the year-end chart
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Year
#
Country
Song
Artist
2025
9
South Korea
APT
Rosé
2024
10
Ireland
Too Sweet
Hozier
2023
5
Canada
Creepin'
The Weeknd
2022
1
UK
Heat Waves
Glass Animals
2021
1
UK
Levitating
Dua Lipa
2020
1
Canada
Blinding Lights
The Weeknd
2019
6
UK
Happier
Bastille
2018
1
Canada
God's Plan
Drake
2017
1
UK
Shape of You
Ed Sheeran
2016
1
Canada
Love Yourself
Justin Bieber
2015
2
UK
Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran
2014
4
Australia
Fancy
Iggy Azalea
2013
13
Barbados
Stay
Rihanna
2012
1
Australia
Somebody That I Used to Know
Gotye
2011
1
UK
Rolling in the Deep
Adele
2010
9
UK
Dynamite
Taio Cruz
2009
20
UK
Down
Jay Sean
2008
2
UK
Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis
2007
2
Barbados
Umbrella
Rihanna
2006
1
Canada
Bad Day
Daniel Powter
2005
18
Barbados
Pon de Replay
Rihanna
2004
17
Canada
Someday
Nickelback
2003
3
Jamaica
Get Busy
Sean Paul
2002
1
Canada
How You Remind Me
Nickelback
2001
8
UK
Thank You
Dido
2000
7
Australia
I Knew I Loved You
Savage Garden
1999
9
Canada
Nobody's Supposed to Be Here
Deborah Cox
1998
3
Canada
You're Still the One
Shania Twain
1997
1
UK
Candle in the Wind 1997
Elton John
1996
1
Spain
Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
Los del Rio
1995
4
UK
Kiss From a Rose
Seal
1994
1
Sweden
The Sign
Ace of Base
1993
3
UK
Can't Help Falling in Love
UB40
1992
6
UK
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Year
#
Country
Song
Artist
1991
1
Canada
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You
Bryan Adams
1990
2
Sweden
It Must Have Been Love
Roxette
1989
8
Germany
Girl You Know It's True
Milli Vanilli
1988
1
UK
Faith
George Michael
1987
7
UK
Here I Go Again
Whitesnake
1986
10
UK
Addicted to Love
Robert Palmer
1985
1
UK
Careless Whisper
Wham!
1984
3
UK
Say, Say, Say
Paul McCartney
1983
1
UK
Every Breath You Take
The Police
1982
1
Australia
Physical
Olivia Newton-John
1981
4
UK
(Just Like) Starting Over
John Lennon
1980
2
UK
Another Brick in the Wall, Part II
Pink Floyd
1979
4
UK
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Rod Stewart
1978
1
UK
Shadow Dancing
Andy Gibb
1977
1
UK
Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Rod Stewart
1976
1
UK
Silly Love Songs
Paul McCartney & Wings
1975
3
UK
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John
1974
2
Canada
Seasons in the Sun
Terry Jacks
1973
5
UK
My Love
Paul McCartney & Wings
1972
2
Ireland
Alone Again (Naturally)
Gilbert O'Sullivan
1971
2
UK
Maggie May
Rod Stewart
1970
3
Canada
American Woman
The Guess Who
1969
4
UK
Honky Tonk Women
The Rolling Stones
1968
1
UK
Hey Jude
The Beatles
1967
1
UK
To Sir With Love
Lulu
1966
20
UK
A Groovy Kind of Love
The Mindbenders
1965
3
UK
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones
1964
1
UK
I Want to Hold Your Hand
The Beatles
1963
10
Japan
Sukiyaki
Kyu Sakamoto
1962
1
UK
Stranger On The Shore
Acker Bilk
1961
35
Denmark
Apache
Jorgen Ingmann
1960
1
Canada
Theme From A Summer Place
Percy Faith
1959
5
Canada
Lonely Boy
Paul Anka
1958
1
Italy
Volaire (Nel blu dipinto di blu)
Domenico Modugno
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