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This is a list of number-one hits by non-American artists in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It excludes number-one hits by English artists that can be found in the list of songs by British artists which reached number-one in the United States, although Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish songs are included here as well.

[a] = While the band Manfred Mann is English, the lead singer of the same name was born in South Africa.

[b] = The Bee Gees were formed in Australia, but the Gibb brothers were all born in Isle of Man.

[c] = Jan Hammer was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, modern day Czech Republic.

[d] = Los Lobos is a Mexican-American band.

[e] = Nelly Furtado is only featured in "Give It to Me". The song's main artist is Timbaland.

[f] = Rihanna is only featured in "Live Your Life", "Love the Way You Lie" and "The Monster". The song's main artists are T.I. for the former and Eminem for the latter two.

[g] = Afrojack is only featured in "Give Me Everything". The song's main artist is Pitbull.

[h] = Justin Bieber is only featured in "I'm the One". The song's main artist is DJ Khaled.

[i] = Both Bad Bunny and J Balvin are only featured in "I Like It". The song's main artist is Cardi B.

[j] = Nicki Minaj is only featured in "Say So". The song's main artist is Doja Cat.

[k] = M.I.A. is only featured in "Franchise". The song's main artist is Travis Scott.

[l] = Both Drake and Tems are only featured in "Wait for U". The song's main artist is Future.

Trivia

 * The non-British, European country with the highest number of US number-ones is Sweden with 7, followed by France & Germany/West Germany with 6 each.
 * The non-British, European country whose artists have appeared in the top spot on the Hot 100 for the most weeks is Spain (19 weeks), followed by Ireland (15).
 * Apart from the UK, the European countries with the largest number of acts to reach number-one in the US are France, Germany (all except Kim Petras as West Germany) and Sweden with 4 each. Ireland and the Netherlands have 3 each, and Belgium and Spain have 2 each. Austria had one act reach number one in the pre-Hot 100 era and one in the Hot 100 era.
 * The only non-UK European acts with multiple US number one hits are:
 * Roxette (4)
 * Milli Vanilli (3)
 * Enrique Iglesias (2)
 * U2 (2)