I’m doing this in two parts – here is a list of UK top 10 hits (but not number ones) that made number one in Italy. Between 1959 and 2020 there have been a total of 123. Here is the 1959 – 1989 list.
Artist | Title |
Neil Sedaka | Oh Carol |
Percy Faith | Theme from A Summer Place |
Connie Francis | Where the Boys Are |
Chubby Checker | Let’s Twist Again |
Pat Boone | Speedy Gonzales |
The Beatles | Please Please Me |
1910 Fruitgum Company | Simon Says |
Barry Ryan | Eloise |
Shocking Blue | Venus |
The Beatles | Let It Be |
Elton John | Crocodile Rock |
Bee Gees | Stayin’ Alive |
Bee Gees | Too Much Heaven |
Patrick Hernandez | Born to Be Alive |
Amii Stewart | Knock on Wood |
The Knack | My Sharona |
Diana Ross | Upside Down |
OMD | Enola Gay |
Kim Carnes | Bette Davis Eyes |
Imagination | Music & Lights |
Chicago | Hard to Say I’m Sorry |
F. R. David | Words |
Mike Oldfield | Moonlight Shadow |
Irene Cara | Flashdance |
Paul Young | Love of the Common People |
Van Halen | Jump |
Duran Duran | The Wild Boys |
Duran Duran | A View to a Kill |
Simple Minds | Alive and Kicking |
Arcadia | Election Day |
A-ha | Take On Me |
Madonna | Live To Tell |
MC Miker G & DJ Sven | Holiday Rap |
Duran Duran | Notorious |
Michael Jackson | Bad |
George Michael | Faith |
Eighth Wonder | I’m Not Scared |
Madonna | Express Yourself |
Kaoma | Lambada |