British females who reached number one on the Hot 100 (United States)

I quite like the Lulu record but it's 'Downtown' by a mile for me. It's always been one of my favourites.

Yup, me likes also that part of town.

Downtown shits all over everything else on this list

I have such fond memories of my mom singing along with the AM radio whenever the local station played 'Downtown' - it's a great song and Petula so rules the British songstresses - it will win in a walk ...

I feel like Dusty Springfield should be on this list, too bad she never had a #1.

it's 'Downtown' by a mile

Turn around! It's Bonnie Tyler for me.

total eclipse is great great great but downtown is better! no contrarian vote from me today.

leona

total eclipse is great great great but downtown is better! no contrarian vote from me today.

― goole, Tuesday, 18 November 2008 23:34 (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

^^^ this

*shakes head and lols for years at the lex post*

maybe just that it's actually there and you knew it was going to be

Downtown is pretty epically unbeateable, one of those you never quite remember how good it actually is until you hear it again.

I feel more Bonnie Tyler these days mind

Downtown carries some pop cultural baggage, but that could probably be held equally against Total Eclipse...

I assumed Dusty Springfield must have had a US #1 at some point.. "What Have I Done To This" came close

deserve

nuff respect for "downtown" but bonnie is the winner here

nice to see scotland and wales represented here

I grew up with Nicki French's funky houseish version of "total eclipse of the heart" (#2, she almost made the list! goddamn bryan adams) and prefer it to the original, I think.

"Downtown" is nice. That "Keep Me Hangin' On" cover, too. "Venus" is like the female "Lust for Life." "Bleeding Love is pretty clever, but she sounds a bit too robotic (and no, that's not what the track calls for). I'm probably voting "Wannabe."

All of these singles are actually pretty amazing. Bonnie Tyler, anyway, just ahead of "Wannabe".

Must be "Venus" although America has hardly gone for the best of British female singers, to say the least.

In my perfect world, this list would consist entirely of songs by The Sundays. But since that's not happening, I have to go with "Downtown"

Hang on, that's it?

On "WWTBA Millionaire" yesterday, the 4 for "in order, these 4 british female singers that had US number ones" included Kim Wilde.

Sorry, strike that, just saw it.

Still, "That's it?"

I love most of these songs but I wanted "Morning Train" to get a vote.

It's completely impossible for me to think of "Downtown" without thinking of Groundskeeper Willie:

"ach...DOON-TOON!"

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never heard Bleeding Love but the rest of these are bangers. (My Love runt of the litter though.)

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awesome

It's completely impossible for me to think of "Downtown" without thinking of Groundskeeper Willie:

"ach...DOON-TOON!"

― Sara Sara Sara, Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:09 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark

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