Which British rock singer or group was the first to top the US singles chart? What was the year?
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Last updated Sep 25 2016.
miffy42
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miffy42 19 year member
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Telstar, The Tornadoes. No singing involved, nor a rock singer either.
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Nov 17 2006, 1:25 PM
Brainyblonde
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"Stranger on the Shore" is a piece for clarinet written by Acker Bilk for his young daughter and originally named "Jenny" after her.
On May 26, 1962, "Stranger on the Shore" became the first British recording to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, but it was quickly followed, on December 22, by The Tornados' "Telstar", another instrumental. After "Telstar", the first British performers topping the U.S. charts were The Beatles, with their first Capitol Records single "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_on_the_Shore