Chart Disagreements
Singles the two countries could not agree on: a #1 on one side of the Atlantic that missed the top ten on the other, or a wide peak gap. A dash means the song never reached that chart’s top ten. Click any column to re-sort.
| Single | Artist | Metro | US | UK | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) | Domenico Modugno | Bari | #1 | — | 1958 |
| Little Star | The Elegants | New York | #1 | — | 1958 |
| The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) | The Chipmunks | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1958 |
| Venus | Frankie Avalon | Philadelphia | #1 | — | 1959 |
| The Happy Organ | Dave "Baby" Cortez | Detroit | #1 | — | 1959 |
| Kansas City | Wilbert Harrison | Charlotte | #1 | — | 1959 |
| The Battle of New Orleans | Johnny Horton | Shreveport | #1 | — | 1959 |
| Sleep Walk | Santo & Johnny | New York | #1 | — | 1959 |
| Mr. Blue | The Fleetwoods | Seattle | #1 | — | 1959 |
| Why | Frankie Avalon | Philadelphia | #1 | — | 1959 |
| El Paso | Marty Robbins | Phoenix | #1 | — | 1959 |
| Teen Angel | Mark Dinning | #1 | — | 1960 | |
| Alley Oop | The Hollywood Argyles | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1960 |
| I'm Sorry | Brenda Lee | Atlanta | #1 | — | 1960 |
| The Twist | Chubby Checker | Philadelphia | #1 | — | 1960 |
| Mr. Custer | Larry Verne | Minneapolis | #1 | — | 1960 |
| I Want to Be Wanted | Brenda Lee | Atlanta | #1 | — | 1960 |
| Georgia on My Mind | Ray Charles | Jacksonville | #1 | — | 1960 |
| Stay | Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs | Columbia | #1 | — | 1960 |
| Wonderland by Night | Bert Kaempfert | Hamburg | #1 | — | 1960 |
| Calcutta | Lawrence Welk | #1 | — | 1961 | |
| Pony Time | Chubby Checker | Philadelphia | #1 | — | 1961 |
| Mother-in-Law | Ernie K-Doe | New Orleans | #1 | — | 1961 |
| Travelin' Man | Ricky Nelson | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1961 |
| Moody River | Pat Boone | Nashville | #1 | — | 1961 |
| Tossin' and Turnin' | Bobby Lewis | Indianapolis | #1 | — | 1961 |
| Wooden Heart (Muss i denn) | Joe Dowell | #1 | — | 1961 | |
| Runaround Sue | Dion | New York | #1 | — | 1961 |
| Please Mr. Postman | The Marvelettes | Detroit | #1 | — | 1961 |
| The Lion Sleeps Tonight | The Tokens | New York | #1 | — | 1961 |
| Peppermint Twist - Part 1 | Joey Dee and the Starliters | New York | #1 | — | 1961 |
| Duke of Earl | Gene Chandler | Chicago | #1 | — | 1962 |
| Don't Break the Heart That Loves You | Connie Francis | New York | #1 | — | 1962 |
| Johnny Angel | Shelley Fabares | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1962 |
| Soldier Boy | The Shirelles | New York | #1 | — | 1962 |
| The Stripper | David Rose and His Orchestra | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1962 |
| Roses Are Red (My Love) | Bobby Vinton | Pittsburgh | #1 | — | 1962 |
| He's a Rebel | The Crystals | New York | #1 | — | 1962 |
| Big Girls Don't Cry | The Four Seasons | New York | #1 | — | 1962 |
| Go Away Little Girl | Steve Lawrence | New York | #1 | — | 1962 |
| Walk Like a Man | The Four Seasons | New York | #1 | — | 1963 |
| Our Day Will Come | Ruby & the Romantics | Cleveland | #1 | — | 1963 |
| He's So Fine | The Chiffons | New York | #1 | — | 1963 |
| I Will Follow Him | Little Peggy March | Philadelphia | #1 | — | 1963 |
| If You Wanna Be Happy | Jimmy Soul | Norfolk | #1 | — | 1963 |
| Easier Said Than Done | The Essex | #1 | — | 1963 | |
| Surf City | Jan and Dean | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1963 |
| So Much in Love | The Tymes | Philadelphia | #1 | — | 1963 |
| Fingertips - Part 2 | Little Stevie Wonder | Detroit | #1 | — | 1963 |
| My Boyfriend's Back | The Angels | New York | #1 | — | 1963 |
| Sugar Shack | Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs | Lubbock | #1 | — | 1963 |
| Deep Purple | Nino Tempo | #1 | — | 1963 | |
| I'm Leaving It Up to You | Dale and Grace | Baton Rouge | #1 | — | 1963 |
| Dominique | The Singing Nun | Brussels | #1 | — | 1963 |
| There! I've Said It Again | Bobby Vinton | Pittsburgh | #1 | — | 1963 |
| Chapel of Love | The Dixie Cups | New Orleans | #1 | — | 1964 |
| Everybody Loves Somebody | Dean Martin | Pittsburgh | #1 | — | 1964 |
| Ringo | Lorne Greene | Ottawa | #1 | — | 1964 |
| Mr. Lonely | Bobby Vinton | Pittsburgh | #1 | — | 1964 |
| Come See About Me | The Supremes | Detroit | #1 | — | 1964 |
| This Diamond Ring | Gary Lewis & the Playboys | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1965 |
| Eight Days a Week | The Beatles | Liverpool | #1 | — | 1965 |
| Game of Love | The Mindbenders | Manchester | #1 | — | 1965 |
| Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter | Herman's Hermits | Manchester | #1 | — | 1965 |
| Help Me, Rhonda | The Beach Boys | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1965 |
| Back in My Arms Again | The Supremes | Detroit | #1 | — | 1965 |
| I'm Henry VIII, I Am | Herman's Hermits | Manchester | #1 | — | 1965 |
| I Hear a Symphony | The Supremes | Detroit | #1 | — | 1965 |
| Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) | The Byrds | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1965 |
| Over and Over | The Dave Clark Five | London | #1 | — | 1965 |
| The Sound of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | New York | #1 | — | 1965 |
| We Can Work It Out | The Beatles | Liverpool | #1 | — | 1966 |
| Lightnin' Strikes | Lou Christie | Pittsburgh | #1 | — | 1966 |
| The Ballad of the Green Berets | S/Sgt. Barry Sadler | #1 | — | 1966 | |
| (You're My) Soul and Inspiration | The Righteous Brothers | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1966 |
| Good Lovin' | The Young Rascals | New York | #1 | — | 1966 |
| Hanky Panky | Tommy James and the Shondells | South Bend | #1 | — | 1966 |
| Cherish | The Association | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1966 |
| 96 Tears | ? and the Mysterians | Saginaw | #1 | — | 1966 |
| Last Train to Clarksville | The Monkees | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1966 |
| Poor Side of Town | Johnny Rivers | Baton Rouge | #1 | — | 1966 |
| Kind of a Drag | The Buckinghams | Chicago | #1 | — | 1967 |
| Ruby Tuesday | The Rolling Stones | London | #1 | — | 1967 |
| Love Is Here and Now You're Gone | The Supremes | Detroit | #1 | — | 1967 |
| Happy Together | The Turtles | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1967 |
| Somethin' Stupid | Frank Sinatra | New York | #1 | — | 1967 |
| Windy | The Association | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1967 |
| Ode to Billie Joe | Bobbie Gentry | Jackson | #1 | — | 1967 |
| To Sir, with Love | Lulu | Glasgow | #1 | — | 1967 |
| Incense and Peppermints | Strawberry Alarm Clock | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1967 |
| Love Is Blue | Paul Mauriat | Paris | #1 | — | 1968 |
| Tighten Up | Archie Bell & the Drells | Houston | #1 | — | 1968 |
| Grazing in the Grass | Hugh Masekela | Johannesburg | #1 | — | 1968 |
| Hello, I Love You | The Doors | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1968 |
| People Got to Be Free | The Rascals | New York | #1 | — | 1968 |
| Harper Valley PTA | Jeannie C. Riley | Nashville | #1 | — | 1968 |
| Love Child | The Supremes | Detroit | #1 | — | 1968 |
| Crimson and Clover | Tommy James and the Shondells | South Bend | #1 | — | 1969 |
| Everyday People | Sly and the Family Stone | San Francisco-San Jose | #1 | — | 1969 |
| Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In | The 5th Dimension | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1969 |
| Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet | Henry Mancini | Cleveland | #1 | — | 1969 |
| I Can't Get Next to You | The Temptations | Detroit | #1 | — | 1969 |
| Wedding Bell Blues | The 5th Dimension | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1969 |
| Come Together / Something | The Beatles | Liverpool | #1 | — | 1969 |
| Someday We'll Be Together | The Supremes | Detroit | #1 | — | 1969 |
| Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head | B. J. Thomas | Houston | #1 | — | 1969 |
| Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / Everybody Is a Star | Sly and the Family Stone | San Francisco-San Jose | #1 | — | 1970 |
| American Woman / No Sugar Tonight | The Guess Who | Winnipeg | #1 | — | 1970 |
| The Long and Winding Road / For You Blue | The Beatles | Liverpool | #1 | — | 1970 |
| Mama Told Me (Not to Come) | Three Dog Night | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1970 |
| I Think I Love You | The Partridge Family | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1970 |
| My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity | George Harrison | Liverpool | #1 | — | 1970 |
| Knock Three Times | Dawn | New York | #1 | — | 1970 |
| One Bad Apple | The Osmonds | Salt Lake City-Provo | #1 | — | 1971 |
| Me and Bobby McGee | Janis Joplin | Beaumont | #1 | — | 1971 |
| Joy to the World | Three Dog Night | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1971 |
| Want Ads | Honey Cone | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1971 |
| It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move | Carole King | New York | #1 | — | 1971 |
| Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) | The Raiders | Portland | #1 | — | 1971 |
| How Can You Mend a Broken Heart | Bee Gees | Brisbane | #1 | — | 1971 |
| Go Away Little Girl | Donny Osmond | Salt Lake City-Provo | #1 | — | 1971 |
| Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey | Paul McCartney | Liverpool | #1 | — | 1971 |
| Maggie May / Reason to Believe | Rod Stewart | London | #1 | — | 1971 |
| Family Affair | Sly and the Family Stone | San Francisco-San Jose | #1 | — | 1971 |
| The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | Roberta Flack | Washington-Baltimore | #1 | — | 1972 |
| I'll Take You There | The Staple Singers | Chicago | #1 | — | 1972 |
| Oh Girl | The Chi-Lites | Chicago | #1 | — | 1972 |
| The Candy Man | Sammy Davis Jr. | New York | #1 | — | 1972 |
| Song Sung Blue | Neil Diamond | New York | #1 | — | 1972 |
| Lean on Me | Bill Withers | Beckley | #1 | — | 1972 |
| Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) | Looking Glass | New York | #1 | — | 1972 |
| Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me | Mac Davis | Lubbock | #1 | — | 1972 |
| Black and White | Three Dog Night | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1972 |
| I Am Woman | Helen Reddy | Melbourne | #1 | — | 1972 |
| Papa Was a Rollin' Stone | The Temptations | Detroit | #1 | — | 1972 |
| Me and Mrs. Jones | Billy Paul | Philadelphia | #1 | — | 1972 |
| Superstition | Stevie Wonder | Detroit | #1 | — | 1973 |
| The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia | Vicki Lawrence | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1973 |
| Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree | Dawn | New York | #1 | — | 1973 |
| Frankenstein | The Edgar Winter Group | Beaumont | #1 | — | 1973 |
| Will It Go Round in Circles | Billy Preston | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1973 |
| Bad, Bad Leroy Brown | Jim Croce | Philadelphia | #1 | — | 1973 |
| The Morning After | Maureen McGovern | #1 | — | 1973 | |
| Brother Louie | Stories | New York | #1 | — | 1973 |
| Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Washington-Baltimore | #1 | — | 1973 |
| Delta Dawn | Helen Reddy | Melbourne | #1 | — | 1973 |
| We're an American Band | Grand Funk Railroad | Flint | #1 | — | 1973 |
| Half-Breed | Cher | Los Angeles | #1 | — | 1973 |
| Keep On Truckin' | Eddie Kendricks | Detroit | #1 | — | 1973 |
| Time in a Bottle | Jim Croce | Philadelphia | #1 | — | 1973 |