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The first British female to top the US charts was Vera Lynn with Auf Wiedersehen Sweetheart in 1952.

Petula Clark followed with Downtown" in January, 1965.

Then Lulu with To Sir With Love in 1967 - in fact, the top pop single for the whole year.

Sheena Easton did it with Morning Train (title 9 to 5 in the UK) in 1981.

Kim Wilde did it with You Keep Me Hangin' On in 1987.

Since then, Leona Lewis reached number one with Bleeding Love, and Adele has topped the US album charts.

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the first british artist to have a number 1 hit in the usa was aker bilk with stranger on the shore 26th may 1962

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