Songs that were popular in other countries
 

Ashanti - Only U (Peaked at #13 on the hot 100)


- Debuted at #2 in the UK - her most successful song here
- Reached #1 in the UK R&B Charts
- Debuted at #4 in Ireland




Keri Hilson - I like


- Debuted at #1 in Germany. Certified platinum, also the Christmas #1
- Reached #1 in Luxembourg, Poland and Slovakia
- Certified platinum in Switzerland




Ciara - Living It Up Feat Nicki Minaj


- Debuted at #2 in South Korea with over a million copies in the first week
- 736,290 copies in the second week
- 538,973 copies in the third week




Mariah Carey - I Want To Know What Love Is (Peaked at #60 on the hot 100)


- Reached #1 in Brazil and stayed there for 27 weeks (6 months) Longest #1 in Brazilian history
- Top 10 in France, Hungary, Japan and Portugal
- Reached #7 on UK R&B charts




Britney Spears - Born To Make You Happy


- Debuted at #1 in the UK and Ireland
- Reached #1 in Denmark
- A top 5 single in Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland



Feel free to add anymore!

Anything by Anastacia - she’s pretty much gone unnoticed in American charts which I find incredible! Big star here in the UK at one time, for many years.

bye what

Only U ended careers

same with kylie minogue

You’re welcome to add some more overseas accomplishments x

Jamelia - Superstar - peaked at #3 in the UK



- #1 in Australia, Czech Republic, New Zealand and Poland
- Platinum in Australia and New Zealand
- Appeared in games and soundtracks from around the world

Although Superstar charted higher elsewhere, it’s still one of the most recognised songs in UK pop culture

Always amazes me that ‘Lights’ by Ellie Goulding was the 5th most sold song in the USA in 2012

But the UK didn’t even put it in the top 40 for a single week

Karmin- Broken Hearted

It hit #6 in the UK and the only country it performed better in was New Zealand

#1 smash in the UK outrageously peaked at #70 in the US

The first 4 Cover Drive songs , despite not being British they only really found success in the UK with 3 of their songs hitting top 10 and one hitting #1

#1 in the UK in 2006, never charted in their homeland (USA). Scissor Sisters also never hit the charts back home, but had 10 top 40 singles here.

^^ Remember when Scissor Sisters were MASSIVE here in the UK?

Almost everyone I knew owned their first album, including me!

This song came to my mind when I saw the Title of the thread

David Grey is one who was massive in Ireland and he credits his success here as the only reason he ever took off in the UK (despite being from there) White Ladder is still the biggest selling album in Ireland today