Top 40 Hits - Not Abba, British, N American, Jamaican or Australasian - Until 2000

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A couple of German entries:
The Obernkirchen Children's Choir - The Happy Wanderer
Horst Jankowski - A Walk In The Black Forest

Many thanks LmD.

Great ideas and both are in.

The Obernkirchen Children's Choir had an exceptional and little known influence on British music culture.

John Peel was dragged by his mother to see them live after which the rebellion began.

Obernkirchen Children's Choir - The Happy Wanderer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_QJi7wVENE

Having said as much, it was a hit in 1954. While many would argue that the chart commenced in 1952, for many of us it really began in 1955.

Horst Jankowski - A Walk In The Black Forest- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQqHCb16MNg

Germany, Germany - 44

[Lat-Literal]

Not that I know much about 'Pop Music', but I can think of seven:

Aha - The Sun always shines on TV
Bjork - Army of me
Bjork - Oh so quiet
Eiffel65 - Blue
Eiffel65 - Move your body
Nicole - Ein bisschen frieden
Vanessa Paridis - Joe le Taxi

Apologies if they've already been mentioned!

I don't think any of these had been mentioned, SC, so thanks.....I think we can have a bit of a Bjork blitz here:

Venus as a Boy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaxUZH0cbhM
Possibly Maybe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK0lXnzYWsg
Hyper-Ballad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SDWFvsN2lw
Alarm Call - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXU8L-YRSNU
All is Full of Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjI2J2SQ528
Human Behaviour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDbPYoaAiyc

Big Time Sensuality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHuXpWSNa-8

It's Oh So Quiet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htobTBlCvUU
Bachelorette - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th7QmZiz6Lc
Isobel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGjGh74n_9U
I Miss You - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybDX_5hQ6So
Army of Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqfQXJSvbo4
Violently Happy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXn_5c8ORIc

Iceland times 13 - 57

[cloughie]

Bert Kampfert Bye bye blues
Gilbert Becaud A little love and understading
Serge Gainsbourg Je t’aime
Singing Nun Dominique
Los Indios Tabaros Maria Elena

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Armin Van Buuren - This Is What It Feels Like (got to #6 in 2013).

One of my favourite trance/electro DJs. The downside is he's from Holland .....

Edit: Doh!!! 2013

[cloughie]

Manfred Mann ought to count, really.

5-4-3-2-1, in fact.

If so then should include any band with a qualifying member. 4/5 of the original Manfred Mann were Brits, and 3/5 of the 2nd incarnation were, with Klaus Voorman being German

[Beef Oven!]

Cliff Richard - Summer Holiday

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Demis Roussos. For ever and ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3vCB3YBMUo

Is it no of acts, no of countries, or just hit records Lat is looking for ?

and Nana Mouskouri. Only Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCVQdeHJZUM

#2 in 1986.

Demis Roussos had 4 other hits!

[cloughie]

Cliff Richard - Summer Holiday

Careful Beefy you’ll invade his privacy.

Freddie Mercury was born in Zanzibar - how many Queen and Freddie solo hits were there?

[teamsaint]

If so then should include any band with a qualifying member. 4/5 of the original Manfred Mann were Brits, and 3/5 of the 2nd incarnation were, with Klaus Voorman being German

Fair point of course, but since the band carried his name, it seems only fair to let him in.

Seeing the Blues Band this weekend at Wickham.

[Beef Oven!]

Careful Beefy you’ll invade his privacy.

I haven't even got a helicopter!!!!

[teamsaint]

Demis Roussos had 4 other hits!

No doubt, I have just been adding 1 per "new" act.

Sinead O'Connor hasn't made it in yet.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sinead+o%27connor

[Lat-Literal]

Not that I know much about 'Pop Music', but I can think of seven:

Aha - The Sun always shines on TV
Bjork - Army of me
Bjork - Oh so quiet
Eiffel65 - Blue
Eiffel65 - Move your body
Nicole - Ein bisschen frieden
Vanessa Paridis - Joe le Taxi

Apologies if they've already been mentioned!

Yes, this is one of the best pop songs of the 1980s:

Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M29va0s3fkY

This is obviously Eurovision:

Nicole - A Little Peace - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne8K8wn3jZM

And while we are there, these are better Eurovision:

Severine - Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0CwP_G97Y4

Anne Marie David - A Wonderful Dream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq-fkY0KEg8

France, Germany, Monaco/France, Luxembourg/France - 61

[cloughie]

Marcello Minerbi Zorba’s Dance

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Fair point of course, but since the band carried his name, it seems only fair to let him in.

Seeing the Blues Band this weekend at Wickham.

Enjoy - really good - Dave Kelly’s guitar playing, particularly in slow blues numbers is brilliant.

[zola]

Il Silenzio - Nini Rosso - Italy

Staggeringly a top 40 hit in the Summer of Love 1967. I remember Kenny Everett on pirate Radio London always referring to "the fab 39 and Il Silenzio" while it remained in the charts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1FCesDXvRg