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21 British Women Who Should Have Had US Number One Singles Before Leona Lewis

Alison Moyet - All cried out
So Leona Lewis has done it, and reached number one in America . And good on her. She's undoubtedly a big talent, and could hardly afford to fail with the amount of dosh invested in her success. But isn't it remarkable - nay, criminal - that she's the first UK female to achieve the feat of a number one single Stateside for 21 years (Kim Wilde was the last, in 1987)?

21 British women who should have had US No.1 singles before Leona Lewis

Good Fortune - PJ Harvey
So Leona Lewis has done it, and reached number one in America . And good on her. She's undoubtedly a big talent, and could hardly afford to fail with the amount of dosh invested in her success. But isn't it remarkable - nay, criminal - that she's the first UK female to achieve the feat of a number one single Stateside for 21 years (Kim Wilde was the last, in 1987)?