How often have the US and UK Billboard charts coincided at #1?

I used to think this happened often, but apparently not. Plenty of songs have been #1 on both charts, just not simultaneously.

Has it ever happened?

Ahhh … now that I think about it … I’ll bet’s Elton John’s 1997 tribute song to Lady Di (based on “Candle in the Wind”) probably did it.

Here’s every instance between 1955 and 1982 (the years that happen to be covered by my old “Rolling Stone Rock Almanac” which conveniently listed the #1 song in the US and UK for each week).

1/2/57 to 1/16/57: “Singing the Blues” by Guy Mitchell
8/31/57: “Diana” by Paul Anka
5/29/60 to 6/14/60: “Cathy’s Clown” by the Everly Brothers
5/21/61: “Runaway” by Del Shannon
4/4/64 to 4/18/64: “Can’t Buy Me Love” by The Beatles
8/1/64 & 8/8/64: “A Hard Day’s Night” by The Beatles
10/10/64: “Oh, Pretty Woman” by Roy Orbison
11/21/64: “Baby Love” by The Supremes
12/26/64 to 1/9/65: “I Feel Fine” by The Beatles
8/22/65: “I Got You Babe” by Sonny and Cher
11/7/65 & 11/14/65: “Get Off Of My Cloud” by The Rolling Stones
6/25/66: “Paperback Writer” by the Beatles
1/14/67 to 2/4/67: “I’m A Believer” by The Monkees
12/30/67 to 1/13/68: “Hello Goodbye” by The Beatles
7/28/68: “Hey Jude” by The Beatles
5/25/69 & 5/31/69: “Get Back” by The Beatles
8/23/69: “Honky Tonk Women” by The Rolling Stones
4/4/70: “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel
10/2/71 to 10/30/71: “Maggie Mae” by Rod Stewart
3/4/72 & 3/11/72: “Without You” by Nilsson
4/21/73 to 5/12/73: “Tie A Yellow Ribbon” by Dawn
7/20/74: “Rock Your Baby” by George McCrae
6/19/76: “Silly Love Songs” by Paul McCartney & Wings
8/7/76 to 8/28/76: “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” by Elton John & Kiki Dee
4/22/78 to 5/6/78: “Night Fever” by The Bee Gees
4/19/80 & 4/26/80: “Call Me” by Blondie
6/21/80: “Funkytown” by Lipps, Inc.
11/1/80 & 11/8/80: “Woman in Love” by Barbra Streisand
1/3/81 & 1/10/81: “(Just Like) Starting Over” by John Lennon

Thanks, Fish!

Apparently, this question is a major stumper.