British Invasion Solo Artists - 1980's These are the top British solo artists that overshadowed the music charts in the U.S. during the 1980’s. RANKARTISTRANKARTIST 1Elton John14Billy Idol 2David Bowie15Howard Jones 3George Michael16Paul Young 4Phil Collins17Sheena Easton 5Paul McCartney18Bonnie Tyler 6Robert Palmer19Rick Astley 7Steve Winwood20Nick Lowe 8Peter Gabriel21Kim Wilde 9George Harrison22Murray Head 10Joe Cocker23Gary Numan 11Rod Stewart24Thomas Dolby 12Elvis Costello25Eddy Grant 13Joe Jackson26John Waite