List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2020s

The UK Singles Chart is a weekly record chart compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday with the chart date given as the following Thursday.[1]

UK Singles Chart number ones

UK Singles Chart

Other charts

UK Singles Chart
Official Charts Company
Christmas number one

Audio streaming data was incorporated into the chart in 2014, with 100 streams equivalent to one sale.[1] In 2017, the OCC introduced an exception for songs that had spent a certain time on the charts and whose consumption had declined, whereby these songs are calculated at a rate of 300 streams equivalent to a sale.[2] Ellie Goulding was the first artist to top the chart in the decade, with her cover of Joni Mitchell's song "River".

The following singles have all been number one in the United Kingdom during the 2020s.[3][4]

Number-one singles
Ellie Goulding had the first number-one single with "River", a cover of the 1971 song by Joni Mitchell.
Ariana Grande is the only artist to earn multiple number one singles with "Rain on Me" (a duet with Lady Gaga) and "Positions", the later of which topped the chart for six consecutive weeks.
Cardi B earned her first number-one single with "WAP". The collaboration with fellow American rapper Megan Thee Stallion became the first female rap collaboration to top the UK Singles Chart.
Mariah Carey made chart history when "All I Want for Christmas Is You" finally reached number-one in 2020, after previously reaching the peak of 2 in 1994, 2017, 2018 and 2019. In its 70th week the song reached the top spot, this is the longest amount of time in the top 40.
Wham! had the first number-one single of 2021 with "Last Christmas". After 36 years since its release, this is the longest time for a song to reach the number-one position.
Little Mix had the first number-one single by a musical group in the 2020s with "Sweet Melody" in January 2021. This was also the group's first number-one following the departure of Jesy Nelson.
Key
No. nth single to top the UK Singles Chart
re Return of a single to number one
Best-selling single of the year
Contents
No. Artist[lower-alpha 1] Single[lower-alpha 1] Record label[lower-alpha 2] Week ending date[lower-alpha 1] Weeks at
number one[lower-alpha 1]
2020
1361 Ellie Goulding "River" Polydor 2 January 2020 1
1362 Stormzy featuring Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy "Own It" Atlantic/Merky 9 January 2020 3
1363 Eminem featuring Juice Wrld "Godzilla" Interscope 30 January 2020 1
1364 Lewis Capaldi "Before You Go" EMI 6 February 2020 1
1365 The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" Republic 13 February 2020 2
1366 Billie Eilish "No Time to Die" Interscope 27 February 2020 1
re The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" Republic 5 March 2020 3
1367 Saint Jhn "Roses" B1/Hitco/Ministry of Sound 26 March 2020 2
re The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" Republic 9 April 2020 3
1368 Michael Ball, Captain Tom Moore and The NHS Voices of Care Choir "You'll Never Walk Alone" Decca 30 April 2020 1
1369 Live Lounge Allstars "Times Like These" BBC/Columbia 7 May 2020 1
1370 Drake "Toosie Slide" Republic/OVO 14 May 2020 1
1371 DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch "Rockstar" Interscope 21 May 2020 2
1372 Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande "Rain on Me" Interscope 4 June 2020 1
re DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch "Rockstar" Interscope 11 June 2020 4
1373 Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" Columbia 9 July 2020 3
1374 Joel Corry featuring MNEK "Head & Heart" Asylum/Perfect Havoc 30 July 2020 6
1375 Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion "WAP" Atlantic 10 September 2020 3
1376 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior "Mood" Columbia 1 October 2020 4
1377 Internet Money and Gunna featuring Don Toliver and Nav "Lemonade" Internet Money/TenThousand 29 October 2020 1
1378 Ariana Grande "Positions" Republic 5 November 2020 6
1379 Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Columbia 17 December 2020 2
1380 LadBaby "Don't Stop Me Eatin'" Frtyfve 31 December 2020 1
2021
1381 Wham! "Last Christmas" RCA 7 January 2021 1
1382 Little Mix "Sweet Melody" RCA 14 January 2021 1
1383 Olivia Rodrigo "Drivers License" Interscope 21 January 2021 4

Artists with the most number ones

One artist had at least two number-one singles during the 2020s.

Artist Number ones Songs
Ariana Grande 2

Songs with the most weeks at number one

The following songs spent at least six weeks at number one during the 2020s.

Artist Song Weeks at
number one
The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" 8
DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch "Rockstar" 6
Joel Corry featuring MNEK "Head & Heart"
Ariana Grande "Positions"

Artists with the most weeks at number one

The following artists have all spent a total of five or more weeks at the number-one spot during the 2020s.

Artist Weeks at
number one		 Songs Notes
The Weeknd 8 N/A
Ariana Grande 7
Joel Corry 6
DaBaby
MNEK
Roddy Ricch

Record labels with the most weeks at number one

Five record labels have spent six or more weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart during the 2020s.

Record label Number ones Weeks at
number one
Interscope Records 5 13
Columbia Records 11
Republic Records 3 10
Atlantic Records 2 6
Asylum Records 1

See also

Notes
  1. The artist, single, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the Official Charts Company.
  2. The record labels are those given by the OCC.[5]

References
  1. "Who We Are – How the Official Charts are compiled". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. Savage, Mark (7 July 2017). "Ed Sheeran penalised by new chart rules". BBC News. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. "The Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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