List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2020s
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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]
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 of the decade with "River", a cover of the 1971 song by Joni Mitchell.
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 spent 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.
Olivia Rodrigo had the longest running number-one debut single with "Drivers License" in January 2021 since "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley in 2006. The former spent 9 weeks at number one. Her second number-one single "Good 4 U" spent 5 weeks at number one in June 2021.
Ed Sheeran earned his tenth number one single with "Bad Habits" in July 2021, and replaced himself with his eleventh number one single "Shivers" in September 2021. He earned his twelfth number one single with "Merry Christmas" and replaced himself again with his thirteenth number one single, the charity single "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" in December 2021.
Adele earned her third number-one single with "Easy on Me" in October 2021. The song went on to have the highest first week sales of 2021 and the highest for any single since 2017.
Stephanie Beatriz along with the cast of Encanto made history in January 2022 when "We Don't Talk About Bruno" became the first original number-one single from the Disney franchise.
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| No. | Artist[a] | Single[a] | Record label[b] | Week ending date[a] | Weeks at number one[a] | |
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| 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"
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Republic | 13 February 2020 | 2 | |
| 1366 | Billie Eilish | "No Time to Die" | Interscope | 27 February 2020 | 1 | |
| re | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights"
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Republic | 5 March 2020 | 3 | |
| 1367 | Saint Jhn | "Roses" | B1/Hitco/Ministry of Sound | 26 March 2020 | 2 | |
| re | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights"
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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 | |
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| 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 | 9 | |
| 1384 | Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted | "Wellerman" | Polydor | 25 March 2021 | 2 | |
| 1385 | Lil Nas X | "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" | Columbia | 8 April 2021 | 5 | |
| 1386 | Tion Wayne and Russ Millions | "Body" | Atlantic | 13 May 2021 | 3 | |
| 1387 | Olivia Rodrigo | "Good 4 U" | Geffen | 3 June 2021 | 5 | |
| 1388 | Ed Sheeran | "Bad Habits"
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Asylum | 8 July 2021 | 11 | |
| 1389 | Ed Sheeran | "Shivers" | Asylum | 23 September 2021 | 4 | |
| 1390 | Elton John and Dua Lipa | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | EMI | 21 October 2021 | 1 | |
| 1391 | Adele | "Easy on Me" | Columbia | 28 October 2021 | 7 | |
| 1392 | Ed Sheeran and Elton John | "Merry Christmas" | Atlantic | 16 December 2021 | 2 | |
| 1393 | LadBaby featuring Ed Sheeran and Elton John | "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" | Frtyfve | 30 December 2021 | 1 | |
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| re | Ed Sheeran and Elton John | "Merry Christmas" | Atlantic | 6 January 2022 | 1 | |
| re | Adele | "Easy on Me" | Columbia | 13 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 1394 | Gayle | "ABCDEFU" | Atlantic | 20 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 1395 | Adassa, Stephanie Beatriz, Mauro Castillo, Rhenzy Feliz, Carolina Gaitán and Diane Guerrero | "We Don't Talk About Bruno" | Walt Disney | 27 January 2022 | 2 | |
Artists with the most number ones[]
Three artists have at least two number-one singles during the 2020s.
| Artist | Number ones | Songs | Notes |
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| Ed Sheeran | 5 | List
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| Elton John | 3 | List
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| Ariana Grande | 2 | List
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| Olivia Rodrigo | List
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| LadBaby | List
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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 |
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| Ed Sheeran | "Bad Habits" | 11 |
| Olivia Rodrigo | "Drivers License" | 9 |
| Adele | "Easy On Me" | 8 |
| The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | |
| 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 six or more weeks at the number-one spot during the 2020s.
| Artist | Weeks at number one |
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| Ed Sheeran | 22 | List
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| Olivia Rodrigo | 14 | List
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| The Weeknd | 8 | List
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| Adele | List
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| Ariana Grande | 7 | List
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| Joel Corry | 6 | List
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| DaBaby | List
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| MNEK | List
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| Roddy Ricch | List
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Record labels with the most weeks at number one[]
Five record labels have spent nine or more weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart during the 2020s.
| Record label | Number ones |
Weeks at number one |
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| Columbia Records | 6 | 23 |
| Asylum Records[c] | 3 | 21 |
| Interscope Records | 5 | 18 |
| Republic Records | 3 | 15 |
| Atlantic Records | 5 | 13 |
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ a b c d The artist, single, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the Official Charts Company.
- ^ The record labels are those given by the OCC.[5]
- ^ Asylum Records was jointly credited alongside Perfect Havoc, a dance record label founded by Adam Griffin and Robert Davies, on Joel Corry's number one hit.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
References[]
- ^ a b "Who We Are – How the Official Charts are compiled". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Savage, Mark (7 July 2017). "Ed Sheeran penalised by new chart rules". BBC News. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "The Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Garner, George (26 November 2020). "Independent dance label Perfect Havoc expands". Music Week.
- ^ "Perfect Havoc Celebrate 100 Million Streams In London". Sidekick Music. 19 September 2019.
- ^ Bennett, Buster (31 March 2020). "LSA partners with Perfect Havoc Records!". London Sound Academy.
- ^ "Perfect Havoc · Overview · Promoter ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor.
- ^ "About". www.perfecthavoc.com.
- ^ "PERFECT HAVOC LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
- ^ "PERFECT HAVOC LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
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