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This is a summary of the year 2020 in British music .
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The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.
† | Best performing single of the year |
Chart date (week ending) | Song | Artist(s) | Chart sales | References |
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2 January | "River" | Ellie Goulding | 78,193 | [86] |
9 January | "Own It" | Stormzy featuring Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy | 56,590 | [87] |
16 January | 55,826 | [88] | ||
23 January | 55,400 | [89] | ||
30 January | "Godzilla" | Eminem featuring Juice Wrld | 52,633 | [90] |
6 February | "Before You Go" | Lewis Capaldi | 65,943 | [91] |
13 February | "Blinding Lights" † | The Weeknd | 62,512 | [92] |
20 February | 64,954 | [93] | ||
27 February | "No Time to Die" | Billie Eilish | 90,488 | [94] |
5 March | "Blinding Lights" † | The Weeknd | 64,302 | [95] |
12 March | 63,966 | [96] | ||
19 March | 60,545 | [97] | ||
26 March | "Roses" | Saint Jhn | 52,656 | [98] |
2 April | 59,859 | [99] | ||
9 April | "Blinding Lights" † | The Weeknd | 69,595 | [100] |
16 April | 80,073 | [101] | ||
23 April | 77,918 | [102] | ||
30 April | "You'll Never Walk Alone" | Michael Ball and Captain Tom Moore | 81,829 | [103] |
7 May | "Times Like These" | Live Lounge Allstars | 66,164 | [104] |
14 May | "Toosie Slide" | Drake | 49,187 | [105] |
21 May | "Rockstar" | DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch | 44,879 | [106] |
28 May | 57,429 | [107] | ||
4 June | "Rain on Me" | Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande | 70,132 | [108] |
11 June | "Rockstar" | DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch | 64,382 | [109] |
18 June | 57,677 | [110] | ||
25 June | 59,299 | [111] | ||
2 July | 59,563 | [112] | ||
9 July | "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" | Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo | 57,105 | [113] |
16 July | 63,292 | [114] | ||
23 July | 63,411 | [115] | ||
30 July | "Head & Heart" | Joel Corry featuring MNEK | 67,806 | [116] |
6 August | 76,363 | [117] | ||
13 August | 79,313 | [118] | ||
20 August | 81,254 | [119] | ||
27 August | 67,888 | [120] | ||
3 September | 61,845 | [121] | ||
10 September | "WAP" | Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion | 64,725 | [122] |
17 September | 62,118 | [123] | ||
24 September | 59,563 | [124] | ||
1 October | "Mood" | 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior | 60,618 | [125] |
8 October | 54,844 | [126] | ||
15 October | 50,366 | [127] | ||
22 October | 48,886 | [128] | ||
29 October | "Lemonade" | Internet Money and Gunna featuring Don Toliver and Nav | 38,052 | [129] |
5 November | "Positions" | Ariana Grande | 60,909 | [130] |
12 November | 50,903 | [131] | ||
19 November | 44,348 | [132] | ||
26 November | 44,581 | [133] | ||
3 December | 42,870 | [134] | ||
10 December | 38,394 | [135] | ||
17 December | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | 44,016 | [136] |
24 December | 43,944 | [137] | ||
31 December | "Don't Stop Me Eatin'" | LadBaby | 158,000 | [138] |
The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.
† | Best performing album of the year |
Chart date (week ending) | Album | Chart sales | References |
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2 January | Now 104 | [192] | |
9 January | [193] | ||
16 January | Frozen II | [194] | |
23 January | [195] | ||
30 January | [196] | ||
6 February | [197] | ||
13 February | [198] | ||
20 February | Now 104 | [199] | |
27 February | Frozen II | [200] | |
5 March | The Greatest Showman | [201] | |
12 March | [202] | ||
19 March | [203] | ||
26 March | Now 100 Hits Country | [204] | |
2 April | Frozen II | [205] | |
9 April | [206] | ||
16 April | [207] | ||
23 April | [208] | ||
30 April | The Greatest Showman | [209] | |
7 May | [210] | ||
14 May | [211] | ||
21 May | Now 105 | [212] | |
28 May | [213] | ||
4 June | [214] | ||
11 June | [215] | ||
18 June | [216] | ||
25 June | [217] | ||
2 July | [218] | ||
9 July | [219] | ||
16 July | Hamilton | [220] | |
23 July | [221] | ||
30 July | [222] | ||
6 August | Now 106 | [223] | |
13 August | [224] | ||
20 August | [225] | ||
27 August | [226] | ||
3 September | [227] | ||
10 September | [228] | ||
17 September | [229] | ||
24 September | [230] | ||
1 October | [231] | ||
8 October | Hamilton | [232] | |
15 October | The Greatest Showman | [233] | |
22 October | Now 100 Hits 80s No.1s | [234] | |
29 October | The Greatest Showman | [235] | |
5 November | [236] | ||
12 November | [237] | ||
19 November | Dreamboats and Petticoats - Music That Lives | [238] | |
26 November | [239] | ||
3 December | [240] | ||
10 December | Now 107 | [241] | |
17 December | [242] | ||
24 December | [243] | ||
31 December | [244] |
This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on January 4, 2021 [245]
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The Lightning Seeds are an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1989 by Ian Broudie, formerly of the bands Big in Japan, Care, and Original Mirrors. Originally a studio-based solo project for Broudie, the Lightning Seeds expanded into a touring band following Jollification (1994). The group experienced commercial success throughout the 1990s and are well known for their single "Three Lions", a collaboration with David Baddiel and Frank Skinner which reached No. 1 in the UK in 1996 and 2018, with a re-worked version also reaching the top spot in 1998.
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