The list of number-one digital songs of 2020 in the United States is based upon the highest-selling downloaded songs ranked in the Digital Song Sales chart published by Billboard magazine. The data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based on each song's weekly digital sales, which combines sales of different versions of a song by an act for a summarized figure.
† | Indicates best-performing song of 2020 [1] |
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Weekly sales | Ref(s) |
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January 4 | "Good as Hell" | Lizzo | 20,000 | [2] |
January 11 | "Memories" | Maroon 5 | 25,000 | [3] |
January 18 | "Yummy" | Justin Bieber | 71,000 | [4] |
January 25 | "Life Is Good" | Future featuring Drake | 25,000 | [5] |
February 1 | "What a Man Gotta Do" | Jonas Brothers | 34,000 | [6] |
February 8 | "Anyone" | Demi Lovato | 41,000 | [7] |
February 15 | "Only the Young" | Taylor Swift | 30,000 | [8] |
February 22 | "Yikes" | Nicki Minaj | 20,000 | [9] |
February 29 | "No Time to Die" | Billie Eilish | 25,000 | [10] |
March 7 | "On" | BTS | 86,000 | [11] |
March 14 | "Stupid Love" | Lady Gaga | 53,000 | [12] |
March 21 | "I Love Me" | Demi Lovato | 38,000 | [13] |
March 28 | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | 16,000 | [14] |
April 4 | "The Gambler" | Kenny Rogers | 21,000 | [15] |
April 11 | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | 22,000 | [16] |
April 18 | "Lean on Me" | Bill Withers | 28,000 | [17] |
April 25 | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | 21,000 | [18] |
May 2 | 19,000 | [19] | ||
May 9 | "The Scotts" | The Scotts, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi | 67,000 | [20] |
May 16 | "Say So" | Doja Cat featuring Nicki Minaj | 66,000 | [21] |
May 23 | "Stuck with U" | Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber | 108,000 | [22] |
May 30 | "Savage" | Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé | 30,000 | [23] |
June 6 | "Rain on Me" | Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande | 72,000 | [24] |
June 13 | "Savage" | Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé | 14,000 | [25] |
June 20 | 12,000 | [26] | ||
June 27 | "Trollz" | 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj | 116,000 | [27] |
July 4 | "Black Parade" | Beyoncé | 18,000 | [28] |
July 11 | "Wash Us in the Blood" | Kanye West and Travis Scott | 18,000 | [29] |
July 18 | "God Bless the U.S.A." | Lee Greenwood | 15,000 | [30] |
July 25 | "The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady" | Kid Cudi and Eminem | 26,000 | [31] |
August 1 | "Popstar" | DJ Khaled featuring Drake | 15,000 | [32] |
August 8 | "Cardigan" | Taylor Swift | 71,000 | [33] |
August 15 | "Watermelon Sugar" | Harry Styles | 63,000 | [34] |
August 22 | "WAP" | Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion | 125,000 | [35] |
August 29 | 36,000 | [36] | ||
September 5 | "Dynamite" † | BTS | 265,000 | [37] |
September 12 | 182,000 | [38] | ||
September 19 | 136,000 | [39] | ||
September 26 | 78,000 | [40] | ||
October 3 | 153,000 | [41] | ||
October 10 | 86,000 | [42] | ||
October 17 | 94,000 | [43] | ||
October 24 | 44,000 | [44] | ||
October 31 | 25,000 | [45] | ||
November 7 | "Forever After All" | Luke Combs | 52,000 | [46] |
November 14 | "Dynamite" † | BTS | 12,000 | [47] |
November 21 | "What That Speed Bout!?" | Mike Will Made It , Nicki Minaj and YoungBoy Never Broke Again | 13,000 | [48] |
November 28 | "Iris" | Phoebe & Maggie | 38,000 | [49] |
December 5 | "Life Goes On" | BTS | 129,000 | [50] |
December 12 | 44,000 | [51] | ||
December 19 | [52] | |||
December 26 | "Willow" | Taylor Swift | 59,000 | [53] |
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