List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2020

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This is a list of songs that reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (or Pop Songs) chart in 2020.

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During 2020, a total of 15 singles hit number-one on the charts.

Chart history

Key
†Indicates best-performing song of 2020 [1]
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.
January 4"Circles" Post Malone [2]
January 11 [3]
January 18 [4]
January 25 [5]
February 1 [6]
February 8"Memories" Maroon 5 [7]
February 15"Circles"Post Malone [8]
February 22 [9]
February 29"Don't Start Now" Dua Lipa [10]
March 7 [11]
March 14 [12]
March 21 [13]
March 28 [14]
April 4 [15]
April 11"Adore You" Harry Styles [16]
April 18"Blinding Lights" † The Weeknd [17]
April 25 [18]
May 2 [19]
May 9“My Oh My” Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby [20]
May 16"Say So" Doja Cat [21]
May 23 [22]
May 30 [23]
June 6 [24]
June 13 [25]
June 20 [26]
June 27"Intentions" Justin Bieber featuring Quavo [27]
July 4"Blinding Lights" †The Weeknd [28]
July 11 [29]
July 18 [30]
July 25"Falling" Trevor Daniel [31]
August 1"Break My Heart"Dua Lipa [32]
August 8"Watermelon Sugar"Harry Styles [33]
August 15 [34]
August 22 [35]
August 29 [36]
September 5 [37]
September 12 [38]
September 19 [39]
September 26"Before You Go" Lewis Capaldi [40]
October 3"Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo [41]
October 10 [42]
October 17 [43]
October 24 [44]
October 31"Mood" 24kGoldn and Iann Dior [45]
November 7 [46]
November 14 [47]
November 21 [48]
November 28 [49]
December 5 [50]
December 12 [51]
December 19 [52]
December 26"Positions" Ariana Grande [53]

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