List of UK singles chart number ones of the 2020s

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Ed Sheeran replaced his own number one single twice with ("Bad Habits" in July 2021 by "Shivers" in September 2021 and "Merry Christmas" in December 2021 by "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" in the same month. Sheeran has also spent the most weeks at number-one during the 2020s, with 23 weeks at the summit. Ed Sheeran-6896.jpg
Ed Sheeran replaced his own number one single twice with ("Bad Habits" in July 2021 by "Shivers" in September 2021 and "Merry Christmas" in December 2021 by "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" in the same month. Sheeran has also spent the most weeks at number-one during the 2020s, with 23 weeks at the summit.

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]

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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

Key
No.nth single to top the UK Singles Chart
reReturn of a single to number one
† Best-selling single of the year
Sabrina Carpenter earned three number-one singles in 2024 with "Espresso", "Please Please Please" and "Taste", totalling 21 weeks at number one, the most weeks at number one for a female artist in a calendar year. Sabrina Carpenter @ Wiltern 10 15 2022 (52526443913) (cropped).jpg
Sabrina Carpenter earned three number-one singles in 2024 with "Espresso", "Please Please Please" and "Taste", totalling 21 weeks at number one, the most weeks at number one for a female artist in a calendar year.
Wham! had the first 2021 number-one single with "Last Christmas", 36 years after its original release. The song returned to number-one in December 2022, January 2023, and most significantly as the 2023 and 2024 Christmas number-one. Wham! circa 1984-1985 (cropped).jpg
Wham! had the first 2021 number-one single with "Last Christmas", 36 years after its original release. The song returned to number-one in December 2022, January 2023, and most significantly as the 2023 and 2024 Christmas number-one.
Ellie Goulding had the first number-one single of the decade with "River", a cover of the 1971 song by Joni Mitchell. She topped the charts again in April 2023 with "Miracle", her fourth overall. Uchast' Prezidenta Ukrayini u drugomu Samiti pershikh ledi ta dzhentl'meniv 16 (cropped) (cropped).jpg
Ellie Goulding had the first number-one single of the decade with "River", a cover of the 1971 song by Joni Mitchell. She topped the charts again in April 2023 with "Miracle", her fourth overall.
Adele released her October 2021 number-one single "Easy on Me", a third number-one for the artist. The song went on to have the highest first week sales of 2021 and the highest for any single since 2017. Adele for Vogue in 2021.png
Adele released her October 2021 number-one single "Easy on Me", a third number-one for the artist. The song went on to have the highest first week sales of 2021 and the highest for any single since 2017.
Kate Bush broke three chart-topping records in June 2022 with "Running Up That Hill". The song holds the longest gap between two of an artist's number one singles, the previous 44 years earlier with "Wuthering Heights" in 1978). It also holds the record for the longest time for a song to reach number one after its initial release and the oldest female artist to have a number one single. Kate Bush at 1986 Comic Relief (cropped).png
Kate Bush broke three chart-topping records in June 2022 with "Running Up That Hill". The song holds the longest gap between two of an artist's number one singles, the previous 44 years earlier with "Wuthering Heights" in 1978). It also holds the record for the longest time for a song to reach number one after its initial release and the oldest female artist to have a number one single.
The Beatles had their 18th number-one single with "Now and Then" in November 2023, making it the longest gap (60 years) between an artist's first and last number one in UK chart history. Beatles ad 1965 just the beatles crop.jpg
The Beatles had their 18th number-one single with "Now and Then" in November 2023, making it the longest gap (60 years) between an artist's first and last number one in UK chart history.
Mariah Carey earned her third number-one single with "All I Want for Christmas Is You", which topped the UK charts in its 70th week in the top 40 in December 2020, 26 years after the song's original release. The song returned to number one in December 2022. Mariah Carey Library of Congress 2023 1 Cropped 3.png
Mariah Carey earned her third number-one single with "All I Want for Christmas Is You", which topped the UK charts in its 70th week in the top 40 in December 2020, 26 years after the song's original release. The song returned to number one in December 2022.
Taylor Swift earned three number-one singles in the 2020s with "Anti-Hero", "Is It Over Now?" and "Fortnight". All three singles achieved the prestigious Chart Double with the song's parent album simultaneously topping the UK Album Chart. Taylor Swift at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards 4.png
Taylor Swift earned three number-one singles in the 2020s with "Anti-Hero", "Is It Over Now?" and "Fortnight". All three singles achieved the prestigious Chart Double with the song's parent album simultaneously topping the UK Album Chart.
In 2024, Beyonce became the first female artist to earn a number one country single with "Texas Hold 'Em", which spent five weeks at the top of the charts. Beyonce - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - 1st June 2023 (104 of 118) (52946039919) (cropped).jpg
In 2024, Beyoncé became the first female artist to earn a number one country single with "Texas Hold 'Em", which spent five weeks at the top of the charts.
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No.Artist [a] Single [a] Record label [b] Week ending date [a] Weeks at
number one [a]
2020
1361 Ellie Goulding "River" Polydor 2 January 20201
1362 Stormzy featuring Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy "Own It" Atlantic/Merky9 January 20203
1363 Eminem featuring Juice Wrld "Godzilla" Interscope 30 January 20201
1364 Lewis Capaldi "Before You Go" EMI 6 February 20201
1365 The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" † Republic 13 February 20202
1366 Billie Eilish "No Time to Die" Interscope 27 February 20201
re The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" † Republic 5 March 20203
1367 Saint Jhn "Roses"B1/Hitco/Ministry of Sound 26 March 20202
re The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" † Republic 9 April 20203
1368 Michael Ball, Captain Tom Moore and the NHS Voices of Care Choir"You'll Never Walk Alone" Decca 30 April 20201
1369 BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge Allstars "Times Like These" BBC/Columbia 7 May 20201
1370 Drake "Toosie Slide" Republic/OVO 14 May 20201
1371 DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch "Rockstar" Interscope 21 May 20202
1372 Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande "Rain on Me" Interscope 4 June 20201
re DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch "Rockstar" Interscope 11 June 20204
1373 Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" Columbia 9 July 20203
1374 Joel Corry and MNEK "Head & Heart" Asylum/Perfect Havoc30 July 20206
1375 Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion "WAP" Atlantic 10 September 20203
1376 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior "Mood" Columbia 1 October 20204
1377 Internet Money featuring Gunna, Don Toliver and Nav "Lemonade" Internet Money/TenThousand29 October 20201
1378 Ariana Grande "Positions" Republic 5 November 20206
1379 Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Columbia 17 December 20202
1380 LadBaby "Don't Stop Me Eatin'"Frtyfve31 December 20201
2021
1381 Wham! "Last Christmas" RCA 7 January 20211
1382 Little Mix "Sweet Melody" RCA 14 January 20211
1383 Olivia Rodrigo "Drivers License" Interscope 21 January 20219
1384 Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted "Wellerman" Polydor 25 March 20212
1385 Lil Nas X "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" Columbia 8 April 20215
1386 Tion Wayne and Russ Millions "Body" Atlantic 13 May 20213
1387 Olivia Rodrigo "Good 4 U" Geffen 3 June 20215
1388 Ed Sheeran "Bad Habits" † Asylum 8 July 202111
1389 Ed Sheeran "Shivers" Asylum 23 September 20214
1390 Elton John and Dua Lipa "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" EMI 21 October 20211
1391 Adele "Easy on Me" Columbia 28 October 20217
1392 Ed Sheeran and Elton John "Merry Christmas" Atlantic 16 December 20212
1393 LadBaby featuring Ed Sheeran and Elton John "Sausage Rolls for Everyone"Frtyfve30 December 20211
2022
re Ed Sheeran and Elton John "Merry Christmas" Atlantic 6 January 20221
re Adele "Easy on Me" Columbia 13 January 20221
1394 Gayle "ABCDEFU" Atlantic 20 January 20221
1395 Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz "We Don't Talk About Bruno" Walt Disney 27 January 20227
1396 Dave "Starlight"Dave/Neighbourhood17 March 20224
1397 Harry Styles "As It Was" † Columbia 14 April 202210
1398 Kate Bush "Running Up That Hill"Fish People [c] 23 June 20223
1399 LF System "Afraid to Feel" Warner Music UK 14 July 20228
1400 Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal "B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)"Rosebud/Warner Music UK [d] 8 September 20222
1401 Lewis Capaldi "Forget Me" Vertigo 22 September 20221
1402 David Guetta and Bebe Rexha "I'm Good (Blue)" Warner Music UK 29 September 20221
1403 Sam Smith and Kim Petras "Unholy" EMI 6 October 20224
1404 Taylor Swift "Anti-Hero" EMI 3 November 20226
re Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Columbia 15 December 20221
re Wham! "Last Christmas" RCA 22 December 20221
1405 LadBaby "Food Aid"Frtyfve29 December 20221
2023
re Wham! "Last Christmas" RCA 5 January 20231
1406 Raye featuring 070 Shake "Escapism"Human Re Sources12 January 20231
1407 Lewis Capaldi "Pointless" Vertigo 19 January 20231
1408 Miley Cyrus "Flowers" † Columbia 26 January 202310
1409 Ed Sheeran "Eyes Closed" Asylum 6 April 20231
1410 Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding "Miracle" Sony 13 April 20232
1411 Lewis Capaldi "Wish You the Best" Vertigo 27 April 20231
re Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding "Miracle" Sony 4 May 20236
1412 Dave and Central Cee "Sprinter"Live Yours/Neighbourhood15 June 202310
1413 Billie Eilish "What Was I Made For?" Interscope 24 August 20231
1414 Dua Lipa "Dance the Night" Warner 31 August 20231
1415 Olivia Rodrigo "Vampire" Geffen 7 September 20231
1416 Doja Cat "Paint the Town Red" Ministry of Sound 14 September 20235
1417 Kenya Grace "Strangers" Warner 19 October 20233
1418 Taylor Swift "Is It Over Now?" EMI 9 November 20231
1419 The Beatles "Now and Then" Apple 16 November 20231
1420 Jack Harlow "Lovin on Me" Atlantic 23 November 20233
re Wham! "Last Christmas" RCA 14 December 20234
2024
1421 Noah Kahan "Stick Season" † Republic 11 January 20247
1422 Beyoncé "Texas Hold 'Em" Columbia/Parkwood 29 February 20244
1423 Benson Boone "Beautiful Things" Night Street/Warner 28 March 20242
re Beyoncé "Texas Hold 'Em" Columbia/Parkwood 11 April 20241
1424 Hozier "Too Sweet" Rubyworks/Island/Columbia 18 April 20242
1425 Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone "Fortnight" EMI 2 May 20241
1426 Sabrina Carpenter "Espresso" Island 9 May 20245
1427 Eminem "Houdini" Interscope 13 June 20242
1428 Sabrina Carpenter "Please Please Please" Island 27 June 20243
re"Espresso" Island 18 July 20242
re"Please Please Please" Island 1 August 20242
1429 Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish "Guess" Atlantic 15 August 20241
1430 Chase & Status and Stormzy "Backbone" EMI 22 August 20242
1431 Sabrina Carpenter "Taste" Island 5 September 20249
1432 Gigi Perez "Sailor Song" Interscope 7 November 20241
1433 Gracie Abrams "That's So True" Interscope 14 November 20245
re Wham! "Last Christmas" RCA 19 December 20243
2025
re Gracie Abrams "That's So True" Interscope 9 January 20253
1434 Lola Young "Messy" Island 30 January 20254
1435 Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" Interscope 21 February 20252

Artists with the most number ones

Thirteen artists have at least two number-one singles during the 2020s.

ArtistNumber onesSongsNotes
Ed Sheeran 6
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Lewis Capaldi 4
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Taylor Swift 3
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Olivia Rodrigo
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Billie Eilish
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Sabrina Carpenter
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LadBaby
Elton John
Ariana Grande 2
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Ellie Goulding
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Dave
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Dua Lipa
Eminem
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Stormzy
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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.

ArtistSongWeeks at
number one
Ed Sheeran "Bad Habits"11
Harry Styles "As It Was"10
Miley Cyrus "Flowers"
Dave and Central Cee "Sprinter"
Wham! "Last Christmas"
Olivia Rodrigo "Drivers License"9
Sabrina Carpenter "Taste"
The Weeknd "Blinding Lights"8
Adele "Easy on Me"
LF System "Afraid to Feel"
Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding "Miracle"
Gracie Abrams "That's So True"
Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz "We Don't Talk About Bruno"7
Noah Kahan "Stick Season"
Sabrina Carpenter "Espresso"
DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch "Rockstar"6
Joel Corry and MNEK "Head & Heart"
Ariana Grande "Positions"
Taylor Swift "Anti-Hero"

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.

ArtistWeeks at
number one		SongsNotes
Ed Sheeran 23
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Sabrina Carpenter 21
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Olivia Rodrigo 15
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Dave 14
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Harry Styles 10
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Miley Cyrus
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Central Cee
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Wham!
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Ellie Goulding 9
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Taylor Swift 8
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The Weeknd
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Adele
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LF System
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Calvin Harris
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Gracie Abrams
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Ariana Grande 7
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Noah Kahan
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Carolina Gaitán
Mauro Castillo
Adassa
Rhenzy Feliz
Diane Guerrero
Stephanie Beatriz
Joel Corry 6
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DaBaby
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MNEK
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Roddy Ricch
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Record labels with the most weeks at number one

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

Record labelNumber
ones		Weeks at
number one
Interscope Records 1029
Columbia Records 942
Republic Records 524
Island Records 526
Asylum Records [e] 422
EMI 716
Geffen Records 315
Warner Music UK 614
Atlantic Records 513
Neighbourhood213
RCA Records 211

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 The artist, single, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the Official Charts Company.
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  3. ↑ This was originally issued as a single by EMI Records, the majority of whose catalogue was purchased along with Virgin Records by Universal Music Group (UMG). However, UMG did not purchase the catalogue of Kate Bush as the licence for her work was part of the Parlophone-deal arranged with Warner Music (WMG). Fish People'"`UNIQ--ref-00000019-QINU`"' is Kate Bush's record label, who also issued a version with a re-recorded vocal in 2012. Rhino, the catalogue division of WMG, held distribution rights only until February 2023, after which she moved distribution of her post-1980 recordings catalogue to the state51 Conspiracy.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001A-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-0000001B-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-0000001C-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-0000001D-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-0000001E-QINU`"'
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References

  1. 1 2 "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.
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