List of UK top-ten singles in 2020

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Canadian singer The Weeknd had the best-selling single of 2020 with "Blinding Lights", which spent eight non-consecutive weeks at number-one and lasted 22 non-consecutive weeks in the top 10. The Weeknd with hand in the air performing live in Hong Kong in November 2018 (cropped).jpg
Canadian singer The Weeknd had the best-selling single of 2020 with "Blinding Lights", which spent eight non-consecutive weeks at number-one and lasted 22 non-consecutive weeks in the top 10.
Guyanese-American rapper Saint Jhn scored his only major hit single this year with "Roses". It spent two weeks at number-one and remained in the top 10 for 12 weeks, eventually becoming the third best selling single of the year. Saint Jhn 2018 May.jpg
Guyanese-American rapper Saint Jhn scored his only major hit single this year with "Roses". It spent two weeks at number-one and remained in the top 10 for 12 weeks, eventually becoming the third best selling single of the year.
MNEK provided vocals on Joel Corry's "Head & Heart", which reached number-one in the UK in July 2020 and spent six weeks at the top spot. It went on to become the year's fifth best selling single. Mnek.jpg
MNEK provided vocals on Joel Corry's "Head & Heart", which reached number-one in the UK in July 2020 and spent six weeks at the top spot. It went on to become the year's fifth best selling single.
DaBaby spent six non-consecutive weeks at number-one in the UK charts with "Rockstar", a collaboration with Roddy Ricch, which became the seventh best selling single of this year. Dababy in 2021.jpg
DaBaby spent six non-consecutive weeks at number-one in the UK charts with "Rockstar", a collaboration with Roddy Ricch, which became the seventh best selling single of this year.
Megan Thee Stallion made her UK top 10 debut in 2020 with two singles making the countdown, including her collaboration with Cardi B, "WAP", which spent three weeks at number-one. "WAP" was the first female rap collaboration to reach number-one in the UK charts. Megan Thee Stallion 2019 2.jpg
Megan Thee Stallion made her UK top 10 debut in 2020 with two singles making the countdown, including her collaboration with Cardi B, "WAP", which spent three weeks at number-one. "WAP" was the first female rap collaboration to reach number-one in the UK charts.

The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. [1] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical singles and digital downloads, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart. [2] [3] Since 2014, the singles chart has been based on both sales and streaming, with the ratio altered in 2017 to 150:1 streams and only three singles by the same artist eligible for the chart. [4] [5] From July 2018, video streams from YouTube Music and Spotify among others began to be counted for the Official Charts. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2020, as well as singles which peaked in 2019 and 2021 but were in the top 10 in 2020. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

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One-hundred and four singles were in the top 10 this year. Eleven singles from 2019 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "Sweet Melody" by Little Mix, "34+35" by Ariana Grande, "This Christmas" by Jess Glynne, "Whoopty" by CJ and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Justin Bieber were all released in 2020 but did not reach their peak until 2021. "All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey, "Before You Go" by Lewis Capaldi, Own It by Stormzy featuring Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy, "River" by Ellie Goulding and "Roxanne" by Arizona Zervas were the singles from 2019 to reach their peak in 2020. "Last Christmas" by Wham! was released in 2019 and re-entered the top 10 in 2020, but did not reach its peak until 2021. Twenty-two artists have scored multiple entries in the top ten in 2020. DaBaby, Doja Cat, Future, Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch were among the many artists who achieved their first top 10 single in 2020.

The first number-one single of the year was "River" by Ellie Goulding. Overall, eighteen different songs peaked at number-one in 2020, with Ariana Grande (2) having the most songs hit that position.

Background

Multiple entries

Sixty-one singles have charted in the top 10 in 2020 (as of 16 July 2020, week ending), with fifty-six singles reaching their peak this year (including the re-entries "All I Want for Christmas Is You", "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Fairytale of New York", "Happy Xmas (War is Over)", "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", "Last Christmas", "Merry Christmas Everyone" and "Step into Christmas", which charted in previous years but reached peaks on their latest chart run).

Sixteen artists have scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2020, with Dua Lipa and AJ Tracey sharing the record (as of 16 July 2020, week ending) for most hit singles this year with four, both including a feature on the charity single "Times Like These" with the Live Lounge Allstars.

Captain Tom Moore breaks records

The COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom led to several charity singles being released to raise money to support people fighting the disaster, among these Matt Lucas' "Thank You Baked Potato" and a new version of "We'll Meet Again" by Vera Lynn and Katherine Jenkins. Neither of these singles reached the official top 10, but one single did make a massive mark on the UK charts. Captain Tom Moore teamed up with Michael Ball and the NHS Voices of Hope Choir to cover "You'll Never Walk Alone", the single reaching the top spot on 25 March 2020. [6] Captain Tom had already become a national hero, on top of his time serving the country in the Second World War, after raising more than £28 million for NHS Charities Together through walking 100 laps of his garden during the nationwide lockdown, ahead of his 100th birthday on 30 April. He was also awarded a Pride of Britain Award the day before he reached number-one. [7]

The single led the Official Chart Update but by 23 April, the day before the chart was revealed, its closest competitor - "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd - was catching up. [8] However The Weeknd publicly backed "You'll Never Walk Alone" for number-one, encouraging the public to buy and stream it instead of "Blinding Lights" to give the single a final boost. [9]

Captain Tom became the oldest person to have a number-one single on the UK Singles Chart in the sixty-eight years since it launched in 1952, at the age of 99 years and 11 months, while his co-performer Michael Ball also entered the record books as the eighth oldest (57 years and 9 months). [10] Moore also became the first centenarian to celebrate a chart-topping single, as he was still at number-one on the day of his 100th birthday. The song itself was the fastest selling single since LadBaby's "I Love Sausage Rolls" in 2019, scoring 80,000 downloads in a week.

"You'll Never Walk Alone" also joined a list of only two other songs which have reached number-one with four different versions - "Unchained Melody" and "Do They Know It's Christmas?" are the other songs which have topped the chart on 4 occasions under four separate iterations. Gerry and the Pacemakers" (1963), The Crowd (1985) and Robson & Jerome (1996) were the previous artists to reach number-one with this song. [6]

In a sad twist of fate, Captain Tom would himself die from COVID-19 on 2 February 2021. [11]

Taylor Swift makes chart history

American singer Taylor Swift made chart history this year by becoming the first female artist to have three singles debut in the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart in the same week (6 August 2020, week ending); "Cardigan" (6), "Exile" (8) and "The 1" (10). All three songs were taken from her album Folklore , which topped the UK Albums Chart. Swift went on to achieve another top 10 single, "Willow" (3) in December 2020 following the surprise release of her ninth studio album Evermore .

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" finally reaches number-one

26 years after its initial release, Mariah Carey's festive classic "All I Want for Christmas Is You" finally reached number-one in the UK Singles Chart on 17 December 2020 (week ending). [12] Upon its initial release in December 1994, the song spent three weeks at number 2, [13] held off the top spot by East 17's "Stay Another Day". The song returned to the runner-up spot three more times; in 2017, [14] in 2018 [15] and in 2019. [16] The song also set a new UK chart record, reaching number-one in its seventieth week in the top 40; no other song in UK chart history has spent more weeks in the top 40 before reaching number-one. [12] It held the top spot for a second week before being denied the UK's Christmas number-one single for 2020 by LadBaby's "Don't Stop Me Eatin'".

LadBaby gets third Christmas number-one

LadBaby returned for a third time with a parody song about sausage rolls, once again raising money for the Trussell Trust foodbank charity. His song "Don't Stop Me Eatin' - a take on "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey - hit the top spot at Christmas, giving him a third successive Christmas number-one.

The single was a follow-up to his chart toppers "We Built This City" (2018) and "I Love Sausage Rolls" (2019) and also saw the duo (real name Mark and Roxanne Hoyle) match the record of the Beatles and Spice Girls as the only acts with three Christmas number-one singles.

Chart debuts

Forty-seven artists achieved their first charting top 10 single in 2020, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, three went on to record another hit single that year: 24kGoldn, BTS and Megan Thee Stallion. Pop Smoke and Roddy Ricch both achieved two more chart hits in their breakthrough year.

The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.

ArtistNumber of top 10sFirst entryChart positionOther entries
Roddy Ricch 3"The Box"2"Rockstar" (1), "The Woo" (9)
Pop Smoke 3"The Woo"9"Mood Swings" (8), "What You Know Bout Love" (4)
Megan Thee Stallion 2"Savage"3"WAP" (1)
24kGoldn 2"Mood"1"Tick Tock" (8)
BTS 2"Dynamite"3"Life Goes On" (10)
Endor1"Pump It Up"8
Future 1"Life Is Good"3
DigDat1"Ei8ht Mile"9
Saint Jhn 1"Roses"1
Doja Cat 1"Say So"2
Tay Keith 1"Rain"3
Powfu 1"Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)"4
beabadoobee 1
Lil Mosey 1"Blueberry Faygo"9
Captain Tom Moore 1"You'll Never Walk Alone"1
NHS Voices of Care Choir
Live Lounge Allstars 1"Times Like These"1
Celeste
Grace Carter
Royal Blood
Sam Fender
Yungblud
Swarmz 1"Houdini"6
DaBaby 1"Rockstar"1
S1mba 1"Rover"3
DTG
Giveon 1"Chicago Freestyle"10
Topic 1"Breaking Me"3
A7S
Dutchavelli 1"I Dunno"7
220 Kid 1"Don't Need Love"9
Gracey
Jawsh 685 1"Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)"1
Nathan Dawe 1"Lighter"4
Bon Iver 1"Exile"8
Lil Durk 1"Laugh Now Cry Later"4
Iann Dior 1"Mood"1
Paul Woolford 1"Looking for Me"4
Kareen Lomax
Internet Money 1"Lemonade"1
Gunna
Don Toliver
Nav
Tate McRae 1"You Broke Me First"3
Wes Nelson 1"See Nobody"3
Hardy Caprio
CJ1"Whoopty"3
Notes

The line-up of Live Lounge Allstars featured a selection of artists who had previously had a top-ten single as part of a group but did not have a solo credit to their name. This includes Ben Johnston, James Johnston and Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro), Dave Grohl (Nirvana and Foo Fighters), Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) and Luke Hemmings (5 Seconds of Summer). Ben Thatcher and Mike Kerr, who make up the band Royal Blood, were also debutants to the upper-reaches of the chart, as Royal Blood's highest placing to date was "Figure It Out" which reached number 43 in 2014. Fraser T. Smith had also worked on numerous top 10 singles for different artists, including "Broken Strings" by James Morrison and Nelly Furtado (2008), but this is the first single where he is individually credited.

Songs from films

The only song from a film which entered the top 10 this year was "No Time to Die" (from No Time to Die ). The film was initially scheduled to be released in November 2019, but, due to the departure of Danny Boyle as director and because of the COVID-19 pandemic, its release date was delayed several times. The film was eventually released in the UK on 30 September 2021.

Charity singles

A number of singles recorded for charity reached the top ten in the charts in 2020. Captain Tom Moore joined forces with Michael Ball and the NHS Voices of Care Choir to raise funds to support the NHS during the COVID-19 crisis. Their cover of "You'll Never Walk Alone" reached the top of the charts on the week ending 30 April 2020. [6]

BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge organised a supergroup named Live Lounge Allstars to record "Times Like These" during the Coronavirus crisis, with the contributors including Rita Ora, Ellie Goulding, Chris Martin, Dua Lipa and Rag'n'Bone Man all singing their own parts from their homes due to social distancing. The single entered the chart at number 5 on the 24 April 2020 (week ending 30 April 2020), less than 12 hours after release. [17] The following week, it reached number-one, becoming the first song produced by BBC Radio 1 to top the chart, and the first BBC release to peak at number-one since "Perfect Day" in 1997.

Following the success of "Times Like These", BBC Radio 2 organised its own supergroup, BBC Radio 2 Allstars to record "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" as the official single for that year's Children in Need appeal, [18] with the contributors including Kylie Minogue, Bryan Adams, Cher, Jess Glynne and Robbie Williams [18] all singing their parts from their own homes due to social distancing. The single entered the chart at number 7 on 20 November 2020 (week ending 26 November 2020). [19]

Best-selling singles

The Weeknd had the best-selling single of the year with "Blinding Lights". The song spent 22 weeks in the top 10 (including eight weeks at number-one), sold over 1,800,000 copies and was certified 3× platinum by the BPI. "Dance Monkey" by Tones & I came in second place, while Saint Jhn's "Roses", "Before You Go" by Lewis Capaldi and "Head & Heart" by Joel Corry featuring MNEK made up the top five. Songs by Dua Lipa, DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch, Lewis Capaldi ("Someone You Loved"), Stormzy featuring Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy and Harry Styles were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year.

Top-ten singles

Key
SymbolMeaning
Single peaked in 2019 but still in chart in 2020.
Single released in 2019 or 2020 but peaked in 2021.
(#)Year-end top-ten single position and rank
EnteredThe date that the single first appeared in the chart.
PeakHighest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.
Entered
(week ending)
Weeks
in
top
10
SingleArtistPeakPeak
reached
(week ending)
Weeks
at
peak
Singles in 2019
7 February 201931"Someone You Loved" ‡ (#8) [R] Lewis Capaldi 17 March 20197
3 October 201916"Dance Monkey" ‡ (#2) [L] Tones and I 110 October 201911
7 November 20195"Lose You to Love Me" ‡ [M] Selena Gomez 37 November 20191
14 November 201925"Don't Start Now" ‡ (#6) [N] Dua Lipa 214 November 20193
28 November 201910"Everything I Wanted" ‡ [P] [S] Billie Eilish 328 November 20191
11"Roxanne" [P] Arizona Zervas 49 January 20202
5 December 201912"Before You Go" (#4) [Q] Lewis Capaldi16 February 20201
10"Own It" (#9) Stormzy featuring Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy 19 January 20203
12 December 20199"All I Want for Christmas Is You" [A] [RR] [VV] Mariah Carey 117 December 20203
19 December 20192"River" [B] Ellie Goulding 12 January 20201
8"Last Christmas" ♦ [C] [SS] [BBB] Wham! 17 January 20211
Singles in 2020
2 January 20206"Fairytale of New York" [D] [TT] The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl 42 January 20202
5"Merry Christmas Everyone" [E] [WW] Shakin' Stevens 62 January 20203
5"Do They Know It's Christmas?" [F] [G] [YY] Band Aid 72 January 20203
4"Step into Christmas" [H] [ZZ] [AAA] Elton John 82 January 20202
1"Happy Xmas (War is Over)" John Legend 92 January 20201
1"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" [I] Wizzard 102 January 20201
9 January 20205"Adore You" [T] [U] Harry Styles 79 January 20201
1"Pump It Up"Endor89 January 20201
1"This Is Real" Jax Jones featuring Ella Henderson 99 January 20201
16 January 20202"Yummy" Justin Bieber 516 January 20201
22"Blinding Lights" (#1) [BB] The Weeknd 113 February 20208
23 January 20207"Life Is Good" Future featuring Drake 323 January 20201
11"The Box" Roddy Ricch 230 January 20203
30 January 20206"Godzilla" [V] Eminem featuring Juice Wrld 130 January 20201
1"Ei8ht Mile" DigDat featuring Aitch 930 January 20201
20 February 202012"Roses" (#3) Saint Jhn 126 March 20202
27 February 20204"No Time to Die"Billie Eilish127 February 20201
6"Intentions" [W] Justin Bieber featuring Quavo 89 April 20201
5 March 202010"Lonely" Joel Corry 42 April 20201
12 March 20201"Stupid Love" Lady Gaga 512 March 20201
14"Say So" [Z] Doja Cat 214 May 20202
19 March 20203"Rain" Aitch & AJ Tracey featuring Tay Keith 319 March 20202
8"Physical"Dua Lipa39 April 20201
9 April 20203"Break My Heart"69 April 20201
1"Break Up Song" Little Mix 99 April 20201
2"Boyfriend" Mabel 109 April 20202
16 April 202011"Toosie Slide"Drake114 May 20201
10"Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)" Powfu featuring Beabadoobee 414 May 20201
23 April 20201"Blueberry Faygo" Lil Mosey 923 April 20201
30 April 20201"You'll Never Walk Alone" Michael Ball, Captain Tom Moore & the NHS Voices of Care Choir130 April 20201
3"Times Like These" [X] Live Lounge Allstars 17 May 20201
7 May 20201"Houdini" KSI featuring Swarmz & Tion Wayne 67 May 20201
14 May 20209"Savage" [AA] Megan Thee Stallion 314 May 20201
13"Rockstar" (#7) DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch121 May 20206
10"Rover" S1mba featuring DTG 34 June 20204
12"Dinner Guest"AJ Tracey featuring MoStack 525 June 20201
1"Chicago Freestyle"Drake featuring Giveon 1014 May 20201
21 May 20203"Stuck with U" Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber421 May 20201
2"Gooba" 6ix9ine 621 May 20201
4 June 20209"Rain on Me"Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande14 June 20201
11 June 20207"Breaking Me" Topic & A7S 32 July 20201
2"I Dunno"Tion Wayne, Dutchavelli & Stormzy711 June 20201
25 June 20208"Secrets" [II] Regard & Raye 613 August 20201
3"Don't Need Love" 220 Kid & Gracey 92 July 20202
2 July 20209"Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" Jawsh 685 & Jason Derulo 19 July 20203
11"Watermelon Sugar" (#10) Harry Styles 413 August 20201
16 July 20209"West Ten"AJ Tracey & Mabel513 August 20201
1"The Woo" Pop Smoke featuring 50 Cent & Roddy Ricch916 July 20201
23 July 202011"Head & Heart" (#5)Joel Corry featuring MNEK 130 July 20206
1"Come & Go"Juice Wrld & Marshmello 923 July 20201
30 July 20207"Greece" [JJ] DJ Khaled & Drake830 July 20202
4"Only You Freestyle" Headie One & Drake56 August 20201
6 August 20209"Lighter" Nathan Dawe featuring KSI313 August 20203
1"Cardigan" Taylor Swift 66 August 20201
1"Exile"Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver 86 August 20201
1"The 1"Taylor Swift106 August 20201
13 August 20201"My Future"Billie Eilish713 August 20201
2"Go Crazy" Chris Brown & Young Thug 1013 August 20202
20 August 20209"WAP" Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion 110 September 20203
10"Mood Swings"Pop Smoke featuring Lil Tjay 517 September 20202
27 August 20205"Laugh Now Cry Later"Drake featuring Lil Durk 427 August 20201
3 September 20201"Dynamite" BTS 33 September 20201
11"Ain't It Different"Headie One, AJ Tracey & Stormzy222 October 20202
10 September 20208"Mood" 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior 11 October 20204
17 September 20206"Looking for Me" Paul Woolford & Diplo featuring Kareen Lomax41 October 20203
12"Midnight Sky" [LL] Miley Cyrus 529 October 20203
24 September 20205"Take You Dancing"Jason Derulo71 October 20201
1 October 20209"Lemonade" Internet Money and Gunna featuring Don Toliver & Nav 129 October 20201
7"Holy" [MM] Justin Bieber featuring Chance the Rapper 729 October 20201
8 October 202012"You Broke Me First" [HHH] Tate McRae 329 October 20201
15 October 20207"What You Know Bout Love"Pop Smoke429 October 20201
29 October 20206"See Nobody" Wes Nelson & Hardy Caprio 312 November 20201
1"Tick Tock" Clean Bandit, Mabel & 24kGoldn829 October 20201
1"Lasting Lover" Sigala & James Arthur 1029 October 20201
5 November 20207"Positions"Ariana Grande15 November 20206
3"Really Love"KSI featuring Craig David & Digital Farm Animals 35 November 20201
13"Sweet Melody" ♦ [NN] [CCC] Little Mix114 January 20211
12 November 20206"34+35" ♦ [UU] [GGG] [III] Ariana Grande328 January 20211
19 November 20206"Levitating" [FFF] Dua Lipa53 December 20202
26 November 20203"Therefore I Am"Billie Eilish226 November 20202
1"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" [OO] BBC Radio 2 Allstars 726 November 20201
3 December 20201"Prisoner"Miley Cyrus featuring Dua Lipa83 December 20201
1"Monster" Shawn Mendes & Justin Bieber93 December 20201
1"Life Goes On"BTS103 December 20201
17 December 20202"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" [XX] [DDD] Michael Bublé 717 December 20201
24 December 20201"Willow"Taylor Swift324 December 20201
3"This Christmas" ♦ Jess Glynne 37 January 20211
5"Whoopty" ♦ [EEE] CJ 314 January 20211
31 December 20201"Don't Stop Me Eatin'" LadBaby 131 December 20201
1"Boris Johnson Is a Fucking Cunt" The Kunts 531 December 20201
2"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" ♦ Justin Bieber 47 January 20211

Entries by artist

Billie Eilish achieved four top 10 singles this year. In February, she became the first-ever artist born in the 21st century to achieve a UK number-one single when "No Time to Die", the theme tune from the James Bond movie of the same name, topped the chart. The song went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 94th Academy Awards in March 2022. Billie Eilish at Pukkelpop Festival - 18 AUGUST 2019 (01) (cropped).jpg
Billie Eilish achieved four top 10 singles this year. In February, she became the first-ever artist born in the 21st century to achieve a UK number-one single when "No Time to Die", the theme tune from the James Bond movie of the same name , topped the chart. The song went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 94th Academy Awards in March 2022.
World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore (photographed in the 1940s) made history in 2020 when he became the oldest-ever artist to achieve a UK number-one single after teaming up with Michael Ball and the NHS Voices of Hope Choir to record a cover version of "You'll Never Walk Alone" in order to raise funds for the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Captain Tom celebrated his 100th birthday on 30 April 2020, the same week "You'll Never Walk Alone" was at number-one in the UK chart. Sadly, Captain Tom would himself pass away from COVID-19 on 2 February 2021. Tom Moore (soldier).jpg
World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore (photographed in the 1940s) made history in 2020 when he became the oldest-ever artist to achieve a UK number-one single after teaming up with Michael Ball and the NHS Voices of Hope Choir to record a cover version of "You'll Never Walk Alone" in order to raise funds for the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Captain Tom celebrated his 100th birthday on 30 April 2020, the same week "You'll Never Walk Alone" was at number-one in the UK chart. Sadly, Captain Tom would himself pass away from COVID-19 on 2 February 2021.

The following table shows artists who have achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2020, including singles that reached their peak in 2019. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2020 is also shown.

EntriesArtistWeeksSingles
6 Drake 28"Chicago Freestyle", "Life is Good", "Toosie Slide", "Greece", "Only You Freestyle", "Laugh Now Cry Later"
Justin Bieber 12"Yummy", "Intentions", "Stuck with U", "Holy", "Monster", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
Dua Lipa [Y] [QQ] 23"Don't Start Now", "Physical", "Break My Heart", "Times Like These", "Levitating", "Prisoner"
5 AJ Tracey [Y] 28"Dinner Guest", "Rain", "Times Like These", "West Ten", "Ain't It Different"
4 Taylor Swift 2"Cardigan", "Exile", "The 1", "Willow"
Ariana Grande 20"Stuck with U", "Rain on Me", "Positions", "34+35"
Billie Eilish 13"Everything I Wanted", "No Time to Die", "My Future", "Therefore I Am"
Mabel [Y] 15"Boyfriend", "Times Like These", "West Ten", "Tick Tock"
KSI [HH] [PP] 13"Houdini", "Lighter", "Really Love", "Stop Crying Your Heart Out"
3 Jess Glynne [Y] [PP] 5"Times Like These", "Stop Crying Your Heart Out", "This Christmas"
Stormzy 18"Own It", "I Dunno", "Ain't It Different"
Roddy Ricch [CC] [FF] 24"Rockstar", "The Box", "The Woo"
Pop Smoke 17"The Woo", "Mood Swings", "What You Know Bout Love"
2 Megan Thee Stallion [KK] 18"Savage", "WAP"
Lady Gaga 10"Stupid Love", "Rain on Me"
Juice Wrld [GG] 7"Godzilla", "Come & Go"
Jason Derulo 14"Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)", "Take You Dancing"
24kGoldn 9"Mood", "Tick Tock"
George Michael [J] [K] 4"Last Christmas", "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Ellie Goulding [Y] 4"River", "Times Like These"
Little Mix 8"Break Up Song", "Sweet Melody"
Joel Corry 21"Lonely", "Head & Heart
Aitch 4"Ei8ht Mile", "Rain"
Harry Styles 17"Adore You", "Watermelon Sugar"
Tion Wayne [EE] 3"Houdini", "I Dunno"
Headie One 15"Only You Freestyle", "Ain't It Different"
Lewis Capaldi 11"Before You Go", "Someone You Loved"
Clean Bandit [PP] 2"Tick Tock", "Stop Crying Your Heart Out"
BTS 2"Dynamite", "Life Goes On"

Notes

See also

References

General

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