List of number-one digital songs of 2020 (U.S.)

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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.

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Chart history

Issue dateSongArtist(s)Weekly salesRef(s)
January 4"Good as Hell" Lizzo 30,000 [1]
January 11"Memories" Maroon 5 25,000 [2]
January 18"Yummy" Justin Bieber 71,000 [3]
January 25"Life Is Good" Future featuring Drake 25,000 [4]
February 1"What a Man Gotta Do" Jonas Brothers [5]
February 8"Anyone" Demi Lovato 41,000 [6]
February 15"Only the Young" Taylor Swift 30,000 [7]
February 22"Yikes" Nicki Minaj 20,000 [8]
February 29"No Time to Die" Billie Eilish 25,000 [9]
March 7"On" BTS 86,000 [10]
March 14"Stupid Love" Lady Gaga 53,000 [11]
March 21"I Love Me"Demi Lovato38,000 [12]
March 28"Blinding Lights" The Weeknd 16,000 [13]
April 4"The Gambler" Kenny Rogers 21,000 [14]
April 11"Blinding Lights"The Weeknd22,000 [15]
April 18"Lean on Me" Bill Withers 28,000 [16]
April 25"Blinding Lights"The Weeknd21,000 [17]
May 219,000 [18]
May 9"The Scotts"The Scotts, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi 67,000 [19]
May 16"Say So" Doja Cat featuring Nicki Minaj 66,000 [20]
May 23"Stuck with U" Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber 108,000 [21]
May 30"Savage" Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé 30,000 [22]
June 6"Rain on Me"Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande72,000 [23]
June 13"Savage"Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé14,000 [24]

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