This is the Recorded Music NZ list of number-one singles in New Zealand during the 2020s decade, starting from Monday 6 January 2020. The chart also includes data from on-demand audio streaming services. [1]
Justin Bieber has achieved five number-one singles this decade, the most of any artist thus far.
From the 2020s, L.A.B.'s "In the Air" was the top song of 2020; The Glass Animals track "Heat Waves" was the top song of 2021 (although only peaking at number two); and Elton John and Dua Lipa's "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" was the top song of 2022.
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Artist | Title | Weeks at number-one [nb 2] | Reached number-one | Reference |
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Tones and I | "Dance Monkey" | 2 | 6 January 2020 | [2] |
Justin Bieber | "Yummy" | 2 | 20 January 2020 | [3] |
Roddy Ricch | "The Box" | 3 | 3 February 2020 | [4] |
Justin Bieber featuring Quavo | "Intentions" | 2 | 24 February 2020 | [5] |
L.A.B. | "In the Air"‡ | 3 | 9 March 2020 | [6] |
The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | 3 | 30 March 2020 | [7] |
Drake | "Toosie Slide" | 1 | 20 April 2020 | [8] |
The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | 1 | 27 April 2020 | [9] |
Saint Jhn | "Roses" (Imanbek remix) | 2 | 4 May 2020 | [10] |
Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber | "Stuck with U" | 1 | 18 May 2020 | [11] |
DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch | "Rockstar" | 5 | 25 May 2020 | [12] |
Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo | "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" † | 8 | 29 June 2020 | [13] |
Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion | "WAP" | 6 | 24 August 2020 | [14] |
24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior | "Mood" | 4 | 5 October 2020 | [15] |
Ariana Grande | "Positions" | 2 | 2 November 2020 | [16] |
24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior | "Mood" | 1 | 16 November 2020 | [17] |
Billie Eilish | "Therefore I Am" | 1 | 23 November 2020 | [18] |
24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior | "Mood" | 2 | 30 November 2020 | [19] |
L.A.B. | "Why Oh Why" † | 5 | 14 December 2020 | [20] |
Olivia Rodrigo | "Drivers License" | 7 | 18 January 2021 | [21] |
Six60 | "All She Wrote" † | 1 | 8 March 2021 | [22] |
Silk Sonic | "Leave the Door Open" | 2 | 15 March 2021 | [23] |
Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | "Peaches" | 6 | 29 March 2021 | [24] |
Doja Cat featuring SZA | "Kiss Me More" | 1 | 10 May 2021 | [25] |
Russ Millions and Tion Wayne | "Body" (Remix) | 1 | 17 May 2021 | [26] |
Olivia Rodrigo | "Good 4 U" | 6 | 24 May 2021 | [27] |
Ed Sheeran | "Bad Habits" | 2 | 5 July 2021 | [28] |
The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber | "Stay" | 10 | 19 July 2021 | [29] |
Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Industry Baby" | 1 | 27 September 2021 | [30] |
The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber | "Stay" | 1 | 4 October 2021 | [31] |
Elton John and Dua Lipa | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | 2 | 11 October 2021 | [32] |
Adele | "Easy on Me" | 3 | 25 October 2021 | [33] |
Elton John and Dua Lipa | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | 1 | 15 November 2021 | [34] |
Taylor Swift | "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" | 1 | 22 November 2021 | [35] |
Adele | "Easy on Me" | 3 | 29 November 2021 | [36] |
Elton John and Dua Lipa | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | 2 | 20 December 2021 | [37] |
Mariah Carey | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | 1 | 3 January 2022 | [38] |
Elton John and Dua Lipa | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | 1 | 10 January 2022 | [39] |
Luude featuring Colin Hay | "Down Under" | 9 | 17 January 2022 | [40] |
Elton John and Dua Lipa | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | 3 | 21 March 2022 | [41] |
Harry Styles | "As It Was" | 1 | 11 April 2022 | [42] |
Jack Harlow | "First Class" | 6 | 18 April 2022 | [43] |
Harry Styles | "As It Was" | 2 | 30 May 2022 | [44] |
Kate Bush | "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" | 2 | 13 June 2022 | [45] |
Joji | "Glimpse of Us" | 5 | 27 June 2022 | [46] |
Central Cee | "Doja" | 2 | 1 August 2022 | [47] |
OneRepublic | "I Ain't Worried" | 2 | 15 August 2022 | [48] |
Nicki Minaj | "Super Freaky Girl" | 5 | 29 August 2022 | [49] |
Sam Smith and Kim Petras | "Unholy" | 4 | 3 October 2022 | [50] |
Taylor Swift | "Anti-Hero" | 2 | 31 October 2022 | [51] |
Sam Smith and Kim Petras | "Unholy" | 5 | 14 November 2022 | [52] |
SZA | "Kill Bill" | 2 | 19 December 2022 | [53] |
Brenda Lee | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | 1 | 2 January 2023 | [54] |
SZA | "Kill Bill" | 2 | 9 January 2023 | [55] |
Miley Cyrus | "Flowers" | 5 | 23 January 2023 | [56] |
PinkPantheress and Ice Spice | "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" | 6 | 27 February 2023 | [57] |
Miley Cyrus | "Flowers" | 2 | 10 April 2023 | [58] |
SZA | "Kill Bill" | 1 | 24 April 2023 | [59] |
David Kushner | "Daylight" | 1 | 1 May 2023 | [60] |
Fifty Fifty | "Cupid" | 5 | 8 May 2023 | [61] |
Dave and Central Cee | "Sprinter" | 4 | 12 June 2023 | [62] |
Olivia Rodrigo | "Vampire" | 1 | 10 July 2023 | [63] |
Dave and Central Cee | "Sprinter" | 5 | 17 July 2023 | [64] |
Doja Cat | "Paint the Town Red" | 10 | 21 August 2023 | [65] |
Tyla | "Water" | 1 | 30 October 2023 | [66] |
Taylor Swift | "Is It Over Now?" | 1 | 6 November 2023 | [67] |
Tyla | "Water" | 1 | 13 November 2023 | [68] |
Jack Harlow | "Lovin on Me" | 6 | 20 November 2023 | [69] |
Mariah Carey | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | 1 | 1 January 2024 | [70] |
Jack Harlow | "Lovin on Me" | 4 | 8 January 2024 | [71] |
YG Marley | "Praise Jah in the Moonlight" | 4 | 5 February 2024 | [72] |
Beyoncé | "Texas Hold 'Em" | 3 | 26 February 2024 | [73] |
Ariana Grande | "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" | 2 | 18 March 2024 | [74] |
Benson Boone | "Beautiful Things" | 2 | 1 April 2024 | [75] |
Hozier | "Too Sweet" | 2 | 15 April 2024 | [76] |
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone | "Fortnight" | 1 | 29 April 2024 | [77] |
Hozier | "Too Sweet" | 1 | 6 May 2024 | [78] |
Tommy Richman | "Million Dollar Baby" | 5 | 13 May 2024 | [79] |
Eminem | "Houdini" | 1 | 17 June 2024 | [80] |
Sabrina Carpenter | "Please Please Please" | 3 | 24 June 2024 | [81] |
Kendrick Lamar | "Not Like Us" | 2 | 15 July 2024 | [82] |
Billie Eilish | "Birds of a Feather" | 2 | 29 July 2024 | [83] |
Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish | "Guess" | 1 | 12 August 2024 | [84] |
Billie Eilish | "Birds of a Feather" | 1 | 19 August 2024 | [85] |
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars | "Die with a Smile" | 9 | 26 August 2024 | [86] |
Rosé and Bruno Mars | "Apt." | 3 | 28 October 2024 | [87] |
Artist | Title | Weeks at number-one [nb 2] | Reached number-one | Reference |
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Benee | "Glitter" | 5 | 6 January 2020 | [88] |
L.A.B. | "In the Air" | 7 | 10 February 2020 | [89] |
Benee featuring Gus Dapperton | "Supalonely" | 1 | 30 March 2020 | [90] |
L.A.B. | "In the Air" | 6 | 10 February 2020 | [91] |
Benee featuring Gus Dapperton | "Supalonely" | 1 | 18 May 2020 | [92] |
L.A.B. | "In the Air" | 4 | 25 May 2020 | [93] |
Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo | "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" | 22 | 22 June 2020 | [94] |
L.A.B. | "In the Air" | 3 | 23 November 2020 | [95] |
L.A.B. | "Why Oh Why" | 12 | 14 December 2020 | [96] |
Six60 | "All She Wrote" | 15 | 8 March 2021 | [97] |
Lorde | "Solar Power" | 2 | 21 June 2021 | [98] |
Six60 | "All She Wrote" | 1 | 5 July 2021 | [99] |
L.A.B. | "In the Air" | 1 | 12 July 2021 | [100] |
Six60 | "All She Wrote" | 1 | 19 July 2021 | [101] |
Sons of Zion featuring Jackson Owens | "Love on the Run" | 5 | 26 July 2021 | [102] |
Lorde | "Mood Ring" | 1 | 30 August 2021 | [103] |
Six60 | "Pepeha" | 10 | 6 September 2021 | [104] |
Ka Hao featuring Rob Ruha | "35" | 3 | 15 November 2021 | [105] |
L.A.B. | "Mr Reggae" | 14 | 6 December 2021 | [106] |
L.A.B. | "In the Air" | 24 | 14 March 2022 | [107] |
Six60 | "Before You Leave" | 9 | 29 August 2022 | [108] |
L.A.B. | "In the Air" | 1 | 31 October 2022 | [109] |
Six60 | "Before You Leave" | 3 | 7 November 2022 | [110] |
Victor J Sefo, Lisi and Mwayz | "685 (Remix)" | 1 | 28 November 2022 | [111] |
L.A.B. | "In the Air" | 9 | 5 December 2022 | [112] |
L.A.B. | "Take It Away" | 29 | 6 February 2023 | [113] |
Corrella | "Blue Eyed Māori" | 57 | 23 August 2023 | [114] |
Hori Shaw | "Back in My Arms" | 2 | 30 September 2024 | [115] |
Rokkō | "Ava" | 1 | 14 October 2024 | [116] |
Hori Shaw | "Back in My Arms" | 3 | 28 October 2024 | [117] |
British rock band Coldplay have released 10 studio albums, 6 live albums, 12 compilation albums, 18 extended plays, 44 singles, 13 promotional singles, and 5 charity singles. According to Parlophone, they have sold over 100 million albums worldwide as of May 2021, making them the most successful group of the 21st century and one of the best-selling artists of all time. Luminate revealed that, in terms of pure sales, they have tallied 18.2 million albums and 33.6 million song downloads in the United States alone as of February 2015. Moreover, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) attributed the rise in British music exports to their success multiple times, adding that it boosted the balance of payments of the United Kingdom.
The American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake has released six studio albums, two compilation albums, three extended plays, and 51 singles. Timberlake started his music career in 1995, as a member of boy band NSYNC. Following the group's hiatus in 2002, he released his solo debut studio album, Justified, in November that same year. The album was a commercial success and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and additionally topped the charts in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Justified earned multiple multi-platinum certifications, including a triple platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and a sextuple platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It produced four singles: "Like I Love You", "Cry Me a River", "Rock Your Body" and "Señorita"; all performed well commercially, with two of them becoming top 5 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and top two hits on the UK Singles Chart. "Rock Your Body" also reached number one in Australia.
American singer Miley Cyrus has released eight studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 42 singles. Popularly referred as the original "Teen Queen", Cyrus has sold 55 million singles and 20 million albums worldwide. According to Recording Industry Association of America, she has sold 32 million singles and 10 million albums in the US. Billboard ranked Cyrus as the ninth greatest Billboard 200 female music artist of all time and the 62nd greatest artist of all time.
British rock band Bring Me the Horizon have released seven studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, one remix album, two extended plays (EPs), one demo album, 35 singles, two video albums, 38 music videos, two other releases and three other appearances. Formed in Sheffield in 2004 by vocalist Oliver Sykes, guitarists Lee Malia and Curtis Ward, bassist Matt Kean and drummer Matt Nicholls, the band released their debut EP This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For on Thirty Days of Nights Records in 2005, which reached number 41 on the UK Budget Albums Chart. After signing with British independent record label Visible Noise, the group released their debut full-length studio album Count Your Blessings in 2006, which reached the top 100 of the UK Albums Chart and the top 10 of the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart. The 2008 follow-up Suicide Season reached the UK top 50 and charted in the US for the first time when it reached number 107 on the Billboard 200. In November 2009, an expanded version of the album titled Suicide Season Cut Up! was released, featuring remixes and videos.
The discography of Canadian singer Justin Bieber consists of six studio albums, three remix albums, three compilation albums, two extended plays, 76 singles, and 10 promotional singles. Bieber has attained eight number-one hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 and eight number-one albums on the US Billboard 200 charts. As of June 2019, Bieber has sold an estimated 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), he has sold 24 million albums and 121 million digital singles units as a lead artist, in the United States. Bieber was named the "Greatest Pop Star of 2016" by Billboard. He was also named the Billboard Year-End Top Male Artist for 2016 and placed number seven on the magazine's Decade-End Top Artists Chart for the 2010s.
Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd has released five studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, three mixtapes, nine extended plays, 79 single releases, and seven promotional singles. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), he has accumulated 18.5 million certified album-equivalent units and 126 million certified digital single units in the US, based on sales and on-demand streaming, as of August 2024.
American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey has released nine studio albums, three extended plays, 41 singles, 18 promotional singles, and one box set. She also has one leaked demo album, which was not released officially. According to Universal Music Group (UMG), Del Rey has sold over 41 million albums worldwide and has garnered over 58 billion streams worldwide. In the United States, Del Rey has sold over 48 million certified singles according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Billboard ranked her as the 37th Top Rock Artist of the 2010s. Del Rey has also sold 7.1 million singles units, and 4 million albums in United Kingdom.
The American singer, songwriter, and actress Ariana Grande has released seven studio albums, one soundtrack album, one live album, two compilation albums, two extended plays (EPs), fifty-four singles, and fourteen promotional singles. Throughout her career thus far, Grande has sold over 90 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she has sold over 131 million units, across albums, singles, and features, and 12 million albums and 93.5 million digital singles units as a lead artist. In the U.S., Grande has moved 22.4 million album units, and garnered over 23.6 billion streams across lead artist credits, according to Luminate. Having amassed over 105 billion consumed streams thus far, Grande is the most streamed female artist ever. She is also the most streamed female artist of the 2010s on Spotify and Apple Music. She has amassed 86 chart entries on the Billboard Hot 100—the third most entries for a female artist—including nine number ones and 22 top-10 hits altogether so far. Grande was named the sixth top female artist of the 2010s decade, and was ranked among Billboard's Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists, at number 78. Grande is also one of the best selling female artists in the UK, with over 31 million units.
English singer Charli XCX has released six studio albums, five mixtapes, three extended plays, one live album, one soundtrack album, one remix album, two DJ mixes, 48 singles, and 13 promotional singles. In 2007, XCX began recording her debut album on a loan granted by her parents. Titled 14, after her age at the time, it received only a restricted public release. Two singles, "!Franchesckaar!" and double A-side "Emelline" / "Art Bitch", were released in late 2008 under Orgy Music. In June 2012, Charli XCX released her first mixtape, titled Heartbreaks and Earthquakes, a one-track file consisting of eight songs. A second mixtape, titled Super Ultra, was released in November of the same year. Charli XCX's major-label debut studio album, True Romance, was released in April 2013, and peaked at number 85 on the UK Albums Chart. While failing to appear on any main album charts internationally, the album reached number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States and number 11 on the ARIA Hitseekers chart in Australia. The album spawned five singles—"Stay Away", "Nuclear Seasons", "You're the One", "You " and "What I Like". In 2012, Charli XCX was featured on Icona Pop's song "I Love It", which peaked at number one in the UK and reached the top 10 in various countries including the US, Canada, Ireland and Germany.
American singer and songwriter Halsey has released five studio albums, two live albums, 11 extended plays, 28 singles, 10 promotional singles, and 36 music videos. After being signed to Astralwerks, she released her debut EP Room 93 on October 27, 2014, and then toured with larger acts to promote it and her upcoming album. Since her debut, Halsey has released nine Gold, 11 Platinum, seven Multiplatinum, and one Diamond single in the United States alone.
English singer Dua Lipa has released three studio albums, two reissues, one remix album, five extended plays (EPs), thirty-siz singles, ten promotional singles, two charity singles, and thirty-five music videos. After signing with Warner Bros. Records, she released her debut single "New Love" in 2015. The following year, she gained recognition through the singles "Hotter than Hell" and "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)". In 2017, Lipa released her self-titled debut studio album, which reached the top 10 charts in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The album's chart-topping hits "Be the One", "New Rules" and "IDGAF" propelled Lipa to international fame.
American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish has released 3 studio albums, 1 live album, 1 video album, 2 extended plays (EPs), 34 singles, 1 promotional single, and 30 music videos. According to RIAA, she has sold 45.5 million digital singles and 5 million albums. IFPI crowned "Bad Guy" as 2019's biggest selling single globally, selling 19.5 million units in a year span. Eilish is regarded by various media outlets as the "Queen of Gen-Z Pop". At age 17, she became the youngest female artist in UK chart history to score a number-one album. As of October 2021, Eilish has accumulated 76.7 billion career streams worldwide. According to IFPI, Eilish was the 4th best-selling artist of 2019 and 5th best-selling artist of 2020.
Stella Rose Bennett, better known as Benee and formerly Bene, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter from Auckland. In both 2019 and 2020, she consecutively won Single of the Year, Best Solo Artist and Best Pop Artist at the New Zealand Music Awards. Benee initially gained local prominence with her singles "Glitter" and "Soaked", before her 2019 single "Supalonely" saw international popularity following its success on the video-sharing platforms TikTok and YouTube. Benee subsequently released her debut album, Hey U X, in November 2020.
Taylor Swift has released 61 singles as lead artist, 8 singles as a featured artist, and 39 promotional singles. She had sold over 150 million singles worldwide by December 2016. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Swift's digital singles have achieved 137.5 million certified units, based on sales and on-demand streaming, as of July 2023. On the US Billboard Hot 100, as of April 2024, Swift has garnered 12 number-one songs and is the female musician with the most charted songs (263), most top-40 songs (164), most top-20 songs (100), most top-10 songs (59), most top-10 debuts (48), most top-five songs (36), and most number-one debuts (7).
Conan Lee Gray is an American singer-songwriter and former YouTuber. He was born in Lemon Grove, California, and raised in Georgetown, Texas where he began uploading vlogs, covers, and original songs to YouTube as a teenager. In 2018, Gray signed a record deal with Republic Records, which released his debut EP, Sunset Season (2018).
Joel Corry is an English DJ, producer and television personality. He came to prominence in 2019 with the release of his single "Sorry", featuring vocals from Hayley May, which reached number six in the UK Singles Chart. In 2020, Corry released the singles "Lonely" and "Head & Heart". The latter, which features MNEK on vocals, spent six weeks at number one in the UK Top Singles Chart and also became Corry's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Dennis Junior Odunwo, known professionally as Tion Wayne, is a British rapper and DJ from Edmonton, North London.
The discography of Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi consists of one studio album, one mixtape, one extended play (EP), 31 singles, one promotional single, and 36 music videos. In 2018, Laroi independently released his first EP, 14 with a Dream, through SoundCloud and YouTube. He signed a joint deal with Grade A Productions and Columbia Records the next year before making his major label debut with the single "Let Her Go". Laroi built on the success of the song with other singles in early 2020, such as the US platinum-certified "Diva", which features Lil Tecca, and viral TikTok hit, "Addison Rae".
Simeona Silapa , known professionally as Hooligan Hefs, is an Australian hip-hop and EDM musician from Doonside, New South Wales.
Gracie Madigan Abrams is an American singer-songwriter. She signed with Interscope Records to release two extended plays, Minor (2020) and This Is What It Feels Like (2021). After performing as an opening act on Olivia Rodrigo's Sour Tour, Abrams released her debut studio album, Good Riddance (2023), which moderately entered the Billboard 200. Throughout 2023, she performed as an opening act for Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour, and received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 66th Grammy Awards. In late 2023, Abrams was featured on a remix of the song "Everywhere, Everything" by Noah Kahan, marking her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100. Abrams' second album, The Secret of Us, was released on June 21, 2024, to favorable reviews and commercial success, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200.