List of number-one singles of 2020 (Australia)

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The ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on the weekly physical and digital sales and streams of singles. [1] In 2020, eleven songs reached number one, with "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I returning to the top on the first chart of the year after spending 21 weeks atop the chart in 2019. Nine artists, The Weeknd, Saint Jhn, DaBaby, Roddy Ricch, Jawsh 685, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, 24kGoldn and Iann Dior, reached the top for the first time.

Contents

Chart history

Key
†Indicates best-performing single of 2020 [2]
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.
6 January"Dance Monkey" Tones and I [3]
13 January
20 January
27 January"Blinding Lights" † The Weeknd [4]
3 February
10 February
17 February
24 February
2 March
9 March
16 March
23 March
30 March
6 April"Roses" Saint Jhn [5]
13 April
20 April"Blinding Lights" †The Weeknd [6]
27 April"Roses"Saint Jhn [7]
4 May
11 May
18 May
25 May"Rockstar" DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch [8]
1 June
8 June
15 June
22 June
29 June
6 July"Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo [9]
13 July
20 July
27 July
3 August"Cardigan" Taylor Swift [10]
10 August"Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)"Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo [11]
17 August
24 August"WAP" Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion [12]
31 August
7 September
14 September
21 September
28 September
5 October"Mood" 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior [13]
12 October
19 October
26 October
2 November"Positions" Ariana Grande [14]
9 November
16 November"Mood"24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior [15]
23 November
30 November
7 December
14 December
21 December"Willow"Taylor Swift [16]
28 December"All I Want for Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey [17]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists, with total weeks spent at No. 1 shown
PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
1The Weeknd11
224kGoldn9
2Iann Dior9
3Saint Jhn6
3DaBaby6
3Roddy Ricch6
3Jawsh 6856
3Jason Derulo6
3Cardi B6
3Megan Thee Stallion6
4Tones and I3
5Ariana Grande2
5Taylor Swift2
6Mariah Carey1

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References

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  2. ↑ "2020 Annual ARIA Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "24th week at #1 for Tones And I". Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ten weeks at #1 for The Weeknd's Blinding Lights". Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "SAINt JHN scores second week at #1". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "The Weeknd returns to #1 with Blinding Lights". Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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  8. ↑ "Six weeks at #1 for DaBaby's Rockstar". Australian Recording Industry Association. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Fourth week at #1 for Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo". Australian Recording Industry Association. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Cardigan lands Taylor Swift sixth #1 single". Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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  12. ↑ "Cardi B's WAP notches sixth week atop ARIA Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "24kGoldn's Mood holds the ARIA Singles Chart #1 for fourth week". Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "Ariana Grande's Positions is ARIA Charts #1 single for a second week". Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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  17. ↑ "Mariah Carey takes out ARIA Charts Christmas #1 single for third straight year". Australian Recording Industry Association. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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