List of Billboard Adult Top 40 number-one songs of the 2020s

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The Billboard Adult Top 40 chart ranks the most popular songs on Adult Top 40 radio stations in the United States, based on airplay detections as measured by Nielsen BDS and published weekly by Billboard. These are the songs which reached number one on the Adult Top 40 chart during the 2020s.

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†Number-one Adult Top 40 song of the year
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Weeks at
number one		Ref.
2020
December 7"Memories" Maroon 5 13 [1]
March 7"Circles"† [2] Post Malone 2 [3]
March 21"Memories" Maroon 5 1 [4]
March 28"Circles"† Post Malone 2 [5]
April 11"The Bones" Maren Morris 1 [6]
April 18"Don't Start Now" Dua Lipa 5 [7]
May 23"Blinding Lights" The Weeknd 12 [8]
August 15"Before You Go" Lewis Capaldi 1 [9]
August 22"Blinding Lights" The Weeknd 6 [10]
October 3"Watermelon Sugar" Harry Styles 1 [11]
October 10"Blinding Lights" The Weeknd 2 [12]
October 24"I Hope" Gabby Barrett featuring Charlie Puth 4 [13]
November 21"Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo 3 [14]
December 12"Kings & Queens" Ava Max 7 [15]
2021
January 30"Holy" Justin Bieber featuring Chance the Rapper 2 [16]
February 13"Kings & Queens" Ava Max 1 [17]
February 20"Mood" 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior 1 [18]
February 27"Bang!" AJR 1 [19]
March 6"Mood" 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior 3 [20]
March 27"Drivers License" Olivia Rodrigo 4 [21]
April 24"Willow" Taylor Swift 3 [22]
May 15"Save Your Tears" The Weeknd 5 [23]
June 19"Levitating"† [24] Dua Lipa featuring DaBaby 2 [25]
July 3"Beautiful Mistakes" Maroon 5 featuring Megan Thee Stallion 1 [26]
July 10"Levitating"† Dua Lipa featuring DaBaby 3 [27]
July 31"Without You" The Kid Laroi 1 [28]
August 7"Levitating"† Dua Lipa featuring DaBaby 2 [29]
August 21"Bad Habits" Ed Sheeran 6 [30]
October 2"Good 4 U" Olivia Rodrigo 1 [31]
October 9"Bad Habits" Ed Sheeran 1 [32]
October 16"Stay" † [33] The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber 6 [34]
November 27"Easy on Me" Adele 10 [35]
2022
February 5"Shivers" Ed Sheeran 2 [36]
February 19"Heat Waves" Glass Animals 2 [37]
March 5"Cold Heart" Elton John and Dua Lipa 1 [38]
March 12"Ghost" Justin Bieber 2 [39]
March 26"ABCDEFU" Gayle 4 [40]
April 23"Thats What I Want" Lil Nas X 2 [41]
May 7"Enemy" Imagine Dragons and JID 3 [42]
May 28"As It Was" Harry Styles 8 [43]
July 23"About Damn Time" Lizzo 2 [44]
August 6"Numb Little Bug" Em Beihold 3 [45]
August 27"Sunroof" Nicky Youre and Dazy5 [46]
October 1"Late Night Talking" Harry Styles 1 [47]
October 8"Sunroof" Nicky Youre and Dazy1 [48]
October 15"Unstoppable" Sia 2 [49]
October 29"Sunroof" Nicky Youre and Dazy1 [50]
November 5"I Ain't Worried" OneRepublic 2 [51]
November 19"Unstoppable" Sia 1 [52]
November 26"Hold Me Closer" Elton John and Britney Spears 1 [53]
December 3"Anti-Hero" Taylor Swift 9 [54]
2023
February 4"I'm Good (Blue)" David Guetta and Bebe Rexha 2 [55]
February 18"Unholy" Sam Smith and Kim Petras 1 [56]
February 25"Made You Look" Meghan Trainor 1 [57]
March 4"Flowers" † [58] Miley Cyrus 16 [59]
June 24"Eyes Closed" Ed Sheeran 2 [60]
July 8"Flowers" † [58] Miley Cyrus 1 [59]
July 15"Calm Down" Rema and Selena Gomez 2 [61]
July 29"Karma" Taylor Swift 2 [62]
August 12"Fast Car" Luke Combs 2 [63]
August 26"Cruel Summer" Taylor Swift 3 [64]
September 16"Dance the Night" Dua Lipa 2 [65]
September 30"Cruel Summer" Taylor Swift 11 [64]
December 16"Used to Be Young" Miley Cyrus 1 [66]
December 23"Cruel Summer" Taylor Swift 9 [64]
2024
February 24"Greedy" Tate McRae 1 [67]
March 2"What Was I Made For?" Billie Eilish 2 [68]
March 16"Is It Over Now?" Taylor Swift 1 [69]
March 23"Lose Control" Teddy Swims 4 [70]
April 20"Beautiful Things" Benson Boone 5 [71]
May 25"Stick Season" Noah Kahan 1 [72]
June 1"Beautiful Things" Benson Boone 1 [71]

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  38. ↑ "Cold Heart" March 5, 2022:
  39. ↑ "Ghost" March 12, 2022:
  40. ↑ "ABCDEFU" March 26, 2022:
  41. ↑ "Thats What I Want" April 23, 2022:
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  44. ↑ "About Damn Time" July 23, 2022:
  45. ↑ "Numb Little Bug" August 6, 2022:
  46. ↑ "Sunroof" August 27, 2022:
  47. ↑ "Late Night Talking" October 1, 2022:
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  53. ↑ "Hold Me Closer" November 26, 2022:
  54. ↑ "Anti-Hero" December 3, 2022:
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  61. ↑ "Calm Down" July 15, 2023:
  62. ↑ "Karma" July 29, 2023:
  63. ↑ "Fast Car" August 12, 2023:
  64. 1 2 3 "Cruel Summer" August 26, 2023:
  65. ↑ "Dance the Night" September 16, 2023:
  66. ↑ "Used to Be Young" December 16, 2023:
  67. ↑ "Greedy" February 24, 2024:
  68. ↑ "What Was I Made For?" March 2, 2024:
  69. ↑ "Is It Over Now?" March 16, 2024:
  70. ↑ "Lose Control" March 23, 2024:
  71. 1 2 "Beautiful Things" April 20, 2024:
  72. ↑ "Stick Season" May 25, 2024:
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