List of UK Singles Downloads Chart number ones of the 2020s

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This is the list of the number-one songs of the UK Singles Downloads Chart during the 2020s. As of 27 April 2024, 118 different singles have topped the chart during the 2020s.

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Number one songs

Ed Sheeran has spent 21 weeks at the top of the chart during the 2020s so far, the most by any artist. Ed Sheeran-6886 (cropped).jpg
Ed Sheeran has spent 21 weeks at the top of the chart during the 2020s so far, the most by any artist.
Key
No.nth single to top the UK Singles Downloads Chart
reReturn of a single to number one
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← 2010s   2020   2021   2022   2023   2024
No.Artist [lower-alpha 1] Single [lower-alpha 1] Record label [lower-alpha 1] Reached number one
(for the week ending) [lower-alpha 1]
Weeks at
number one [lower-alpha 1]
2020
re Tones and I "Dance Monkey"Bad Batch2 January 20201
381 Lewis Capaldi "Before You Go" EMI 9 January 20201
re Tones and I "Dance Monkey"Bad Batch16 January 20201
382 The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" Republic 23 January 20202
383 André Rieu "Ode to Joy" Decca 6 February 20201
re The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" Republic 13 February 20202
384 Billie Eilish "No Time to Die" Interscope 27 February 20201
385 BTS "On" Big Hit 5 March 20201
386 Lady Gaga "Stupid Love" Interscope 12 March 20201
re The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" Republic 19 March 20204
387 Matt Lucas "Thank You Baked Potato"Loudmouth Music16 April 20201
re The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" Republic 23 April 20201
388 Michael Ball , Captain Tom and The NHS Voices of Care Choir"You'll Never Walk Alone" Decca 30 April 20201
389 Live Lounge Allstars "Times Like These" BBC/Columbia 7 May 20202
re The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" Republic 21 May 20202
390 Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande "Rain on Me" Interscope 4 June 20204
391 Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" RCA 2 July 20204
392 Joel Corry featuring MNEK "Head & Heart" Asylum/Perfect Havoc30 July 20201
393 Nathan Dawe featuring KSI "Lighter" Atlantic 6 August 20201
re Joel Corry featuring MNEK "Head & Heart" Asylum/Perfect Havoc13 August 20203
394 BTS "Dynamite" Big Hit 3 September 20202
395 Miley Cyrus "Midnight Sky" RCA 17 September 20202
396 Sigala & James Arthur "Lasting Lover" Ministry of Sound 1 October 20201
397 Everton F.C. "Spirit of the Blues"13th Moon8 October 20201
re Miley Cyrus "Midnight Sky" RCA 15 October 20202
re Joel Corry featuring MNEK "Head & Heart" Asylum/Perfect Havoc29 October 20201
398 KSI featuring Craig David and Digital Farm Animals "Really Love" BMG 5 November 20201
399Paul Harvey and BBC Philharmonic "Four Notes – Paul's Tune"Redrocca12 November 20202
400 BBC Radio 2 Allstars "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" Decca 26 November 20201
401 BTS "Life Goes On" Big Hit 3 December 20201
402 Liam Gallagher "All You're Dreaming Of" Warner 10 December 20201
403 Mental As Anything "Live It Up" Crimson 17 December 20201
404 Rock Choir/Vocal Group/Caroline Redman Lusher "Keeping the Dream Alive"Rock24 December 20201
405 LadBaby "Don't Stop Me Eatin'"FrtyFve31 December 20201
2021
406 Asian Dub Foundation "Comin' Over Here"Xray7 January 20211
407 Little Mix "Sweet Melody" RCA 14 January 20211
408 Olivia Rodrigo "Drivers License" Interscope 21 January 20211
409 Anne-Marie, KSI and Digital Farm Animals "Don't Play" Atlantic 28 January 20211
410 Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted "Wellerman" Polydor 4 February 20214
411 Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan "Let's Go Home Together" Atlantic 4 March 20211
412 Rag'n'Bone Man "All You Ever Wanted"Best Laid Plans/Columbia 11 March 20211
re Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted "Wellerman" Polydor 18 March 20212
413 KSI featuring Yungblud and Polo G "Patience" BMG/Interscope 1 April 20211
re Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan "Let's Go Home Together" Atlantic 8 April 20211
414 Joel Corry , Raye and David Guetta "Bed" Asylum/Perfect Havoc15 April 20211
415 Rag'n'Bone Man and Pink "Anywhere Away from Here"Best Laid Plans/Columbia 22 April 20211
416 Riton, Nightcrawlers and Mufasa & Hypeman"Friday" Ministry of Sound 29 April 20211
re Rag'n'Bone Man and Pink "Anywhere Away from Here"Best Laid Plans/Columbia 6 May 20211
417 Little Mix "Confetti" RCA 13 May 20211
re Rag'n'Bone Man and Pink "Anywhere Away from Here"Best Laid Plans/Columbia 20 May 20212
418 BTS "Butter" Big Hit 3 June 20212
419 Anne-Marie and Niall Horan "Our Song" Atlantic 17 June 20211
420Woody & Kleiny and The Hoosiers "Route 66"FrtyFve24 June 20211
421 KSI "Holiday" BMG 1 July 20211
422 Ed Sheeran "Bad Habits" Asylum 8 July 202110
423 Elton John and Dua Lipa "Cold Heart" EMI 16 September 20213
424 Coldplay and BTS "My Universe" Parlophone 7 October 20211
re Elton John and Dua Lipa "Cold Heart" EMI 14 October 20212
425 Adele "Easy on Me" Columbia 28 October 20212
426 Ed Sheeran "Shivers" Asylum 11 November 20212
re Elton John and Dua Lipa "Cold Heart" EMI 25 November 20211
427 Anne-Marie and Niall Horan "Everywhere" Atlantic/Capitol 2 December 20211
re Elton John and Dua Lipa "Cold Heart" EMI 9 December 20211
428 Ed Sheeran and Elton John "Merry Christmas" Atlantic 16 December 20212
429 LadBaby featuring Ed Sheeran and Elton John "Sausage Rolls for Everyone"FrtyFve30 December 20212
2022
430 Gayle "ABCDEFU" Atlantic 13 January 20222
431 Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott "Where Are You Now"Insanity27 January 20221
432 Meat Loaf "Bat Out of Hell" Epic 3 February 20221
re Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott "Where Are You Now"Insanity10 February 20221
433 Liam Gallagher "Everything's Electric" Warner 17 February 20221
434 Ed Sheeran "The Joker and the Queen" Asylum 24 February 20225
435 Jax Jones featuring MNEK "Where Did You Go?" Polydor 31 March 20221
436 Camila Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran "Bam Bam" Asylum/Columbia 7 April 20221
436 Harry Styles "As It Was" Columbia 14 April 20221
437 Pink Floyd featuring Andriy Khlyvnyuk "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" Rhino 21 April 20221
re Harry Styles "As It Was" Columbia 28 April 20221
438 The Wanted "Gold Forever" Geffen 5 May 20221
re Harry Styles "As It Was" Columbia 12 May 20221
439 Lizzo "About Damn Time" Atlantic 19 May 20221
440 Sam Ryder "Space Man" Parlophone 26 May 20222
441 The Kunts "Prince Andrew Is a Sweaty Nonce"Radical Rudeness9 June 20221
442 Kate Bush "Running Up That Hill"Fish People16 June 20223
443 LF System "Afraid to Feel" Warner 7 July 20225
444 Beyoncé "Break My Soul" Columbia/Parkwood Entertainment 11 August 20221
445 KSI featuring Tom Grennan "Not Over Yet" Atlantic 18 August 20221
re LF System "Afraid to Feel" Warner 25 August 20222
446 Elton John and Britney Spears "Hold Me Closer" EMI/RCA 8 September 20221
447 David Guetta and Bebe Rexha "I'm Good (Blue)" Parlophone 15 September 20221
448 Lewis Capaldi "Forget Me" Vertigo 22 September 20221
re David Guetta and Bebe Rexha "I'm Good (Blue)" Parlophone 29 September 20226
449 Rihanna "Lift Me Up" Def Jam 10 November 20221
450 Taylor Swift "Anti-Hero" EMI 17 November 20222
451 Meghan Trainor "Made You Look" Epic 1 December 20221
452 Joel Corry and Tom Grennan "Lionheart (Fearless)" Atlantic 8 December 20221
453 Lewis Capaldi "Pointless" Vertigo 15 December 20222
454 Ladbaby "Food Aid" BMG 29 December 20221
2023
455 The Sidemen "Christmas Drillings"Sidemen5 January 20231
re Meghan Trainor "Made You Look" Epic 12 January 20231
re Lewis Capaldi "Pointless" Vertigo 19 January 20231
456 Miley Cyrus "Flowers" Columbia 26 January 20238
457 Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding "Miracle" Columbia 23 March 20231
458 Jimin "Set Me Free Pt. 2" Big Hit 30 March 20231
459 Jimin "Like Crazy" Big Hit 6 April 20232
re Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding "Miracle" Columbia 20 April 20231
460 Lewis Capaldi "Wish You the Best" Vertigo 27 April 20233
461 The Krown Jewelz "Scrap the Monarchy"Pegging Prince18 May 20231
462 Loreen "Tattoo"UMG International25 May 20231
463 Kylie Minogue "Padam Padam" BMG 1 June 20235
464 Stephen Sanchez "Until I Found You" Republic 6 July 20231
re Kylie Minogue "Padam Padam" BMG 13 July 20232
464 Jungkook featuring Latto "Seven" Big Hit 27 July 20231
465 Sinéad O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U" Chrysalis 3 August 20231
466 Calvin Harris and Sam Smith "Desire" Columbia 10 August 20233
467 Oliver Anthony "Rich Men North of Richmond" DistroKid 31 August 20231
468 Miley Cyrus "Used to Be Young" Columbia 7 September 20231
469 Kylie Minogue "Tension" BMG 14 September 20231
470 V "Slow Dancing" Big Hit 21 September 20231
471 Fred Again "Adore U" Atlantic 28 September 20231
472Cassö, Raye and D-Block Europe "Prada" Ministry of Sound 5 October 20231
473 Jungkook featuring Jack Harlow "3D" Big Hit 12 October 20231
474 Jennie "You & Me" Interscope 19 October 20231
reCassö, Raye and D-Block Europe "Prada" Ministry of Sound 26 October 20232
475 The Beatles "Now and Then" Apple 9 November 20231
476 Jungkook "Standing Next to You" Big Hit 16 November 20231
477Change + Check Choir/Joss Stone "Golden"ITV Studios23 November 20231
478 Jack Harlow "Lovin on Me" Atlantic 30 November 20232
479 The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl "Fairytale of New York"Pogue Malone14 December 20231
480 The Krackpots "Proper Christmas"Official Kulture21 December 20231
481Creator Universe"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"We Create Popular28 December 20231
2024
482 Sam Ryder "You're Christmas to Me"East West/Rhino4 January 20241
483 Noah Kahan "Stick Season" Republic 11 January 20241
484 Teddy Swims "Lose Control" Warner 18 January 20241
485 Ariana Grande "Yes, And?" Republic 25 January 20241
re Teddy Swims "Lose Control" Warner 1 February 20243
486 Beyoncé "Texas Hold 'Em" Columbia/Parkwood 22 February 20245
487 V "Fri(end)s" Big Hit Music 28 March 20241
re Beyoncé "Texas Hold 'Em" Columbia/Parkwood 4 April 20241
488 J-Hope, Gaeko and Yoon Mi-rae "Neuron" Big Hit Music 11 April 20241
re Beyoncé "Texas Hold 'Em" Columbia/Parkwood 18 April 20241
489 Perrie "Forget About Us" Columbia 25 April 20241
490 Hozier "Too Sweet" Island 2 May 20242
re Teddy Swims "Lose Control" Warner 16 May 20241
491 RM "Come Back To Me" Big Hit 23 May 20241
492 Shaboozey "A Bar Song (Tipsy)"Dogwood/Emoire 30 May 20241
493 RM "Lost" Big Hit 6 June 20241
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 The artist, single, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the Official Charts Company.

By artist

Three different artists have had at least four number-one singles on the UK Singles Downloads Chart so far during the 2020s. The totals below include only credited performances..

ArtistNumber-one singles
BTS 5
Ed Sheeran 4
Lewis Capaldi 4

By weeks at number one

Twelve artists have spent seven or more weeks at the top of the UK Singles Downloads Chart so far during the 2020s. The totals below include only credited performances, and do not include appearances on charity ensembles.

ArtistWeeks at
number one
Ed Sheeran 21
Miley Cyrus 13
The Weeknd 11
Elton John 11
Lewis Capaldi 8
Kylie Minogue 8
Beyoncé Knowles 8
BTS 7
Dua Lipa 7
LF System 7
David Guetta 7
Bebe Rexha 7
Joel Corry 7

By record label

Ten records labels have spent 10 weeks or more so far at number one during the 2020s.

Record labelNumber-one
singles
Weeks at
number one
Columbia 1335
Asylum 624
Atlantic 1216
Big Hit 1316
Warner 414
Republic 313
BMG 612
RCA 511
EMI 411
Parlophone 310

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