List of UK singles chart number ones of the 2020s
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The UK singles chart is a weekly record chart compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday, with the chart date given as the following Thursday.[1]
Audio streaming data was incorporated into the chart in 2014, with 100 streams equivalent to one sale.[1] In 2017, the OCC introduced an exception for songs that had spent a certain time on the charts and whose consumption had declined, whereby these songs are calculated at a rate of 300 streams equivalent to a sale.[2] Ellie Goulding was the first artist to top the chart in the decade with her cover of Joni Mitchell's song "River".
The following singles have all been number one in the United Kingdom during the 2020s:[3][4]
Number-one singles
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| No. | nth single to top the UK singles chart |
|---|---|
| re | Return of a single to number one |
| † | Best-selling single of the year |
Artists with the most number ones
Nine artists have at least three number-one singles during the decade.
Songs with the most weeks at number one
The following songs spent at least eight weeks at number one during the 2020s.
| Artist | Song | Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Warren | "Ordinary" | 13 |
| Wham! | "Last Christmas" | 12 |
| Ed Sheeran | "Bad Habits" | 11 |
| Miley Cyrus | "Flowers" | 10 |
| Harry Styles | "As It Was" | |
| Dave and Central Cee | "Sprinter" | |
| Huntrix/Ejae/Audrey Nuna/Rei Ami & KPop Demon Hunters Cast | "Golden" | |
| Sam Fender and Olivia Dean | "Rein Me In" | |
| Olivia Rodrigo | "Drivers License" | 9 |
| Sabrina Carpenter | "Taste" | |
| The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | 8 |
| Adele | "Easy on Me" | |
| LF System | "Afraid to Feel" | |
| Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding | "Miracle" | |
| Gracie Abrams | "That's So True | |
Artists with the most weeks at number one
The following artists have all spent a total of eight or more weeks at the number-one spot during the 2020s.
| Artist | Weeks at number one |
Songs | Notes |
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| Ed Sheeran | 23 | List
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| Taylor Swift | 16 | List
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| Olivia Rodrigo | List
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| Alex Warren | 13 | List
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| Wham! | 12 | List
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| Harry Styles | List
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| Olivia Dean | 11 | List
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| Miley Cyrus | 10 | List
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| Central Cee | List
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| Huntrix | List
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| Ejae | List
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| Audrey Nuna | List
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| Rei Ami | List
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| KPop Demon Hunters Cast | List
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| Sam Fender | List
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| Ellie Goulding | 9 | ||
| The Weeknd | 8 | List
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| Adele | List
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| LF System | List
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| Calvin Harris | List
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| Gracie Abrams | List
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Record labels with the most weeks at number one
Twelve record labels have spent ten or more weeks at the top of the UK singles chart during the 2020s.
| Record label | Number ones |
Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia Records | 11 | 44 |
| Interscope Records | 10 | 32 |
| Atlantic Records | 9 | 32 |
| Island Records | 7 | 30 |
| Republic Records | 6 | 30 |
| EMI | 10 | 24 |
| Asylum Records[e] | 4 | 22 |
| Geffen Records | 4 | 16 |
| Neighbourhood | 3 | 16 |
| Warner Music UK | 6 | 14 |
| Polydor Records | 5 | 14 |
| RCA Records | 2 | 13 |
See also
Notes
- The artist, single, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the Official Charts Company.
- This was originally issued as a single by EMI Records, the majority of whose catalogue was purchased along with Virgin Records by Universal Music Group (UMG). However, UMG did not purchase the catalogue of Kate Bush as the licence for her work was part of the Parlophone-deal arranged with Warner Music (WMG). Fish People[6] is Kate Bush's record label, who also issued a version with a re-recorded vocal in 2012. Rhino, the catalogue division of WMG, held distribution rights only until February 2023, after which she moved distribution of her post-1980 recordings catalogue to the state51 Conspiracy.[7][8][9][10][11]
- This was originally issued as a single by Rosebud, Eliza Rose's own independent record label and picked up by Warner Music UK a few weeks after charting.[12] After being listed solely under the Warner Music UK banner, the record label credit was changed for a third time to Warner Records X One House[13][14][15] during the record's stay in the UK charts.