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
| No. | nth single to top the UK Singles Chart |
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| re | Return of a single to number one |
| † | Best-selling single of the year |
Timeline
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Wham! had the first 2021 number-one single with "Last Christmas", 36 years after its original release. The song returned to number-one in December 2022, January 2023 and December 2023. -
Kate Bush broke three chart-topping records in June 2022 with "Running Up That Hill". The song holds the longest gap between two of an artist's number one singles, the previous 44 years earlier with "Wuthering Heights" in 1978). It also holds the record for the longest time for a song to reach number one after its initial release and the oldest female artist to have a number one single. -
The Beatles had their 18th number-one single with "Now and Then" in November 2023, making it the longest gap (60 years) between an artist's first and last number one in UK chart history.
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Artists with the most number ones
Some returning artists from the 2010s with multiple hits
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Ellie Goulding had the first number-one single of the decade with "River", a cover of the 1971 song by Joni Mitchell. She topped the charts again in April 2023 with "Miracle", her fourth overall.
Ed Sheeran replaced his own number one single twice with ("Bad Habits" in July 2021 by "Shivers" in September 2021 and "Merry Christmas" in December 2021 by "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" in the same month.
Adele released her October 2021 number-one single "Easy on Me", a third number-one for the artist. The song went on to have the highest first week sales of 2021 and the highest for any single since 2017.
Eleven artists have at least two number-one singles during the 2020s.
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Songs with the most weeks at number one
The following songs spent at least six weeks at number one during the 2020s.
| Artist | Song | Weeks at number one |
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| Ed Sheeran | "Bad Habits" | 11 |
| Harry Styles | "As It Was | 10 |
| Miley Cyrus | "Flowers" | |
| Dave and Central Cee | "Sprinter" | |
| Olivia Rodrigo | "Drivers License" | 9 |
| The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | 8 |
| Adele | "Easy on Me" | |
| LF System | "Afraid to Feel" | |
| Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding | "Miracle" | |
| Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz | "We Don't Talk About Bruno" | 7 |
| Wham! | "Last Christmas" | |
| Noah Kahan | "Stick Season" | |
| DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch | "Rockstar" | 6 |
| Joel Corry and MNEK | "Head & Heart" | |
| Ariana Grande | "Positions" | |
| Taylor Swift | "Anti-Hero" |
Artists with the most weeks at number one
The following artists have all spent a total of six or more weeks at the number-one spot during the 2020s.
Record labels with the most weeks at number one
Eight 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 |
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| Columbia Records | 9 | 42 |
| Republic Records | 5 | 24 |
| Asylum Records[e] | 4 | 22 |
| Interscope Records | 5 | 18 |
| Geffen Records | 3 | 15 |
| Warner Music UK | 6 | 14 |
| Atlantic Records | 5 | 13 |
| Neighbourhood | 2 | 13 |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d The artist, single, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the Official Charts Company.
- ^ The record labels are those given by the OCC.[5]
- ^ 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, with the licensing rights currently belonging to Rhino Entertainment, the catalogue division of WMG.[7][8][9][10]
- ^ 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.[11] 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[12][13][14] during the record's stay in the UK charts
- ^ Asylum Records was jointly credited alongside Perfect Havoc, a dance record label founded by Adam Griffin and Robert Davies, on Joel Corry's number one hit.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
References
- ^ a b "Who We Are – How the Official Charts are compiled". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Savage, Mark (7 July 2017). "Ed Sheeran penalised by new chart rules". BBC News. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "The Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ Kate Bush - Interview with Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2, 9 May 2011
- ^ "BBC Radio 2 - Ken Bruce, 09/05/2011, Kate Bush talks to Ken Bruce". 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ "U.k. Midweeks: Kasabian for #1".
- ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/63079/eliza-rose-interplanetary/
- ^ "Eliza Rose | One House Artist".
- ^ "About | One House".
- ^ Garner, George (26 November 2020). "Independent dance label Perfect Havoc expands". Music Week.
- ^ "Perfect Havoc Celebrate 100 Million Streams In London". Sidekick Music. 19 September 2019.
- ^ Bennett, Buster (31 March 2020). "LSA partners with Perfect Havoc Records!". London Sound Academy.
- ^ "Perfect Havoc · Overview · Promoter ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor.
- ^ "About". www.perfecthavoc.com.
- ^ "PERFECT HAVOC LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
- ^ "PERFECT HAVOC LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
External links
- Official UK Singles Top 100 at the Official Charts Company
- The Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart at BBC Radio 1
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