List of UK singles chart number ones of the 2020s

[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 songs spent at least six weeks at number one during the 2020s.

The following artists have all spent a total of six or more weeks at the number-one spot during the 2020s.

Ten record labels have spent ten or more weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart during the 2020s.

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. Sheeran has also spent the most weeks at number-one during the 2020s, with 23 weeks at the summit.
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 most significantly as the 2023 and 2024 Christmas number-one.
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.
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.
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.
Mariah Carey earned her third number-one single with " All I Want for Christmas Is You ", which topped the UK charts in its 70th week in the top 40 in December 2020, 26 years after the song's original release. The song returned to number one in December 2022.
Taylor Swift earned three number-one singles in the 2020s with " Anti-Hero ", " Is It Over Now? " and " Fortnight ". All three singles achieved the prestigious Chart Double with the song's parent album simultaneously topping the UK Album Chart.
In 2024, Beyoncé became the first female artist to earn a number one country single with " Texas Hold 'Em ", which spent five weeks at the top of the charts.
Sabrina Carpenter earned three number-one singles in 2024 with " Espresso ", " Please Please Please " and " Taste ", totalling 21 weeks at number one, the most weeks at number one for a female artist in a calendar year.