List of UK top-ten singles in 2020

"All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey, "Before You Go" by Lewis Capaldi, Own It by Stormzy featuring Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy, "River" by Ellie Goulding and "Roxanne" by Arizona Zervas were the singles from 2019 to reach their peak in 2020.

DaBaby, Doja Cat, Future, Tate McRae, Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch are among the many artists who achieved their first top 10 single in 2020.

The COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom led to several charity singles being released to raise money to support people fighting the disaster, among these Matt Lucas' "Thank You Baked Potato" and a new version of "We'll Meet Again" by Vera Lynn and Katherine Jenkins.

Captain Tom Moore teamed up with Michael Ball and the NHS Voices of Hope Choir to cover "You'll Never Walk Alone", the single reaching the top spot on 25 March 2020.

[6] Captain Tom had already become a national hero, on top of his time serving the country in the Second World War, after raising more than £28 million for NHS Charities Together through walking 100 laps of his garden during the nationwide lockdown, ahead of his 100th birthday on 30 April.

26 years after its initial release, Mariah Carey's festive classic "All I Want for Christmas Is You" finally reached number-one in the UK Singles Chart on 17 December 2020 (week ending).

[12] Upon its initial release in December 1994, the song spent three weeks at number 2,[13] held off the top spot by East 17's "Stay Another Day".

[12] It held the top spot for a second week before being denied the UK's Christmas number-one single for 2020 by LadBaby's "Don't Stop Me Eatin'".

LadBaby returned for a third time with a parody song about sausage rolls, once again raising money for the Trussell Trust foodbank charity.

The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.

The line-up of Live Lounge Allstars featured a selection of artists who had previously had a top-ten single as part of a group but did not have a solo credit to their name.

[6] BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge organised a supergroup named Live Lounge Allstars to record "Times Like These" during the Coronavirus crisis, with the contributors including Rita Ora, Ellie Goulding, Chris Martin, Dua Lipa and Rag'n'Bone Man all singing their own parts from their homes due to social distancing.

Following the success of "Times Like These", BBC Radio 2 organised its own supergroup, BBC Radio 2 Allstars to record "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" as the official single for that year's Children in Need appeal,[18] with the contributors including Kylie Minogue, Bryan Adams, Cher, Jess Glynne and Robbie Williams[18] all singing their parts from their own homes due to social distancing.

"Dance Monkey" by Tones & I came in second place, while Saint Jhn's "Roses", "Before You Go" by Lewis Capaldi and "Head & Heart" by Joel Corry featuring MNEK made up the top five.

Canadian singer The Weeknd had the best-selling single of 2020 with " Blinding Lights ", which spent eight non-consecutive weeks at number-one and lasted 22 non-consecutive weeks in the top 10.
Guyanese-American rapper Saint Jhn scored his only major hit single this year with " Roses ". It spent two weeks at number-one and remained in the top 10 for 12 weeks, eventually becoming the third best selling single of the year.
MNEK provided vocals on Joel Corry 's " Head & Heart ", which reached number-one in the UK in July 2020 and spent six weeks at the top spot. It went on to become the year's fifth best selling single.
DaBaby spent six non-consecutive weeks at number-one in the UK charts with " Rockstar ", a collaboration with Roddy Ricch , which became the seventh best selling single of this year.
Megan Thee Stallion made her UK top 10 debut in 2020 with two singles making the countdown, including her collaboration with Cardi B , " WAP ", which spent three weeks at number-one. "WAP" was the first female rap collaboration to reach number-one in the UK charts.
Billie Eilish achieved four top 10 singles this year. In February, she became the first-ever artist born in the 21st century to achieve a UK number-one single when " No Time to Die ", the theme tune from the James Bond movie of the same name , topped the chart. The song went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 94th Academy Awards in March 2022.
World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore (photographed in the 1940s) made history in 2020 when he became the oldest-ever artist to achieve a UK number-one single after teaming up with Michael Ball and the NHS Voices of Hope Choir to record a cover version of " You'll Never Walk Alone " in order to raise funds for the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom . Captain Tom celebrated his 100th birthday on 30 April 2020, the same week "You'll Never Walk Alone" was at number-one in the UK chart. Sadly, Captain Tom would himself pass away from COVID-19 on 2 February 2021.