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.
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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]
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| re | Return of a single to number one |
| † | Best-selling single of the year |
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Eleven artists have at least two number-one singles during the 2020s.
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" |
The following artists have all spent a total of six or more weeks at the number-one spot during the 2020s.
Eight record labels have spent ten or more weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart during the 2020s.
| Record label | Number ones |
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| Columbia Records | 9 | 42 |
| Republic Records | 5 | 24 |
| Asylum Records[e] | 4 | 22 |
| Interscope Records | 6 | 20 |
| Geffen Records | 3 | 15 |
| Warner Music UK | 6 | 14 |
| Atlantic Records | 5 | 13 |
| Neighbourhood | 2 | 13 |
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