# List of Billboard Global 200 number ones of 2020

The Billboard Global 200 is a chart that ranks the best-performing songs globally. Its data, published by Billboard magazine and compiled by MRC Data, is based on digital sales and online streaming from over 200 territories worldwide. Another similar chart is the Billboard Global Excl. US chart, which follows the same formula except it covers all territories excluding the US. The two charts launched on September 19, 2020.
On the Global 200, seven singles reached number one in 2020. Nine artists—Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, BTS, Jawsh 685, Jason Derulo, Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez, and Mariah Carey—reached the top of the chart, all for the first time. BTS scored three number-one singles, the most of any artist, and spent a combined five weeks on top of the chart. Their song "Dynamite" tied with "WAP" by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion and "Dákiti" by Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez as the longest-running number-one of the year, each leading the chart for three weeks.
On the Global Excl. US, six singles reached number one in 2020. Six artists—Maluma, BTS, Blackpink, Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny, and Jhay Cortez—reached the top of the chart, all for the first time. BTS scored two number-one singles, the most of any artist, and spent a combined seven weeks on top of the chart. Their song "Dynamite" was the longest-running number one of the year, leading the chart for six weeks.

## Chart history

| Issue date | Billboard Global 200 | Billboard Global 200 | Billboard Global Excl. US | Billboard Global Excl. US | Ref. |
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
| September 19 | "WAP" | Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion | "Hawái" | Maluma | |
| September 26 | "WAP" | Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion | "Dynamite" | BTS | |
| October 3 | "Dynamite" | BTS | "Dynamite" | BTS | |
| October 10 | "WAP" | Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion | "Dynamite" | BTS | |
| October 17 | "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" | Jawsh 685, Jason Derulo, and BTS | "Lovesick Girls" | Blackpink | |
| October 24 | "Dynamite" | BTS | "Dynamite" | BTS | |
| October 31 | "Dynamite" | BTS | "Dynamite" | BTS | |
| November 7 | "Positions" | Ariana Grande | "Positions" | Ariana Grande | |
| November 14 | "Positions" | Ariana Grande | "Dákiti" | Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez | |
| November 21 | "Dákiti" | Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez | "Dákiti" | Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez | |
| November 28 | "Dákiti" | Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez | "Dákiti" | Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez | |
| December 5 | "Life Goes On" | BTS | "Life Goes On" | BTS | |
| December 12 | "Dákiti" | Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez | "Dákiti" | Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez | |
| December 19 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | "Dákiti" | Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez | |
| December 26 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | "Dynamite" | BTS | |

## Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one on Global 200 :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | BTS | 5 |
| 2 | Cardi B | 3 |
| 2 | Megan Thee Stallion | 3 |
| 2 | Bad Bunny | 3 |
| 2 | Jhay Cortez | 3 |
| 2 | Mariah Carey | 2 |
| 2 | Ariana Grande | 2 |
| 2 | Jawsh 685 | 1 |
| 2 | Jason Derulo | 1 |
List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one on Global Excl. US :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | BTS | 7 |
| 2 | Bad Bunny | 5 |
| 2 | Jhay Cortez | 5 |
| 3 | Maluma | 1 |
| 3 | Blackpink | 1 |
| 3 | Ariana Grande | 1 |