The list of number-one digital songs of 2020 in the United States is based upon the highest-selling
downloaded songs ranked in the
Digital Song Sales
The Digital Songs or Digital Song Sales chart (previously named Hot Digital Songs) ranks the best-selling digital songs in the United States, as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published by ''Billboard'' magazine. Although it originally start ...
chart published by ''
Billboard
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'' magazine. The data are compiled by
Nielsen SoundScan
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based on each song's weekly digital sales, which combines sales of different versions of a song by an act for a summarized figure.
Chart history
See also
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2020 in American music
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List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2020
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List of number-one Billboard Streaming Songs of 2020
This is a list of songs that reached number one on the ''Billboard'' magazine Streaming Songs
The Streaming Songs chart is released weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine and lists each week's top streamed radio songs, on-demand songs and videos on le ...
References
External links
Current Digital Song Sales chart
{{Hot 100 component charts
United States Digital Songs
2020
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Number-one digital songs