Stuck at 2: the 2020s
The table below has been created to list every song that reaches #2 in the UK charts during the 2020s (i.e. from January 2020 up to December 2029), but does not make it to the top. When a single is kept off #1 by more than one song, each one is listed, along with how many weeks it kept its rival at #2.
| Month | Act, Title | Weeks at #2 | Act and song that kept it at #2 |
| Jan-20 | Roddy Ricch, The Box | 1 | Eminem Ft Juice Wrld, Godzilla |
| Feb-20 | Roddy Ricch, The Box | 2 | The Weeknd, Blinding Lights |
| May-20 | Doja Cat, Say So | 1 | Drake, Toosie Slide |
| Oct-20 | Headie One / AJ Tracey / Stormzy, Ain’t It Different | 1 | 24KGoldn FT Iann Dio, Mood |
| Oct-20 | Headie One / AJ Tracey / Stormzy, Ain’t It Different | 1 | Internet Money/ Gunna/ Toliver, Lemonade |
| Nov-20 | Billie Eilish, Therefore I am | 2 | Ariana Grande, Positions |
| Jan-21 | Ed Sheeran, Afterglow | 1 | Little Mix, Sweet Melody |
| Jan-21 | Anne-Marie/KSI/Digital Farm, Don’t Play | 1 | Olivia Rodrigo, Drivers License |
| Jan-21 | Kid Laroi, Without You | 1 | Olivia Rodrigo, Drivers License |
| Mar-21 | A1 & J1, Latest Trends | 2 | Nathan Evans/220Kid/Billen Ted, Wellerman |
| Apr-21 | Justin Bieber/Caesar/Giveon , Peaches | 4 | Lil Nas X, Montero (Call Me By Your Name) |
| Month | Act, Title | Weeks at #2 | Act and song that kept it at #2 |
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