Most Top 40 Hits in 2020s so far

After Drake passed 100 Top 40 hits last week he's added another to his total this week bringing it to 103. It's considerably more than any other artist of the modern era, but the question I asked myself was has he had the most Top 40 hits in the 2020s alone?

A stupid question really, of course he has. But it lead to the wider question of who the other prolific artists of the 2020s are so here's the Top 20:

Drake (53) - to put that number into perspective, Queen have had 53 Top 40 hits overall and not too many acts have had more Top 40 hits

Central Cee (37) - his Top 40 career began in 2020 so it's the same number overall too. His total includes collaborations with Drake.

Taylor Swift (32) - she's become very prolific in more recent years but her total is helped by rerecording her earlier songs which make them technically count as new singles

Ed Sheeran (25) - it was 2017 when his entire album was in the Top 20 but even with the chart rules changing so that can't happen again he's still clocked up a good number of Top 40 hits

D-Block Europe (23) - they debuted at the end of 2018 and by the end of 2022 they had 27 Top 40 hits to their name. Just 3 have followed since with UK rap no longer having the same chart presence

Weeknd (22) - hit Top 40 debut was a collaboration with Drake so he learned from the master of clocking up Top 40 hits. Nothing in the last year though.

Doja Cat (20) - a 2020 Top 40 debutant, that's all I have to say

Ariana Grande (19) - a lot of her songs are written by the most prolific songwriter Max Martin so almost inevitable she'd appear in this list

Dave (19) - he was at his most prolific in 2019 but a decent number for the 2020s. 

KSI (18) - just 2 Top 40 hits to his name prior to the 2020s then he became prolific in 2020 and 2021 but nothing from him since 2024

Billie Eilish (18) - an artist who wasn't born until the 21st century so she has youth on her side, but nothing since 2024

Raye (18) - she's been around since 2016 but didn't really hit her stride until the 2020s and still seems to have momentum

Justin Bieber (17) - 14 of these came in 2020 and 2021 so he got off to a quick start this decade but has slowed considerably

Sabrina Carpenter (17) - she made her Top 40 debut in 2021, but 15 of these Top 40 hits have come since the start of 2024

Tate McRae (16) - another 2020s debutant, she's Canadian but don't know if she has anything to do with Drake

Aitch (15) - he made his debut in 2019 and was very prolific until 2022, just the 2 have followed since

Dua Lipa (15) - been around for 10 years now, nothing since 2024 though

SZA (15) - debuted in 2017 but took until 2021 to clock up hit number 3 and has kept going since

Olivia Rodrigo (15) - debuted in 2021 and clocked up 7 that year but has slowed down since

Charli XCX (15) - debuted in 2013 but became more prolific in 2024