The almanac
The 2020 Edition
Limited to about 135 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 2020. About 130 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 2020
- Perseverance launched to MarsNASA's rover left Earth carrying a small helicopter named Ingenuity.July 30 · Source: NASA
- Joshua Cheptegei set a 5,000 meter recordThe Ugandan ran 12 minutes 35.36 seconds in Monaco.August 14 · Source: Guinness World Records
- Tenet opened in theatersChristopher Nolan's time-bending spy movie arrived as theaters slowly reopened.September 3 · Source: The Numbers
- Dynamite debuted at No. 1BTS became the first all-South Korean act to top the Billboard Hot 100.September 5 · Source: Billboard
- OSIRIS-REx grabbed an asteroid sampleNASA's OSIRIS-REx touched asteroid Bennu and collected rocks and dust.October 20 · Source: NASA
No. 1 songs of 2020
- All I Want For Christmas Is YouMariah Carey · first week at No. 1: January 4, 2020
- CirclesPost Malone · first week at No. 1: January 11, 2020
- The BoxRoddy Ricch · first week at No. 1: January 18, 2020
- Blinding LightsThe Weeknd · first week at No. 1: April 4, 2020
- Toosie SlideDrake · first week at No. 1: April 18, 2020
- The ScottsTHE SCOTTS, Travis Scott & Kid Cudi · first week at No. 1: May 9, 2020
- Say SoDoja Cat Featuring Nicki Minaj · first week at No. 1: May 16, 2020
- Stuck With UAriana Grande & Justin Bieber · first week at No. 1: May 23, 2020
- SavageMegan Thee Stallion · first week at No. 1: May 30, 2020
- Rain On MeLady Gaga & Ariana Grande · first week at No. 1: June 6, 2020
- RockstarDaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch · first week at No. 1: June 13, 2020
- Trollz6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj · first week at No. 1: June 27, 2020
- CardiganTaylor Swift · first week at No. 1: August 8, 2020
- Watermelon SugarHarry Styles · first week at No. 1: August 15, 2020
- WAPCardi B Featuring Megan Thee Stallion · first week at No. 1: August 22, 2020
- DynamiteBTS · first week at No. 1: September 5, 2020
- FranchiseTravis Scott Featuring Young Thug & M.I.A. · first week at No. 1: October 10, 2020
- Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo · first week at No. 1: October 17, 2020
- Mood24kGoldn Featuring iann dior · first week at No. 1: October 24, 2020
- PositionsAriana Grande · first week at No. 1: November 7, 2020
- Life Goes OnBTS · first week at No. 1: December 5, 2020
- WillowTaylor Swift · first week at No. 1: December 26, 2020
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 2020. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 2020
- Older than the Perseverance roverNASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021.
- Older than the first flight on MarsNASA's Ingenuity helicopter made the first powered flight on another planet on April 19, 2021.
- Older than the Webb telescopeThe James Webb Space Telescope was launched on December 25, 2021.
- Older than the 2024 eclipseA total solar eclipse crossed Mexico, the United States and Canada on April 8, 2024.
- Younger than the first black hole photoAstronomers released the first image of a black hole on April 10, 2019.
- Younger than Pokémon GOPokémon GO was released (month only; the day is not given by the source) on July 1, 2016.
- Younger than the Pluto flybyNASA's New Horizons became the first spacecraft to fly past Pluto on July 14, 2015.