This is a list of songs which reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (or Pop Songs) chart in 2016.
During 2016, a total of 21 singles hit number-one on the charts, making 2016 the year with the most number-one hits on the Mainstream Top 40.
† | Indicates best-performing single of 2016[1] |
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
January 2 | "Sorry" | Justin Bieber | [2] |
January 9 | [3] | ||
January 16 | [4] | ||
January 23 | "Same Old Love" | Selena Gomez | [5] |
January 30 | [6] | ||
February 6 | "Here" | Alessia Cara | [7] |
February 13 | "Love Yourself"† | Justin Bieber | [8] |
February 20 | [9] | ||
February 27 | [10] | ||
March 5 | [11] | ||
March 12 | [12] | ||
March 19 | "Stressed Out" | Twenty One Pilots | [13] |
March 26 | "My House" | Flo Rida | [14] |
April 2 | [15] | ||
April 9 | [16] | ||
April 16 | "Hands to Myself" | Selena Gomez | [17] |
April 23 | "Me, Myself & I" | G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha | [18] |
April 30 | [19] | ||
May 7 | "Pillowtalk" | Zayn | [20] |
May 14 | [21] | ||
May 21 | "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (SeeB Remix) | Mike Posner | [22] |
May 28 | "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | [23] |
June 4 | "Work from Home" | Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign | [24] |
June 11 | [25] | ||
June 18 | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Justin Timberlake | [26] |
June 25 | [27] | ||
July 2 | [28] | ||
July 9 | "Don't Let Me Down" | The Chainsmokers featuring Daya | [29] |
July 16 | [30] | ||
July 23 | [31] | ||
July 30 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla | [32] |
August 6 | "Cheap Thrills" | Sia featuring Sean Paul | [33] |
August 13 | [34] | ||
August 20 | [35] | ||
August 27 | [36] | ||
September 3 | [37] | ||
September 10 | "Ride" | Twenty One Pilots | [38] |
September 17 | [39] | ||
September 24 | "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" | Adele | [40] |
October 1 | "Cold Water" | Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ | [41] |
October 8 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | [42] |
October 15 | [43] | ||
October 22 | [44] | ||
October 29 | [45] | ||
November 5 | [46] | ||
November 12 | [47] | ||
November 19 | [48] | ||
November 26 | [49] | ||
December 3 | [50] | ||
December 10 | [51] | ||
December 17 | [52] | ||
December 24 | "Side to Side" | Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj | [53] |
December 31 | [54] |