List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2016 explained

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.

Chart history

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Indicates best-performing single of 2016[1]
Issue dateSongArtist(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 13bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan=5"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 [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]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Pop Songs: Year End 2016. .
  2. Pop Songs: Week of January 2, 2016. .
  3. Pop Songs: Week of January 9, 2016. .
  4. Pop Songs: Week of January 16, 2016. .
  5. Pop Songs: Week of January 23, 2016. .
  6. Pop Songs: Week of January 30, 2016. .
  7. Pop Songs: Week of February 6, 2016. .
  8. Pop Songs: Week of February 13, 2016. .
  9. Pop Songs: Week of February 20, 2016. .
  10. Pop Songs: Week of February 27, 2016. .
  11. Pop Songs: Week of March 5, 2016. .
  12. Pop Songs: Week of March 12, 2016. .
  13. Pop Songs: Week of March 19, 2016. .
  14. Pop Songs: Week of March 26, 2016. .
  15. Pop Songs: Week of April 2, 2016. .
  16. Pop Songs: Week of April 9, 2016. .
  17. Pop Songs: Week of April 16, 2016. .
  18. Pop Songs: Week of April 23, 2016. .
  19. Pop Songs: Week of April 30, 2016. .
  20. Web site: Zayn Tops Pop Songs Chart With "Pillowtalk". Billboard. April 25, 2016. April 25, 2016.
  21. Pop Songs: Week of May 14, 2016. .
  22. Web site: Mike Posner takes "A Pill in Ibiza" to No. 1 on Pop Songs Chart. Billboard. May 9, 2016. May 9, 2016.
  23. Web site: Justin Timberlake Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100 With 'Can't Stop the Feeling!'. Billboard. May 16, 2016. May 16, 2016.
  24. Web site: Fifth Harmony's "Work from Home" Tops Pop Songs Chart. Billboard. May 23, 2016. May 23, 2016.
  25. Web site: Drake's "One Dance" Holds Atop Hot 100, Ariana Grande Returns to Top 10. May 31, 2016. May 31, 2016. Billboard.
  26. Justin Timberlake's 'Can't Stop the Feeling!' Hits No. 1 on Pop Songs & Adult Pop Songs Charts. Gary Trust. Billboard. June 6, 2016. June 6, 2016.
  27. Web site: Pop Songs, June 25, 2016. Billboard. June 14, 2016. June 14, 2016.
  28. Web site: Drake's 'One Dance' No. 1 on Hot 100; Sia, Sean Paul & Kent Jones Hit Top 10. Billboard. June 20, 2016. June 20, 2016.
  29. Web site: Drake's 'One Dance' No. 1 on Hot 100; Twenty One Pilots 'Ride' to Top 10. Billboard. June 27, 2016. June 27, 2016.
  30. Web site: Drake's 'One Dance' No. 1 on Hot 100 for Eighth Week. Billboard. July 5, 2016. July 5, 2016.
  31. Drake Ties His Longest Hot 100 Reign With Ninth Week at No. 1 for 'One Dance'. . July 11, 2016. July 11, 2016.
  32. Drake's 'One Dance' Tops Hot 100 for 10th Week. . July 18, 2016. July 18, 2016.
  33. Sia's 'Cheap Thrills' Takes No. 1 on Hot 100 From Drake. . July 25, 2016. July 25, 2016.
  34. Web site: Major Lazer, Justin Bieber & MO's 'Cold Water' Splashes in at No. 2 on Hot 100 as Sia Stays Up Top. Billboard. August 1, 2016. August 1, 2016.
  35. Web site: Sia No. 1 on Hot 100, The Chainsmokers & Halsey Debut in Top 10. Billboard. August 9, 2016. August 8, 2016.
  36. Web site: Sia Spends Fourth Week Atop Hot 100, Twenty One Pilots Make History in Top 10. Billboard. August 15, 2016. August 15, 2016.
  37. Web site: The Chainsmokers & Halsey's 'Closer' Climbs to No. 1 on Hot 100. Billboard. August 22, 2016. August 22, 2016.
  38. Web site: The Chainsmokers Hold Atop Hot 100, Shawn Mendes Hits Top 10. Billboard. August 29, 2016. August 29, 2016.
  39. Web site: The Chainsmokers & Halsey Lead Hot 100 & Rihanna Returns to Top 10, Fueled by VMAs Gains. Billboard. September 6, 2016. September 6, 2016.
  40. Web site: Adele Tops Pop Songs Airplay Chart With "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)". Billboard. September 12, 2016. September 12, 2016.
  41. Web site: Major Lazer, Justin Bieber & MO Top Pop Songs Airplay Chart With 'Cold Water'. Billboard. September 19, 2016. September 20, 2016.
  42. Web site: The Chainsmokers' 'Closer' Leads Hot 100 for Sixth Week & D.R.A.M.'s 'Broccoli' Hits Top 10. Billboard. September 26, 2016.
  43. Web site: The Chainsmokers' 'Closer' Tops Hot 100, The Weeknd's 'Starboy' Rockets to No. 3. Billboard. October 3, 2016. October 3, 2016.
  44. Web site: The Chainsmokers' 'Closer' Leads Hot 100 for Eighth Week, gnash's 'I Hate U I Love U' Hits Top 10. Billboard. October 10, 2016. October 10, 2016.
  45. Web site: The Chainsmokers Lead Hot 100, Bruno Mars Debuts at No. 5, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj Hit Top 10. Billboard. October 17, 2016. October 17, 2016.
  46. Web site: Billboard Pop Songs, November 5, 2016. Billboard. October 25, 2016. October 25, 2016.
  47. Web site: Billboard Pop Songs, November 12, 2016. Billboard. November 1, 2016. November 1, 2016.
  48. Web site: Billboard Pop Songs, November 19, 2016. Billboard. November 8, 2016. November 8, 2016.
  49. Web site: Billboard Pop Songs, November 26, 2016. Billboard. November 15, 2016. November 15, 2016.
  50. Web site: Rae Sremmurd's 'Black Beatles' Tops Hot 100 for Second Week. Billboard. November 21, 2016. November 21, 2016.
  51. Web site: Rae Sremmurd's 'Black Beatles' Leads Hot 100 for Third Week. Billboard. November 28, 2016. November 28, 2016.
  52. Web site: Rae Sremmurd's 'Black Beatles' Tops Hot 100 for Fab Fourth Week. Billboard. December 5, 2016. December 5, 2016.
  53. Web site: Rae Sremmurd Rules Hot 100, Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello Hit Top 10. Billboard. December 12, 2016. December 12, 2016.
  54. Web site: Rae Sremmurd Tops Hot 100, Zayn & Taylor Swift, J. Cole Debut in Top 10. Billboard. December 19, 2016. December 19, 2016.