These are the albums that reached number one on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart in 2016.
| Indicates best-performing album of 2016[1] |
| Issue date | Album | Artist | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | In Return | Odesza | [2] | |
| January 9 | Now That's What I Call a Workout 2016 | Various artists | [3] | |
| January 16 | Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü | Jack Ü | [4] | |
| January 23 | bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="3" | Now That's What I Call a Workout 2016 | Various artists | [5] |
| January 30 | [6] | |||
| February 6 | [7] | |||
| February 13 | In Return | Odesza | [8] | |
| February 20 | Now That's What I Call a Workout 2016 | Various artists | [9] | |
| February 27 | Opus | Eric Prydz | [10] | |
| March 5 | Now That's What I Call a Workout 2016 | Various artists | [11] | |
| March 12 | Star Wars Headspace | [12] | ||
| March 19 | Now That's What I Call a Workout 2016 | [13] | ||
| March 26 | Piece by Piece Remixed | Kelly Clarkson | [14] | |
| April 2 | After Party | Adore Delano | [15] | |
| April 9 | Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future | Underworld | [16] | |
| April 16 | Creation | Seven Lions | [17] | |
| April 23 | Super | Pet Shop Boys | [18] | |
| April 30 | [19] | |||
| May 7 | Material | Blaqk Audio | [20] | |
| May 14 | Listen | David Guetta | [21] | |
| May 21 | The Ship | Brian Eno | [22] | |
| May 28 | The Colour in Anything | James Blake | [23] | |
| June 4 | Cloud Nine | Kygo | [24] | |
| June 11 | Now That's What I Call a Workout 2016 | Various artists | [25] | |
| June 18 | Skin | Flume | [26] | |
| June 25 | bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="2" | Now That's What I Call a Workout 2016 | Various artists | [27] |
| July 2 | [28] | |||
| July 9 | Unlimited | Bassnectar | [29] | |
| July 16 | The Mountain Will Fall | DJ Shadow | [30] | |
| July 23 | Now That's What I Call a Workout 2016 | Various artists | [31] | |
| July 30 | Cheetah | Aphex Twin | [32] | |
| August 6 | 32 Levels | Clams Casino | [33] | |
| August 13 | Mushroom Jazz: Volume 8 | Mark Farina | [34] | |
| August 20 | Generationwhy | Zhu | [35] | |
| August 27 | Encore | DJ Snake | [36] | |
| September 3 | [37] | |||
| September 10 | Brave Enough | Lindsey Stirling | [38] | |
| September 17 | [39] | |||
| September 24 | [40] | |||
| October 1 | AIM | M.I.A. | [41] | |
| October 8 | Mount Ninji and da Nice Time Kid | Die Antwoord | [42] | |
| October 15 | Brave Enough | Lindsey Stirling | [43] | |
| October 22 | Epoch | Tycho | [44] | |
| October 29 | Brave Enough | Lindsey Stirling | [45] | |
| November 5 | The Pale | William Control | [46] | |
| November 12 | Now That's What I Call a Workout 2016 | Various artists | [47] | |
| November 19 | Two Vines | Empire of the Sun | [48] | |
| November 26 | Collage | The Chainsmokers | [49] | |
| December 3 | The Fall of a Rebel Angel | Enigma | [50] | |
| December 10 | Woman | Justice | [51] | |
| December 17 | Collage | The Chainsmokers | [52] | |
| December 24 | Deadmau5 | [53] | ||
| December 31 | Brave Enough | Lindsey Stirling | [54] |