List of number-one dance singles of 2016 (Australia) explained

The ARIA Dance Chart is a chart that ranks the best-performing dance singles of Australia. It is published by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation who collect music data for the weekly ARIA Charts. To be eligible to appear on the chart, the recording must be a single, and be "predominantly of a dance nature, or with a featured track of a dance nature, or included in the ARIA Club Chart or a comparable overseas chart".[1] [2]

Chart history

DateSongArtist(s)Ref.
4 January"Fast Car"Jonas Blue featuring Dakota[3]
11 January
18 January
25 January
1 February
8 February "Never Be like You"Flume featuring Kai[4]
15 February
22 February
29 February
7 March
14 March
21 March
28 March"Cheap Thrills"Sia[5]
4 April
11 April
18 April
25 April
2 May"Say It"Flume featuring Tove Lo[6]
9 May"This Is What You Came For"Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna[7]
16 May
23 May
30 May
6 June
13 June
20 June
27 June
4 July
11 July
18 July
25 July
1 August"Cold Water"Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and [8]
8 August
15 August"Closer"The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey[9]
22 August
29 August
5 September
12 September
19 September
26 September
3 October
10 October
17 October
24 October
31 October
7 November
14 November
21 November
28 November"Rockabye"Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie[10]
5 December
12 December
19 December
26 December

Number-one artists

PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
115
2Calvin Harris12
2Rihanna (as featuring)12
3Flume8
4Jonas Blue5
4Dakota (as featuring)5
4Sia5
4Clean Bandit5
4Sean Paul (as featuring)5
4Anne-Marie (as featuring)5
5Major Lazer2
5 (as featuring)2
6Tove Lo (as featuring)1

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Code of Practice for ARIA Charts: Schedule 2 - Eligibility Rules for Particular ARIA Charts . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 31 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121029102450/http://ariacharts.com.au/downloads/ChartsCodeofPractice.pdf . 29 October 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: ARIA Charts Home . 2015-01-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090121180539/http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_home.htm . 21 January 2009 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-03-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140401045031/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/download/dance-singles . 1 April 2014 .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-03-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140401045031/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/download/dance-singles . 1 April 2014 .
  5. Web site: ARIA report (Australian Record Industry Association).
  6. Web site: ARIA report (Australian Record Industry Association).
  7. Web site: ARIA report (Australian Record Industry Association).
  8. Web site: ARIA report (Australian Record Industry Association).
  9. Web site: ARIA report (Australian Record Industry Association).
  10. Web site: ARIA report (Australian Record Industry Association).