List of number-one singles of 2016 (South Africa) explained

The South African Airplay Chart ranks the best-performing singles in South Africa. Its data, published by Entertainment Monitoring Africa, is based collectively on each single's weekly airplay.^[1]

List of number-one singles of 2016

Date	Song	Artist(s)	Ref.
5 January	"We Dance Again"	Black Coffee featuring Nakhane Toure	^[2]
12 January	"Hello"	Adele	^[3]
19 January	"Sorry"	Justin Bieber	^[4]
26 January			^[5]
2 February			^[6]
9 February			^[7]
16 February			^[8]
23 February	"Love Yourself"		^[9]
1 March			^[10]
8 March	"Work"	Rihanna featuring Drake	^[11]
15 March			^[12]
22 March			^[13]
29 March			^[14]
5 April			^[15]
12 April			^[16]
19 April			^[17]
26 April	"Ngud'"	Kwesta featuring Cassper Nyovest	^[18]
3 May			^[19]
10 May			^[20]
17 May			^[21]
24 May			^[22]
31 May			^[23]
7 June	"Company"	Justin Bieber	^[24]
14 June	"Can't Stop the Feeling!"	Justin Timberlake	^[25]
21 June			^[26]
28 June			^[27]
5 July			^[28]
12 July			^[29]
19 July	"In Common"	Alicia Keys	^[30]
26 July			^[31]
2 August			^[32]
9 August			^[33]
16 August			^[34]
23 August			^[35]
30 August			^[36]

Number-one artists

Position	Artist	Weeks at No. 1
1	Justin Bieber	8
2	Rihanna	7
2	Drake	7
2	Alicia Keys	7
3	Kwesta	6
3	Cassper Nyovest	6
4	Justin Timberlake	5
5	Black Coffee	1
5	Nakhane Toure	1
5	Adele	1

See also

• 2016 in music
• Entertainment Monitoring Africa

Notes and References

1. Web site: Entertainment Monitoring Africa . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. April 27, 2014.
2. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - January 5, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. January 15, 2016.
3. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - January 12, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. January 15, 2016.
4. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - January 19, 2016. Entertainment Monitoring Africa. January 22, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129044759/http://www.sa-ema.com/airplay-chart/?week=2016-01-19. January 29, 2016.
5. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - January 26, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. January 31, 2016.
6. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - February 2, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. February 4, 2016.
7. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - February 9, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. February 10, 2016.
8. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - February 16, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. February 24, 2016.
9. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - February 23, 2016. Entertainment Monitoring Africa. February 24, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123020/http://www.sa-ema.com/airplay-chart/?week=2016-02-23. March 4, 2016.
10. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - March 1, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. March 9, 2016.
11. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - March 8, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. March 9, 2016.
12. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - March 15, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. March 17, 2016.
13. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - March 22, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. March 24, 2016.
14. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - March 29, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. March 31, 2016.
15. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - April 5, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. April 7, 2016.
16. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - April 12, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. April 18, 2016.
17. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - April 19, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. June 25, 2016.
18. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - April 26, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. June 25, 2016.
19. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - May 3, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. June 25, 2016.
20. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - May 10, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. June 25, 2016.
21. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - May 17, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. June 25, 2016.
22. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - May 24, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. June 25, 2016.
23. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - May 31, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. June 25, 2016.
24. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - June 7, 2016. Entertainment Monitoring Africa. June 25, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818201341/http://www.sa-ema.com/airplay-chart/?week=2016-06-07. August 18, 2016.
25. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - June 14, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. June 25, 2016.
26. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - June 21, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. June 25, 2016.
27. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - June 28, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. July 20, 2016.
28. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - July 5, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. August 9, 2016.
29. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - July 12, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. August 9, 2016.
30. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - July 19, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. August 9, 2016.
31. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - July 26, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. August 9, 2016.
32. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - August 2, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. August 9, 2016.
33. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - August 9, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. August 21, 2016.
34. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - August 16, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. August 21, 2016.
35. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - August 23, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. September 5, 2016.
36. Web site: South African Airplay Chart Top 10 - August 30, 2016 . Entertainment Monitoring Africa. September 5, 2016.