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

The ARIA Urban Chart is a chart that ranks the best-performing Urban tracks singles of Australia. It is published by the 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 of a predominantly urban nature.[1]

Chart history

Issue dateSongArtist(s)Reference
4 January"Downtown"Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz[2]
11 January[3]
18 January[4]
25 January[5]
1 February[6]
8 February[7]
15 February"1955"Hilltop Hoods featuring Montaigne and Tom Thum[8]
22 February[9]
29 February[10]
7 March[11]
14 March[12]
21 March[13]
28 March"Work from Home"Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign[14]
4 April[15]
11 April[16]
18 April[17]
25 April[18]
2 May[19]
9 May"Formation"Beyoncé[20]
16 May"Work from Home"Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign[21]
23 May[22]
30 May[23]
6 June"Too Good"Drake featuring Rihanna[24]
13 June[25]
20 June[26]
27 June[27]
4 July[28]
11 July[29]
18 July[30]
25 July[31]
1 August"Papercuts"Illy featuring Vera Blue[32]
8 August[33]
15 August[34]
22 August[35]
29 August[36]
5 September[37]
12 September[38]
19 September[39]
26 September"Sucker for Pain"Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons, Logic,Ty Dollar Sign featuring X Ambassadors[40]
3 October"Starboy"The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk[41]
10 October[42]
17 October[43]
24 October[44]
31 October[45]
7 November[46]
14 November[47]
21 November[48]
28 November"Black Beatles"Rae Sremmurd[49]
5 December"Starboy"The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk[50]
12 December[51]
19 December[52]
26 December[53]

Number-one artists

PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
1The Weeknd12
1Daft Punk (as featuring)12
2Ty Dolla Sign (as featuring)10
3Fifth Harmony9
4Illy8
4Vera Blue (as featuring)8
5Drake7
5Rihanna (as featuring)7
6Macklemore & Ryan Lewis6
6Eric Nally (as featuring)6
6Melle Mel (as featuring)6
6Kool Moe Dee (as featuring)6
6Grandmaster Caz (as featuring)6
6Hilltop Hoods6
6Montaigne (as featuring) 6
6Tom Thum (as featuring)6
7Beyoncé1
7Lil Wayne1
7Wiz Khalifa (as featuring)1
7Logic (as featuring)1
7Rae Sremmurd1

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ARIA Charts Home . 2016-01-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090121180539/http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_home.htm . 21 January 2009 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 4 January 2016, Chart #1349. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160105130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160106-0000/Issue1349.pdf. dead. 2016-01-05. 6 January 2016 . 6 January 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  3. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 11 January 2016, Chart #1350. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160112130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160113-0000/Issue1350.pdf. dead. 2016-01-12. 28 January 2016 . 28 January 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  4. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 18 January 2016, Chart #1351. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160119130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160120-0000/Issue1351.pdf. dead. 2016-01-19. 28 January 2016 . 28 January 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  5. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 25 January 2016, Chart #1352. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160126130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160127-0000/Issue1352.pdf. dead. 2016-01-26. 28 January 2016 . 28 January 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  6. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 1 February 2016, Chart #1353. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160202130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160203-0000/Issue1353.pdf. dead. 2016-02-02. 15 February 2016 . 15 February 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  7. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 8 February 2016, Chart #1354. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160202130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160203-0000/Issue1354.pdf. dead. 2016-02-02. 15 February 2016 . 15 February 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  8. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 15 February 2016, Chart #1355. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160216130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160217-0000/Issue1355.pdf. dead. 2016-02-16. 21 February 2016 . 21 February 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  9. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 22 February 2016, Chart #1356. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160223130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160224-0000/Issue1356.pdf. dead. 2016-02-23. 26 February 2016 . 26 February 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  10. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 29 February 2016, Chart #1357. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160301130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160302-0000/Issue1357.pdf. dead. 2016-03-01. 4 March 2016 . 4 March 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  11. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 7 March 2016, Chart #1358. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160308130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160309-0000/Issue1358.pdf. dead. 2016-03-08. 14 March 2016 . 14 March 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  12. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 14 March 2016, Chart #1359. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160314220300/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160315-0903/Issue1359.pdf. dead. 2016-03-14. 15 March 2016 . 15 March 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  13. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 21 March 2016, Chart #1360. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160321130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160322-0000/Issue1360.pdf. dead. 2016-03-21. 27 March 2016 . 27 March 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  14. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 28 March 2016, Chart #1361. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160330031200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160330-1412/Issue1361.pdf. dead. 2016-03-30. 30 March 2016 . 30 March 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  15. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 4 April 2016, Chart #1362. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160405140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160406-0000/Issue1362.pdf. dead. 2016-04-05. 6 April 2016 . 6 April 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  16. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 11 April 2016, Chart #1363. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160412140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160413-0000/Issue1363.pdf. dead. 2016-04-12. 13 April 2016 . 13 April 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  17. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 18 April 2016, Chart #1364. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160419042100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160419-1421/Issue1364.pdf. dead. 2016-04-19. 20 April 2016 . 20 April 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  18. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 25 April 2016, Chart #1365. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160425140100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160426-0001/Issue1365.pdf. dead. 2016-04-25. 27 April 2016 . 27 April 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  19. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 2 May 2016, Chart #1366. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160502140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160503-0000/Issue1366.pdf. dead. 2016-05-02. 4 May 2016 . 4 May 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  20. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 9 May 2016, Chart #1367. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160509140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160510-0000/Issue1367.pdf. dead. 2016-05-09. 12 May 2016 . 12 May 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  21. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 16 May 2016, Chart #1368. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160516140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160517-0000/Issue1368.pdf. dead. 2016-05-16. 17 May 2016 . 17 May 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  22. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 23 May 2016, Chart #1369. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160523140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160524-0000/Issue1369.pdf. dead. 2016-05-23. 31 May 2016 . 31 May 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  23. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 30 May 2016, Chart #1370. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160530140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160531-0000/Issue1370.pdf. dead. 2016-05-30. 3 June 2016 . 3 June 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  24. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 6 June 2016, Chart #1371. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160620005700/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160620-1057/Issue1371.pdf. dead. 2016-06-20. 20 June 2016 . 20 June 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  25. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 13 June 2016, Chart #1372. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160620005700/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160620-1057/Issue1372.pdf. dead. 2016-06-20. 20 June 2016 . 20 June 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  26. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 20 June 2016, Chart #1373. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160626140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160627-0000/Issue1373.pdf. dead. 2016-06-26. 27 June 2016 . 20 June 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  27. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 27 June 2016, Chart #1374. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160626140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160627-0000/Issue1374.pdf. dead. 2016-06-26. 8 July 2016 . 27 June 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  28. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 4 July 2016, Chart #1375. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160712140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160713-0000/Issue1376.pdf. dead. 2016-07-12. 8 July 2016 . 27 June 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  29. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 11 July 2016, Chart #1376. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160712140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160713-0000/Issue1376.pdf. dead. 2016-07-12. 8 July 2016 . 27 June 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  30. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 18 July 2016, Chart #1377. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160719140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160720-0000/Issue1377.pdf. dead. 2016-07-19. 21 July 2016 . 21 July 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  31. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 25 July 2016, Chart #1378. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160726040100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160726-1401/Issue1378.pdf. dead. 2016-07-26. 28 July 2016 . 28 July 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  32. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 1 August 2016, Chart #1379. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160801140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160802-0000/Issue1379.pdf. dead. 2016-08-01. 5 August 2016 . 4 August 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  33. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 8 August 2016, Chart #1380. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160808140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160809-0000/Issue1380.pdf. dead. 2016-08-08. 16 August 2016 . 16 August 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  34. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 15 August 2016, Chart #1381. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160808140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160809-0000/Issue1381.pdf. dead. 2016-08-08. 18 August 2016 . 18 August 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  35. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 22 August 2016, Chart #1382. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160808140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160809-0000/Issue1382.pdf. dead. 2016-08-08. 25 August 2016 . 25 August 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  36. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 29 August 2016, Chart #1383. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160808140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160809-0000/Issue1383.pdf. dead. 2016-08-08. 31 August 2016 . 31 August 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  37. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 5 September 2016, Chart #1384. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160808140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160809-0000/Issue1384.pdf. dead. 2016-08-08. 13 September 2016 . 13 September 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  38. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 12 September 2016, Chart #1385. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160913033800/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160913-1338/Issue1385.pdf. dead. 2016-09-13. 13 September 2016 . 13 September 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  39. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 19 September 2016, Chart #1386. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160919140100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160920-0001/Issue1386.pdf. dead. 2016-09-19. 20 September 2016 . 20 September 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  40. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 26 September 2016, Chart #1387. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160926140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160927-0000/Issue1387.pdf. dead. 2016-09-26. 27 September 2016 . 27 September 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  41. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 3 October 2016, Chart #1388. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20161003130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20161004-0000/Issue1388.pdf. dead. 2016-10-03. 3 October 2016 . 3 October 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  42. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 10 October 2016, Chart #1389. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20161010130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20161011-0000/issue1389.pdf. dead. 2016-10-10. 11 October 2016 . 3 October 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  43. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 17 October 2016, Chart #1390. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20161010130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20161011-0000/issue1390.pdf. dead. 2016-10-10. 18 October 2016 . 3 October 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  44. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 24 October 2016, Chart #1391. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20161024130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20161025-0000/Issue1391.pdf. dead. 2016-10-24. 10 November 2016 . 10 November 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  45. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 31 October 2016, Chart #1392. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20161024130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20161025-0000/Issue1392.pdf. dead. 2016-10-24. 10 November 2016 . 10 November 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  46. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 7 November 2016, Chart #1393. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20161024130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20161025-0000/Issue1393.pdf. dead. 2016-10-24. 10 November 2016 . 10 November 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  47. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 14 November 2016, Chart #1394. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20161128130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20161129-0000/Issue1394.pdf. dead. 2016-11-28. 5 December 2016 . 5 December 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  48. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 21 November 2016, Chart #1395. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20161128130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20161129-0000/Issue1395.pdf. dead. 2016-11-28. 5 December 2016 . 5 December 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  49. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 28 November 2016, Chart #1396. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20161128130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20161129-0000/Issue1396.pdf. dead. 2016-11-28. 5 December 2016 . 5 December 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  50. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 5 December 2016, Chart #1397. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20161206215700/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20161207-0857/Issue1397.pdf. dead. 2016-12-06. 8 December 2016 . 8 December 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  51. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 12 December 2016, Chart #1398. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20161213130100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20161214-0001/Issue1398.pdf. dead. 2016-12-13. 15 December 2016 . 15 December 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  52. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 19 December 2016, Chart #1399. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20161220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20161221-0000/Issue1399.pdf. dead. 2016-12-20. 15 December 2016 . 15 December 2016 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
  53. Web site: The ARIA Report, Week Commencing 26 December 2016, Chart #1400. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20170110130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20170111-0000/Issue1400.pdf. dead. 2017-01-10. 11 January 2017 . 11 January 2017 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

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