List of top 25 singles for 2016 in Australia explained

The following lists the top 25 singles of 2016 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) end-of-year singles chart.^[1]

The Chainsmokers’ track "Closer", featuring Halsey, was the highest selling single in Australia in 2016 with a sales accreditation of seven times platinum. It spent nine weeks at number one.

"Never Be like You" by Flume featuring Kai was the highest selling Australian song.

	Title	Artist	Highest pos. reached^[2]
1	"Closer"	The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey	1
2	"One Dance	Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla	1
3	"7 Years"	Lukas Graham	1
4	"Never Be like You"	Flume featuring Kai	1
5	"Don't Let Me Down"	The Chainsmokers featuring Daya	3
6	"This Is What You Came For"	Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna	1
7	"Can't Stop the Feeling!"	Justin Timberlake	3
8	"Cheap Thrills"	Sia	6
9	"Stressed Out"	Twenty One Pilots	2
10	"Love Yourself"	Justin Bieber	1
11	"Cold Water"	Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ	1
12	"Fast Car"	Jonas Blue featuring Dakota	1
13	"I Hate U, I Love U"	Gnash featuring Olivia O'Brien	1
14	"One Call Away"	Charlie Puth	3
15	"Work from Home"	Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign	3
16	"I Took a Pill in Ibiza"	Mike Posner	5
17	"Faded"	Alan Walker	2
18	"1955"	Hilltop Hoods	2
19	"Let Me Love You"	DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber	2
20	"Say It"	Flume featuring Tove Lo	5
21	"Dancing On My Own"	Calum Scott	2
22	"Say You Won't Let Go"	James Arthur	1
23	"Starboy"	The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk	2
24	"Papercuts"	Illy featuring Vera Blue	2
25	"Just Like Fire"	P!nk	1

See also

• List of number-one singles of 2016 (Australia)
• List of Australian chart achievements and milestones

Notes and References

1. Web site: ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2016. Ariacharts.com.au. 6 January 2017.
2. Web site: ARIA Singles Charts . Australian Charts Portal . 2023-05-21.