List of number-one digital songs of 2016 (U.S.)
The list of number-one digital songs of 2016 in the United States are based upon the highest-selling
Nielsen SoundScan
based on each single's weekly digital sales, which combines sales of different versions of a song by an act for a summarized figure.
Chart history
| † | Indicates best-charting digital song of 2016[1] |
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Weekly sales | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | "Mary, Did You Know?" | Jordan Smith | 161,000 | [2] |
| January 9 | "Hello" | Adele | 174,000 | [3] |
| January 16 | 327,000 | [4] | ||
| January 23 | " Love Yourself " †
|
Justin Bieber | 164,000 | [5] |
| January 30 | 147,000 | [6] | ||
| February 6 | 139,000 | [7] | ||
| February 13 | "Work" | Drake
|
126,000 | [8] |
| February 20 | "Pillowtalk" | Zayn | 267,000 | [9] |
| February 27 | "My House" | Flo Rida | 136,000 | [10] |
| March 5 | 135,000 | [11] | ||
| March 12 | "Work" | Rihanna featuring Drake | 169,000 | [12] |
| March 19 | " Piece by Piece "
|
Kelly Clarkson | 210,000 | [13] |
| March 26 | "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | 121,000 | [14] |
| April 2 | 125,000 | [15] | ||
| April 9 | "No" | Meghan Trainor | 128,000 | [16] |
| April 16 | "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | 155,000 | [17] |
| April 23 | "Pop Style" | Drake featuring The Throne
|
128,000 | [18] |
| April 30 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring WizKid and Kyla
|
119,000 | [19] |
| May 7 | "Purple Rain" | Prince and the Revolution | 122,000 | [20] |
| May 14 | 282,000 | [21] | ||
| May 21 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring WizKid and Kyla | 160,000 | [22] |
| May 28 | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Justin Timberlake | 379,000 | [23] |
| June 4 | 204,000 | [24] | ||
| June 11 | 174,000 | [25] | ||
| June 18 | 155,000 | [26] | ||
| June 25 | 138,000 | [27] | ||
| July 2 | 124,000 | [28] | ||
| July 9 | 118,000 | [29] | ||
| July 16 | 107,000 | [30] | ||
| July 23 | 98,000 | [31] | ||
| July 30 | 92,000 | [32] | ||
| August 6 | "Rise" | Katy Perry | 137,000 | [33] |
| August 13 | "Cold Water" | Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ | 169,000 | [34] |
| August 20 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | 103,000 | [35] |
| August 27 | "Let Me Love You" | DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber | 113,000 | [36] |
| September 3 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | 116,000 | [37] |
| September 10 | 143,000 | [38] | ||
| September 17 | 208,000 | [39] | ||
| September 24 | 199,000 | [40] | ||
| October 1 | 170,000 | [41] | ||
| October 8 | 162,000 | [42] | ||
| October 15 | 137,000 | [43] | ||
| October 22 | 123,000 | [44] | ||
| October 29 | 111,000 | [45] | ||
| November 5 | 97,000 | [46] | ||
| November 12 | 84,000 | [47] | ||
| November 19 | 72,000 | [48] | ||
| November 26 | "Black Beatles" | Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane | 144,000 | [49] |
| December 3 | 154,000 | [50] | ||
| December 10 | 138,000 | [51] | ||
| December 17 | 83,000 | [52] | ||
| December 24 | 70,000 | [53] | ||
| December 31 | "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" | Zayn and Taylor Swift | 188,000 | [54] |
See also
- 2016 in music
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2016
References
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