List of UK top 10 singles in 2016
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The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical singles and digital downloads, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart. From 6 July 2014, streaming figures became incorporated into the singles chart which means that a song will count as a sale, if streamed 100 times.
Original songs from various films such as Trolls and Suicide Squad have entered the top 10 throughout the year.
The song One Dance spent a total of 15 consecutive weeks at number 1 making it the longest running number-one of the digital music era, breaking the record previous held by Rihanna in 2007 with Umbrella which spent a total of 10 consecutive weeks at number-one.
This is a list of singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2016 (see 2016 in British music). An asterisk (*) in the "Weeks in Top 10" column shows that the song is currently in the top 10.
Top-ten singles
- Key
Symbol | Meaning |
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Single peaked in 2015 but charted in 2016. | |
Single released in 2016 but peaked in 2017. | |
(#) | Year-end top ten single position and rank |
Entered | The date that the song first appeared in the chart. |
Peak | Highest position that the song reached in the UK Singles Chart. |
Entered (week ending) |
Weeks in top 10 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
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Singles in 2015 | ||||||
10 September 2015 | 22 | "What Do You Mean?" | Justin Bieber | 1 | 10 September 2015 | 5 |
5 November 2015 | 14 | "Hello" | Adele | 1 | 5 November 2015 | 3 |
5 November 2015 | 18 | "Sorry" | Justin Bieber | 1 | 26 November 2015 | 2 |
12 November 2015 | 7 | "Never Forget You"[a] | MNEK & Zara Larsson | 5 | 19 November 2015 | 1 |
19 November 2015 | 7 | "Sax"[b] | Fleur East | 3 | 19 November 2015 | 1 |
26 November 2015 | 17 | "Love Yourself" | Justin Bieber | 1 | 10 December 2015 | 6 |
10 December 2015 | 7 | "You Don't Own Me" | Grace (featuring G-Eazy) | 4 | 24 December 2015 | 1 |
17 December 2015 | 7 | "Sweet Lovin'" | Sigala (featuring Bryn Christopher) | 3 | 17 December 2015 | 1 |
17 December 2015 | 6 | "Adventure of a Lifetime" | Coldplay | 7 | 24 December 2015 | 1 |
31 December 2015 | 8 | "History" | One Direction | 6 | 21 January 2016 | 3 |
Singles in 2016 | ||||||
14 January 2016 | 10 | "Stitches"[d] | Shawn Mendes | 1 | 28 January 2016 | 2 |
14 January 2016 | 4 | "The Girl Is Mine" | 99 Souls (featuring Destiny's Child & Brandy) | 5 | 28 January 2016 | 1 |
28 January 2016 | 5 | "All My Friends" | Snakehips (featuring Tinashe & Chance The Rapper) | 5 | 4 February 2016 | 1 |
28 January 2016 | 5 | "Light It Up"[c][f] | Major Lazer (featuring Nyla & Fuse ODG) | 7 | 24 March 2016 | 1 |
4 February 2016 | 11 | "Fast Car" | Jonas Blue (featuring Dakota) | 2 | 11 February 2016 | 1 |
11 February 2016 | 8 | "Pillowtalk"[e] | ZAYN | 1 | 11 February 2016 | 1 |
11 February 2016 | 12 | "Work" | Rihanna (featuring Drake) | 2 | 3 March 2016 | 2 |
11 February 2016 | 13 | "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | 1 | 18 February 2016 | 5 |
11 February 2016 | 1 | "When the Bassline Drops" | Craig David & Big Narstie | 10 | 11 February 2016 | 1 |
18 February 2016 | 3 | "Secret Love Song" | Little Mix (featuring Jason Derulo) | 6 | 25 February 2016 | 1 |
25 February 2016 | 13 | "Lush Life" | Zara Larsson | 3 | 24 March 2016 | 1 |
3 March 2016 | 4 | "Hymn for the Weekend" | Coldplay | 6 | 17 March 2016 | 1 |
10 March 2016 | 15 | "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" | Mike Posner | 1 | 24 March 2016 | 4 |
10 March 2016 | 1 | "When We Were Young" | Adele | 9 | 10 March 2016 | 1 |
17 March 2016 | 9 | "Girls Like" | Tinie Tempah (featuring Zara Larsson) | 5 | 28 April 2016 | 1 |
24 March 2016 | 11 | "Work from Home" | Fifth Harmony (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) | 2 | 7 April 2016 | 1 |
31 March 2016 | 2 | "Say You Do" | Sigala (featuring Imani & DJ Fresh) | 5 | 31 March 2016 | 1 |
31 March 2016 | 16 | "Cheap Thrills" | Sia (featuring Sean Paul) | 2 | 14 April 2016 | 4 |
14 April 2016 | 5 | "Faded" | Alan Walker | 7 | 14 April 2016 | 2 |
21 April 2016 | 23 | "One Dance" | Drake (featuring Wizkid & Kyla) | 1 | 21 April 2016 | 15 |
21 April 2016 | 7 | "Cake by the Ocean" | DNCE | 4 | 5 May 2016 | 1 |
5 May 2016 | 1 | "Purple Rain" | Prince and The Revolution | 6 | 5 May 2016 | 1 |
12 May 2016 | 15 | "This Is What You Came For" | Calvin Harris (featuring Rihanna) | 2 | 12 May 2016 | 2 |
12 May 2016 | 9 | "No Money" | Galantis | 4 | 9 June 2016 | 1 |
19 May 2016 | 10 | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Justin Timberlake | 2 | 19 May 2016 | 4 |
19 May 2016 | 1 | "Middle" | DJ Snake (featuring Bipolar Sunshine) | 10 | 19 May 2016 | 1 |
26 May 2016 | 2 | "Panda" | Desiigner | 7 | 26 May 2016 | 1 |
26 May 2016 | 16 | "Too Good" | Drake (featuring Rihanna) | 3 | 7 July 2016 | 2 |
9 June 2016 | 8 | "Tears" | Clean Bandit (featuring Louisa Johnson) | 5 | 16 June 2016 | 1 |
9 June 2016 | 5 | "i hate u, i love u" | gnash (featuring olivia o'brien) | 7 | 23 June 2016 | 2 |
9 June 2016 | 10 | "This Girl" | Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners | 2 | 23 June 2016 | 4 |
23 June 2016 | 1 | "Sex" | Cheat Codes and Kris Kross Amsterdam | 9 | 23 June 2016 | 1 |
30 June 2016 | 1 | "Give Me Your Love" | Sigala (featuring John Newman & Nile Rodgers) | 9 | 30 June 2016 | 1 |
7 July 2016 | 2 | "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" | Adele | 5 | 14 July 2016 | 1 |
14 July 2016 | 11 | "Don't Let Me Down" | The Chainsmokers (featuring Daya) | 2 | 21 July 2016 | 1 |
14 July 2016 | 15 | "Dancing on My Own" | Calum Scott | 2 | 11 August 2016 | 1 |
21 July 2016 | 10 | "Perfect Strangers" | Jonas Blue (featuring JP Cooper) | 2 | 28 July 2016 | 2 |
21 July 2016 | 4 | "Don't Mind" | Kent Jones | 9 | 4 August 2016 | 1 |
28 July 2016 | 8 | "Treat You Better" | Shawn Mendes | 6 | 4 August 2016 | 2 |
4 August 2016 | 12 | "Cold Water" | Major Lazer (featuring Justin Bieber & MØ) | 1 | 4 August 2016 | 5 |
18 August 2016 | 11 | "Let Me Love You" | DJ Snake (featuring Justin Bieber) | 2 | 18 August 2016 | 6 |
18 August 2016 | 7 | "Heathens" | twenty one pilots | 5 | 1 September 2016 | 3 |
25 August 2016 | 16* | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers (featuring Halsey) | 1 | 8 September 2016 | 4 |
15 September 2016 | 3 | "In the Name of Love"[g] | Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha | 9 | 6 October 2016 | 1 |
22 September 2016 | 9 | "The Greatest" | Sia (featuring Kendrick Lamar) | 5 | 22 September 2016 | 2 |
22 September 2016 | 7 | "Side to Side" | Ariana Grande (featuring Nicki Minaj) | 4 | 20 October 2016 | 1 |
29 September 2016 | 11* | "Say You Won't Let Go" | James Arthur | 1 | 6 October 2016 | 3 |
29 September 2016 | 6 | "My Way" | Calvin Harris | 4 | 6 October 2016 | 2 |
6 October 2016 | 10* | "Starboy" | The Weeknd (featuring Daft Punk) | 2 | 13 October 2016 | 1 |
13 October 2016 | 1 | "This Town" | Niall Horan | 9 | 13 October 2016 | 1 |
20 October 2016 | 7* | "24K Magic"[h] | Bruno Mars | 5 | 17 November 2016 | 1 |
27 October 2016 | 7* | "Shout Out to My Ex" | Little Mix | 1 | 27 October 2016 | 3 |
27 October 2016 | 6 | "Starving" | Hailee Steinfeld & Grey (featuring Zedd) | 5 | 27 October 2016 | 2 |
3 November 2016 | 6* | "Sexual" | NEIKED (featuring Dyo) | 6 | 3 November 2016 | 3 |
3 November 2016 | 6* | "Rockabye" | Clean Bandit (featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie) | 1 | 17 November 2016 | 4 |
10 November 2016 | 1 | "Fake Love" | Drake | 10 | 10 November 2016 | 1 |
17 November 2016 | 4* | "Don't Wanna Know" | Maroon 5 (featuring Kendrick Lamar) | 5 | 1 December 2016 | 1 |
24 November 2016 | 3* | "Black Beatles" | Rae Sremmurd (featuring Gucci Mane) | 2 | 1 December 2016 | 2 |
8 December 2016 | 1* | "I Feel It Coming" | The Weeknd (featuring Daft Punk) | 9 | 8 December 2016 | 1 |
Weeks by artist
Artist | Country or countries of origin | Entries | Weeks |
---|---|---|---|
Justin Bieber | Canada | 5 | 24 |
Drake | Canada | 4 | 34 |
Rihanna | Barbados | 3 | 30 |
Zara Larsson | Sweden | 3 | 23 |
Adele | United Kingdom | 3 | 8 |
Sigala | United Kingdom | 3 | 7 |
Sia | Australia | 2 | 25 |
The Chainsmokers | United States | 2 | 22 |
Sean Paul | Jamaica | 2 | 22 |
Jonas Blue | United Kingdom | 2 | 21 |
Calvin Harris | Scotland | 2 | 21 |
Shawn Mendes | Canada | 2 | 18 |
Major Lazer | United States | 2 | 17 |
Clean Bandit | United Kingdom | 2 | 14 |
DJ Snake | France | 2 | 12 |
Kendrick Lamar | United States | 2 | 12 |
Little Mix | United Kingdom | 2 | 10 |
The Weeknd | Canada | 2 | 10 |
Daft Punk | France | 2 | 10 |
Coldplay | United Kingdom | 2 | 7 |
See also
Notes
- ^ The single "Never Forget You" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 7 January (week ending).
- ^ The single "Sax" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 7 January (week ending).
- ^ The single "Light It Up" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 17 March (week ending).
- ^ The single "Stitches" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 24 March (week ending).
- ^ The single "Pillowtalk" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 31 March (week ending).
- ^ The single "Light It Up" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 14 April (week ending).
- ^ The single "In the Name of Love" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 29 September (week ending).
- ^ The single "24K Magic" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 10 November (week ending).
References
- ↑ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.