List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2016

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"Closer" by The Chainsmokers (pictured) featuring Halsey spent twelve weeks at number one, becoming the longest-running number one single of the year. The Chainsmokers VELD 2016 (2).jpg
"Closer" by The Chainsmokers (pictured) featuring Halsey spent twelve weeks at number one, becoming the longest-running number one single of the year.

The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Its data, published by Billboard magazine and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, is based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as airplay and streaming.

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During 2016, ten singles reached number one on the Hot 100; an eleventh single, "Hello" by Adele, began its run at number one in November 2015. [1] Of those ten number-one singles, five were collaborations. In total, fourteen acts topped the chart as either lead or featured artists, with nine—Zayn, Desiigner, Wizkid, Kyla, Sia, The Chainsmokers, Halsey, Rae Sremmurd and Gucci Mane—achieving their first Hot 100 number-one single. The Chainsmokers and Halsey's "Closer" was the longest-running number-one of the year, leading the chart for twelve weeks; despite this, Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself" topped the Billboard Year-End Hot 100. [2]

Chart history

Justin Bieber (pictured) scored two number-one singles with "Sorry" and "Love Yourself". The latter song became the number-one song on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 of 2016. Justin Bieber in 2015.jpg
Justin Bieber (pictured) scored two number-one singles with "Sorry" and "Love Yourself". The latter song became the number-one song on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 of 2016.
With "Work", Rihanna (pictured) earned her 14th number-one single on the chart, making her the act with the Third-most number-one songs. Rihanna concert in Washington DC (2).jpg
With "Work", Rihanna (pictured) earned her 14th number-one single on the chart, making her the act with the Third-most number-one songs.
Justin Timberlake (pictured) debuted at number one with "Can't Stop the Feeling!", becoming the twenty-sixth song to do so, and the fifth Timberlake song to top the Billboard Hot 100. Justin Timberlake - Cannes 2016 - 1.jpg
Justin Timberlake (pictured) debuted at number one with "Can't Stop the Feeling!", becoming the twenty-sixth song to do so, and the fifth Timberlake song to top the Billboard Hot 100.
Zayn became the first UK artist to debut at number one on the Hot 100 with a first charted single: "Pillowtalk". Zayn Wiki.jpg
Zayn became the first UK artist to debut at number one on the Hot 100 with a first charted single: "Pillowtalk".
Key
Indicates best-performing single of 2016
No.Issue dateSongArtist(s)Reference(s)
1048January 2"Hello" Adele [3] [4]
January 9 [5] [6]
January 16 [7] [8]
1049January 23"Sorry" Justin Bieber [9] [10]
January 30 [11] [12]
February 6 [13] [14]
1050February 13"Love Yourself" [15] [16]
1051February 20"Pillowtalk" Zayn [17] [18]
reFebruary 27"Love Yourself" Justin Bieber [19] [20]
1052March 5"Work" Rihanna featuring Drake [21] [22]
March 12 [23] [24]
March 19 [25] [26]
March 26 [27] [28]
April 2 [29] [30]
April 9 [31] [32]
April 16 [33] [34]
April 23 [35] [36]
April 30 [37] [38]
1053May 7"Panda" Desiigner [39] [40]
May 14 [41] [42]
1054May 21"One Dance"Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla [43] [44]
1055May 28"Can't Stop the Feeling!" Justin Timberlake [45] [46]
reJune 4"One Dance"Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla [47] [48]
June 11 [49] [50]
June 18 [51] [52]
June 25 [53] [54]
July 2 [55] [56]
July 9 [57] [58]
July 16 [59] [60]
July 23 [61] [62]
July 30 [63] [64]
1056August 6"Cheap Thrills" Sia featuring Sean Paul [65] [66]
August 13 [67] [68]
August 20 [69] [70]
August 27 [71] [72]
1057September 3"Closer" The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey [73] [74]
September 10 [75] [76]
September 17 [77] [78]
September 24 [79] [80]
October 1 [81] [82]
October 8 [83] [84]
October 15 [85] [86]
October 22 [87] [88]
October 29 [89] [90]
November 5 [91] [92]
November 12 [93] [94]
November 19 [95] [96]
1058November 26"Black Beatles" Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane [97] [98]
December 3 [99] [100]
December 10 [101] [102]
December 17 [103] [104]
December 24 [105] [106]
December 31 [107] [108]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one
PositionCountryArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Drake19
2Flag of the United States.svg  US The Chainsmokers12
Flag of the United States.svg  US Halsey
4Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Wizkid10
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Kyla
6Flag of Barbados.svg  BRB Rihanna9
7Flag of the United States.svg  US Rae Sremmurd6
Flag of the United States.svg  US Gucci Mane
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Justin Bieber5
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sia4
Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Sean Paul
12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Adele3
13Flag of the United States.svg  US Desiigner2
14Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Zayn1
Flag of the United States.svg  US Justin Timberlake

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