Below is a list of the Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2015. The Dutch Top 40 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the Netherlands. It is published every week by radio station Radio 538.
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
January 3 | "Thinking Out Loud" | Ed Sheeran | [1] |
January 10 | [2] | ||
January 17 | "Runaway (U & I)" | Galantis | [3] |
January 24 | "Cheerleader" (Felix Jaehn Remix) | OMI | [4] |
January 31 | [5] | ||
February 7 | [6] | ||
February 14 | [7] | ||
February 21 | [8] | ||
February 28 | [9] | ||
March 7 | [10] | ||
March 14 | [11] | ||
March 21 | [12] | ||
March 28 | [13] | ||
April 4 | [14] | ||
April 11 | "Lean On" | Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ | [15] |
April 18 | [16] | ||
April 25 | "Parijs" | Kenny B | [17] |
May 2 | [18] | ||
May 9 | [19] | ||
May 16 | [20] | ||
May 23 | [21] | ||
May 30 | [22] | ||
June 6 | [23] | ||
June 13 | "Lean On" | Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ | [24] |
June 20 | [25] | ||
June 27 | "Drank & drugs" | Lil' Kleine & Ronnie Flex | [26] |
July 4 | [27] | ||
July 11 | [28] | ||
July 18 | "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" | Felix Jaehn featuring Jasmine Thompson | [29] |
July 25 | "El Perdón" | Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias | [30] |
August 1 | [31] | ||
August 8 | [32] | ||
August 15 | [33] | ||
August 22 | [34] | ||
August 29 | [35] | ||
September 5 | "How Deep Is Your Love" | Calvin Harris and Disciples | [36] |
September 12 | [37] | ||
September 19 | "What Do You Mean?" | Justin Bieber | [38] |
September 26 | [39] | ||
October 3 | [40] | ||
October 10 | [41] | ||
October 17 | [42] | ||
October 24 | [43] | ||
October 31 | "Hello" | Adele | [44] |
November 7 | [45] | ||
November 14 | [46] | ||
November 21 | [47] | ||
November 28 | [48] | ||
December 5 | "Sorry" | Justin Bieber | [49] |
December 12 | [50] | ||
December 19 | [51] | ||
December 26 | [52] |
Position | Artist | Weeks #1 |
---|---|---|
1 | Felix Jaehn | 12 |
2 | OMI | 11 |
3 | Justin Bieber | 10 |
4 | Kenny B | 7 |
5 | Nicky Jam | 6 |
5 | Enrique Iglesias | 6 |
6 | Adele | 5 |
7 | Major Lazer | 4 |
7 | DJ Snake | 4 |
7 | MØ | 4 |
8 | Lil' Kleine | 3 |
8 | Ronnie Flex | 3 |
9 | Calvin Harris | 2 |
9 | Disciples | 2 |
9 | Ed Sheeran | 2 |
10 | Galantis | 1 |
10 | Jasmine Thompson | 1 |
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