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The ARIA Dance Chart is a chart that ranks the best-performing dance singles of Australia. It is published by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation who collect music data for the weekly ARIA Charts. To be eligible to appear on the chart, the recording must be a single, and be "predominantly of a dance nature, or with a featured track of a dance nature, or included in the ARIA Club Chart or a comparable overseas chart". [1] [2]
| Date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January | "Fast Car" | Jonas Blue featuring Dakota | [3] |
| 11 January | |||
| 18 January | |||
| 25 January | |||
| 1 February | |||
| 8 February | "Never Be like You" | Flume featuring Kai | [4] |
| 15 February | |||
| 22 February | |||
| 29 February | |||
| 7 March | |||
| 14 March | |||
| 21 March | |||
| 28 March | "Cheap Thrills" | Sia | [5] |
| 4 April | |||
| 11 April | |||
| 18 April | |||
| 25 April | |||
| 2 May | "Say It" | Flume featuring Tove Lo | [6] |
| 9 May | "This Is What You Came For" | Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna | [7] |
| 16 May | |||
| 23 May | |||
| 30 May | |||
| 6 June | |||
| 13 June | |||
| 20 June | |||
| 27 June | |||
| 4 July | |||
| 11 July | |||
| 18 July | |||
| 25 July | |||
| 1 August | "Cold Water" | Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ | [8] |
| 8 August | |||
| 15 August | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | [9] |
| 22 August | |||
| 29 August | |||
| 5 September | |||
| 12 September | |||
| 19 September | |||
| 26 September | |||
| 3 October | |||
| 10 October | |||
| 17 October | |||
| 24 October | |||
| 31 October | |||
| 7 November | |||
| 14 November | |||
| 21 November | |||
| 28 November | "Rockabye" | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie | [10] |
| 5 December | |||
| 12 December | |||
| 19 December | |||
| 26 December |
| Position | Country | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  US | The Chainsmokers | 15 |
| 2 |  UK | Calvin Harris | 12 |
| 2 |  BAR | Rihanna (as featuring) | 12 |
| 3 |  AUS | Flume | 8 |
| 4 | UK | Jonas Blue | 5 |
| 4 | UK | Dakota (as featuring) | 5 |
| 4 | AUS | Sia | 5 |
| 4 | UK | Clean Bandit | 5 |
| 4 |  JAM | Sean Paul (as featuring) | 5 |
| 4 | UK | Anne-Marie (as featuring) | 5 |
| 5 | US | Major Lazer | 2 |
| 5 |  DEN | MØ (as featuring) | 2 |
| 6 |  SWE | Tove Lo (as featuring) | 1 |
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