List of number-one digital songs of 2016 (U.S.)

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The list of number-one digital songs of 2016 in the United States are based upon the highest-selling downloaded songs ranked in the Digital Songs chart, published by Billboard magazine. The data are compiled by 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.

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Chart history

Key
Dagger-14-plain.pngIndicates best-charting digital song of 2016 [1]
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Weekly salesRef(s)
January 2"Mary, Did You Know?" Jordan Smith 161,000 [2]
January 9"Hello" Adele 174,000 [3]
January 16327,000 [4]
January 23"Love Yourself" Dagger-14-plain.png Justin Bieber 164,000 [5]
January 30147,000 [6]
February 6139,000 [7]
February 13"Work" Rihanna featuring Drake 126,000 [8]
February 20"Pillowtalk" Zayn 267,000 [9]
February 27"My House" Flo Rida 136,000 [10]
March 5135,000 [11]
March 12"Work"Rihanna featuring Drake169,000 [12]
March 19"Piece by Piece" Kelly Clarkson 210,000 [13]
March 26"7 Years" Lukas Graham 121,000 [14]
April 2125,000 [15]
April 9"No" Meghan Trainor 128,000 [16]
April 16"7 Years"Lukas Graham155,000 [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 14282,000 [21]
May 21"One Dance"Drake featuring WizKid and Kyla160,000 [22]
May 28"Can't Stop the Feeling!" Justin Timberlake 379,000 [23]
June 4204,000 [24]
June 11174,000 [25]
June 18155,000 [26]
June 25138,000 [27]
July 2124,000 [28]
July 9118,000 [29]
July 16107,000 [30]
July 2398,000 [31]
July 3092,000 [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 Bieber113,000 [36]
September 3"Closer"The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey116,000 [37]
September 10143,000 [38]
September 17208,000 [39]
September 24199,000 [40]
October 1170,000 [41]
October 8162,000 [42]
October 15137,000 [43]
October 22123,000 [44]
October 29111,000 [45]
November 597,000 [46]
November 1284,000 [47]
November 1972,000 [48]
November 26"Black Beatles" Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane 144,000 [49]
December 3154,000 [50]
December 10138,000 [51]
December 1783,000 [52]
December 2470,000 [53]
December 31"I Don't Wanna Live Forever"Zayn and Taylor Swift 188,000 [54]

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