This is a list of the number-one hits of 2016 on the Italian Singles and Albums Charts, ranked by FIMI.
Issue date | Song | Artist | Ref. | Album | Artist | Ref. |
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1 January | "Est-ce que tu m'aimes?" | Maître Gims | [1] | 25 | Adele | [2] |
8 January | [3] | Blackstar | David Bowie | [4] | ||
15 January | [5] | Vivere a colori | Alessandra Amoroso | [6] | ||
22 January | [7] | Nonostante tutto | Gemitaiz | [8] | ||
29 January | "Ginza" | J Balvin | [9] | Vivere a colori | Alessandra Amoroso | [10] |
5 February | "Est-ce que tu m'aimes?" | Maître Gims | [11] | Hellvisback | Salmo | [12] |
12 February | "Nessun grado di separazione" | Francesca Michielin | [13] | [14] | ||
19 February | "Ginza" | J Balvin | [15] | Capitani Coraggiosi - Il Live | Claudio Baglioni and Gianni Morandi | [16] |
26 February | [17] | Acrobati | Daniele Silvestri | [18] | ||
4 March | "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | [19] | Capitani Coraggiosi - Il Live | Claudio Baglioni and Gianni Morandi | [20] |
11 March | "Faded" | Alan Walker | [21] | Zero Gravity | Lorenzo Fragola | [22] |
18 March | [23] | Tutto in una notte - Live Kom 015 | Vasco Rossi | [24] | ||
25 March | [25] | On | Elisa | [26] | ||
1 April | [27] | [28] | ||||
8 April | [29] | Alt | Renato Zero | [30] | ||
15 April | [31] | Scrivero' il tuo nome | Francesco Renga | [32] | ||
22 April | [33] | Una somma di piccole cose | Niccolò Fabi | [34] | ||
29 April | "Sofía" [35] | Álvaro Soler | [36] | Black Cat | Zucchero | [37] |
6 May | "Vorrei ma non posto" | J-Ax and Fedez | [38] | Canzoni della Cupa | Vinicio Capossela | [39] |
13 May | "Sofía" | Álvaro Soler | [40] | Black Cat | Zucchero | [41] |
20 May | "Vorrei ma non posto" | J-Ax and Fedez | [42] | Dangerous Woman | Ariana Grande | [43] |
27 May | "Sofía" | Álvaro Soler | [44] | Big Boy | Sergio Sylvestre | [45] |
3 June | [46] | [47] | ||||
10 June | [48] | Folfiri o Folfox | Afterhours | [49] | ||
17 June | [50] | The Getaway | Red Hot Chili Peppers | [51] | ||
24 June | [52] | Santeria | Marracash and Guè Pequeno | [53] | ||
1 July | [54] | [55] | ||||
8 July | [56] | [57] | ||||
15 July | [58] | Eterno Agosto | Álvaro Soler | [59] | ||
22 July | "Cheap Thrills" | Sia | [60] | [61] | ||
29 July | "Andiamo a comandare" | Fabio Rovazzi | [62] | [63] | ||
5 August | [64] | [65] | ||||
12 August | [66] | [67] | ||||
19 August | [68] | Black Cat | Zucchero | [69] | ||
26 August | [70] | Glory | Britney Spears | [71] | ||
2 September | "We Don't Talk Anymore" | Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez | [72] | Black Cat | Zucchero | [73] |
9 September | "Cold Water" | Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ | [74] | Sfera Ebbasta | Sfera Ebbasta | [75] |
16 September | "We Don't Talk Anymore" | Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez | [76] | Pooh 50 – L'ultima notte insieme | Pooh | [77] |
23 September | "Let Me Love You" | DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber | [78] | [79] | ||
30 September | [80] | [81] | ||||
7 October | [82] | Revolution Radio | Green Day | [83] | ||
14 October | "Ninna Nanna" | Ghali | [84] | Terza Stagione | Emis Killa | [85] |
21 October | "Let Me Love You" | DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber | [86] | 0+ | Benji & Fede | [87] |
28 October | "Potremmo ritornare" | Tiziano Ferro | [88] | [89] | ||
4 November | "Let Me Love You" | DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber | [90] | Laura Xmas | Laura Pausini | [91] |
11 November | [92] | Vascononstop | Vasco Rossi | [93] | ||
18 November | "Assenzio" | J-Ax and Fedez featuring Stash and Levante | [94] | Made in Italy | Ligabue | [95] |
25 November | [96] | Marco Mengoni Live | Marco Mengoni | [97] | ||
2 December | "Tutto molto interessante" | Fabio Rovazzi | [98] | Il mestiere della vita | Tiziano Ferro | [99] |
9 December | [100] | Le Migliori | Minacelentino | [101] | ||
16 December | "Rockabye" | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie | [102] | [103] | ||
23 December | [104] | [105] | ||||
30 December | [106] | [107] | ||||
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The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy. It was established in 1992, when major corporate labels left the previously existing Associazione dei Fonografici Italiani (AFI). During the following years, most of the remaining Italian record labels left AFI to join the new organisation. As of 2011, FIMI represents 2,500 companies operating in the music business.
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