List of number-one singles of 2015 (Australia)

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Wiz Khalifa earned his first number-one single, as did featured singer Charlie Puth, for "See You Again", topping the chart for six consecutive weeks to share the title of the year's longest-running number-one. Wiz Khalifa in Under The Influence Tour.jpg
Wiz Khalifa earned his first number-one single, as did featured singer Charlie Puth, for "See You Again", topping the chart for six consecutive weeks to share the title of the year's longest-running number-one.

The ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales. [2] In 2015, nineteen singles claimed the top spot, including Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk", which started its peak position in 2014, and 23 acts achieved their first number-one single in Australia: Ronson, OMI, Felix Jaehn, Ellie Goulding, LunchMoney Lewis, Major Lazer, DJ Snake, MØ, Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth, Grace, G-Eazy, Kendrick Lamar, Conrad Sewell, Lost Frequencies, One Direction, Calvin Harris, Disciples, Justin Bieber, Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz.

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Justin Bieber achieved two number-ones: "What Do You Mean?" (4 weeks) and "Love Yourself" (3 weeks), making him the longest-topping artist of 2015. For spending six consecutive weeks each at number-one, the longest-running number-one singles of the year were Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's "See You Again" and Adele's "Hello". Ellie Goulding's "Love Me Like You Do", Meghan Trainor and John Legend's "Like I'm Gonna Lose You", Justin Bieber's "What Do You Mean?", and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Downtown" shared the title of second longest-running number-one single of 2015, each spending four weeks on the top. Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" featuring Kendrick Lamar topped the charts for three consecutive weeks, making it Lamar's first single to top the chart.

Adele's "Hello" also topped the chart for six consecutive weeks, becoming her second number-one after 2011's "Someone Like You". 2013 GGA Adele (cropped).jpg
Adele's "Hello" also topped the chart for six consecutive weeks, becoming her second number-one after 2011's "Someone Like You".
Justin Bieber achieved his first two number-one singles in late 2015: "What Do You Mean?" and "Love Yourself", with four and three weeks at number-one respectively, Bieber was the year's longest-topping artist. Justin Bieber in 2015.jpg
Justin Bieber achieved his first two number-one singles in late 2015: "What Do You Mean?" and "Love Yourself", with four and three weeks at number-one respectively, Bieber was the year's longest-topping artist.
"Love Me Like You Do" was Ellie Goulding's first number-one, topping the chart for four consecutive weeks. Ellie Goulding - Ilosaarirock 2014 3.jpg
"Love Me Like You Do" was Ellie Goulding's first number-one, topping the chart for four consecutive weeks.

Chart history

Key
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on ARIA's End of Year Singles Chart of 2015.
DateSongArtist(s)Ref.
5 January"Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars [7]
12 January
19 January
26 January"Cheerleader" (Felix Jaehn Remix) OMI [8]
2 February
9 February
16 February"FourFiveSeconds" Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney [9]
23 February"Love Me Like You Do" Ellie Goulding [6]
2 March
9 March
16 March
23 March"Bills" LunchMoney Lewis [10]
30 March
6 April"Lean On" Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ [11]
13 April"See You Again" Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth [1]
20 April
27 April
4 May
11 May
18 May
25 May"You Don't Own Me" Grace featuring G-Eazy [12]
1 June"Bad Blood" Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar [13]
8 June
15 June
22 June"Start Again" Conrad Sewell [14]
29 June"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend [15]
6 July
13 July
20 July
27 July"Are You with Me" Lost Frequencies [16]
3 August
10 August"Drag Me Down" One Direction [17]
17 August"Wings" Delta Goodrem [18]
24 August
31 August"How Deep Is Your Love" Calvin Harris and Disciples [19]
7 September"What Do You Mean?" Justin Bieber [4]
14 September
21 September
28 September
5 October"Downtown" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee
and Grandmaster Caz 		[20]
12 October
19 October
26 October
2 November"Hello" Adele [3]
9 November
16 November
23 November
30 November
7 December
14 December"Love Yourself"Justin Bieber [5]
21 December
28 December

Number-one artists

PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Justin Bieber7
2Adele6
2Wiz Khalifa6
2Charlie Puth (as featuring)6
3Ellie Goulding4
3Meghan Trainor4
3John Legend (as featuring)4
3Macklemore & Ryan Lewis4
3Eric Nally (as featuring)4
3Melle Mel (as featuring)4
3Kool Moe Dee (as featuring)4
3Grandmaster Caz (as featuring)4
4Mark Ronson3
4Bruno Mars (as featuring)3
4OMI3
4Felix Jaehn3
4Taylor Swift3
4Kendrick Lamar (as featuring)3
5LunchMoney Lewis2
5Lost Frequencies2
5Delta Goodrem2
6Rihanna1
6Paul McCartney1
6Kanye West1
6Major Lazer1
6DJ Snake1
6MØ (as featuring)1
6Grace1
6G-Eazy (as featuring)1
6Conrad Sewell1
6One Direction1
6Calvin Harris1
6Disciples1

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