List of number-one singles of 2016 (Ireland)

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British Girl group Little Mix gained their third number one hit with Shout Out to My Ex. 2016 - Little Mix "Get Weird" (Leeds) Little Mix (26455759416).jpg
British Girl group Little Mix gained their third number one hit with Shout Out to My Ex.
Rapper Drake's first number one hit One Dance spent 12 weeks at number one. Drake fox theatre.jpg
Rapper Drake's first number one hit One Dance spent 12 weeks at number one.
Sia gained her first number one when Cheap Thrills hit the top spot. Sia at Seattle.jpg
Sia gained her first number one when Cheap Thrills hit the top spot.

The Irish Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Ireland, as compiled by Chart-Track on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association. [1]

Contents

Issue dateSongArtist(s)Reference
7 January"Love Yourself" Justin Bieber [2]
14 January [3]
21 January [4]
28 January [5]
4 February"Pillowtalk" Zayn [6]
11 February [7]
18 February"7 Years" Lukas Graham [8]
25 February [9]
3 March [10]
10 March [11]
17 March [12]
24 March"I Took a Pill in Ibiza" Mike Posner [13]
31 March"Cheap Thrills" Sia featuring Sean Paul [14]
7 April [15]
14 April [16]
21 April [17]
28 April [18]
5 May"One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla [19]
12 May"This Is What You Came For" Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna [20]
19 May"One Dance"Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla [21]
26 May [22]
2 June [23]
9 June [24]
16 June [25]
23 June [26]
30 June [27]
7 July [28]
14 July [29]
21 July [30]
28 July"Cold Water" Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and [31]
4 August [32]
11 August [33]
18 August [34]
25 August [35]
1 September"Closer" The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey [36]
8 September [37]
15 September [38]
22 September [39]
29 September [40]
6 October [41]
13 October"Say You Won't Let Go" James Arthur [42]
20 October [43]
27 October"Shout Out to My Ex" Little Mix [44]
3 November"Say You Won't Let Go"James Arthur [45]
10 November [46]
17 November"Rockabye" Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie [47]
24 November [48]
1 December [49]
8 December [50]
15 December [51]
22 December [52]
29 December [53]

Number-one artists

PositionCountryArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Sean Paul 12
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Drake 11
Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGR WizKid
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Kyla
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Justin Bieber 9
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Clean Bandit 7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Anne-Marie
8Flag of the United States.svg  US The Chainsmokers 6
Flag of the United States.svg  US Halsey
10Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Lukas Graham 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sia
Flag of the United States.svg  US Major Lazer
Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN
14Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK James Arthur 4
15Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Zayn 2
16Flag of the United States.svg  US Mike Posner 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Calvin Harris
Flag of Barbados.svg  BAR Rihanna
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Little Mix

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