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See also: Lists of UK top 10 singles and Lists of UK top 40 singles
The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical singles and digital downloads, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart.[2][3] Since 2014, the singles chart has been based on both sales and streaming. The day that the chart was announced was changed from Sunday to Friday in July 2015.[4]
This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during 2016, as well as songs which peaked in 2015 and 2017 but were in the top 40 in 2016. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 40 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
Two-hundred and twenty-nine singles were in the top forty this year. Forty-two singles from 2015 remained in the top 40 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, or re-entered during the year. "Hair" by Little Mix featuring Sean Paul, "Eyes Shut" by Years & Years, "When We Were Young" by Adele, "Love Me Like You" by Little Mix, "The Girl Is Mine", "Sugar" by Robin Schulz, "Stitches" by Shawn Mendes, "History" by One Direction and "Light It Up" by Major Lazer featuring Nyla & Fuse ODG all first charted in 2015 but reached their peak in 2016. "Chandelier" by Sia also entered the chart for the first time in 2014.
"Love My Life" by Robbie Williams, "On Hold" by The XX, "You Want Me" by Tom Zanetti featuring Sadie Ama, "Love Me Now" by John Legend, "After the Afterparty" by Charli XCX, "I Would Like" by Zara Larsson, "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" by Michael Bublé and "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" by ZAYN featuring Taylor Swift all charted in 2016 but reached their peak in 2017.
Fifty-seven artists had multiple entries in the top forty in 2016, with Drake and The Weeknd having the joint most entries (9). Songs that reached the top ten this year are featured here but also included in their own article.
Top-forty singles
edit- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Single peaked in 2014 or 2015 but still in chart in 2016. |
| ♦ | Single released in 2016 but peaked in 2017. |
| Single peaked at number-one in 2016. | |
| Entered | The date that the song first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the song reached in the UK Singles Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) |
Weeks in top 40 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles in 2014 | ||||||
| 12 July 2014 | 49 | "Chandelier" ‡ | Sia | 6 | 12 July 2014 | 1 |
| Singles in 2015 | ||||||
| 11 April 2015 | 36 | "Lean On" ‡ | Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ | 2 | 27 June 2015 | 1 |
| 2 May 2015 | 35 | "Where Are Ü Now" ‡ | Jack Ü with Justin Bieber | 3 | 6 June 2015 | 1 |
| 16 May 2015 | 28 | "Trap Queen" ‡ | Fetty Wap | 8 | 27 June 2015 | 2 |
| 13 June 2015 | 39 | "The Hills" ‡ | The Weeknd | 3 | 29 October 2015 | 1 |
| 20 June 2015 | 25 | "Shut Up and Dance" ‡ | Walk the Moon | 4 | 4 July 2015 | 2 |
| 23 July 2015 | 19 | "Black Magic" ‡ | Little Mix | 1 | 23 July 2015 | 3 |
| 13 August 2015 | 17 | "Drag Me Down" ‡ | One Direction | 1 | 13 August 2015 | 1 |
| 27 August 2015 | 24 | "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself" ‡ | Jess Glynne | 1 | 27 August 2015 | 1 |
| 39 | "Can't Feel My Face" ‡ | The Weeknd | 3 | 20 August 2015 | 2 | |
| 10 September 2015 | 34 | "What Do You Mean?" ‡ | Justin Bieber | 1 | 10 September 2015 | 5 |
| 10 September 2015 | 13 | "Hair" | Little Mix featuring Sean Paul | 11 | 19 May 2016 | 1 |
| 17 September 2015 | 16 | "Locked Away" ‡ | R. City featuring Adam Levine | 2 | 15 October 2015 | 2 |
| 24 September 2015 | 21 | "Hotline Bling" ‡ | Drake | 3 | 22 October 2015 | 2 |
| 16 | "679" ‡ | Fetty Wap featuring Monty | 20 | 12 November 2015 | 1 | |
| 1 October 2015 | 16 | "On My Mind" ‡ | Ellie Goulding | 5 | 15 October 2015 | 1 |
| 8 October 2015 | 12 | "Writing's on the Wall" ‡ | Sam Smith | 1 | 8 October 2015 | 1 |
| 16 | "Love Me Like You" | Little Mix | 11 | 7 January 2016 | 1 | |
| 19 | "Lay It All on Me" ‡ | Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran | 12 | 3 December 2015 | 1 | |
| 15 October 2015 | 29 | "Never Forget You" ‡ | Zara Larsson & MNEK | 5 | 19 November 2015 | 1 |
| 11 | "Wasn't Expecting That" ‡ | Jamie Lawson | 6 | 22 October 2015 | 1 | |
| 22 October 2015 | 13 | "Kiss Me" | Olly Murs | 11 | 10 December 2015 | 1 |
| 29 October 2015 | 14 | "Perfect" ‡ | One Direction | 2 | 29 October 2015 | 1 |
| 5 November 2015 | 23 | "Hello" ‡ | Adele | 1 | 5 November 2015 | 3 |
| 5 November 2015 | 35 | "Sorry" ‡ | Justin Bieber | 1 | 26 November 2015 | 2 |
| 12 November 2015 | 7 | "Focus" ‡ | Ariana Grande | 10 | 12 November 2015 | 1 |
| 19 November 2015 | 12 | "Sax" ‡ | Fleur East | 3 | 19 November 2015 | 1 |
| 19 | "In2" ‡ | WSTRN | 4 | 19 November 2015 | 1 | |
| 13 | "Take Me Home" ‡ | Jess Glynne | 6 | 26 November 2015 | 1 | |
| 23 | "Adventure of a Lifetime" ‡ | Coldplay | 7 | 24 December 2015 | 1 | |
| 26 November 2015 | 31 | "Love Yourself" ‡ | Justin Bieber | 1 | 10 December 2015 | 6 |
| 18 | "Eyes Shut" | Years & Years | 17 | 14 January 2016 | 3 | |
| 3 December 2015 | 12 | "When We Were Young" | Adele | 9 | 10 March 2016 | 1 |
| 10 December 2015 | 13 | "You Don't Own Me" ‡ | Grace featuring G-Eazy | 4 | 24 December 2015 | 1 |
| 19 | "The Girl Is Mine" | 99 Souls featuring Destiny's Child & Brandy | 5 | 28 January 2016 | 1 | |
| 5 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" ‡ | Mariah Carey | 11 | 31 December 2015 | 1 | |
| 11 | "Sugar" | Robin Schulz featuring Yates | 21 | 28 January 2016 | 1 | |
| 17 December 2015 | 14 | "Sweet Lovin'" ‡ | Sigala featuring Bryn Christopher | 3 | 17 December 2015 | 1 |
| 24 December 2015 | 27 | "Stitches" | Shawn Mendes | 1 | 28 January 2016 | 2 |
| 19 | "History" | One Direction | 6 | 21 January 2016 | 3 | |
| 11 | "Shut Up" ‡ | Stormzy | 8 | 24 December 2015 | 1 | |
| 31 December 2015 | 2 | "A Bridge over You" ‡ | NHS Choir | 1 | 31 December 2015 | 1 |
| 29 | "Light It Up" | Major Lazer featuring Nyla & Fuse ODG | 7 | 24 March 2016 | 1 | |
| Singles in 2016 | ||||||
| 14 January 2016 | 1 | "Ace of Spades" | Motorhead | 13 | 14 January 2016 | 1 |
| 16 | "All My Friends" | Snakehips featuring Tinashe & Chance the Rapper | 5 | 14 January 2016 | 1 | |
| 15 | "When the Bassline Drops" | Craig David & Big Narstie | 10 | 11 February 2016 | 1 | |
| 13 | "Bang My Head" | David Guetta featuring Sia | 18 | 28 January 2016 | 1 | |
| 21 January 2016 | 2 | "Heroes" | David Bowie | 12 | 21 January 2016 | 1 |
| 2 | "Starman" | 18 | 21 January 2016 | 1 | ||
| 1 | "Let's Dance" | 23 | 21 January 2016 | 1 | ||
| 1 | "Space Oddity" | 24 | 21 January 2016 | 1 | ||
| 16 | "Secret Love Song" | Little Mix featuring Jason Derulo | 6 | 25 February 2016 | 1 | |
| 11 | "Stay" | Kygo featuring Maty Noyes | 20 | 4 February 2016 | 1 | |
| 28 January 2016 | 11 | "The Sound" | The 1975 | 15 | 28 January 2016 | 1 |
| 11 | "Army" | Ellie Goulding | 20 | 18 February 2016 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Renegades" | X Ambassadors | 38 | 28 January 2016 | 1 | |
| 28 | "Lush Life" | Zara Larsson | 3 | 24 March 2016 | 1 | |
| 4 February 2016 | 25 | "Fast Car" | Jonas Blue featuring Dakota | 2 | 11 February 2016 | 1 |
| 24 | "Work" | Rihanna featuring Drake | 2 | 3 March 2016 | 2 | |
| 5 | "Ex's & Oh's" | Elle King | 15 | 4 February 2016 | 1 | |
| 25 | "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | 1 | 18 February 2016 | 5 | |
| 5 | "Get Ugly" | Jason Derulo | 12 | 18 February 2016 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Here" | Alessia Cara | 28 | 4 February 2016 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Dessert" | Dawin | 35 | 4 February 2016 | 1 | |
| 11 February 2016 | 15 | "Pillowtalk" | ZAYN | 1 | 11 February 2016 | 1 |
| 2 | "Summer Sixteen" | Drake | 23 | 11 February 2016 | 1 | |
| 11 | "One Call Away" | Charlie Puth | 26 | 18 February 2016 | 2 | |
| 18 February 2016 | 31 | "Hymn for the Weekend" | Coldplay | 6 | 17 March 2016 | 1 |
| 18 | "Stressed Out" | Twenty One Pilots | 12 | 14 April 2016 | 1 | |
| 17 | "Me, Myself & I" | G-Eazy featuring Bebe Rexha | 13 | 24 March 2016 | 1 | |
| 25 February 2016 | 1 | "Swings & Waterslides" | Viola Beach | 11 | 25 February 2016 | 1 |
| 3 March 2016 | 28 | "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" | Mike Posner | 1 | 24 March 2016 | 4 |
| 39 | "Cheap Thrills" | Sia featuring Sean Paul | 2 | 14 April 2016 | 4 | |
| 22 | "Faded" | Alan Walker | 7 | 14 April 2016 | 2 | |
| 10 March 2016 | 4 | "Rinse & Repeat" | Riton featuring Kah-Lo | 13 | 10 March 2016 | 1 |
| 21 | "Girls Like" | Tinie Tempah featuring Zara Larsson | 5 | 28 April 2016 | 1 | |
| 25 | "Work from Home" | Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign | 2 | 7 April 2016 | 1 | |
| 11 | "Hands to Myself" | Selena Gomez | 14 | 14 April 2016 | 1 | |
| 17 March 2016 | 1 | "The Right Song" | Tiesto & Oliver Heldens featuring Natalie La Rose | 39 | 17 March 2016 | 1 |
| 24 March 2016 | 13 | "Dangerous Woman" | Ariana Grande | 17 | 24 March 2016 | 2 |
| 25 | "Cake by the Ocean" | DNCE | 4 | 5 May 2016 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Like I Would" | ZAYN | 30 | 24 March 2016 | 1 | |
| 31 March 2016 | 8 | "Say You Do" | Sigala featuring Imani & DJ Fresh | 5 | 31 March 2016 | 1 |
| 12 | "Nothing Like This" | Blonde featuring Craig David | 15 | 21 April 2016 | 3 | |
| 9 | "Roses" | The Chainsmokers featuring Rozes | 16 | 28 April 2016 | 1 | |
| 7 April 2016 | 8 | "No" | Meghan Trainor | 11 | 21 April 2016 | 2 |
| 14 April 2016 | 45 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla | 1 | 21 April 2016 | 15 |
| 1 | "I Found a Girl" | The Vamps | 30 | 14 April 2016 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Famous" | Kanye West | 33 | 14 April 2016 | 1 | |
| 22 | "No Money" | Galantis | 4 | 9 June 2016 | 1 | |
| 21 April 2016 | 1 | "All You Good Friends" | Kevin Simm | 24 | 21 April 2016 | 1 |
| 2 | "Desire" | Years & Years | 27 | 21 April 2016 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Pop Style" | Drake featuring The Throne | 33 | 21 April 2016 | 1 | |
| 1 | "I'm in Control" | AlunaGeorge featuring Popcaan | 39 | 21 April 2016 | 1 | |
| 28 April 2016 | 18 | "Panda" | Desiigner | 7 | 26 May 2016 | 1 |
| 9 | "Just like Fire" | Pink | 19 | 16 June 2016 | 1 | |
| 15 | "Middle" | DJ Snake featuring Bipolar Sunshine | 10 | 19 May 2016 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Man" | Skepta | 34 | 28 April 2016 | 1 | |
| 33 | "Dancing On My Own" | Calum Scott | 2 | 11 August 2016 | 1 | |
| 5 May 2016 | 1 | "Purple Rain" | Prince & The Revolution | 6 | 5 May 2016 | 1 |
| 6 | "Hold Up" | Beyoncé | 11 | 12 May 2016 | 1 | |
| 1 | "When Doves Cry" | Prince & The Revolution | 26 | 5 May 2016 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Formation" | Beyoncé | 31 | 5 May 2016 | 2 | |
| 2 | "Sorry" | 33 | 5 May 2016 | 2 | ||
| 5 | "The Sound of Silence" | Disturbed | 29 | 12 May 2016 | 1 | |
| 2 | "6 Inch" | Beyoncé featuring The Weeknd | 35 | 5 May 2016 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Don't Hurt Yourself" | Beyoncé featuring Jack White | 36 | 5 May 2016 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Kiss" | Prince & The Revolution | 38 | 5 May 2016 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Freedom" | Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar | 40 | 5 May 2016 | 1 | |
| 12 May 2016 | 28 | "This Is What You Came For" | Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna | 2 | 12 May 2016 | 2 |
| 7 | "Close" | Nick Jonas featuring Tove Lo | 25 | 2 June 2016 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Daddy Lessons" | Beyoncé | 40 | 12 May 2016 | 1 | |
| 19 May 2016 | 32 | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Justin Timberlake | 2 | 19 May 2016 | 4 |
| 26 | "Too Good" | Drake featuring Rihanna | 3 | 7 July 2016 | 2 | |
| 4 | "Boys & Girls" | will.i.am featuring Pia Mia | 21 | 26 May 2016 | 1 | |
| 23 | "Controlla" | Drake | 18 | 2 June 2016 | 1 | |
| 14 | "Sex" | Cheat Codes & Kris Kross Amsterdam | 9 | 23 June 2016 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Paradise" | Benny Benassi & Chris Brown | 40 | 19 May 2016 | 1 | |
| 26 May 2016 | 1 | "All for One" | The Stone Roses | 17 | 26 May 2016 | 1 |
| 1 | "New Girl" | Reggie 'n' Bollie | 26 | 26 May 2016 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Flesh & Blood" | Invictus Games Choir & Gareth Malone | 29 | 26 May 2016 | 1 | |
| 19 | "I Hate U, I Love U" | Gnash featuring Olivia O'Brien | 7 | 23 June 2016 | 2 | |
| 2 June 2016 | 1 | "Cry" | Sigma featuring Take That | 21 | 2 June 2016 | 1 |
| 23 | "This Girl" | Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners | 2 | 23 June 2016 | 4 | |
| 1 | "One More Time" | Craig David | 30 | 2 June 2016 | 1 | |
| 9 June 2016 | 20 | "Tears" | Clean Bandit featuring Louisa Johnson | 5 | 16 June 2016 | 1 |
| 26 | "Don't Let Me Down" | The Chainsmokers featuring Daya | 2 | 21 July 2016 | 1 | |
| 15 | "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" | Adele | 5 | 14 July 2016 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Wherever I Go" | OneRepublic | 29 | 23 June 2016 | 1 | |
| 16 June 2016 | 1 | "For Free" | DJ Khaled featuring Drake | 25 | 16 June 2016 | 1 |
| 27 | "Treat You Better" | Shawn Mendes | 6 | 4 August 2016 | 2 | |
| 19 | "Into You" | Ariana Grande | 14 | 14 July 2016 | 3 | |
| 23 June 2016 | 8 | "This One's for You" | David Guetta featuring Zara Larsson | 16 | 23 June 2016 | 1 |
| 12 | "Hotter than Hell" | Dua Lipa | 15 | 7 July 2016 | 3 | |
| 1 | "Beautiful Thing" | The Stone Roses | 21 | 23 June 2016 | 1 | |
| 2 | "I'll Be There" | The Neales | 22 | 23 June 2016 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Magnetised" | Tom Odell | 40 | 23 June 2016 | 1 | |
| 30 June 2016 | 7 | "Give Me Your Love" | Sigala featuring John Newman & Nile Rodgers | 9 | 30 June 2016 | 1 |
| 16 | "Good Grief" | Bastille | 13 | 11 August 2016 | 1 | |
| 21 | "Heathens" | Twenty One Pilots | 5 | 1 September 2016 | 3 | |
| 15 | "Don't Mind" | Kent Jones | 9 | 4 August 2016 | 1 | |
| 7 July 2016 | 1 | "Hype" | Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris | 34 | 7 July 2016 | 1 |
| 20 | "Perfect Strangers" | Jonas Blue featuring JP Cooper | 2 | 28 July 2016 | 2 | |
| 11 | "Tilted" | Christine & The Queens | 20 | 18 August 2016 | 1 | |
| 14 July 2016 | 1 | "Needed Me" | Rihanna | 38 | 14 July 2016 | 1 |
| 4 | "Piece of Me" | MK & Becky Hill | 37 | 28 July 2016 | 1 | |
| 21 July 2016 | 15 | "You Don't Know Love" | Olly Murs | 15 | 15 September 2016 | 1 |
| 12 | "Final Song" | MØ | 14 | 18 August 2016 | 1 | |
| 12 | "We Don't Talk Anymore" | Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez | 14 | 1 September 2016 | 2 | |
| 1 | "Kill Em with Kindness" | Selena Gomez | 35 | 21 July 2016 | 1 | |
| 28 July 2016 | 1 | "Rise" | Katy Perry | 25 | 28 July 2016 | 1 |
| 1 | "Girls Talk Boys" | 5 Seconds of Summer | 28 | 28 July 2016 | 1 | |
| 7 | "Who Do You Think Of?" | M.O. | 18 | 11 August 2016 | 1 | |
| 6 | "Cruel" | Snakehips featuring ZAYN | 33 | 4 August 2016 | 1 | |
| 4 August 2016 | 23 | "Cold Water" | Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber & MØ | 1 | 4 August 2016 | 5 |
| 20 | "Alarm" | Anne-Marie | 16 | 8 September 2016 | 1 | |
| 11 August 2016 | 31 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | 1 | 8 September 2016 | 4 |
| 7 | "All in My Head (Flex)" | Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap | 25 | 18 August 2016 | 1 | |
| 18 August 2016 | 22 | "Let Me Love You" | DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber | 2 | 18 August 2016 | 6 |
| 14 | "Sucker for Pain" | Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons | 11 | 15 September 2016 | 1 | |
| 7 | "Sunshine" | TIEKS featuring Dan Harkna | 15 | 8 September 2016 | 1 | |
| 25 August 2016 | 17 | "In the Name of Love" | Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha | 9 | 6 October 2016 | 1 |
| 1 September 2016 | 12 | "Still Falling for You" | Ellie Goulding | 11 | 6 October 2016 | 1 |
| 7 | "Ain't Giving Up" | Craig David & Sigala | 23 | 13 October 2016 | 1 | |
| 7 | "Is This Love (Remix)" | Bob Marley featuring Lvndscape & Bolier | 16 | 15 September 2016 | 1 | |
| 7 | "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)" | Cheat Codes & Dante Klein | 36 | 6 October 2016 | 1 | |
| 15 September 2016 | 22 | "Side to Side" | Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj | 4 | 20 October 2016 | 1 |
| 13 | "Ain't My Fault" | Zara Larsson | 13 | 20 October 2016 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Trouble" | Offaiah | 29 | 22 September 2016 | 1 | |
| 6 | "False Alarm" | Matoma & Becky Hill | 28 | 6 October 2016 | 1 | |
| 7 | "Millionaire" | Cash Cash & Digital Farm Animals featuring Nelly | 25 | 29 September 2016 | 2 | |
| 1 | "The Ocean" | Mike Perry featuring Shy Martin | 39 | 15 September 2016 | 1 | |
| 22 September 2016 | 19 | "The Greatest" | Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar | 5 | 22 September 2016 | 2 |
| 1 | "Perfect Illusion" | Lady Gaga | 12 | 22 September 2016 | 1 | |
| 25 | "Say You Won't Let Go" | James Arthur | 1 | 6 October 2016 | 3 | |
| 29 September 2016 | 14 | "My Way" | Calvin Harris | 4 | 6 October 2016 | 2 |
| 8 | "Hurts" | Emeli Sandé | 22 | 29 September 2016 | 3 | |
| 21 | "Starving" | Hailee Steinfeld & Grey featuring Zedd | 5 | 27 October 2016 | 2 | |
| 6 October 2016 | 22 | "Starboy" | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk | 2 | 13 October 2016 | 1 |
| 7 | "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" | Dua Lipa | 30 | 20 October 2016 | 1 | |
| 13 October 2016 | 8 | "This Town" | Niall Horan | 9 | 13 October 2016 | 1 |
| 5 | "All We Know" | The Chainsmokers featuring Phoebe Ryan | 24 | 13 October 2016 | 1 | |
| 21 | "Sexual" | Neiked featuring Dyo | 5 | 15 December 2016 | 1 | |
| 20 October 2016 | 19 | "24K Magic" | Bruno Mars | 5 | 17 November 2016 | 1 |
| 27 October 2016 | 20 | "Shout Out to My Ex" | Little Mix | 1 | 27 October 2016 | 3 |
| 18 | "Don't Wanna Know" | Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar | 5 | 1 December 2016 | 1 | |
| 7 | "That's My Girl" | Fifth Harmony | 26 | 17 November 2016 | 2 | |
| 9 | "Love on Me" | Galantis & Hook n Sling | 16 | 17 November 2016 | 1 | |
| 15 | "Mercy" | Shawn Mendes | 15 | 3 November 2016 | 2 | |
| 3 November 2016 | 21 | "Rockabye" | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie | 1 | 17 November 2016 | 9 |
| 17 | "Fake Love" | Drake | 10 | 10 November 2016 | 1 | |
| 10 November 2016 | 12 | "So Good" | Louisa Johnson | 13 | 17 November 2016 | 2 |
| 15 | "By Your Side" | Jonas Blue featuring Raye | 15 | 8 December 2016 | 2 | |
| 3 | "Crank It (Woah)" | Kideko & George Kwali featuring Nadia Rose & Sweetie Irie | 31 | 17 November 2016 | 1 | |
| 17 November 2016 | 14 | "All Night" | The Vamps featuring Matoma | 24 | 17 November 2016 | 2 |
| 12 | "Black Beatles" | Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane | 2 | 1 December 2016 | 3 | |
| 3 | "Juju on That Beat (TZ Anthem)" | Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall | 37 | 24 November 2016 | 1 | |
| 24 November 2016 | 12 | "The Mack" | Nevada featuring Mark Morrison & Fetty Wap | 14 | 8 December 2016 | 1 |
| 3 | "Grow Up" | Olly Murs | 25 | 24 November 2016 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Famous" | Nathan Sykes | 28 | 24 November 2016 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Love My Life" ♦ | Robbie Williams | 22 | 12 January 2017 | 1 | |
| 2 | "On Hold" ♦ | The XX | 34 | 26 January 2017 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Find Me" | Sigma featuring Birdy | 36 | 1 December 2016 | 1 | |
| 1 December 2016 | 15 | "I Feel It Coming" | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk | 9 | 8 December 2016 | 1 |
| 3 | "Party Monster" | The Weeknd | 17 | 8 December 2016 | 1 | |
| 13 | "You Want Me" ♦ | Tom Zanetti featuring Sadie Ama | 22 | 19 January 2017 | 1 | |
| 12 | "Love Me Now" ♦ | John Legend | 17 | 12 January 2017 | 1 | |
| 8 December 2016 | 25 | "Human" | Rag'n'Bone Man | 2 | 29 December 2016 | 3 |
| 1 | "Rockin'" | The Weeknd | 26 | 8 December 2016 | 1 | |
| 5 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | 5 | 29 December 2016 | 2 | |
| 1 | "Sidewalks" | The Weeknd featuring Kendrick Lamar | 30 | 8 December 2016 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Reminder" | The Weeknd | 39 | 8 December 2016 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Fairytale of New York" | The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl | 15 | 29 December 2016 | 2 | |
| 15 December 2016 | 4 | "Last Christmas" ♦ | Wham! | 7 | 5 January 2017 | 1 |
| 4 | "Merry Christmas Everyone" ♦ | Shakin' Stevens | 17 | 5 January 2017 | 1 | |
| 13 | "I Would Like" ♦ | Zara Larsson | 2 | 5 January 2017 | 1 | |
| 5 | "After the Afterparty" ♦ | Charli XCX | 29 | 19 January 2017 | 1 | |
| 4 | "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" ♦ | Wizzard | 23 | 5 January 2017 | 1 | |
| 3 | "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" ♦ | Michael Buble | 27 | 5 January 2017 | 1 | |
| 22 December 2016 | 11 | "Just Hold On" | Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson | 2 | 22 December 2016 | 1 |
| 3 | "When Christmas Comes Around" | Matt Terry | 3 | 22 December 2016 | 1 | |
| 14 | "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" ♦ | ZAYN & Taylor Swift | 5 | 23 February 2017 | 1 | |
| 20 | "Touch" | Little Mix | 4 | 29 December 2016 | 6 | |
| 1 | "Deja Vu" | J. Cole | 30 | 22 December 2016 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Driving Home for Christmas" | Chris Rea | 26 | 29 December 2016 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Million Reasons" | Lady Gaga | 39 | 22 December 2016 | 1 | |
| 29 December 2016 | 1 | "Glad All Over" | Dave Clark Five | 31 | 29 December 2016 | 1 |
| 2 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" ♦ | Band Aid | 29 | 5 January 2017 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Merry Xmas Everybody" ♦ | Slade | 30 | 5 January 2017 | 1 | |
Entries by artist
editThe following table shows artists who achieved three or more top 40 entries in 2016, including songs that reached their peak in 2015 or 2017. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist.
Re-entries
editThis table shows singles that started a new chart run in 2016 having previously reached the top 40. The total number of weeks in the top 40 and re-entry dates are correct as of 29 December 2016 and does not include any weeks a song returned to the chart in subsequent years. The number of weeks next to the re-entry date may not be at the same position (i.e. a song could have risen or fallen from this placing).
| Entered (week ending) |
Weeks in top 40 (original run) |
Artist | Song | Date peak reached | Peak position (weeks) |
Re-entry date(s) | Re-entry position(s) (weeks) |
Total weeks in top 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 1969 | 12 | David Bowie | "Space Oddity" | 1 November 1969 | 5 (1) | 11 October 1975 21 January 2016 |
23 (10) 24 (1) |
23 |
| 8 July 1972 | 8 | David Bowie | "Starman" | 29 July 1972 | 10 (1) | 21 January 2016 | 18 (2) | 10 |
| 15 October 1977 | 8 | David Bowie | "Heroes" | 5 November 1977 | 24 (1) | 21 January 2016 | 12 (2) | 10 |
| 26 March 1983 | 10 | David Bowie | "Let's Dance" | 9 April 1983 | 1 (3) | 21 January 2016 | 23 (1) | 11 |
| 7 July 1984 | 11 | Prince & The Revolution | "When Doves Cry" | 28 July 1984 | 4 (2) | 5 May 2016 | 26 (1) | 12 |
| 22 September 1984 | 7 | Prince & The Revolution | "Purple Rain" | 6 October 1984 | 8 (1) | 5 May 2016 | 6 (1) | 8 |
| 8 March 1986 | 7 | Prince & The Revolution | "Kiss" | 22 March 1986 | 6 (1) | 5 May 2016 | 38 (1) | 8 |
| 10 December 1994 | 6 | Mariah Carey | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | 17 December 1994 | 2 (3) | 8 December 2007 6 December 2008 12 December 2009 11 December 2010 10 December 2011 8 December 2012 14 December 2013 13 December 2014 10 December 2015 8 December 2016 |
23 (5) 37 (5) 29 (4) 22 (4) 27 (4) 30 (4) 14 (4) 17 (4) 35 (5) 29 (5) |
50 |
| 12 July 2014 | 46 | Sia | "Chandelier" | 12 July 2014 | 6 (1) | 6 June 2015 11 February 2016 3 March 2016 |
39 (1) 35 (1) 29 |
49 |
| 6 December 2014 | 2 | Years & Years | "Desire" | 6 December 2014 | 22 (1) | 21 April 2016 | 27 (2) | 4 |
| 11 April 2015 | 33 | Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ | "Lean On" | 27 June 2015 | 2 (1) | 17 December 2015 14 January 2016 |
39 (2) 38 (1) |
36 |
| 2 May 2015 | 24 | Jack Ü with Justin Bieber | "Where Are Ü Now" | 6 June 2015 | 3 (1) | 12 November 2015 26 November 2015 |
40 (1) 33 (10) |
35 |
| 16 May 2015 | 27 | Fetty Wap | "Trap Queen" | 27 June 2015 | 3 (2) | 7 January 2016 | 40 (1) | 28 |
| 20 June 2015 | 23 | Walk the Moon | "Shut Up and Dance" | 4 July 2015 | 4 (2) | 7 January 2016 | 27 (2) | 25 |
| 23 July 2015 | 18 | Little Mix | "Black Magic" | 23 July 2015 | 1 (3) | 7 January 2016 | 30 (1) | 19 |
| 10 September 2015 | 1 | Little Mix featuring Sean Paul | "Hair" | 10 September 2015 | 35 (1) | 28 April 2016 | 31 (12) | 13 |
| 17 September 2015 | 14 | R. City featuring Adam Levine | "Locked Away" | 15 October 2015 | 2 (2) | 7 January 2016 | 28 (2) | 16 |
| 24 September 2015 | 14 | Fetty Wap featuring Remy Boyz | "679" | 12 November 2015 | 20 (1) | 7 January 2016 | 32 (2) | 16 |
| 1 October 2015 | 13 | Ellie Goulding | "On My Mind" | 15 October 2015 | 5 (1) | 7 January 2016 | 33 (3) | 16 |
| 15 October 2015 | 10 | Jamie Lawson | "Wasn't Expecting That" | 22 October 2015 | 6 (1) | 7 January 2016 | 36 (1) | 11 |
| 12 November 2015 | 6 | Ariana Grande | "Focus" | 12 November 2015 | 10 (1) | 7 January 2016 | 35 (1) | 7 |
| 3 December 2015 | 1 | Adele | "When We Were Young" | 3 December 2015 | 29 (1) | 18 February 2016 | 33 (11) | 12 |
| 10 December 2015 | 4 | Robin Schulz | "Sugar" | 17 December 2015 | 28 (1) | 14 January 2016 | 33 (7) | 11 |
Notes
edit- "The Hills" re-entered the top 40 at number 35 on 16 July 2015 (week ending) for 35 weeks.
- "Sugar" reached a new peak of number 21 on 28 January 2016 (week ending).
- "Space Oddity" reached a new peak of number 1 on 8 November 1975 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
- "Heroes" reached a new peak of number 12 on 21 January 2016 (week ending).
- "Heroes", "Let's Dance", "Starman" and "Space Oddity" returned to the top 40 following David Bowie's death.
- "Hymn for the Weekend" re-entered the top 40 at number 32 on 9 June 2016 (week ending) for 15 weeks.
- "When We Were Young" reached a new peak of number 9 on 10 March 2016 (week ending).
- "Like I Would" re-entered the top 40 at number 38 on 7 April 2016 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
- "Pop Style" re-entered the top 40 at number 34 on 12 May 2015 (week ending).
- "Hair" reached a new peak of number 11 on 19 May 2016 (week ending).
- "Dancing on My Own" re-entered the top 40 at number 36 on 12 May 2016 (week ending) for 4 weeks, number 27 on 16 June 2016 (week ending) for 27 weeks and number 38 on 12 January 2017 (week ending).
- "Purple Rain" reached a new peak of number 6 on 5 May 2016 (week ending)
- "Kiss", "Purple Rain", and "When Doves Cry" returned to the top 40 following Prince's death.
- "Can't Stop the Feeling!" re-entered the top 40 at number 39 on 5 January 2017 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
- "Just Like Fire" re-entered the top 40 at number 36 on 2 June 2016 (week ending) for 8 weeks.
- "Treat You Better" re-entered the top 40 at number 38 on 30 June 2016 (week ending) for 26 weeks.
- "Heathens" re-entered the top 40 at number 34 on 4 August 2016 (week ending) for 18 weeks.
- "Piece of Me" re-entered the top 40 at number 37 on 28 July 2016 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
- "Let Me Love You" re-entered the top 40 at number 30 on 12 January 2017 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
See also
editReferences
editGeneral
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Specific
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "The Official Chart to move to Fridays from summer 2015". Official Charts. Official Charts Company. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
External links
edit- 2016 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)
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