List of number one hits in the US (2016)

This is a list of the number one hits in the USA in 2016. It is based on the Hot 100 singles charts, which are determined by Billboard on behalf of the representation of the music industry. Streaming is also included in both lists. The chart week in the USA runs from Sunday to Saturday, the issue date of the chart lists is the last day of this week, i.e. the respective Saturday.

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Singles

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Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 27, 2015 - January 16, 2016 3 weeks (total 10) 10 Adele Hello Adele Adkins , Greg Kurstin After her last album had already brought her three US number one hits, the pre-single for the third album reached the fourth top position. The song was also the first to sell over a million times in a week. January 17, 2016 - February 6, 2016 3 weeks 3 Justin Bieber Sorry Justin Bieber , Julia Michaels , Justin Tranter, Sonny Moore , Michael Tucker - February 7, 2016 - February 13, 2016 1 week (total 2) 2 Justin Bieber Love Yourself Ed Sheeran , Benjamin Levin , Justin Bieber - February 14, 2016 - February 20, 2016 1 week 1 Zayn Pillowtalk Zayn Malik , Levi Lennox, Anthony Hannides, Michael Hannides, Joe Garrett - February 21, 2016 - February 27, 2016 1 week (total 2) 2 Justin Bieber Love Yourself Ed Sheeran, Benjamin Levin, Justin Bieber - February 28, 2016 - April 30, 2016 9 weeks 9 Rihanna feat. Drake Work Jahron Braithwaite, Matthew Samuels, Allen Ritter, Rupert Thomas, Aubrey Drake Graham , Robyn Fenty , Monte Moir - May 1, 2016 - May 14, 2016 2 weeks 2 Designer Panda Sidney Selby III , Adnan Khan - May 15, 2016 - May 21, 2016 1 week (total 10) 10 Drake feat. WizKid & Kyla One Dance Aubrey Drake Graham , Paul Jefferies, Noah Shebib, Logan Sama, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Themba Sekowe, Kyla Reid , Errol Reid , Luke Reid - May 22, 2016 - May 28, 2016 1 week 1 Justin Timberlake Can't Stop the Feeling! Justin Timberlake , Max Martin , Karl Johan Schuster - May 29, 2016 - July 30, 2016 9 weeks (total 10) 10 Drake feat. WizKid & Kyla One Dance Aubrey Drake Graham, Paul Jefferies, Noah Shebib, Logan Sama, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Themba Sekowe, Kyla, Errol Reid, Luke Reid - July 31, 2016 - August 27, 2016 4 weeks 4th Sia feat. Sean Paul Cheap Thrills Sia Furler , Greg Kurstin , Sean Paul Henriques With the second single from her seventh studio album, which only consists of songs that Sia had actually written for other artists, the Australian singer reached first place in the US charts for the first time. August 28, 2016 - November 19, 2016 12 weeks 12 The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey Closer Andrew Taggart , Ashley Frangipane , Shaun Frank, Frederic Kennett, Isaac Slade , Joe King - November 20, 2016 - December 31, 2016 6 weeks (total 7) 7th Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane Black Beatles Khalif Brown, Aaquil Brown , Radric Davis , Michael Williams -
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Albums

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Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 27, 2015 - January 23, 2015 4 weeks (total 10) 10 Adele 25th Since Nielsen took over electronic sales determination in 1991, no album had sold nearly as often in a week as Adele's third work: 3.38 million copies. * NSYNC had 2.42 million in 2000. January 24, 2016 - January 30, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 David Bowie Blackstar (★) - January 31, 2016 - February 6, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Panic! at the disco Death of a Bachelor For the band from Las Vegas it was the fifth attempt at the first number one album, twice before they had already reached number 2 on the Billboard 200. February 7, 2016 - February 13, 2016 1 week (total 10) 10 Adele 25th - February 14, 2016 - February 20, 2016 1 week (total 2) 2 Rihanna Anti - February 21, 2016 - February 27, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Future Evol - February 28, 2016 - March 12, 2016 2 weeks (total 10) 10 Adele 25th - March 13, 2016 - March 19, 2016 1 week 1 The 1975 I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It - March 20, 2016 - March 26, 2016 1 week 1 Kendrick Lamar untitled unmastered. - March 27, 2016 - April 2, 2016 1 week (total 2) 2 Rihanna Anti - April 3, 2016 - April 9, 2016 1 week 1 Gwen Stefani This Is What the Truth Feels Like - April 10, 2016 - April 16, 2016 1 week 1 Zayn Mind of Mine - April 17, 2016 - April 23, 2016 1 week 1 Kanye West The Life of Pablo - April 24, 2016 - April 30, 2016 1 week 1 The Lumineers Cleopatra - May 1, 2016 - May 7, 2016 1 week 1 Prince The Very Best of Prince - May 8, 2016 - May 14, 2016 1 week 1 Beyoncé Lemonade With her sixth studio album, the singer reached number 1 for the sixth time, and all 12 songs on the album also made it into the single charts in the debut week at positions between 10 and 63. May 15, 2016 - July 16, 2016 9 weeks (total of 13) 13 Drake Views - July 17, 2016 - July 23, 2016 1 week 1 Blink-182 California - July 24, 2016 - August 12, 2016 3 weeks (total of 13) 13 Drake Views - August 13, 2016 - August 19, 2016 1 week 1 DJ Khaled Major Key - August 20, 2016 - September 2, 2016 2 weeks 2 Original motion picture soundtrack Suicide Squad: The Album - September 3, 2016 - September 9, 2016 1 week 1 Frank Ocean blonde - September 10, 2016 - September 16, 2016 1 week 1 Barbra Streisand Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway - September 17, 2016 - September 23, 2016 1 week 1 Travis Scott Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight - September 24, 2016 - September 30, 2016 1 week 1 Jason Aldean They don't know - October 1, 2016 - October 7, 2016 1 week (total of 13) 13 Drake Views - October 8, 2016 - October 15, 2016 1 week 1 Shawn Mendes Illuminate - October 16, 2016 - October 22, 2016 1 week 1 As long as A seat at the table - October 23, 2016 - October 29, 2016 1 week 1 Green Day Revolution radio - October 30, 2016 - November 5, 2016 1 week 1 Kings of Leon WALLS - November 6, 2016 - November 12, 2016 1 week 1 Lady Gaga Joanne - November 13, 2016 - November 19, 2016 1 week 1 Jeezy Trap or Die 3 - November 20, 2016 - November 26, 2016 1 week (total 2) 2 Bon Jovi This House Is Not for Sale - November 27, 2016 - December 3, 2016 1 week 1 A Tribe Called Quest We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service - December 4, 2016 - December 10, 2016 1 week 1 Metallica Hardwired ... to Self-Destruct - December 11, 2016 - December 17, 2016 1 week (total 5) 5 The Weeknd Starboy - December 18, 2016 - December 24, 2016 1 week 1 Various artists The Hamilton Mixtape - December 25, 2016 - December 31, 2016 1 week 1 J. Cole 4 Your Eyez Only -
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Annual hit parades

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Singles position# Albums Love Yourself Justin Bieber Ed Sheeran , Benjamin Levin , Justin Bieber 1 25 Adele Sorry Justin Bieber Justin Bieber , Julia Michaels , Justin Tranter, Sonny Moore , Michael Tucker 2 Views Drake One Dance Drake feat. WizKid & Kyla Aubrey Drake Graham , Paul Jefferies, Noah Shebib, Logan Sama, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Themba Sekowe, Kyla Reid , Errol Reid , Luke Reid 3 Purpose Justin Bieber Work Rihanna feat. Drake Jahron Braithwaite, Matthew Samuels, Allen Ritter, Rupert Thomas, Aubrey Drake Graham , Robyn Fenty , Monte Moir 4th Lemonade Beyoncé Stressed Out Twenty One Pilots Tyler Joseph 5 Anti Rihanna Panda Desiigner Sidney Selby III , Adnan Khan 6th Blurryface Twenty One Pilots Hello Adele Adele Adkins , Greg Kurstin 7th Traveler Chris Stapleton Don't Let Me Down The Chainsmokers feat. Daya Andrew Taggart , Emily Warren, Scott Harris 8th Made in the AM One Direction Can't Stop the Feeling! Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake , Max Martin , Karl Johan Schuster 9 Beauty Behind the Madness The Weeknd Closer The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey Andrew Taggart , Ashley Frangipane , Shaun Frank, Frederic Kennett, Isaac Slade , Joe King 10 Hamilton: An American Musical ( Soundtrack )
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See also

• List of number one albums in the US (2016)

Web links

• Current single charts (Billboard Hot 100 incl. Top 10 archive)
• Hot 100 Songs (Year End 2016)
• Top Billboard 200 Albums (Year End 2016)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Adele - Hello)
2. ↑ Adele No. 1 on Hot 100, Justin Bieber Debuts at No. 2 With 'Sorry' , Gary Trust, Billboard, Nov. 2, 2015
3. ↑ Discogs (Justin Bieber - Sorry)
4. ↑ Discogs (Zayn - Pillowtalk)
5. ↑ Discogs (Rihanna feat. Drake - Work)
6. ↑ Discogs (Desiigner - Panda)
7. ↑ Discogs (Drake - One Dance)
8. ↑ Discogs (Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling!)
9. ↑ Discogs (Sia feat. Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills)
10. ↑ Discogs (The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey - Closer)
11. ↑ Discogs (Adele - 25)
12. ↑ Adele's Historic '25' Debut: By the Numbers , Keith Caulfield, November 30, 2015
13. ↑ Discogs (David Bowie - Blackstar (★))
14. ↑ Discogs (Panic! At the Disco - Death of a Bachelor)
15. ↑ Discogs (Rihanna - Anti)
16. ↑ Discogs (Future - Evol)
17. ↑ Discogs (The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It)
18. ↑ Discogs (Kendrick Lamar - untitled unmastered.)
19. ↑ Discogs (Gwen Stefani - This Is What the Truth Feels Like)
20. ↑ Discogs (Zayn - Mind of Mine)
21. ↑ Discogs (Kanye West - The Life of Pablo)
22. ↑ Discogs (The Lumineers - Cleopatra)
23. ↑ Discogs (Prince - The Very Best of Prince)
24. ↑ Discogs (Beyoncé - Lemonade)
25. ↑ Discogs (Drake - Views)
26. ↑ Discogs (Blink-182 - California)
27. ↑ Discogs (DJ Khaled - Major Key)
28. ↑ Discogs (Various - Suicide Squad: The Album)
29. ↑ Discogs (Frank Ocean - Blonde)
30. ↑ Discogs (Barbra Streisand - Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway)
31. ↑ Discogs (Travis Scott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight)
32. ↑ Discogs (Jason Aldean - They Don't Know)
33. ↑ Discogs (Shawn Mendes - Illuminate)
34. ↑ Discogs (Solange - A Seat at the Table)
35. ↑ Discogs (Green Day - Revolution Radio)
36. ↑ Discogs (Kings of Leon - WALLS)
37. ↑ Discogs (Lady Gaga - Joanne)
38. ↑ Discogs (Jeezy - Trap or Die 3)
39. ↑ Discogs (Bon Jovi - This House Is Not for Sale)
40. ↑ (A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It from Here ... Thank You 4 Your Service)
41. ↑ (Metallica - Hardwired ... to Self-Destruct)
42. ↑ (The Weeknd - Starboy)
43. ↑ (J. Cole - 4 Your Eyez Only)

See also: 2016 number one hits in Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , Croatia , Mexico , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Poland , Portugal , Sweden , Switzerland , Slovakia , Spain , South Korea , the Czech Republic , Hungary and the United Kingdom .