List of number one hits in the UK charts (2016)

This is a list of the number one hits on the UK charts for 2016. It is based on the Official Singles Chart Top 100 and Albums Chart Top 100 as determined by the Official Charts Company .

The UK charts are published immediately after the sales week ends and are valid for the week following the sales week. The issue date is the last day of the week, i.e. the Thursday one week after the end of the sales week.

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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) January 1, 2016 - January 21, 2016 3 weeks (6 in total) 6th Justin Bieber Love Yourself Ed Sheeran , Benjamin Levin , Justin Bieber - January 22nd, 2016 - February 4th, 2016 2 weeks 2 Shawn Mendes Stitches Danny Parker, Teddy Geiger, Daniel Kyriakides - February 5, 2016 - February 11, 2016 1 week 1 Zayn Pillowtalk Zayn Malik , Levi Lennox, Anthony Hannides, Michael Hannides, Joe Garrett Almost a year after he left the boy group One Direction , Malik landed a number one hit in his home country with his first solo production. February 12, 2016 - March 17, 2016 5 weeks 5 Luke Graham 7 Years Lukas Forchhammer, Morten Ristorp , Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard - March 18, 2016 - April 14, 2016 4 weeks 4th Mike Posner I Took a Pill in Ibiza Mike Posner - April 15, 2016 - July 28, 2016 15 weeks 15th 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 - July 29, 2016 - September 1, 2016 5 weeks 5 Major Lazer feat. Justin Bieber & Mo Cold Water Ed Sheeran , Benjamin Levin , Karen Marie Ørsted , Thomas Pentz , Justin Bieber , Jamie Scott, Philip Meckseper, Henry Allen - September 2, 2016 - September 29, 2016 4 weeks 4th The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey Closer Andrew Taggart , Ashley Frangipane , Shaun Frank, Frederic Kennett, Isaac Slade , Joe King - September 30, 2016 - October 20, 2016 3 weeks 3 James Arthur Say You Won't Let Go James Arthur , Neil Ormandy, Steven Solomon, Aodhán Dorrian - October 21, 2016 - November 10, 2016 3 weeks 3 Little Mix Shout Out to My Ex Edvard Førre Erfjord, Henrik Michelsen, Camille Purcell, Iain James, Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall - November 11, 2016 - January 12, 2017 9 weeks 9 Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie Rockabye Jack Patterson, Steve Mac , Ammar Malik, Ina Wroldsen , Sean Paul Henriques -
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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) November 27, 2015 - January 14, 2016 7 weeks (total of 13) 13 Adele 25th - January 15, 2016 - February 4, 2016 3 weeks 3 David Bowie Blackstar - February 5, 2016 - February 11, 2016 1 week 1 David Bowie Best of Bowie - February 12, 2016 - February 18, 2016 1 week 1 Coldplay A Head Full of Dreams The album was one of the 10 best-selling in 2015, but only entered second place behind Adele . After the band's appearance at Super Bowl 50 , it climbed to number 1 in the tenth week of the chart. This means that all 7 studio albums of the band since 2000 reached the top of the charts in the UK. February 19, 2016 - March 3, 2016 2 weeks (total of 13) 13 Adele 25th - March 4, 2016 - March 10, 2016 1 week 1 The 1975 I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It - March 11, 2016 - March 31, 2016 3 weeks (total of 13) 13 Adele 25th - April 1, 2016 - April 7, 2016 1 week 1 Zayn Mind of Mine - April 8, 2016 - April 14, 2016 1 week 1 The Last Shadow Puppets Everything you've come to expect - April 15, 2016 - April 21, 2016 1 week 1 The Lumineers Cleopatra - April 22, 2016 - April 28, 2016 1 week 1 PJ Harvey The Hope Six Demolition Project - April 29, 2016 - May 5, 2016 1 week 1 Beyoncé Lemonade - May 6, 2016 - May 12, 2016 1 week (total 2) 2 Drake Views - May 13, 2016 - May 19, 2016 1 week (total 2) 2 Radiohead A moon shaped pool - May 20, 2016 - May 26, 2016 1 week (total 2) 2 Drake Views - May 27, 2016 - June 2, 2016 1 week 1 Ariana Grande Dangerous woman - June 3, 2016 - June 9, 2016 1 week 1 Catfish and the Bottlemen The ride - June 10, 2016 - June 16, 2016 1 week 1 Paul Simon Stranger to Stranger - June 17, 2016 - June 23, 2016 1 week 1 Rick Astley 50 - June 24, 2016 - June 30, 2016 1 week (total 2) 2 Radiohead A moon shaped pool - July 1, 2016 - July 7, 2016 1 week (total of 13) 13 Adele 25th - July 8, 2016 - July 14, 2016 1 week 1 blink-182 California - July 15, 2016 - July 21, 2016 1 week 1 Biffy Clyro Ellipsis - July 22, 2016 - July 28, 2016 1 week 1 Michael Kiwanuka Love & Hate - July 29, 2016 - August 4, 2016 1 week 1 Electric Light Orchestra All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra - August 5, 2016 - August 11, 2016 1 week 1 Viola Beach Viola Beach - August 12, 2016 - August 25, 2016 2 weeks 2 Blossoms Blossoms - August 26, 2016 - September 1, 2016 1 week 1 Frank Ocean blonde - September 2, 2016 - September 8, 2016 1 week 1 Barbra Streisand Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway - September 9, 2016 - September 15, 2016 1 week 1 Ward Thomas Cartwheels - September 16, 2016 - September 29, 2016 2 weeks 2 Bastille Wild World - September 30, 2016 - October 6, 2016 1 week 1 Passenger Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea - October 7, 2016 - October 13, 2016 1 week 1 Craig David Following my intuition - October 14, 2016 - October 20, 2016 1 week 1 Green Day Revolution radio - October 21, 2016 - October 27, 2016 1 week 1 Kings of Leon WALLS - October 28, 2016 - November 3, 2016 1 week 1 Elvis Presley & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Wonder of You - November 4, 2016 - November 10, 2016 1 week 1 James Arthur Back from the edge - November 11, 2016 - November 17, 2016 1 week 1 Robbie Williams The Heavy Entertainment Show - November 18, 2016 - November 24, 2016 1 week 1 Olly Murs 24 Hrs - November 25, 2016 - December 8, 2016 2 weeks (total 5) 5 Little Mix Glory Days - December 9, 2016 - December 15, 2016 1 week 1 The Rolling Stones Blue & Lonesome - December 16, 2016 - December 29, 2016 2 weeks 2 Michael Ball & Alfie Boe Together - December 30, 2016 - January 19, 2017 3 weeks (total 5) 5 Little Mix Glory Days -
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Annual hit parades

← 2015 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			2017 →
Singles position# Albums 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 1 25 Adele 7 Years Lukas Graham Lukas Forchhammer, Morten Ristorp , Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard 2 A Head Full of Dreams Coldplay Cheap Thrills Sia feat. Sean Paul Sia Furler , Greg Kurstin , Sean Paul Henriques 3 Together Michael Ball & Alfie Boe I Took a Pill in Ibiza Mike Posner Mike Posner 4th Purpose Justin Bieber This Is What You Came For Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna Calvin Harris , Taylor Swift 5 The Wonder of You Elvis Presley & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Lush Life Zara Larsson Emanuel Abrahamsson, Marcus Sepehrmanesh, Linnea Södahl, Fridolin Walcher, Christoph Bauss, Iman Conta Hultén 6th Black star David Bowie Closer The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey Andrew Taggart , Ashley Frangipane , Shaun Frank, Frederic Kennett, Isaac Slade , Joe King 7th Glory Days Little Mix Love Yourself Justin Bieber Ed Sheeran , Benjamin Levin , Justin Bieber 8th Views Drake Work Rihanna feat. Drake Jahron Braithwaite, Matthew Samuels, Allen Ritter, Rupert Thomas, Aubrey Drake Graham , Robyn Fenty , Monte Moir 9 I Cry When I Laugh Jess Glynne Can't Stop the Feeling! Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake , Max Martin , Karl Johan Schuster 10 Best of Bowie David Bowie
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1. ↑ Coldplay's A Head Full Of Dreams finally scores them a seventh Number 1 , Justin Myers, Official Charts, February 12, 2016

Web links

• Current British Charts (Official Charts Company)
• Music Archives (Chart Archive Top 40)
• Biggest Songs / Biggest Artist Albums of 2016 (Official Charts Company)

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 , Czech Republic , Hungary and the United States .