List of number-one singles of 2016 (Australia)

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File:The Chainsmokers VELD 2016.jpg
American EDM duo The Chainsmokers and featured singer Halsey both topped the chart for the first time with "Closer", spending nine consecutive weeks at number-one, making it the longest-topping single of the year and since 2014's "Que Sera".[1]
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Lukas Graham's first number-one single, "7 Years", topped the chart for eight consecutive weeks, overtaking Aqua's "Doctor Jones" to become the longest topping single by a Danish group.[2]
After his cover of "Impossible" reached No. 2 in 2012, British singer and X Factor winner James Arthur's first number-one single, "Say You Won't Let Go", spent seven consecutive weeks at the top of the chart.[3]
File:Drake and Future 2016 Summer Sixteen Tour.jpg
Following on from his No. 2 single "Hotline Bling" in 2015, Canadian hip hop artist Drake earned his first number-one single, as did featured artists Wizkid and Kyla, topping the chart for seven weeks with "One Dance".[4]
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American pop singer Katy Perry earned her fourth number 1 in 2016 with "Rise" which debuted at number 1 in July 2016.

The ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on the weekly physical and digital sales of singles.[5] In 2016, fifteen singles claimed the top spot, including Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself", which started its peak position in 2015, and seventeen acts achieved their first number-one single in Australia: Jonas Blue, Dakota, Zayn, Flume, Kai, Lukas Graham, Gnash, Olivia O'Brien, Drake, Wizkid, Kyla, The Chainsmokers, Halsey, James Arthur, Clean Bandit, Sean Paul and Anne-Marie.

Chart history

Key
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on ARIA's End of Year Singles Chart of 2016.
Date Song Artist(s) Ref.
4 January "Love Yourself" Justin Bieber [6]
11 January
18 January
25 January
1 February "Fast Car" Jonas Blue featuring Dakota [7]
8 February "Pillowtalk" Zayn [8]
15 February "Never Be like You" Flume featuring Kai [9]
22 February "7 Years" Lukas Graham [2]
29 February
7 March
14 March
21 March
28 March
4 April
11 April
18 April "I Hate U, I Love U" Gnash featuring Olivia O'Brien [10]
25 April
2 May "Just Like Fire" Pink [11]
9 May "One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla [4]
16 May
23 May
30 May
6 June "This Is What You Came For" Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna [12]
13 June
20 June "One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla [13]
27 June
4 July
11 July "In My Blood" The Veronicas [14]
18 July
25 July "Rise" Katy Perry [15]
1 August "Cold Water" Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ [16]
8 August
15 August "Closer" The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey [1]
22 August
29 August
5 September
12 September
19 September
26 September
3 October
10 October
17 October "Say You Won't Let Go" James Arthur [3]
24 October
31 October
7 November
14 November
21 November
28 November
5 December "Rockabye" Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie [17]
12 December
19 December
26 December

Number-one artists

Position Country Artist Weeks at No. 1
1  US The Chainsmokers 9
1  US Halsey (as featuring) 9
2  DEN Lukas Graham 8
3  CAN Drake 7
3  NGA Wizkid (as featuring) 7
3  UK Kyla (as featuring) 7
3  UK James Arthur 7
4  CAN Justin Bieber 6
5  UK Clean Bandit 4
5  JAM Sean Paul (as featuring) 4
5  UK Anne-Marie (as featuring) 4
6  US Gnash 2
6  US Olivia O'Brien (as featuring) 2
7  UK Calvin Harris 2
6  BAR Rihanna (as featuring) 2
6  AUS The Veronicas 2
6  US Major Lazer 2
6  DEN MØ (as featuring) 2
7  UK Jonas Blue 1
7  UK Dakota (as featuring) 1
7  UK Zayn 1
7  AUS Flume 1
7  CAN Kai (as featuring) 1
7  US Pink 1
7  US Katy Perry 1

See also

References

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