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ARIA Charts
number-one singles of 2016
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urban singles
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Top Australian singles and albums of 2016
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top 25 singles
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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]
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]
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]
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 Artist Weeks at No. 1
1 The Chainsmokers 9
1 Halsey (as featuring) 9
2 Lukas Graham 8
3 Drake 7
3 Wizkid (as featuring) 7
3 Kyla (as featuring) 7
3 James Arthur 7
4 Justin Bieber 6
5 Clean Bandit 4
5 Sean Paul (as featuring) 4
5 Anne-Marie (as featuring) 4
6 Gnash 2
6 Olivia O'Brien (as featuring) 2
7 Calvin Harris 2
6 Rihanna (as featuring) 2
6 The Veronicas 2
6 Major Lazer 2
6 MØ (as featuring) 2
7 Jonas Blue 1
7 Dakota (as featuring) 1
7 Zayn 1
7 Flume 1
7 Kai (as featuring) 1
7 Pink 1
7 Katy Perry 1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (10 October 2016). "ARIA Singles: The Chainsmokers Closer Still Registers At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (9 April 2016). "ARIA Singles: Lukas Graham '7 Years' No 1 for Eighth Week". Noise11. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (27 November 2016). "Australian Charts: ARIA Still Reflect James Arthur As No 1 Song". Noise11. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (28 May 2016). "ARIA Singles: Drake 'One Dance' Stays at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Chart FAQs". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (23 January 2016). "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber 'Love Yourself' No 1 for 7th Week". Noise11. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (30 January 2016). "ARIA Singles: Jonas Blue 'Fast Car' Is Australia's No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (6 February 2016). "ARIA Singles: Zayn 'Pillowtalk' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  9. ^ Ryan, Gavin (13 February 2016). "ARIA Singles: Flume 'Never Be Like You' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  10. ^ Ryan, Gavin (23 April 2016). "ARIA Singles: Gnash 'I Hate U, I Love U' Spends Second Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  11. ^ Ryan, Gavin (30 April 2016). "ARIA Singles: Pink Tops Chart But Prince Dominates". Noise11. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  12. ^ Ryan, Gavin (4 June 2016). "ARIA Singles: Calvin Harris and Rihanna No 1 for Second Week". Noise11. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  13. ^ Ryan, Gavin (4 July 2016). "Australian Singles: Drake Holds Top Spot For Downloads and Streaming Combined". Noise11. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  14. ^ Ryan, Gavin (18 July 2016). "Australian Singles: The Veronicas 'In My Blood' Stays No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  15. ^ Ryan, Gavin (25 July 2016). "Australian Singles: Katy Perry 'Rise' Has a Go at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  16. ^ Ryan, Gavin (7 August 2016). "Australian Singles: Major Lazer 'Cold Water' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  17. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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