The UK Dance Singles Chart is a weekly music chart compiled in the United Kingdom by the Official Charts Company (OCC) from sales of songs in the dance music genre (house, drum and bass, dubstep, etc.) in record stores and digital downloads. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday with the chart-date given as the following Thursday.[1]
This is a list of the songs which were number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart during 2016.
Chart history
edit† | Best-performing dance single of the year |
Chart date (week ending) |
Song | Artist(s) | Sales | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 January | "Sweet Lovin'" | Sigala featuring Bryn Christopher | [2] | |
14 January | [3] | |||
21 January | [4] | |||
28 January | "The Girl Is Mine" | 99 Souls featuring Destiny's Child & Brandy | [5] | |
4 February | "Fast Car" | Jonas Blue featuring Dakota | [6] | |
11 February | [7] | |||
18 February | [8] | |||
25 February | [9] | |||
3 March | [10] | |||
10 March | [11] | |||
17 March | [12] | |||
24 March | [13] | |||
31 March | "Say You Do" | Sigala featuring Imani Williams & DJ Fresh | [14] | |
7 April [a] | "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" † | Mike Posner | [15] | |
14 April [a] | [16] | |||
21 April | [17] | |||
28 April | [18] | |||
5 May | [19] | |||
12 May | "This Is What You Came For" | Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna | [20] | |
19 May | [21] | |||
26 May | [22] | |||
2 June | [23] | |||
9 June | [24] | |||
16 June | [25] | |||
23 June | "This Girl" | Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners | [26] | |
30 June | [27] | |||
7 July | [28] | |||
14 July | [29] | |||
21 July | "Don't Let Me Down" | The Chainsmokers featuring Daya | [30] | |
28 July | "Perfect Strangers" | Jonas Blue featuring JP Cooper | [31] | |
4 August [a] | "Cold Water" | Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber & MØ | [32] | |
11 August [a] | [33] | |||
18 August [a] | [34] | |||
25 August [a] | [35] | |||
1 September [a] | [36] | |||
8 September [a] | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | [37] | |
15 September [a] | [38] | |||
22 September [a] | [39] | |||
29 September [a] | [40] | |||
6 October | [41] | |||
13 October | [42] | |||
20 October | [43] | |||
27 October | [44] | |||
3 November | [45] | |||
10 November | [46] | |||
17 November | [47] | |||
24 November | [48] | |||
1 December | [49] | |||
8 December | [50] | |||
15 December | [51] | |||
22 December | [52] | |||
29 December | [53] |
- a – the single was simultaneously number-one on the singles chart.
Number-one artists
editPosition | Artist | Weeks at number one |
---|---|---|
1 | The Chainsmokers | 18 |
2 | Jonas Blue | 9 |
3 | Calvin Harris | 6 |
4 | Major Lazer | 5 |
4 | SeeB (as producer) | 5 |
5 | Sigala | 4 |
5 | Kungs | 4 |
5 | Cookin' on 3 Burners | 4 |
6 | 99 Souls | 1 |
6 | DJ Fresh (as featuring) | 1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About Us > Who We Are". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 7 January 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 14 January 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 21 January 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 28 January 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 4 February 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 11 February 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 18 February 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 25 February 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 3 March 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 10 March 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 17 March 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 24 March 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 31 March 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 7 April 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 14 April 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 21 April 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 28 April 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 5 May 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 12 May 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 19 May 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 26 May 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 2 June 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 9 June 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 16 June 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 23 June 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 30 June 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 7 July 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 14 July 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 21 July 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 28 July 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 4 August 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 11 August 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 18 August 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 25 August 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 1 September 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 8 September 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 15 September 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 22 September 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 29 September 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 6 October 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 13 October 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 20 October 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 27 October 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 3 November 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 10 November 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 17 November 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 24 November 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 1 December 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 8 December 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 15 December 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 22 December 2016".
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 29 December 2016".