The list of number-one digital songs of 2016 in the United States are based upon the highest-selling downloaded songs ranked in the Digital Songs chart, published by Billboard magazine. The data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based on each single's weekly digital sales, which combines sales of different versions of a song by an act for a summarized figure.
Chart history
edit† | Indicates best-charting digital song of 2016[1] |
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Weekly sales | Ref(s) |
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January 2 | "Mary, Did You Know?" | Jordan Smith | 161,000 | [2] |
January 9 | "Hello" | Adele | 174,000 | [3] |
January 16 | 327,000 | [4] | ||
January 23 | "Love Yourself" † | Justin Bieber | 164,000 | [5] |
January 30 | 147,000 | [6] | ||
February 6 | 139,000 | [7] | ||
February 13 | "Work" | Rihanna featuring Drake | 126,000 | [8] |
February 20 | "Pillowtalk" | Zayn | 267,000 | [9] |
February 27 | "My House" | Flo Rida | 136,000 | [10] |
March 5 | 135,000 | [11] | ||
March 12 | "Work" | Rihanna featuring Drake | 169,000 | [12] |
March 19 | "Piece by Piece" | Kelly Clarkson | 210,000 | [13] |
March 26 | "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | 121,000 | [14] |
April 2 | 125,000 | [15] | ||
April 9 | "No" | Meghan Trainor | 128,000 | [16] |
April 16 | "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | 155,000 | [17] |
April 23 | "Pop Style" | Drake featuring The Throne | 128,000 | [18] |
April 30 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring WizKid and Kyla | 119,000 | [19] |
May 7 | "Purple Rain" | Prince and the Revolution | 122,000 | [20] |
May 14 | 282,000 | [21] | ||
May 21 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring WizKid and Kyla | 160,000 | [22] |
May 28 | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Justin Timberlake | 379,000 | [23] |
June 4 | 204,000 | [24] | ||
June 11 | 174,000 | [25] | ||
June 18 | 155,000 | [26] | ||
June 25 | 138,000 | [27] | ||
July 2 | 124,000 | [28] | ||
July 9 | 118,000 | [29] | ||
July 16 | 107,000 | [30] | ||
July 23 | 98,000 | [31] | ||
July 30 | 92,000 | [32] | ||
August 6 | "Rise" | Katy Perry | 137,000 | [33] |
August 13 | "Cold Water" | Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ | 169,000 | [34] |
August 20 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | 103,000 | [35] |
August 27 | "Let Me Love You" | DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber | 113,000 | [36] |
September 3 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | 116,000 | [37] |
September 10 | 143,000 | [38] | ||
September 17 | 208,000 | [39] | ||
September 24 | 199,000 | [40] | ||
October 1 | 170,000 | [41] | ||
October 8 | 162,000 | [42] | ||
October 15 | 137,000 | [43] | ||
October 22 | 123,000 | [44] | ||
October 29 | 111,000 | [45] | ||
November 5 | 97,000 | [46] | ||
November 12 | 84,000 | [47] | ||
November 19 | 72,000 | [48] | ||
November 26 | "Black Beatles" | Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane | 144,000 | [49] |
December 3 | 154,000 | [50] | ||
December 10 | 138,000 | [51] | ||
December 17 | 83,000 | [52] | ||
December 24 | 70,000 | [53] | ||
December 31 | "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" | Zayn and Taylor Swift | 188,000 | [54] |
See also
editReferences
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