This is a list of songs which reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (or Pop Songs) chart in 2016.
During 2016, a total of 21 singles hit number-one on the charts, making 2016 the year with the most number-one hits on the Mainstream Top 40.
Chart history +KeyIndicates best-performing single of 2016 Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.January 2"Sorry"Justin BieberJanuary 9January 16January 23"Same Old Love"Selena GomezJanuary 30February 6"Here"Alessia CaraFebruary 13"Love Yourself"Justin BieberFebruary 20February 27March 5March 12March 19"Stressed Out"Twenty One PilotsMarch 26"My House"Flo RidaApril 2April 9April 16"Hands to Myself"Selena GomezApril 23"Me, Myself & I"G-Eazy and Bebe RexhaApril 30May 7"Pillowtalk"ZaynMay 14May 21"I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (SeeB Remix)Mike PosnerMay 28"7 Years"Lukas GrahamJune 4"Work from Home"Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ignJune 11June 18"Can't Stop the Feeling!"Justin TimberlakeJune 25July 2July 9"Don't Let Me Down"The Chainsmokers featuring DayaJuly 16July 23July 30"One Dance"Drake featuring Wizkid and KylaAugust 6"Cheap Thrills"Sia featuring Sean PaulAugust 13August 20August 27September 3September 10"Ride"Twenty One PilotsSeptember 17September 24"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"AdeleOctober 1"Cold Water"Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØOctober 8"Closer"The Chainsmokers featuring HalseyOctober 15October 22October 29November 5November 12November 19November 26December 3December 10December 17December 24"Side to Side"Ariana Grande featuring Nicki MinajDecember 31
See also 2016 in American music
References
External links Current Billboard Pop Songs chart