This is a summary of the year 2016 in British music.
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For the first time in the history of the singles chart, the top three positions were occupied by the same artist. In the chart ending 14 January 2016, Justin Bieber was at number one with "Love Yourself", number two with "Sorry" and number three with "What Do You Mean?".
In the chart ending 4 February, David Bowie matched an album chart record of having 12 albums simultaneously in the top 40, a record set by Elvis Presley following his death in 1977. His album Best of Bowie also became the first ever album to reach number one due to streaming.
In the chart ending 3 November, Elvis Presley broke a record for most number-one albums for a solo artist when his album The Wonder Of You reached number one.
The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.
† | Best performing single of the year |
Chart date (week ending) |
Song | Artist(s) | Chart sales | References |
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7 January | "Love Yourself" | Justin Bieber | 122,997 | [90] |
14 January | 78,658 | [91] | ||
21 January | 74,565 | [92] | ||
28 January | "Stitches" | Shawn Mendes | 68,125 | [93] |
4 February | 71,503 | [94] | ||
11 February | "Pillowtalk" | Zayn Malik | 112,497 | [95] |
18 February | "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | 104,881 | [96] |
25 February | 133,758 | [97] | ||
3 March | 131,488 | [98] | ||
10 March | 106,494 | [99] | ||
17 March | 91,299 | [100] | ||
24 March | "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" | Mike Posner | 77,838 | [101] |
31 March | 81,548 | [102] | ||
7 April | 83,907 | [103] | ||
14 April | 75,710 | [104] | ||
21 April | "One Dance" † | Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla | 72,615 | [105] |
28 April | 115,078 | [106] | ||
5 May | 128,535 | [107] | ||
12 May | 140,731 | [108] | ||
19 May | 123,519 | [109] | ||
26 May | 104,998 | [110] | ||
2 June | 92,593 | [111] | ||
9 June | 84,742 | [112] | ||
16 June | 72,934 | [113] | ||
23 June | 60,866 | [114] | ||
30 June | 60,493 | [115] | ||
7 July | 59,256 | [116] | ||
14 July | 58,851 | [117] | ||
21 July | 54,726 | [118] | ||
28 July | 59,563 | [119] | ||
4 August | "Cold Water" | Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber & MØ | 102,489 | [120] |
11 August | 104,446 | [121] | ||
18 August | 93,807 | [122] | ||
25 August | 82,925 | [123] | ||
1 September | 71,507 | [124] | ||
8 September | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | 79,970 | [125] |
15 September | 91,666 | [126] | ||
22 September | 88,597 | [127] | ||
29 September | 82,593 | [128] | ||
6 October | "Say You Won't Let Go" | James Arthur | 84,842 | [129] |
13 October | 92,360 | [130] | ||
20 October | 105,603 | [131] | ||
27 October | "Shout Out to My Ex" | Little Mix | 95,273 | [132] |
3 November | 111,816 | [133] | ||
10 November | 79,039 | [134] | ||
17 November | "Rockabye" | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie | 72,071 | [135] |
24 November | 76,189 | [136] | ||
1 December | 74,545 | [137] | ||
8 December | 82,445 | [138] | ||
15 December | 70,467 | [139] | ||
22 December | 63,335 | [140] | ||
29 December | 57,631 | [141] |
The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.
† | Best performing album of the year |
† | Best-selling compilation of the year |
Chart date (week ending) |
Album | Sales | References |
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7 January | Now 92 | 54,811 | [194] |
14 January | 22,215 | [195] | |
21 January | Go Hard or Go Home | 16,413 | [196] |
28 January | Acoustic Cafe | 14,093 | [197] |
4 February | 14,164 | [198] | |
11 February | Throwback Slow Jamz | 25,152 | [199] |
18 February | 21,800 | [200] | |
25 February | 17,731 | [201] | |
3 March | Brit Awards 2016 | 11,751 | [202] |
10 March | Sing Your Heart Out 2016 | 20,532 | [203] |
17 March | 21,036 | [204] | |
24 March | 20,820 | [205] | |
31 March | Now 93 | 246,889 | [206] |
7 April | 149,467 | [207] | |
14 April | 81,598 | [208] | |
21 April | 50,936 | [209] | |
28 April | 36,873 | [210] | |
5 May | 29,106 | [211] | |
12 May | 27,431 | [212] | |
19 May | 100% Clubland | [213] | |
26 May | Now 93 | 18,694 | [214] |
2 June | 100% Clubland | 19,467 | [215] |
9 June | Now 93 | 18,252 | [216] |
16 June | 100% Clubland | 14,629 | [217] |
23 June | Throwback Summer Jamz | 30,228 | [218] |
30 June | [219] | ||
7 July | 23,569 | [220] | |
14 July | Now Summer Hits | 22,339 | [221] |
21 July | 16,958 | [222] | |
28 July | 16,462 | [223] | |
4 August | Now 94 | 216,560 | [224] |
11 August | 117,412 | [225] | |
18 August | 69,408 | [226] | |
25 August | 48,029 | [227] | |
1 September | 33,991 | [228] | |
8 September | 29,744 | [229] | |
15 September | 22,130 | [230] | |
22 September | 20,084 | [231] | |
29 September | 16,430 | [232] | |
6 October | 15,447 | [233] | |
13 October | 14,690 | [234] | |
20 October | 12,256 | [235] | |
27 October | 11,527 | [236] | |
3 November | Now 20th Century | 12,681 | [237] |
10 November | Funk the Disco | 13,579 | [238] |
17 November | The Annual 2017 | 18,730 | [239] |
24 November | Dreamboats & Petticoats: 10th Anniversary Collection | 17,949 | [240] |
1 December | Now 95 † | 222,765 | [241] |
8 December | 159,404 | [242] | |
15 December | 132,020 | [243] | |
22 December | 124,948 | [244] | |
29 December | 138,880 | [245] |
Combined position |
Sales Position | Streaming Position | Title | Artist | Peak position |
Sales | Streams | Combined sales |
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1 | 2 | 1 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla | 1 | 530,000 | 142,000,000 | 1,950,000 |
2 | 1 | 4 | "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | 1 | 1,490,000 | ||
3 | 5 | 2 | "Cheap Thrills" | Sia featuring Sean Paul | 2 | 1,460,000 | ||
4 | 6 | 3 | "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" | Mike Posner | 1 | 1,380,000 | ||
5 | 7 | 5 | "This Is What You Came For" | Calvin Harris and Rihanna | 2 | 1,280,000 | ||
6 | 7 | "Lush Life" | Zara Larsson | 3 | 1,160,000 | |||
7 | 8 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | 1 | 1,150,000 | |||
8 | 9 | "Love Yourself" | Justin Bieber | 1 | 1,140,000 | |||
9 | 6 | "Work" | Rihanna featuring Drake | 2 | ||||
10 | 3 | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Justin Timberlake | 2 | ||||
11 | 8 | "Stitches" | Shawn Mendes | 1 | ||||
12 | 4 | "Dancing on My Own" | Calum Scott | 2 | 1,110,000 | |||
13 | 10 | "Fast Car" | Jonas Blue featuring Dakota | 2 | ||||
14 | 10 | "Cold Water" | Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber & MØ | 1 | 1,060,000 | |||
15 | "Work from Home" | Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign | 2 | |||||
16 | "Sorry" | Justin Bieber | 2[a] | |||||
17 | "Don't Let Me Down" | The Chainsmokers featuring Daya | 2 | |||||
18 | "Too Good" | Drake featuring Rihanna | 3 | |||||
19 | 9 | "Say You Won't Let Go" | James Arthur | 1 | ||||
20 | "Light It Up" | Major Lazer featuring Nyla & Fuse ODG | 7 | |||||
21 | "Hymn for the Weekend" | Coldplay | 6 | |||||
22 | "This Girl" | Kungs vs Cookin' on 3 Burners | 2 | |||||
23 | "Cake by the Ocean" | DNCE | 4 | |||||
24 | "Pillowtalk" | Zayn | 1 | |||||
25 | "Let Me Love You" | DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber | 2 | |||||
26 | "Girls Like" | Tinie Tempah featuring Zara Larsson | 5 | |||||
27 | "Treat You Better" | Shawn Mendes | 6 | |||||
28 | "Faded" | Alan Walker | 7 | |||||
29 | "Perfect Strangers" | Jonas Blue featuring JP Cooper | 2 | |||||
30 | "No Money" | Galantis | 4 | |||||
31 | "Stressed Out" | Twenty One Pilots | 12 | |||||
32 | "I Hate U, I Love U" | Gnash featuring Olivia O'Brien | 7 | |||||
33 | "Tears" | Clean Bandit featuring Louisa Johnson | 5 | |||||
34 | "Starboy" | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk | 2 | |||||
35 | "What Do You Mean?" | Justin Bieber | 3[b] | |||||
36 | "Panda" | Desiigner | 7 | |||||
37 | "Rockabye" | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie | 1 | |||||
38 | "Heathens" | Twenty One Pilots | 5 | |||||
39 | "Shout Out to My Ex" | Little Mix | 1 | |||||
40 | "All My Friends" | Snakehips featuring Tinashe & Chance the Rapper | 5 | |||||
41 | "Secret Love Song" | Little Mix featuring Jason Derulo | 6 | |||||
42 | "Adventure of a Lifetime" | Coldplay | 8[c] | |||||
43 | "Controlla" | Drake | 18 | |||||
44 | "Me, Myself & I" | G-Eazy & Bebe Rexha | 13 | |||||
45 | "History" | One Direction | 6 | |||||
46 | "Into You" | Ariana Grande | 14 | |||||
47 | "Middle" | DJ Snake featuring Bipolar Sunshine | 10 | |||||
48 | "Hello" | Adele | 3[d] | |||||
49 | "Side to Side" | Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj | 4 | |||||
50 | "The Greatest" | Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar | 5 |
Notes: