The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Its data, published by Billboard magazine and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, is based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as airplay and streaming.

During 2016, ten singles reached number one on the Hot 100; an eleventh single, "Hello" by Adele, began its run at number one in November 2015. Of those ten number-one singles, five were collaborations. In total, fourteen acts topped the chart as either lead or featured artists, with nine—Zayn, Desiigner, Wizkid, Kyla, Sia, The Chainsmokers, Halsey, Rae Sremmurd and Gucci Mane—achieving their first Hot 100 number-one single. The Chainsmokers and Halsey's "Closer" was the longest-running number-one of the year, leading the chart for twelve weeks; despite this, Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself" topped the Billboard Year-End Hot 100.

Chart history

+KeyIndicates best-performing single of 2016 Issue date Song Artist(s) 1048January 2"Hello"AdeleJanuary 9January 161049January 23"Sorry"Justin BieberJanuary 30February 61050February 13"Love Yourself" 1051February 20"Pillowtalk"ZaynreFebruary 27"Love Yourself" Justin Bieber1052March 5"Work"Rihanna featuring DrakeMarch 12March 19March 26April 2April 9April 16April 23April 301053May 7"Panda"DesiignerMay 141054May 21"One Dance"Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla1055May 28"Can't Stop the Feeling!"Justin TimberlakereJune 4"One Dance"Drake featuring Wizkid and KylaJune 11June 18June 25July 2July 9July 16July 23July 301056August 6"Cheap Thrills"Sia featuring Sean PaulAugust 13August 20August 271057September 3"Closer"The Chainsmokers featuring HalseySeptember 10September 17September 24October 1October 8October 15October 22October 29November 5November 12November 191058November 26"Black Beatles"Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci ManeDecember 3December 10December 17December 24December 31

Number-one artists + List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Drake 19 2 The Chainsmokers 12 Halsey 4 Wizkid 10 Kyla 6 Rihanna 9 7 Rae Sremmurd 6 Gucci Mane 9 Justin Bieber 5 10 Sia 4 Sean Paul 12 Adele 3 13 Desiigner 2 14 Zayn 1 Justin Timberlake

See also 2016 in American music List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2016 List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2016 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 2010s

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