Billboard magazine compiled the top-performing dance songs in the United States during 2016 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, the Dance Club Songs, and the Dance/Mix Show Airplay. The oldest dance music chart, the Dance Club Songs was first published in 1976, ranking the most popular songs on dance club based on reports from a national sample of club DJs. The Dance/Mix Show Airplay was launched in 2003, ranking songs based on airplay detections on dance radio, as well as mix-show plays on top 40 radio and select rhythmic radio as measured by Mediabase. Premiered on January 26, 2013, the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs is a multi-metric chart ranking songs based on streaming, sales, and airplay audience impressions from radio stations of all formats.
Chart history +KeyIndicates top-performing dance song of 2016.
+Issue dateHot Dance/Electronic SongsDance Club SongsDance/Mix Show AirplaySongArtist(s)SongArtist(s)SongArtist(s) January 2"Lean On"Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ "Run on Love" Lucas Nord featuring Tove Lo "Sorry" Justin Bieber"Justin Bieber Jumps To Number One On Dance/Mix Show Airplay" from Billboard (December 23, 2015) January 9"Roses"The Chainsmokers featuring ROZES "Sorry" Justin Bieber "Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' Soars To Number 1 On Dance Club Songs" from Billboard (December 30, 2015) January 16 "Higher Place" Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike featuring Ne-Yo Dance/Mix Show Airplay (January 16, 2016) from Billboard (January 6, 2016) January 23 "Til It Happens to You" Lady Gaga "Roses" The Chainsmokers featuring ROZESDance/Mix Show Airplay (January 23, 2016) from Billboard (January 13, 2016) January 30 "Shout It Out Loud" Robin S. and DJ Escape Dance/Mix Show Airplay (January 30, 2016) from Billboard (January 20, 2016) February 6 "Magnets" Disclosure featuring Lorde Dance/Mix Show Airplay (February 6, 2016) from Billboard (January 27, 2016) February 13 "California Dreamin'" Freischwimmer Dance/Mix Show Airplay (February 13, 2016) from Billboard (February 3, 2016) February 20 "Stolen Car" Mylène Farmer and Sting Dance/Mix Show Airplay (February 20, 2016) from Billboard (February 10, 2016) February 27 "Over and Over Again" Nathan Sykes featuring Ariana Grande Dance/Mix Show Airplay (February 27, 2016) from Billboard (February 17, 2016) March 5 "The Girl Is Mine" 99 Souls featuring Destiny's Child and Brandy Dance/Mix Show Airplay (March 5, 2016) from Billboard (February 24, 2016) March 12 "True Original" Dave Audé featuring Andy Bell Dance/Mix Show Airplay (March 12, 2016) from Billboard (March 2, 2016) March 19 "Adventure of a Lifetime" Coldplay Dance/Mix Show Airplay (March 19, 2016) from Billboard (March 9, 2016) March 26 "When We Were Young" Adele Dance/Mix Show Airplay (March 26, 2016) from Billboard (March 16, 2016) April 2 "Sound of Your Heart" Shawn Hook "Light It Up" Major Lazer featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG Dance/Mix Show Airplay (April 2, 2016) from Billboard (March 23, 2016) April 9 "Fast Car" Jonas Blue featuring Dakota Dance/Mix Show Airplay (April 9, 2016) from Billboard (March 30, 2016) April 16"Never Forget You"Zara Larsson and MNEK "Youth" Troye Sivan "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" Mike PosnerDance/Mix Show Airplay (April 16, 2016) from Billboard (April 6, 2016)April 23 "Work" Rihanna featuring Drake Dance/Mix Show Airplay (April 23, 2016) from Billboard (April 13, 2016)April 30 "The Pop Kids" Pet Shop Boys "Don't Let Me Down" The Chainsmokers featuring DayaDance/Mix Show Airplay (April 30, 2016) from Billboard (April 20, 2016)May 7 "Don't Let Me Down" ‡ The Chainsmokers featuring Daya "If You Like It" StoneBridge featuring Elsa Li Jones Dance/Mix Show Airplay (May 7, 2016) from Billboard (April 28, 2016)May 14 "Walking on a Dream" Empire of the Sun Dance/Mix Show Airplay (May 14, 2016) from Billboard (May 4, 2016)May 21 "One Night" WTS featuring Gia "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" Mike PosnerDance/Mix Show Airplay (May 21, 2016) from Billboard (May 11, 2016)May 28 "Smile" Sheila Gordhan "Don't Let Me Down" The Chainsmokers featuring Daya Dance/Mix Show Airplay (May 28, 2016) from Billboard (May 18, 2016)June 4 "So Happy" Tony Moran featuring Jason Walker Dance/Mix Show Airplay (June 4, 2016) from Billboard (May 25, 2016)June 11 "Coming Over" Dillon Francis and Kygo featuring James Hersey Dance/Mix Show Airplay (June 11, 2016) from Billboard (June 1, 2016)June 18 "Under These Lights" Xenia Ghali "This Is What You Came For" Calvin Harris featuring RihannaDance/Mix Show Airplay (June 18, 2016) from Billboard (June 8, 2016)June 25 "Cheap Thrills" Sia featuring Sean Paul Dance/Mix Show Airplay (June 25, 2016) from Billboard (June 15, 2016)July 2 "Kill the Lights" Alex Newell, Jess Glynne and DJ Cassidy with Nile Rodgers Dance/Mix Show Airplay (July 2, 2016) from Billboard (June 23, 2016)July 9 "This Is What You Came For" Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna Dance/Mix Show Airplay (July 9, 2016) from Billboard (June 30, 2016)July 16 Dance/Mix Show Airplay (July 16, 2016) from Billboard (July 6, 2016)July 23 "Can't Stop the Feeling!" Justin Timberlake Dance/Mix Show Airplay (July 23, 2016) from Billboard (July 13, 2016)July 30"This Is What You Came For"Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna "Livin' for Your Love (Your Love)" Rosabel featuring Jeanie Tracy Dance/Mix Show Airplay (July 30, 2016) from Billboard (July 20, 2016)August 6 "Kiss It Better" Rihanna Dance/Mix Show Airplay (August 6, 2016) from Billboard (July 27, 2016)August 13"Cold Water"Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ "How Many Fucks" Erika Jayne Dance/Mix Show Airplay (August 13, 2016) from Billboard (August 3, 2016)August 20"This Is What You Came For"Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna "Needed Me" Rihanna Dance/Mix Show Airplay (August 20, 2016) from Billboard (August 10, 2016)August 27"Cold Water"Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ "Sunrise" Joe Bermudez featuring Louise Carver Dance/Mix Show Airplay (August 27, 2016) from Billboard (August 17, 2016)September 3"Closer"The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey "Like I Would" Zayn Dance/Mix Show Airplay (September 3, 2016) from Billboard (August 24, 2016)September 10 "Sweet Dreams" JX Riders featuring Skylar Stecker "Closer" The Chainsmokers featuring HalseyDance/Mix Show Airplay (September 10, 2016) from Billboard (August 31, 2016)September 17 "Duele el Corazón" Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin Dance/Mix Show Airplay (September 17, 2016) from Billboard (September 7, 2016)September 24 "Cold Water" Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ Dance/Mix Show Airplay (September 24, 2016) from Billboard (September 14, 2016)October 1 "Boss" Disclosure Dance/Mix Show Airplay (October 1, 2016) from Billboard (September 21, 2016)October 8 "Make Me..." Britney Spears featuring G-Eazy Dance/Mix Show Airplay (October 8, 2016) from Billboard (September 28, 2016)October 15 "In Common" Alicia Keys Dance/Mix Show Airplay (October 15, 2016) from Billboard (October 5, 2016)October 22 "Rise" Katy Perry Dance/Mix Show Airplay (October 22, 2016) from Billboard (October 12, 2016)October 29 "Put 'Em High (2016)" StoneBridge featuring Therese Dance/Mix Show Airplay (October 29, 2016) from Billboard (October 19, 2016)November 5 "I Love You Always Forever" Betty Who Dance/Mix Show Airplay (November 5, 2016) from Billboard (October 26, 2016)November 12 "Telepathy" Christina Aguilera featuring Nile Rodgers Dance/Mix Show Airplay (November 12, 2016) from Billboard (November 2, 2016)November 19 "Perfect Strangers" Jonas Blue featuring JP Cooper Dance/Mix Show Airplay (November 19, 2016) from Billboard (November 9, 2016)November 26 "Believe" Crystal Waters featuring Sted-E and Hybrid Heights Dance/Mix Show Airplay (November 26, 2016) from Billboard (November 16, 2016)December 3 "People Grinnin'" Nervo featuring The Child of Lov Dance/Mix Show Airplay (December 3, 2016) from Billboard (November 23, 2016)December 10 "In the Name of Love" Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha Dance/Mix Show Airplay (December 10, 2016) from Billboard (November 30, 2016)December 17 "Say Yes" Tony Moran featuring Jason Walker Dance/Mix Show Airplay (December 17, 2016) from Billboard (December 7, 2016)December 24 "Icarus" R3hab Dance/Mix Show Airplay (December 24, 2016) from Billboard (December 14, 2016)December 31 "Button Pusha" Ralphi Rosario featuring Aneeta Beat Dance/Mix Show Airplay (December 31, 2016) from Billboard (December 21, 2016)
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