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 +KeyIndicates best-charting digital song of 2016 Issue dateSongArtist(s)Weekly salesRef(s)"Mary, Did You Know?"Jordan Smith161,000"Hello"Adele174,000327,000"Love Yourself" Justin Bieber164,000147,000139,000"Work"Rihanna featuring Drake126,000"Pillowtalk"Zayn267,000"My House"Flo Rida136,000135,000"Work"Rihanna featuring Drake 169,000"Piece by Piece"Kelly Clarkson210,000"7 Years"Lukas Graham121,000125,000"No"Meghan Trainor128,000"7 Years"Lukas Graham155,000"Pop Style"Drake featuring 128,000"One Dance"Drake featuring WizKid and Kyla119,000"Purple Rain"Prince and the Revolution122,000282,000"One Dance"Drake featuring WizKid and Kyla160,000"Can't Stop the Feeling!"Justin Timberlake379,000204,000174,000 155,000138,000124,000118,000107,00098,00092,000"Rise"Katy Perry137,000"Cold Water"Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ169,000"Closer" featuring Halsey103,000"Let Me Love You"DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber113,000"Closer" featuring Halsey116,000143,000208,000199,000170,000162,000137,000123,000111,00097,00084,00072,000"Black Beatles"Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane144,000154,000138,00083,00070,000"I Don't Wanna Live Forever"Zayn and Taylor Swift188,000
See also 2016 in music List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2016
References
External links Current Digital Songs chart