This is a list of singles that charted in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, an all-genre singles chart, in 2016.
Five songs which charted in the top ten during 2016 spent at least 20 total weeks in that region of the chart: Drake's "One Dance" (featuring Wizkid and Kyla); Justin Bieber's "Sorry" and "Love Yourself"; and The Chainsmokers' "Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) and "Closer" (featuring Halsey). Since "Closer" spent 32 weeks in the top ten it was tied with "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes for the most weeks in the top ten since the chart's inception in 1958. This record was broken in September 2017 when Ed Sheeran's "Shape Of You" got 33 weeks in the top 10. Both Bieber and Drake are tied with the most top-ten hits during the year, with five. Selena Gomez, Twenty One Pilots, The Chainsmokers and Rihanna follow them with three.
Top-ten singles Key – indicates single's top 10 entry was also its Hot 100 debut – indicates Best performing song of the year – 2016 year-end top 10 single position and rank The "weeks in top ten" column reflects each song's entire chart life, not just its run during 2016. (Exception: Please see the note below regarding Prince's two songs that recharted in the top ten.)
+ List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles which peaked in 2016Top tenentry dateSingleArtist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks intop tenReferencesSingles from 2015November 14 "Sorry" Justin Bieber1January 2321 December 5"Love Yourself" Justin Bieber1February 1324 "Here"Alessia Cara5February 611December 19 "Same Old Love"Selena Gomez5January 309Singles from 2016January 16 "Stressed Out" Twenty One Pilots2February 2714February 6 "Roses"The Chainsmokers featuring Rozes6February 136 February 13 "My House"Flo Rida4March 1911 "Hands to Myself"Selena Gomez 7February 131 "Work" Rihanna featuring Drake1March 518 February 20 "Pillowtalk" Zayn1February 2016 "Summer Sixteen" Drake6February 201 "Me, Myself & I"G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha7March 1212March 5 "Cake by the Ocean"DNCE9March 127March 19 "Piece by Piece" Kelly Clarkson8March 191 "7 Years"Lukas Graham2April 915 March 26 "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"Mike Posner4May 2114April 2 "Dangerous Woman" Ariana Grande8June 112April 9 "No"Meghan Trainor3April 165April 16 "Work from Home"Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign4June 1115April 23 "Panda" Desiigner1May 717May 7 "One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla1May 2120 May 14 "Purple Rain"Prince and The Revolution4 May 141 "When Doves Cry"Prince8 May 141 "Formation" Beyoncé10May 141May 21 "Don't Let Me Down" The Chainsmokers featuring Daya3July 1623 "This Is What You Came For" Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna3August 619May 28 "Can't Stop the Feeling!" Justin Timberlake 1May 2815 "Needed Me"Rihanna7July 216June 18 "Just Like Fire" Pink10June 182July 2 "Cheap Thrills"Sia featuring Sean Paul1August 618 "Don't Mind"Kent Jones8July 166July 9 "Ride"Twenty One Pilots5September 1013July 30 "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"Adele8September 248August 13 "Cold Water" Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ2August 1314August 20 "Closer" The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey1September 332August 27 "Heathens"Twenty One Pilots2September 2418September 10 "Treat You Better"Shawn Mendes6October 88September 24 "We Don't Talk Anymore"Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez9October 82October 1 "Let Me Love You"DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber4October 817October 8 "Broccoli"DRAM featuring Lil Yachty5November 512October 22 "I Hate U, I Love U"Gnash featuring Olivia O'Brien10October 222October 29 "24K Magic" Bruno Mars4December 1015"Side to Side"Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj4December 314November 12"Juju on that Beat (TZ Anthem)"Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall5December 1010November 19"Black Beatles"Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane1November 2614December 31 "Deja Vu" J. Cole7December 311
Notes – α "When Doves Cry" and "Purple Rain" both originally charted in 1984, with the former spending five weeks at #1, beginning on July 7, 1984, and the latter reaching #2 on November 17 that year. "Doves" originally accumulated 11 weeks in the top 10, while "Purple" was in the tier for seven weeks. See List of Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in 1984 for more. The above entries for the two singles reflect their runs in 2016 only.
2015 peaks
+ List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2016 which peaked in 2015 Top tenentry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks intop ten ReferencesAugust 1 "The Hills" The Weeknd1October 321 September 19 "What Do You Mean?" Justin Bieber1September 1921October 3 "Hotline Bling"Drake2October 2419October 17 "Stitches"Shawn Mendes4November 718November 14 "Hello" Adele1November 1418 November 21 "Like I'm Gonna Lose You"Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend8December 1210
2017 peaks
+ List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2016 which peaked in 2017Top tenentry dateSingleArtist(s) PeakPeak date Weeks intop tenReferencesOctober 15"Starboy"The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk1January 719November 5"Don't Wanna Know"Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar6February 1814November 19 "Fake Love"Drake8February 186December 24"Bad Things"Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello4February 1110December 31 "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" Zayn and Taylor Swift2March 412
Artists with most top-ten songs
+ List of artists by total songs peaking in the top-ten Artist Numbers of songs Drake 5 Justin Bieber The Chainsmokers 3 Rihanna Selena Gomez Twenty One Pilots Adele 2 Ariana Grande Meghan Trainor Prince Shawn Mendes The Weeknd Zayn
See also 2016 in American music List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2016 Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2016
Notes The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending February 27, 2016. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending April 9, 2016. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending April 30, 2016. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending May 14, 2016. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending May 21, 2016. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending June 11, 2016. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending June 18, 2016. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 3, 2016. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 17, 2016. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 24, 2016. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending October 1, 2016. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending October 8, 2016. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending November 12, 2016. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending November 26, 2016.
References
External links Billboard.com Billboard.biz The Billboard Hot 100