The Media Control charts are record charts compiled by Media Control on behalf of the German record industry. They include the "Single Top 100" and the "Album Top 100" chart. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday, and the chart compilations are published on Tuesday for the record industry. The entire top 100 singles and top 100 albums are officially released the following Friday by Media Control. The charts are based on sales of physical singles and albums from retail outlets as well as permanent music downloads.
Number-one hits by week
+KeyIndicates best-performing single and album of 2016 Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.AlbumArtist(s)Ref.1 January"Hello"Adele25Adele8 January15 January"Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)"Matt SimonsBlackstarDavid Bowie22 January"Stimme"EFFLeben IIAzad29 JanuaryCemesisSummer Cem5 February0,9SSIO12 February"Faded" Alan WalkerIm Westen nix NeuesPrinz Pi19 FebruaryEngtanzBosse26 FebruaryFreudensprüngeFantasy4 MarchFutureSchiller11 MarchBibi & Tina – Mädchen gegen JungsPeter Plate, Ulf Leo Sommer & Daniel Faust18 March25 MarchAlles nix KonkretesAnnenMayKantereit1 AprilJomsvikingAmon Amarth8 AprilNicht von dieser Welt 2Xavier Naidoo15 AprilSeelenbebenAndrea Berg22 April"Cheap Thrills"Sia featuring Sean Paul29 April6 May"One Dance"Drake featuring Wizkid & KylaStärker als die Zeit Udo Lindenberg13 May"Glücksmoment"Prince Damien20 May"Can't Stop the Feeling!"Justin Timberlake27 MayLabyrinthKontra K3 JuneHigh & Hungrig 2Gzuz & Bonez MC10 June"This Girl"Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 BurnersSeal the Deal & Let's BoogieVolbeat17 June"This One's for You"David Guetta featuring Zara Larsson24 June"This Girl"Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 BurnersBöhse für's LebenBöhse Onkelz1 JulyQuid pro quoIn Extremo8 July"Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)"ImanyMikrokosmos257ers15 JulyEllipsisBiffy Clyro22 JulyBleib unterwegsLaith Al-Deen29 JulyWie ein FeuerwerkDie Amigos5 AugustAfraid of HeightsBilly Talent12 AugustLady in GoldBlues Pills19 AugustDer Holland JobCoup26 August#ZwillingDie Lochis2 SeptemberAdvanced ChemistryBeginner9 SeptemberVibeFler16 September"Let Me Love You"DJ Snake featuring Justin BieberPalmen aus PlastikBonez MC & RAF Camora23 SeptemberLeuchtfeuerSchandmaul30 September"Human"Rag'n'Bone ManPalmen aus PlastikBonez MC & RAF Camora7 OctoberSorceressOpeth14 OctoberSturm & StilleSportfreunde Stiller21 OctoberNeuanfangClueso28 OctoberImmer noch MenschTim Bendzko4 NovemberMementoBöhse Onkelz11 NovemberVon Mensch zu MenschUnheilig18 NovemberDREAMSShindy25 NovemberHardwired... to Self-DestructMetallica2 DecemberAbstandKC Rebell9 DecemberBlue & LonesomeThe Rolling Stones16 December"Rockabye" Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-MarieImperatorKollegah23 December"Human" Rag'n'Bone ManWeihnachtenHelene Fischer & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra30 December"Rockabye" Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie
See also List of number-one hits (Germany) List of German airplay number-one songs
References
External links charts.de germancharts.com