These are the Official Charts Company's UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles of 2016.
Chart history +KeyBest-selling indie single of the year Chart date(week ending) Song Artist(s) Record label References 7 January "Hello" Adele XL 14 January 21 January "Sweet Lovin" Sigala featuring Bryn Christopher Ministry of Sound 28 January "Hello" Adele XL 4 February "Light It Up" Major Lazer featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG Because Music 11 February 18 February 25 February "Swings & Waterslides" Viola Beach Fuller Beans 3 March "Light It Up" Major Lazer featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG Because Music 10 March "When We Were Young" Adele XL 17 March "Light It Up" Major Lazer featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG Because Music 24 March 31 March "Say You Do" Sigala featuring DJ Fresh and Imani Williams Ministry Of Sound 7 April 14 April "Light It Up" Major Lazer featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG Because Music 21 April 28 April 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 May 2 June 9 June 16 June "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" Adele XL 23 June "I'll Be There" The Neales ZY 30 June "Give Me Your Love" Sigala featuring John Newman and Nile Rodgers Ministry of Sound 7 July "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" Adele XL 14 July 21 July 28 July 4 August "Cold Water" Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ Because Music 11 August 18 August 25 August 1 September 8 September 15 September 22 September 29 September 6 October 13 October 20 October 27 October 3 November 10 November 17 November 24 November 1 December 8 December 15 December 22 December 29 December "Glad All Over" The Dave Clark Five Dave Clark
Notes – The single was simultaneously number-one on the singles chart.
Number-one Indie artists PositionArtistWeeks atnumber one1 Major Lazer 362 Adele 93 Sigala 44 DJ Fresh (as featuring) 24 Imani Williams (as featuring) 25 The Dave Clark Five 15 The Neales 15 Viola Beach 1
See also List of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones of 2016 List of UK R&B Singles Chart number ones of 2016 List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2016 List of UK Independent Albums Chart number ones of 2016
References
External links Indie Singles Top 40 at the Official Charts Company UK Top 30 Indie Singles Chart at BBC Radio 1