The Irish Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Ireland, as compiled by Chart-Track on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association.
Issue date Song Artist(s) Reference 7 January "Love Yourself" Justin Bieber 14 January 21 January 28 January 4 February "Pillowtalk" Zayn 11 February 18 February "7 Years" Lukas Graham 25 February 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" Mike Posner 31 March "Cheap Thrills" Sia featuring Sean Paul 7 April 14 April 21 April 28 April 5 May "One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla 12 May "This Is What You Came For" Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna 19 May "One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla 26 May 2 June 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 June 7 July 14 July 21 July 28 July "Cold Water" Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ 4 August 11 August 18 August 25 August 1 September "Closer" The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey 8 September 15 September 22 September 29 September 6 October 13 October "Say You Won't Let Go" James Arthur 20 October 27 October "Shout Out to My Ex" Little Mix 3 November "Say You Won't Let Go" James Arthur 10 November 17 November "Rockabye" Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie 24 November 1 December 8 December 15 December 22 December 29 December
Number-one artists Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Sean Paul 12 2 Drake 11 WizKid Kyla 5 Justin Bieber 9 6 Clean Bandit 7 Anne-Marie 8 The Chainsmokers 6 Halsey 10 Lukas Graham 5 Sia Major Lazer MØ 14 James Arthur 4 15 Zayn2 16 Mike Posner 1 Calvin Harris Rihanna Little Mix
See also List of number-one albums of 2016 (Ireland)
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