The official German airplay chart ranks the most frequently broadcast songs on German radio stations. In 2016, 20 different songs reached the top, based on weekly airplay data compiled by MusicTrace on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). The radio stations are chosen based on the reach of each station. A specific number of evaluated stations is not given.
Chart history +KeyIndicates best-performing single of 2016Indicates singles which also reached the top of the German single chart Issue dateTitleArtist(s) 1 January "Hello" Adele 8 January 15 January "Show Me Love" and J.U.D.G.E. 22 January 29 January 5 February "Stimme" EFF 12 February 19 February "Something in the Way You Move" 26 February 4 March 11 March "Love Yourself" 18 March 25 March 1 April "Faded" Alan Walker 8 April 15 April "Home" Topic featuring Nico Santos 22 April "Cheap Thrills" Sia featuring Sean Paul 29 April 6 May "Cake by the Ocean" DNCE 13 May 20 May 27 May "Wir sind groß" Mark Forster 3 June "Can't Stop the Feeling!" 10 June 17 June 24 June 1 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 July "If I Were Sorry" Frans 5 August "Treat You Better" 12 August 19 August 26 August "Bonfire" featuring Alma 2 September 9 September "The Ocean" Mike Perry featuring 16 September "Bonfire" featuring Alma 23 September 30 September "Human" Rag'n'Bone Man 7 October 14 October 21 October "The Greatest" Sia featuring 28 October 4 November 11 November 18 November "My Way" 25 November 2 December 9 December "Would I Lie to You" , and 16 December "Rockabye" featuring and Anne-Marie 23 December 30 December
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