The UK Dance Singles Chart is a weekly music chart compiled in the United Kingdom by the Official Charts Company (OCC) from sales of songs in the dance music genre ( house, drum and bass, dubstep, etc.) in record stores and digital downloads. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday with the chart-date given as the following Thursday. [1]
This is a list of the songs which were number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart during 2016.
† | Best-performing dance single of the year |
Chart date (week ending) |
Song | Artist(s) | Sales | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 January | " Sweet Lovin'" | Sigala featuring Bryn Christopher | [2] | |
14 January | [3] | |||
21 January | [4] | |||
28 January | " The Girl Is Mine" | 99 Souls featuring Destiny's Child & Brandy | [5] | |
4 February | " Fast Car" | Jonas Blue featuring Dakota | [6] | |
11 February | [7] | |||
18 February | [8] | |||
25 February | [9] | |||
3 March | [10] | |||
10 March | [11] | |||
17 March | [12] | |||
24 March | [13] | |||
31 March | " Say You Do" | Sigala featuring Imani Williams & DJ Fresh | [14] | |
7 April [a] | " I Took a Pill in Ibiza" † | Mike Posner | [15] | |
14 April [a] | [16] | |||
21 April | [17] | |||
28 April | [18] | |||
5 May | [19] | |||
12 May | " This Is What You Came For" | Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna | [20] | |
19 May | [21] | |||
26 May | [22] | |||
2 June | [23] | |||
9 June | [24] | |||
16 June | [25] | |||
23 June | " This Girl" | Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners | [26] | |
30 June | [27] | |||
7 July | [28] | |||
14 July | [29] | |||
21 July | " Don't Let Me Down" | The Chainsmokers featuring Daya | [30] | |
28 July | " Perfect Strangers" | Jonas Blue featuring JP Cooper | [31] | |
4 August [a] | " Cold Water" | Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber & MØ | [32] | |
11 August [a] | [33] | |||
18 August [a] | [34] | |||
25 August [a] | [35] | |||
1 September [a] | [36] | |||
8 September [a] | " Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | [37] | |
15 September [a] | [38] | |||
22 September [a] | [39] | |||
29 September [a] | [40] | |||
6 October | [41] | |||
13 October | [42] | |||
20 October | [43] | |||
27 October | [44] | |||
3 November | [45] | |||
10 November | [46] | |||
17 November | [47] | |||
24 November | [48] | |||
1 December | [49] | |||
8 December | [50] | |||
15 December | [51] | |||
22 December | [52] | |||
29 December | [53] |
Position | Artist | Weeks at number one |
---|---|---|
1 | The Chainsmokers | 18 |
2 | Jonas Blue | 9 |
3 | Calvin Harris | 6 |
4 | Major Lazer | 5 |
4 | SeeB (as producer) | 5 |
5 | Sigala | 4 |
5 | Kungs | 4 |
5 | Cookin' on 3 Burners | 4 |
6 | 99 Souls | 1 |
6 | DJ Fresh (as featuring) | 1 |
The UK Dance Singles Chart is a weekly music chart compiled in the United Kingdom by the Official Charts Company (OCC) from sales of songs in the dance music genre ( house, drum and bass, dubstep, etc.) in record stores and digital downloads. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday with the chart-date given as the following Thursday. [1]
This is a list of the songs which were number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart during 2016.
† | Best-performing dance single of the year |
Chart date (week ending) |
Song | Artist(s) | Sales | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 January | " Sweet Lovin'" | Sigala featuring Bryn Christopher | [2] | |
14 January | [3] | |||
21 January | [4] | |||
28 January | " The Girl Is Mine" | 99 Souls featuring Destiny's Child & Brandy | [5] | |
4 February | " Fast Car" | Jonas Blue featuring Dakota | [6] | |
11 February | [7] | |||
18 February | [8] | |||
25 February | [9] | |||
3 March | [10] | |||
10 March | [11] | |||
17 March | [12] | |||
24 March | [13] | |||
31 March | " Say You Do" | Sigala featuring Imani Williams & DJ Fresh | [14] | |
7 April [a] | " I Took a Pill in Ibiza" † | Mike Posner | [15] | |
14 April [a] | [16] | |||
21 April | [17] | |||
28 April | [18] | |||
5 May | [19] | |||
12 May | " This Is What You Came For" | Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna | [20] | |
19 May | [21] | |||
26 May | [22] | |||
2 June | [23] | |||
9 June | [24] | |||
16 June | [25] | |||
23 June | " This Girl" | Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners | [26] | |
30 June | [27] | |||
7 July | [28] | |||
14 July | [29] | |||
21 July | " Don't Let Me Down" | The Chainsmokers featuring Daya | [30] | |
28 July | " Perfect Strangers" | Jonas Blue featuring JP Cooper | [31] | |
4 August [a] | " Cold Water" | Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber & MØ | [32] | |
11 August [a] | [33] | |||
18 August [a] | [34] | |||
25 August [a] | [35] | |||
1 September [a] | [36] | |||
8 September [a] | " Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | [37] | |
15 September [a] | [38] | |||
22 September [a] | [39] | |||
29 September [a] | [40] | |||
6 October | [41] | |||
13 October | [42] | |||
20 October | [43] | |||
27 October | [44] | |||
3 November | [45] | |||
10 November | [46] | |||
17 November | [47] | |||
24 November | [48] | |||
1 December | [49] | |||
8 December | [50] | |||
15 December | [51] | |||
22 December | [52] | |||
29 December | [53] |
Position | Artist | Weeks at number one |
---|---|---|
1 | The Chainsmokers | 18 |
2 | Jonas Blue | 9 |
3 | Calvin Harris | 6 |
4 | Major Lazer | 5 |
4 | SeeB (as producer) | 5 |
5 | Sigala | 4 |
5 | Kungs | 4 |
5 | Cookin' on 3 Burners | 4 |
6 | 99 Souls | 1 |
6 | DJ Fresh (as featuring) | 1 |