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.

Chart history

Key
† Best-performing dance single of the year
Chart date
(week ending)		SongArtist(s)SalesReferences
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]
  • a – the single was simultaneously number-one on the singles chart.

Number-one artists

Position Artist Weeks at
number one
1The Chainsmokers18
2Jonas Blue9
3Calvin Harris6
4Major Lazer5
4SeeB (as producer)5
5Sigala4
5Kungs4
5Cookin' on 3 Burners4
699 Souls1
6DJ Fresh (as featuring)1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Us > Who We Are". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 7 January 2016".
  3. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 14 January 2016".
  4. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 21 January 2016".
  5. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 28 January 2016".
  6. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 4 February 2016".
  7. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 11 February 2016".
  8. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 18 February 2016".
  9. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 25 February 2016".
  10. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 3 March 2016".
  11. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 10 March 2016".
  12. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 17 March 2016".
  13. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 24 March 2016".
  14. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 31 March 2016".
  15. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 7 April 2016".
  16. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 14 April 2016".
  17. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 21 April 2016".
  18. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 28 April 2016".
  19. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 5 May 2016".
  20. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 12 May 2016".
  21. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 19 May 2016".
  22. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 26 May 2016".
  23. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 2 June 2016".
  24. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 9 June 2016".
  25. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 16 June 2016".
  26. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 23 June 2016".
  27. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 30 June 2016".
  28. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 7 July 2016".
  29. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 14 July 2016".
  30. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 21 July 2016".
  31. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 28 July 2016".
  32. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 4 August 2016".
  33. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 11 August 2016".
  34. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 18 August 2016".
  35. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 25 August 2016".
  36. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 1 September 2016".
  37. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 8 September 2016".
  38. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 15 September 2016".
  39. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 22 September 2016".
  40. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 29 September 2016".
  41. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 6 October 2016".
  42. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 13 October 2016".
  43. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 20 October 2016".
  44. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 27 October 2016".
  45. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 3 November 2016".
  46. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 10 November 2016".
  47. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 17 November 2016".
  48. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 24 November 2016".
  49. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 1 December 2016".
  50. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 8 December 2016".
  51. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 15 December 2016".
  52. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 22 December 2016".
  53. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - 29 December 2016".
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