2016 in music
Who ruled 2016? twenty one pilots was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and Drake on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 2016, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
Artist of the Year 2016
21 crowns · 35 weeks among the top five artists · Era Power 218
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | twenty one pilots | 218 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Drake | 212 | 5 | 44 |
| 3 | Justin Bieber | 190 | 19 | 22 |
| 4 | Rihanna | 162 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | The Chainsmokers | 148 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Adele | 128 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Shawn Mendes | 123 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | The Weeknd | 116 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Ariana Grande | 111 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Desiigner | 106 | 0 | 17 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2016 | Hello | Adele | 3 |
| Jan 23, 2016 | Sorry | Justin Bieber | 3 |
| Feb 13, 2016 | Love Yourself | Justin Bieber | 2 |
| Feb 20, 2016 | Pillowtalk | Zayn | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2016 | Work | Rihanna feat. Drake | 9 |
| May 7, 2016 | Panda | Desiigner | 2 |
| May 21, 2016 | One Dance | Drake feat. WizKid & Kyla | 10 |
| May 28, 2016 | Can't Stop The Feeling! | Justin Timberlake | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Cheap Thrills | Sia feat. Sean Paul | 4 |
| Sep 3, 2016 | Closer | The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey | 12 |
| Nov 26, 2016 | Black Beatles | Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane | 6 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Closer | The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey | #1 | 52 | 132.5 |
| 2 | That's What I Like | Bruno Mars | #1 | 51 | 118.1 |
| 3 | Can't Stop The Feeling! | Justin Timberlake | #1 | 52 | 107.2 |
| 4 | Don't Let Me Down | The Chainsmokers feat. Daya | #3 | 52 | 106.9 |
| 5 | Cheap Thrills | Sia feat. Sean Paul | #1 | 52 | 97.1 |
| 6 | One Dance | Drake feat. WizKid & Kyla | #1 | 36 | 93.5 |
| 7 | Heathens | twenty one pilots | #2 | 39 | 93.1 |
| 8 | Work | Rihanna feat. Drake | #1 | 36 | 83.9 |
| 9 | Panda | Desiigner | #1 | 40 | 83.3 |
| 10 | 24K Magic | Bruno Mars | #4 | 41 | 80.7 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake | 177 | 17 | 29 |
| 2 | Justin Bieber | 160 | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Shawn Mendes | 148 | 1 | 22 |
| 4 | Sia | 138 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Zara Larsson | 138 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Little Mix | 108 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | The Chainsmokers | 104 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Coldplay | 101 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | twenty one pilots | 99 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Major Lazer | 96 | 0 | 2 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2016 | Love Yourself | Justin Bieber | 3 |
| Jan 22, 2016 | Stitches | Shawn Mendes | 2 |
| Feb 5, 2016 | Pillowtalk | Zayn | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2016 | 7 Years | Lukas Graham | 5 |
| Mar 18, 2016 | I Took A Pill In Ibiza | Mike Posner | 4 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | One Dance | Drake feat. WizKid & Kyla | 15 |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Cold Water | Major Lazer feat. Justin Bieber & Mo | 5 |
| Sep 2, 2016 | Closer | The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey | 4 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Say You Won't Let Go | James Arthur | 3 |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Shout Out To My Ex | Little Mix | 3 |
| Nov 11, 2016 | Rockabye | Clean Bandit | 8 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lush Life | Zara Larsson | #3 | 100 | 156.9 |
| 2 | One Dance | Drake feat. WizKid & Kyla | #1 | 65 | 112.6 |
| 3 | Cheap Thrills | Sia | #2 | 66 | 96.7 |
| 4 | Closer | The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey | #1 | 47 | 81.8 |
| 5 | Can't Stop the Feeling | Justin Timberlake | #2 | 71 | 81.7 |
| 6 | Dancing On My Own | Calum Scott | #2 | 48 | 79.3 |
| 7 | I Took A Pill In Ibiza | Mike Posner | #1 | 47 | 76.8 |
| 8 | This Is What You Came For | Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna | #2 | 47 | 75.9 |
| 9 | Say You Won't Let Go | James Arthur | #1 | 43 | 74.8 |
| 10 | Human | Rag'n'Bone Man | #2 | 51 | 72.2 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works