# List of German airplay number-one songs of 2016

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

Key :
| † | Indicates best-performing single of 2016 |
| ‡ | Indicates singles which also reached the top of the German single chart |
| Issue date | Title | Artist(s) |
| 1 January | "Hello" ‡ | Adele |
| 8 January | "Hello" ‡ | Adele |
| 15 January | "Show Me Love" | Robin Schulz and J.U.D.G.E. |
| 22 January | "Show Me Love" | Robin Schulz and J.U.D.G.E. |
| 29 January | "Show Me Love" | Robin Schulz and J.U.D.G.E. |
| 5 February | "Stimme" ‡ | EFF |
| 12 February | "Stimme" ‡ | EFF |
| 19 February | "Something in the Way You Move" | Ellie Goulding |
| 26 February | "Something in the Way You Move" | Ellie Goulding |
| 4 March | "Something in the Way You Move" | Ellie Goulding |
| 11 March | "Love Yourself" | Justin Bieber |
| 18 March | "Love Yourself" | Justin Bieber |
| 25 March | "Love Yourself" | Justin Bieber |
| 1 April | "Faded" ‡ | Alan Walker |
| 8 April | "Faded" ‡ | Alan Walker |
| 15 April | "Home" | Topic featuring Nico Santos |
| 22 April | "Cheap Thrills" † ‡ | Sia featuring Sean Paul |
| 29 April | "Cheap Thrills" † ‡ | Sia featuring Sean Paul |
| 6 May | "Cake by the Ocean" | DNCE |
| 13 May | "Cake by the Ocean" | DNCE |
| 20 May | "Cake by the Ocean" | DNCE |
| 27 May | "Wir sind groß" | Mark Forster |
| 3 June | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" ‡ | Justin Timberlake |
| 10 June | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" ‡ | Justin Timberlake |
| 17 June | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" ‡ | Justin Timberlake |
| 24 June | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" ‡ | Justin Timberlake |
| 1 July | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" ‡ | Justin Timberlake |
| 8 July | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" ‡ | Justin Timberlake |
| 15 July | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" ‡ | Justin Timberlake |
| 22 July | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" ‡ | Justin Timberlake |
| 29 July | "If I Were Sorry" | Frans |
| 5 August | "Treat You Better" | Shawn Mendes |
| 12 August | "Treat You Better" | Shawn Mendes |
| 19 August | "Treat You Better" | Shawn Mendes |
| 26 August | "Bonfire" | Felix Jaehn featuring Alma |
| 2 September | "Bonfire" | Felix Jaehn featuring Alma |
| 9 September | "The Ocean" | Mike Perry featuring Shy Martin |
| 16 September | "Bonfire" | Felix Jaehn featuring Alma |
| 23 September | "Bonfire" | Felix Jaehn featuring Alma |
| 30 September | "Human" ‡ | Rag'n'Bone Man |
| 7 October | "Human" ‡ | Rag'n'Bone Man |
| 14 October | "Human" ‡ | Rag'n'Bone Man |
| 21 October | "The Greatest" | Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar |
| 28 October | "The Greatest" | Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar |
| 4 November | "The Greatest" | Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar |
| 11 November | "The Greatest" | Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar |
| 18 November | "My Way" | Calvin Harris |
| 25 November | "My Way" | Calvin Harris |
| 2 December | "My Way" | Calvin Harris |
| 9 December | "Would I Lie to You" | David Guetta, Cedric Gervais and Chris Willis |
| 16 December | "Rockabye" ‡ | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie |
| 23 December | "Rockabye" ‡ | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie |
| 30 December | "Rockabye" ‡ | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie |