# List of number-one urban singles of 2016 (Australia)

The ARIA Urban Chart is a chart that ranks the best-performing Urban tracks singles of Australia. It is published by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation who collect music data for the weekly ARIA Charts. To be eligible to appear on the chart, the recording must be a single of a predominantly urban nature.

## Chart history

| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| 4 January | "Downtown" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz |
| 11 January | "Downtown" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz |
| 18 January | "Downtown" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz |
| 25 January | "Downtown" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz |
| 1 February | "Downtown" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz |
| 8 February | "Downtown" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz |
| 15 February | "1955" | Hilltop Hoods featuring Montaigne and Tom Thum |
| 22 February | "1955" | Hilltop Hoods featuring Montaigne and Tom Thum |
| 29 February | "1955" | Hilltop Hoods featuring Montaigne and Tom Thum |
| 7 March | "1955" | Hilltop Hoods featuring Montaigne and Tom Thum |
| 14 March | "1955" | Hilltop Hoods featuring Montaigne and Tom Thum |
| 21 March | "1955" | Hilltop Hoods featuring Montaigne and Tom Thum |
| 28 March | "Work from Home" | Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign |
| 4 April | "Work from Home" | Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign |
| 11 April | "Work from Home" | Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign |
| 18 April | "Work from Home" | Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign |
| 25 April | "Work from Home" | Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign |
| 2 May | "Work from Home" | Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign |
| 9 May | "Formation" | Beyoncé |
| 16 May | "Work from Home" | Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign |
| 23 May | "Work from Home" | Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign |
| 30 May | "Work from Home" | Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign |
| 6 June | "Too Good" | Drake featuring Rihanna |
| 13 June | "Too Good" | Drake featuring Rihanna |
| 20 June | "Too Good" | Drake featuring Rihanna |
| 27 June | "Too Good" | Drake featuring Rihanna |
| 4 July | "Too Good" | Drake featuring Rihanna |
| 11 July | "Too Good" | Drake featuring Rihanna |
| 18 July | "Too Good" | Drake featuring Rihanna |
| 25 July | "Too Good" | Drake featuring Rihanna |
| 1 August | "Papercuts" | Illy featuring Vera Blue |
| 8 August | "Papercuts" | Illy featuring Vera Blue |
| 15 August | "Papercuts" | Illy featuring Vera Blue |
| 22 August | "Papercuts" | Illy featuring Vera Blue |
| 29 August | "Papercuts" | Illy featuring Vera Blue |
| 5 September | "Papercuts" | Illy featuring Vera Blue |
| 12 September | "Papercuts" | Illy featuring Vera Blue |
| 19 September | "Papercuts" | Illy featuring Vera Blue |
| 26 September | "Sucker for Pain" | Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons, Logic,Ty Dollar Sign featuring X Ambassadors |
| 3 October | "Starboy" | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk |
| 10 October | "Starboy" | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk |
| 17 October | "Starboy" | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk |
| 24 October | "Starboy" | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk |
| 31 October | "Starboy" | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk |
| 7 November | "Starboy" | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk |
| 14 November | "Starboy" | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk |
| 21 November | "Starboy" | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk |
| 28 November | "Black Beatles" | Rae Sremmurd |
| 5 December | "Starboy" | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk |
| 12 December | "Starboy" | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk |
| 19 December | "Starboy" | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk |
| 26 December | "Starboy" | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk |

## Number-one artists

| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | The Weeknd | 12 |
| 1 | Daft Punk (as featuring) | 12 |
| 2 | Ty Dolla Sign (as featuring) | 10 |
| 3 | Fifth Harmony | 9 |
| 4 | Illy | 8 |
| 4 | Vera Blue (as featuring) | 8 |
| 5 | Drake | 7 |
| 5 | Rihanna (as featuring) | 7 |
| 6 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | 6 |
| 6 | Eric Nally (as featuring) | 6 |
| 6 | Melle Mel (as featuring) | 6 |
| 6 | Kool Moe Dee (as featuring) | 6 |
| 6 | Grandmaster Caz (as featuring) | 6 |
| 6 | Hilltop Hoods | 6 |
| 6 | Montaigne (as featuring) | 6 |
| 6 | Tom Thum (as featuring) | 6 |
| 7 | Beyoncé | 1 |
| 7 | Lil Wayne | 1 |
| 7 | Wiz Khalifa (as featuring) | 1 |
| 7 | Logic (as featuring) | 1 |
| 7 | Rae Sremmurd | 1 |