# New Zealand top 50 singles of 2016

This is a list of the top-selling singles in New Zealand for 2016 from the Official New Zealand Music Chart's end-of-year chart, compiled by Recorded Music NZ. Canadian singer-songwriter Justin Bieber appeared in five songs each in the chart and Barbadian singer Rihanna four, whether it was their own single or as a featured artist respectively. The chart was topped by Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla's song "One Dance". The only song by a New Zealand artist or group to chart was the Kings single, "Don't Worry Bout It".

## Chart
### Key

    † – Song of New Zealand origin
| Rank | Artist | Song |
| 1 | Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla | "One Dance" |
| 2 | Lukas Graham | "7 Years" |
| 3 | Justin Bieber | "Love Yourself" |
| 4 | Flume featuring Kai | "Never Be like You" |
| 5 | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | "Closer" |
| 6 | The Chainsmokers featuring Daya | "Don't Let Me Down" |
| 7 | Justin Bieber | "Sorry" |
| 8 | Sia | "Cheap Thrills" |
| 9 | Jonas Blue featuring Dakota | "Fast Car" |
| 10 | Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna | "This Is What You Came For" |
| 11 | Twenty One Pilots | "Stressed Out" |
| 12 | Mike Posner | "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" |
| 13 | Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber | "Cold Water" |
| 14 | Snakehips featuring Tinashe & Chance the Rapper | "All My Friends" |
| 15 | Justin Timberlake | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" |
| 16 | Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign | "Work from Home" |
| 17 | Alan Walker | "Faded" |
| 18 | Rihanna featuring Drake | "Work" |
| 19 | Zayn | "Pillowtalk" |
| 20 | Zara Larsson | "Lush Life" |
| 21 | Flume featuring Tove Lo | "Say It" |
| 22 | The Chainsmokers featuring Rozes | "Roses" |
| 23 | DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber | "Let Me Love You" |
| 24 | Twenty One Pilots | "Heathens" |
| 25 | Desiigner | "Panda" |
| 26 | DJ Snake featuring Bipolar Sunshine | "Middle" |
| 27 | Adele | "Hello" |
| 28 | Drake featuring Rihanna | "Too Good" |
| 29 | Justin Bieber | "What Do You Mean?" |
| 30 | DNCE | "Cake by the Ocean" |
| 31 | Adele | "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" |
| 32 | G-Eazy & Bebe Rexha | "Me, Myself & I" |
| 33 | Kings | "Don't Worry Bout It"† |
| 34 | Kiiara | "Gold" |
| 35 | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk | "Starboy" |
| 36 | Major Lazer featuring Nyla | "Light It Up" |
| 37 | Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez | "We Don't Talk Anymore" |
| 38 | Gnash featuring Olivia O'Brien | "I Hate U, I Love U" |
| 39 | Rihanna | "Needed Me" |
| 40 | Twenty One Pilots | "Ride" |
| 41 | Alessia Cara | "Wild Things" |
| 42 | Zara Larsson and MNEK | "Never Forget You" |
| 43 | Selena Gomez | "Hands To Myself" |
| 44 | Duke Dumont | "Ocean Drive" |
| 45 | Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj | "Side to Side" |
| 46 | James Arthur | "Say You Won't Let Go" |
| 47 | Shawn Mendes | "Stitches" |
| 48 | Robin Schulz featuring Francesco Yates | "Sugar" |
| 49 | Hailee Steinfeld & Grey featuring Zedd | "Starving" |
| 50 | Shawn Mendes | "Treat You Better" |

## Top 20 singles of 2016 by New Zealand artists

| Rank | Artist | Song |
| 1 | Kings | "Don't Worry Bout It" |
| 2 | Broods | "Free" |
| 3 | Disclosure featuring Lorde | "Magnets" |
| 4 | Six60 | "White Lines" |
| 5 | Six60 | "Purple" |
| 6 | Six60 | "Special" |
| 7 | Six60 | "So High" |
| 8 | Nomad | "Oh My My" |
| 9 | Six60 | "Stay Together" |
| 10 | Six60 | "Mother's Eyes" |
| 11 | Timmy Trumpet featuring Savage | "Freaks" |
| 12 | Six60 | "Don't Forget Your Roots" |
| 13 | Six60 | "Only to Be" |
| 14 | Shapeshifter | "Stars" |
| 15 | Lorde | "Royals" |
| 16 | Maala | "Kind of Love" |
| 17 | Fat Freddy's Drop | "Wandering Eye" |
| 18 | Six60 | "Forever" |
| 19 | Broods | "Heartlines" |
| 20 | Avalanche City | "Inside Out" |