# List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2016

The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Its data, published by Billboard magazine and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, is based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as airplay and streaming.
During 2016, ten singles reached number one on the Hot 100; an eleventh single, "Hello" by Adele, began its run at number one in November 2015. Of those ten number-one singles, five were collaborations. In total, fourteen acts topped the chart as either lead or featured artists, with nine—Zayn, Desiigner, Wizkid, Kyla, Sia, The Chainsmokers, Halsey, Rae Sremmurd and Gucci Mane—achieving their first Hot 100 number-one single. The Chainsmokers and Halsey's "Closer" was the longest-running number-one of the year, leading the chart for twelve weeks; despite this, Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself" topped the Billboard Year-End Hot 100.

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best-performing single of 2016 |
| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| 1048 | January 2 | "Hello" | Adele |
| 1048 | January 9 | "Hello" | Adele |
| 1048 | January 16 | "Hello" | Adele |
| 1049 | January 23 | "Sorry" | Justin Bieber |
| 1049 | January 30 | "Sorry" | Justin Bieber |
| 1049 | February 6 | "Sorry" | Justin Bieber |
| 1050 | February 13 | "Love Yourself" † | Justin Bieber |
| 1051 | February 20 | "Pillowtalk" | Zayn |
| re | February 27 | "Love Yourself" † | Justin Bieber |
| 1052 | March 5 | "Work" | Rihanna featuring Drake |
| 1052 | March 12 | "Work" | Rihanna featuring Drake |
| 1052 | March 19 | "Work" | Rihanna featuring Drake |
| 1052 | March 26 | "Work" | Rihanna featuring Drake |
| 1052 | April 2 | "Work" | Rihanna featuring Drake |
| 1052 | April 9 | "Work" | Rihanna featuring Drake |
| 1052 | April 16 | "Work" | Rihanna featuring Drake |
| 1052 | April 23 | "Work" | Rihanna featuring Drake |
| 1052 | April 30 | "Work" | Rihanna featuring Drake |
| 1053 | May 7 | "Panda" | Desiigner |
| 1053 | May 14 | "Panda" | Desiigner |
| 1054 | May 21 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla |
| 1055 | May 28 | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Justin Timberlake |
| re | June 4 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla |
| re | June 11 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla |
| re | June 18 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla |
| re | June 25 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla |
| re | July 2 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla |
| re | July 9 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla |
| re | July 16 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla |
| re | July 23 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla |
| re | July 30 | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla |
| 1056 | August 6 | "Cheap Thrills" | Sia featuring Sean Paul |
| 1056 | August 13 | "Cheap Thrills" | Sia featuring Sean Paul |
| 1056 | August 20 | "Cheap Thrills" | Sia featuring Sean Paul |
| 1056 | August 27 | "Cheap Thrills" | Sia featuring Sean Paul |
| 1057 | September 3 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey |
| 1057 | September 10 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey |
| 1057 | September 17 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey |
| 1057 | September 24 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey |
| 1057 | October 1 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey |
| 1057 | October 8 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey |
| 1057 | October 15 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey |
| 1057 | October 22 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey |
| 1057 | October 29 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey |
| 1057 | November 5 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey |
| 1057 | November 12 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey |
| 1057 | November 19 | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey |
| 1058 | November 26 | "Black Beatles" | Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane |
| 1058 | December 3 | "Black Beatles" | Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane |
| 1058 | December 10 | "Black Beatles" | Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane |
| 1058 | December 17 | "Black Beatles" | Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane |
| 1058 | December 24 | "Black Beatles" | Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane |
| 1058 | December 31 | "Black Beatles" | Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane |

## Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | Drake | 19 |
| 2 | The Chainsmokers | 12 |
| 2 | Halsey | 12 |
| 4 | Wizkid | 10 |
| 4 | Kyla | 10 |
| 6 | Rihanna | 9 |
| 7 | Rae Sremmurd | 6 |
| 7 | Gucci Mane | 6 |
| 9 | Justin Bieber | 5 |
| 10 | Sia | 4 |
| 10 | Sean Paul | 4 |
| 12 | Adele | 3 |
| 13 | Desiigner | 2 |
| 14 | Zayn | 1 |
| 14 | Justin Timberlake | 1 |