List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2016 (Japan)
Chart history
Table:
Issue date

Song

Artist(s)

Ref.

January 4

"Christmas Song"

back number

[1]

January 11

"Torisetsu"

Kana Nishino

[2]

January 18

"Boymen Ninja"

Boys and Men

[3]

January 25

"Hane"

Koshi Inaba

[4]

February 1

"Hikari no Shizuku"

NEWS

[5]

February 8

"Ageha"

Generations from Exile Tribe

[6]

February 15

"Wanna be!"

Boys and Men

[7]

February 22

"Tragedy"

KAT-TUN

[8]

February 29

"Letters to Tomorrow"

Aoi Teshima

[9]

March 7

"Fukkatsu Love"

Arashi

[10]

March 14

"Unlock"

KAT-TUN

[11]

March 21

"Kimi wa Melody"

AKB48

[12]

March 28

"Gravity"

Kis-My-Ft2

[13]

April 4

"Harujion ga Sakukoro"

Nogizaka46

[14]

April 11

"Chicken Line"

SKE48

[15]

April 18

"Silent Majority"

Keyakizaka46

[16]

April 25

"74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e"

HKT48

[17]

May 2

"Gyakuten Winner"

Johnny's West

[18]

May 9

"Amagami Hime"

NMB48

[19]

May 16

"Shouri no Hi made"

Sexy Zone

[20]

May 23

"Maji SUNSHINE"

Hey! Say! JUMP

[21]

May 30

"I Seek/Daylight"

Arashi

[22]

June 6

"Boku no Namae wo"

back number

[23]

June 13

"Tsubasa wa Iranai"

AKB48

[24]

June 20

"Beautiful World"

V6

[25]

June 27

"L.U.V"

BTOB

[26]

July 4

"Hi-Fi☆Days"

The Cinderella Project

[27]

July 11

"Namida"

Generations from Exile Tribe

[28]

July 18

"Tsumi to Natsu"

Kanjani Eight

[29]

July 25

"Koi wo Shiranai Kimi e"

NEWS

[30]

August 1

"Bara to Taiyo"

KinKi Kids

[31]

August 8

"Hadashi de Summer"

Nogizaka46

[32]

August 15

"Boku wa Inai"

NMB48

[33]

August 22

"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai"

Keyakizaka46

[34]

August 29

"Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai"

SKE48

[35]

September 5

"Sha la la☆Summer Time"

Kis-My-Ft2

[36]

September 12

"Love Trip"

AKB48

[37]

September 19

"Saikō Kayo"

HKT48

[38]

September 26

"Power of the Paradise"

Arashi

[39]

October 3

"Zenzenzense"

Radwimps

[40]

October 10

"Dumb & Dumber"

iKon

[41]

October 17

"Another Starting Line"

Hi-Standard

[42]

October 24

"Koi"

Gen Hoshino

[43]

October 31

[44]

November 7

"Fantastic Time"

Hey! Say! JUMP

[45]

November 14

"PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)"

Pikotaro

[46]

November 21

"Sayonara no Imi"

Nogizaka46

[47]

November 28

"High Tension"

AKB48

[48]

December 5

"Koi"

Gen Hoshino

[49]

December 12

"Futari Saison"

Keyakizaka46

[50]

December 19

"Koi"

Gen Hoshino

[51]

December 26

[52]

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