List of number-one singles of 2016

This page shows the best-performing singles of in ESCIsrael's opinion. Its data is based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as airplay and streaming.
== Chart history ==
Key
†	Indicates best-performing single of 2016
Issue date 	Song 	Artist(s) 	Country of origin	Sales
January 1 	"Fortune Cookie" 	Emma Bale 	 	
January 8 	"Body on Me" 	Rita Ora 	 	
January 15 	"Chewing Gum" 	Nina Nesbitt 	 	
January 22 	"Into the Night" 	Madeline Juno 	 	
January 29 	"You Don't Own Me" 	Grace 	 	
February 5 	"Laika" 	Hungry Hearts 	 	
February 12 	"Loin d'ici" 	Zoë 	 	
February 19 	"Raddirnar" 	Greta Salome 	 	
February 26 	"Cool Me Down" 	Margaret 	 	
March 4 	"Cool Me Down" 	Margaret 	 	
March 11 	"Cool Me Down" 	Margaret 	 	
March 18 	"One Woman Army" 	Grace Capristo 	 	
March 25 	"Cheap Thrills" 	Sia 	 	
April 1 	"Thinking About It (Let It Go)"	Nathan Goshen 	 	
April 8 	"J'ai cherché" 	Amir 	 	
April 15 	"Bones" 	MS MR 	 	
April 22 	"Love Is the Name" 	Sofia Carson 	 	
April 29 	"Love Is the Name" 	Sofia Carson 	 	
May 6 	"Made of Stars" 	Hovi Star 	 	
May 13 	"1944" 	Jamala 	 	
May 20 	"Sound of Silence" 	Dami Im 	 	
May 27 	"Sound of Silence" 	Dami Im 	 	
June 3 	"Rotten to the Core" 	Sofia Carson 	 	
June 10 	"Sing Me to Sleep" 	Alan Walker 	 	
June 17 	"This One's For You" † 	David Guetta 	 	
June 24 	"Some Other Summer" 	Roxette 	 	
July 1 	"Are We Awake" 	TAL 	 	
July 8 	"Are We Awake" 	TAL 	 	
July 15 	"Tears" 	Clean Bandit 	 	
July 22 	"In My Blood" 	The Veronicas 	 	
July 29 	"In My Blood" 	The Veronicas 	 	
August 5 	"Good Karma" 	Roxette 	 	
August 12 	"Free" 	BROODS 	 	
August 19 	"Whole" 	Anna Naklab 	 	
August 26 	"Love Will Light the Day" 	The Fosters Cast 	 	
September 2 	"Ain't My Fault" 	Zara Larsson 	 	
September 9 	"Ain't My Fault" 	Zara Larsson 	 	
September 16	"Ain't My Fault" 	Zara Larsson 	 	
September 23	"Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" 	Dua Lipa 	 	
September 30	"Hurts" 	Emeli Sandé 	 	
October 7 	"Hurts" 	Emeli Sandé 	 	
October 14 	"Hurts" 	Emeli Sandé 	 	
October 21 	"Come Tiki Tam" 	Eleni Foureira 	 	
October 28 	"All Your Love" 	Kat Graham 	 	
November 4 	"Shout Out to My Ex" 	Little Mix 	 	
November 11 	"Back Around" 	Olly Murs 	 	
November 18 	"My Heart Will Go On" 	Saara Aalto 	 	
November 25 	"Make Me (Cry)" 	Noah Cyrus 	 	
December 2 	"Alone" 	Alan Walker 	 	34,646
December 9 	"When Christmas Comes Around" 	Matt Terry 	 	18,342
December 16 	"I Don’t Wanna Live Forever" 	ZAYN & Taylor Swift	 	22,418
December 23 	"Just Hold On" 	Louis Tomlinson 	 	18,342
December 30 	"Ten Li Siman" 	Noa Kirel 	 	21,399
=== By country ===
Weeks	Country	Artist(s)
12 	 	Rita Ora, Nina Nesbitt, Clean Bandit, Dua Lipa, Emeli Sandé, Little Mix, Olly Murs, Matt Terry, ZAYN, Louis Tomlinson
8 	 	MS MR, Sofia Carson, The Fosters Cast, Kat Graham, Noah Cyrus, Taylor Swift
6 	 	Grace, Sia, Dami Im, The Veronicas
5 	 	Roxette, Zara Larsson
4 	 	Amir, David Guetta, TAL
3 	 	Margaret
3 	 	Madeline Juno, Grace Capristo, Anna Naklab
3 	 	Hungry Hearts, Alan Walker
3 	 	Nathan Goshen, Hovi Star, Noa Kirel