User:03md/List of UK top 40 singles in 2016

See also: Lists of UK top 10 singles and Lists of UK top 40 singles

The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical singles and digital downloads, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart.[2][3] Since 2014, the singles chart has been based on both sales and streaming. The day that the chart was announced was changed from Sunday to Friday in July 2015.[4]

This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during 2016, as well as songs which peaked in 2015 and 2017 but were in the top 40 in 2016. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 40 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

Two-hundred and twenty-nine singles were in the top forty this year. Forty-two singles from 2015 remained in the top 40 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, or re-entered during the year. "Hair" by Little Mix featuring Sean Paul, "Eyes Shut" by Years & Years, "When We Were Young" by Adele, "Love Me Like You" by Little Mix, "The Girl Is Mine", "Sugar" by Robin Schulz, "Stitches" by Shawn Mendes, "History" by One Direction and "Light It Up" by Major Lazer featuring Nyla & Fuse ODG all first charted in 2015 but reached their peak in 2016. "Chandelier" by Sia also entered the chart for the first time in 2014.

"Love My Life" by Robbie Williams, "On Hold" by The XX, "You Want Me" by Tom Zanetti featuring Sadie Ama, "Love Me Now" by John Legend, "After the Afterparty" by Charli XCX, "I Would Like" by Zara Larsson, "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" by Michael Bublé and "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" by ZAYN featuring Taylor Swift all charted in 2016 but reached their peak in 2017.

Fifty-seven artists had multiple entries in the top forty in 2016, with Drake and The Weeknd having the joint most entries (9). Songs that reached the top ten this year are featured here but also included in their own article.

Top-forty singles

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Key
Symbol Meaning
Single peaked in 2014 or 2015 but still in chart in 2016.
Single released in 2016 but peaked in 2017.
Single peaked at number-one in 2016.
Entered The date that the song first appeared in the chart.
Peak Highest position that the song reached in the UK Singles Chart.
Entered
(week ending)
Weeks
in
top
40
Single Artist Peak Peak
reached
(week ending)
Weeks
at
peak
Singles in 2014
12 July 2014 49 "Chandelier" ‡ Sia 6 12 July 2014 1
Singles in 2015
11 April 2015 36 "Lean On" ‡ Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring 2 27 June 2015 1
2 May 2015 35 "Where Are Ü Now" ‡ Jack Ü with Justin Bieber 3 6 June 2015 1
16 May 2015 28 "Trap Queen" ‡ Fetty Wap 8 27 June 2015 2
13 June 2015 39 "The Hills" ‡ The Weeknd 3 29 October 2015 1
20 June 2015 25 "Shut Up and Dance" ‡ Walk the Moon 4 4 July 2015 2
23 July 2015 19 "Black Magic" ‡ Little Mix 1 23 July 2015 3
13 August 2015 17 "Drag Me Down" ‡ One Direction 1 13 August 2015 1
27 August 2015 24 "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself" ‡ Jess Glynne 1 27 August 2015 1
39 "Can't Feel My Face" ‡ The Weeknd 3 20 August 2015 2
10 September 2015 34 "What Do You Mean?" ‡ Justin Bieber 1 10 September 2015 5
10 September 2015 13 "Hair" Little Mix featuring Sean Paul 11 19 May 2016 1
17 September 2015 16 "Locked Away" ‡ R. City featuring Adam Levine 2 15 October 2015 2
24 September 2015 21 "Hotline Bling" ‡ Drake 3 22 October 2015 2
16 "679" ‡ Fetty Wap featuring Monty 20 12 November 2015 1
1 October 2015 16 "On My Mind" ‡ Ellie Goulding 5 15 October 2015 1
8 October 2015 12 "Writing's on the Wall" ‡ Sam Smith 1 8 October 2015 1
16 "Love Me Like You" Little Mix 11 7 January 2016 1
19 "Lay It All on Me" ‡ Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran 12 3 December 2015 1
15 October 2015 29 "Never Forget You" ‡ Zara Larsson & MNEK 5 19 November 2015 1
11 "Wasn't Expecting That" ‡ Jamie Lawson 6 22 October 2015 1
22 October 2015 13 "Kiss Me" Olly Murs 11 10 December 2015 1
29 October 2015 14 "Perfect" ‡ One Direction 2 29 October 2015 1
5 November 2015 23 "Hello" ‡ Adele 1 5 November 2015 3
5 November 2015 35 "Sorry" ‡ Justin Bieber 1 26 November 2015 2
12 November 2015 7 "Focus" ‡ Ariana Grande 10 12 November 2015 1
19 November 2015 12 "Sax" ‡ Fleur East 3 19 November 2015 1
19 "In2" ‡ WSTRN 4 19 November 2015 1
13 "Take Me Home" ‡ Jess Glynne 6 26 November 2015 1
23 "Adventure of a Lifetime" ‡ Coldplay 7 24 December 2015 1
26 November 2015 31 "Love Yourself" ‡ Justin Bieber 1 10 December 2015 6
18 "Eyes Shut" Years & Years 17 14 January 2016 3
3 December 2015 12 "When We Were Young" Adele 9 10 March 2016 1
10 December 2015 13 "You Don't Own Me" ‡ Grace featuring G-Eazy 4 24 December 2015 1
19 "The Girl Is Mine" 99 Souls featuring Destiny's Child & Brandy 5 28 January 2016 1
5 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" ‡ Mariah Carey 11 31 December 2015 1
11 "Sugar" Robin Schulz featuring Yates 21 28 January 2016 1
17 December 2015 14 "Sweet Lovin'" ‡ Sigala featuring Bryn Christopher 3 17 December 2015 1
24 December 2015 27 "Stitches" Shawn Mendes 1 28 January 2016 2
19 "History" One Direction 6 21 January 2016 3
11 "Shut Up" ‡ Stormzy 8 24 December 2015 1
31 December 2015 2 "A Bridge over You" ‡ NHS Choir 1 31 December 2015 1
29 "Light It Up" Major Lazer featuring Nyla & Fuse ODG 7 24 March 2016 1
Singles in 2016
14 January 2016 1 "Ace of Spades" Motorhead 13 14 January 2016 1
16 "All My Friends" Snakehips featuring Tinashe & Chance the Rapper 5 14 January 2016 1
15 "When the Bassline Drops" Craig David & Big Narstie 10 11 February 2016 1
13 "Bang My Head" David Guetta featuring Sia 18 28 January 2016 1
21 January 2016 2 "Heroes" David Bowie 12 21 January 2016 1
2 "Starman" 18 21 January 2016 1
1 "Let's Dance" 23 21 January 2016 1
1 "Space Oddity" 24 21 January 2016 1
16 "Secret Love Song" Little Mix featuring Jason Derulo 6 25 February 2016 1
11 "Stay" Kygo featuring Maty Noyes 20 4 February 2016 1
28 January 2016 11 "The Sound" The 1975 15 28 January 2016 1
11 "Army" Ellie Goulding 20 18 February 2016 1
1 "Renegades" X Ambassadors 38 28 January 2016 1
28 "Lush Life" Zara Larsson 3 24 March 2016 1
4 February 2016 25 "Fast Car" Jonas Blue featuring Dakota 2 11 February 2016 1
24 "Work" Rihanna featuring Drake 2 3 March 2016 2
5 "Ex's & Oh's" Elle King 15 4 February 2016 1
25 "7 Years" Lukas Graham 1 18 February 2016 5
5 "Get Ugly" Jason Derulo 12 18 February 2016 1
4 "Here" Alessia Cara 28 4 February 2016 1
1 "Dessert" Dawin 35 4 February 2016 1
11 February 2016 15 "Pillowtalk" ZAYN 1 11 February 2016 1
2 "Summer Sixteen" Drake 23 11 February 2016 1
11 "One Call Away" Charlie Puth 26 18 February 2016 2
18 February 2016 31 "Hymn for the Weekend" Coldplay 6 17 March 2016 1
18 "Stressed Out" Twenty One Pilots 12 14 April 2016 1
17 "Me, Myself & I" G-Eazy featuring Bebe Rexha 13 24 March 2016 1
25 February 2016 1 "Swings & Waterslides" Viola Beach 11 25 February 2016 1
3 March 2016 28 "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" Mike Posner 1 24 March 2016 4
39 "Cheap Thrills" Sia featuring Sean Paul 2 14 April 2016 4
22 "Faded" Alan Walker 7 14 April 2016 2
10 March 2016 4 "Rinse & Repeat" Riton featuring Kah-Lo 13 10 March 2016 1
21 "Girls Like" Tinie Tempah featuring Zara Larsson 5 28 April 2016 1
25 "Work from Home" Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign 2 7 April 2016 1
11 "Hands to Myself" Selena Gomez 14 14 April 2016 1
17 March 2016 1 "The Right Song" Tiesto & Oliver Heldens featuring Natalie La Rose 39 17 March 2016 1
24 March 2016 13 "Dangerous Woman" Ariana Grande 17 24 March 2016 2
25 "Cake by the Ocean" DNCE 4 5 May 2016 1
3 "Like I Would" ZAYN 30 24 March 2016 1
31 March 2016 8 "Say You Do" Sigala featuring Imani & DJ Fresh 5 31 March 2016 1
12 "Nothing Like This" Blonde featuring Craig David 15 21 April 2016 3
9 "Roses" The Chainsmokers featuring Rozes 16 28 April 2016 1
7 April 2016 8 "No" Meghan Trainor 11 21 April 2016 2
14 April 2016 45 "One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla 1 21 April 2016 15
1 "I Found a Girl" The Vamps 30 14 April 2016 1
3 "Famous" Kanye West 33 14 April 2016 1
22 "No Money" Galantis 4 9 June 2016 1
21 April 2016 1 "All You Good Friends" Kevin Simm 24 21 April 2016 1
2 "Desire" Years & Years 27 21 April 2016 1
3 "Pop Style" Drake featuring The Throne 33 21 April 2016 1
1 "I'm in Control" AlunaGeorge featuring Popcaan 39 21 April 2016 1
28 April 2016 18 "Panda" Desiigner 7 26 May 2016 1
9 "Just like Fire" Pink 19 16 June 2016 1
15 "Middle" DJ Snake featuring Bipolar Sunshine 10 19 May 2016 1
1 "Man" Skepta 34 28 April 2016 1
33 "Dancing On My Own" Calum Scott 2 11 August 2016 1
5 May 2016 1 "Purple Rain" Prince & The Revolution 6 5 May 2016 1
6 "Hold Up" Beyoncé 11 12 May 2016 1
1 "When Doves Cry" Prince & The Revolution 26 5 May 2016 1
2 "Formation" Beyoncé 31 5 May 2016 2
2 "Sorry" 33 5 May 2016 2
5 "The Sound of Silence" Disturbed 29 12 May 2016 1
2 "6 Inch" Beyoncé featuring The Weeknd 35 5 May 2016 1
2 "Don't Hurt Yourself" Beyoncé featuring Jack White 36 5 May 2016 1
1 "Kiss" Prince & The Revolution 38 5 May 2016 1
1 "Freedom" Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar 40 5 May 2016 1
12 May 2016 28 "This Is What You Came For" Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna 2 12 May 2016 2
7 "Close" Nick Jonas featuring Tove Lo 25 2 June 2016 1
1 "Daddy Lessons" Beyoncé 40 12 May 2016 1
19 May 2016 32 "Can't Stop the Feeling!" Justin Timberlake 2 19 May 2016 4
26 "Too Good" Drake featuring Rihanna 3 7 July 2016 2
4 "Boys & Girls" will.i.am featuring Pia Mia 21 26 May 2016 1
23 "Controlla" Drake 18 2 June 2016 1
14 "Sex" Cheat Codes & Kris Kross Amsterdam 9 23 June 2016 1
1 "Paradise" Benny Benassi & Chris Brown 40 19 May 2016 1
26 May 2016 1 "All for One" The Stone Roses 17 26 May 2016 1
1 "New Girl" Reggie 'n' Bollie 26 26 May 2016 1
1 "Flesh & Blood" Invictus Games Choir & Gareth Malone 29 26 May 2016 1
19 "I Hate U, I Love U" Gnash featuring Olivia O'Brien 7 23 June 2016 2
2 June 2016 1 "Cry" Sigma featuring Take That 21 2 June 2016 1
23 "This Girl" Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners 2 23 June 2016 4
1 "One More Time" Craig David 30 2 June 2016 1
9 June 2016 20 "Tears" Clean Bandit featuring Louisa Johnson 5 16 June 2016 1
26 "Don't Let Me Down" The Chainsmokers featuring Daya 2 21 July 2016 1
15 "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" Adele 5 14 July 2016 1
4 "Wherever I Go" OneRepublic 29 23 June 2016 1
16 June 2016 1 "For Free" DJ Khaled featuring Drake 25 16 June 2016 1
27 "Treat You Better" Shawn Mendes 6 4 August 2016 2
19 "Into You" Ariana Grande 14 14 July 2016 3
23 June 2016 8 "This One's for You" David Guetta featuring Zara Larsson 16 23 June 2016 1
12 "Hotter than Hell" Dua Lipa 15 7 July 2016 3
1 "Beautiful Thing" The Stone Roses 21 23 June 2016 1
2 "I'll Be There" The Neales 22 23 June 2016 1
1 "Magnetised" Tom Odell 40 23 June 2016 1
30 June 2016 7 "Give Me Your Love" Sigala featuring John Newman & Nile Rodgers 9 30 June 2016 1
16 "Good Grief" Bastille 13 11 August 2016 1
21 "Heathens" Twenty One Pilots 5 1 September 2016 3
15 "Don't Mind" Kent Jones 9 4 August 2016 1
7 July 2016 1 "Hype" Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris 34 7 July 2016 1
20 "Perfect Strangers" Jonas Blue featuring JP Cooper 2 28 July 2016 2
11 "Tilted" Christine & The Queens 20 18 August 2016 1
14 July 2016 1 "Needed Me" Rihanna 38 14 July 2016 1
4 "Piece of Me" MK & Becky Hill 37 28 July 2016 1
21 July 2016 15 "You Don't Know Love" Olly Murs 15 15 September 2016 1
12 "Final Song" 14 18 August 2016 1
12 "We Don't Talk Anymore" Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez 14 1 September 2016 2
1 "Kill Em with Kindness" Selena Gomez 35 21 July 2016 1
28 July 2016 1 "Rise" Katy Perry 25 28 July 2016 1
1 "Girls Talk Boys" 5 Seconds of Summer 28 28 July 2016 1
7 "Who Do You Think Of?" M.O. 18 11 August 2016 1
6 "Cruel" Snakehips featuring ZAYN 33 4 August 2016 1
4 August 2016 23 "Cold Water" Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber & 1 4 August 2016 5
20 "Alarm" Anne-Marie 16 8 September 2016 1
11 August 2016 31 "Closer" The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey 1 8 September 2016 4
7 "All in My Head (Flex)" Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap 25 18 August 2016 1
18 August 2016 22 "Let Me Love You" DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber 2 18 August 2016 6
14 "Sucker for Pain" Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons 11 15 September 2016 1
7 "Sunshine" TIEKS featuring Dan Harkna 15 8 September 2016 1
25 August 2016 17 "In the Name of Love" Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha 9 6 October 2016 1
1 September 2016 12 "Still Falling for You" Ellie Goulding 11 6 October 2016 1
7 "Ain't Giving Up" Craig David & Sigala 23 13 October 2016 1
7 "Is This Love (Remix)" Bob Marley featuring Lvndscape & Bolier 16 15 September 2016 1
7 "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)" Cheat Codes & Dante Klein 36 6 October 2016 1
15 September 2016 22 "Side to Side" Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj 4 20 October 2016 1
13 "Ain't My Fault" Zara Larsson 13 20 October 2016 1
4 "Trouble" Offaiah 29 22 September 2016 1
6 "False Alarm" Matoma & Becky Hill 28 6 October 2016 1
7 "Millionaire" Cash Cash & Digital Farm Animals featuring Nelly 25 29 September 2016 2
1 "The Ocean" Mike Perry featuring Shy Martin 39 15 September 2016 1
22 September 2016 19 "The Greatest" Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar 5 22 September 2016 2
1 "Perfect Illusion" Lady Gaga 12 22 September 2016 1
25 "Say You Won't Let Go" James Arthur 1 6 October 2016 3
29 September 2016 14 "My Way" Calvin Harris 4 6 October 2016 2
8 "Hurts" Emeli Sandé 22 29 September 2016 3
21 "Starving" Hailee Steinfeld & Grey featuring Zedd 5 27 October 2016 2
6 October 2016 22 "Starboy" The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk 2 13 October 2016 1
7 "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" Dua Lipa 30 20 October 2016 1
13 October 2016 8 "This Town" Niall Horan 9 13 October 2016 1
5 "All We Know" The Chainsmokers featuring Phoebe Ryan 24 13 October 2016 1
21 "Sexual" Neiked featuring Dyo 5 15 December 2016 1
20 October 2016 19 "24K Magic" Bruno Mars 5 17 November 2016 1
27 October 2016 20 "Shout Out to My Ex" Little Mix 1 27 October 2016 3
18 "Don't Wanna Know" Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar 5 1 December 2016 1
7 "That's My Girl" Fifth Harmony 26 17 November 2016 2
9 "Love on Me" Galantis & Hook n Sling 16 17 November 2016 1
15 "Mercy" Shawn Mendes 15 3 November 2016 2
3 November 2016 21 "Rockabye" Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie 1 17 November 2016 9
17 "Fake Love" Drake 10 10 November 2016 1
10 November 2016 12 "So Good" Louisa Johnson 13 17 November 2016 2
15 "By Your Side" Jonas Blue featuring Raye 15 8 December 2016 2
3 "Crank It (Woah)" Kideko & George Kwali featuring Nadia Rose & Sweetie Irie 31 17 November 2016 1
17 November 2016 14 "All Night" The Vamps featuring Matoma 24 17 November 2016 2
12 "Black Beatles" Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane 2 1 December 2016 3
3 "Juju on That Beat (TZ Anthem)" Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall 37 24 November 2016 1
24 November 2016 12 "The Mack" Nevada featuring Mark Morrison & Fetty Wap 14 8 December 2016 1
3 "Grow Up" Olly Murs 25 24 November 2016 1
1 "Famous" Nathan Sykes 28 24 November 2016 1
2 "Love My Life" ♦ Robbie Williams 22 12 January 2017 1
2 "On Hold" ♦ The XX 34 26 January 2017 1
3 "Find Me" Sigma featuring Birdy 36 1 December 2016 1
1 December 2016 15 "I Feel It Coming" The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk 9 8 December 2016 1
3 "Party Monster" The Weeknd 17 8 December 2016 1
13 "You Want Me" ♦ Tom Zanetti featuring Sadie Ama 22 19 January 2017 1
12 "Love Me Now" ♦ John Legend 17 12 January 2017 1
8 December 2016 25 "Human" Rag'n'Bone Man 2 29 December 2016 3
1 "Rockin'" The Weeknd 26 8 December 2016 1
5 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey 5 29 December 2016 2
1 "Sidewalks" The Weeknd featuring Kendrick Lamar 30 8 December 2016 1
1 "Reminder" The Weeknd 39 8 December 2016 1
4 "Fairytale of New York" The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl 15 29 December 2016 2
15 December 2016 4 "Last Christmas" ♦ Wham! 7 5 January 2017 1
4 "Merry Christmas Everyone" ♦ Shakin' Stevens 17 5 January 2017 1
13 "I Would Like" ♦ Zara Larsson 2 5 January 2017 1
5 "After the Afterparty" ♦ Charli XCX 29 19 January 2017 1
4 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" ♦ Wizzard 23 5 January 2017 1
3 "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" ♦ Michael Buble 27 5 January 2017 1
22 December 2016 11 "Just Hold On" Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson 2 22 December 2016 1
3 "When Christmas Comes Around" Matt Terry 3 22 December 2016 1
14 "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" ♦ ZAYN & Taylor Swift 5 23 February 2017 1
20 "Touch" Little Mix 4 29 December 2016 6
1 "Deja Vu" J. Cole 30 22 December 2016 1
2 "Driving Home for Christmas" Chris Rea 26 29 December 2016 1
1 "Million Reasons" Lady Gaga 39 22 December 2016 1
29 December 2016 1 "Glad All Over" Dave Clark Five 31 29 December 2016 1
2 "Do They Know It's Christmas?" ♦ Band Aid 29 5 January 2017 1
2 "Merry Xmas Everybody" ♦ Slade 30 5 January 2017 1

Entries by artist

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The following table shows artists who achieved three or more top 40 entries in 2016, including songs that reached their peak in 2015 or 2017. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist.

Entries Artist Country of origin Songs
9 Drake   United States "Controlla, "Fake Love", "For Free", "Hotline Bling, "One Dance", "Pop Style", "Summer Sixteen", "Too Good", "Work"
The Weeknd   Canada "6 Inch", "Can't Feel My Face", "I Feel It Coming", "Party Monster", "Reminder", "Rockin'", "Sidewalks", "Starboy", "The Hills"
7 Beyoncé   United States "6 Inch", "Daddy Lessons", "Don't Hurt Yourself", "Freedom", "Formation", "Hold Up", "Sorry"
6 Justin Bieber   Canada "Cold Water", "Let Me Love You", "Love Yourself", "Sorry", "What Do You Mean?", "Where Are Ü Now"
Little Mix   United Kingdom "Black Magic", "Hair", "Love Me Like You", "Secret Love Song", "Shout Out to My Ex", "Touch"
Zara Larsson   Sweden "Ain't My Fault", "Girls Like", "I Would Like", "Lush Life", "Never Forget You", "This One's for You"
4 Ariana Grande   United States "Dangerous Woman", "Focus", "Into You", "Side to Side"
The Chainsmokers "All We Know", "Closer", "Don't Let Me Down", "Roses"
Craig David   United Kingdom "Ain't Giving Up", "Nothing Like This", "One More Time", "When the Bassline Drops"
David Bowie "Heroes", "Let's Dance", "Space Oddity", "Starman"
Fetty Wap"   United States "679", "All in My Head (Flex)", "The Mack", "Trap Queen"
Kendrick Lamar "Don't Wanna Know", "Freedom", "Sidewalks", "The Greatest"
Louis Tomlinson   United Kingdom "Drag Me Down", "History", "Just Hold On", "Perfect"
Niall Horan   Ireland "Drag Me Down", "History", "Perfect", "This Town"
Rihanna   United States "Needed Me", "This Is What You Came For", "Too Good", "Work"
Sia   Australia "Bang My Head", "Chandelier", "Cheap Thrills", "The Greatest"
Sigala   United Kingdom "Ain't Giving Up", "Give Me Your Love", "Say You Do", "Sweet Lovin'"
ZAYN "Cruel", "I Don't Wanna Live Forever", "Like I Would", "Pillowtalk"
3 Adele "Hello", "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)", "When We Were Young"
Calvin Harris "Hype", "My Way", "This Is What You Came For"
DJ Snake   United States "Lean On", "Let Me Love You", "Middle"
Ellie Goulding   United Kingdom "Army", "On My Mind", "Still Falling for You"
Fifth Harmony   United States "All in My Head (Flex)", "That's My Girl", "Work from Home"
Jonas Blue   United Kingdom "By Your Side", "Fast Car", "Perfect Strangers"
  Denmark "Cold Water", "Final Song", "Lean On"
Major Lazer   United States "Cold Water", "Lean On", "Light It Up"
Olly Murs   United Kingdom "Grow Up", "Kiss Me", "You Don't Know Love"
Prince & The Revolution   United States "Kiss", "Purple Rain", "When Doves Cry"
Sean Paul   Jamaica "Cheap Thrills", "Hair", "Rockabye"
Selena Gomez   United States "Hands to Myself", "Kill Em with Kindness", "We Don't Talk Anymore"
Shawn Mendes   Canada "Mercy", "Stitches", "Treat You Better"

Re-entries

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This table shows singles that started a new chart run in 2016 having previously reached the top 40. The total number of weeks in the top 40 and re-entry dates are correct as of 29 December 2016 and does not include any weeks a song returned to the chart in subsequent years. The number of weeks next to the re-entry date may not be at the same position (i.e. a song could have risen or fallen from this placing).

Entered
(week
ending)
Weeks in
top 40
(original run)
Artist Song Date peak reached Peak position
(weeks)
Re-entry date(s) Re-entry position(s)
(weeks)
Total weeks in top 40
20 September 1969 12 David Bowie "Space Oddity" 1 November 1969 5 (1) 11 October 1975
21 January 2016
23 (10)
24 (1)
23
8 July 1972 8 David Bowie "Starman" 29 July 1972 10 (1) 21 January 2016 18 (2) 10
15 October 1977 8 David Bowie "Heroes" 5 November 1977 24 (1) 21 January 2016 12 (2) 10
26 March 1983 10 David Bowie "Let's Dance" 9 April 1983 1 (3) 21 January 2016 23 (1) 11
7 July 1984 11 Prince & The Revolution "When Doves Cry" 28 July 1984 4 (2) 5 May 2016 26 (1) 12
22 September 1984 7 Prince & The Revolution "Purple Rain" 6 October 1984 8 (1) 5 May 2016 6 (1) 8
8 March 1986 7 Prince & The Revolution "Kiss" 22 March 1986 6 (1) 5 May 2016 38 (1) 8
10 December 1994 6 Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You" 17 December 1994 2 (3) 8 December 2007
6 December 2008
12 December 2009
11 December 2010
10 December 2011
8 December 2012
14 December 2013
13 December 2014
10 December 2015
8 December 2016
23 (5)
37 (5)
29 (4)
22 (4)
27 (4)
30 (4)
14 (4)
17 (4)
35 (5)
29 (5)
50
12 July 2014 46 Sia "Chandelier" 12 July 2014 6 (1) 6 June 2015
11 February 2016
3 March 2016
39 (1)
35 (1)
29
49
6 December 2014 2 Years & Years "Desire" 6 December 2014 22 (1) 21 April 2016 27 (2) 4
11 April 2015 33 Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring "Lean On" 27 June 2015 2 (1) 17 December 2015
14 January 2016
39 (2)
38 (1)
36
2 May 2015 24 Jack Ü with Justin Bieber "Where Are Ü Now" 6 June 2015 3 (1) 12 November 2015
26 November 2015
40 (1)
33 (10)
35
16 May 2015 27 Fetty Wap "Trap Queen" 27 June 2015 3 (2) 7 January 2016 40 (1) 28
20 June 2015 23 Walk the Moon "Shut Up and Dance" 4 July 2015 4 (2) 7 January 2016 27 (2) 25
23 July 2015 18 Little Mix "Black Magic" 23 July 2015 1 (3) 7 January 2016 30 (1) 19
10 September 2015 1 Little Mix featuring Sean Paul "Hair" 10 September 2015 35 (1) 28 April 2016 31 (12) 13
17 September 2015 14 R. City featuring Adam Levine "Locked Away" 15 October 2015 2 (2) 7 January 2016 28 (2) 16
24 September 2015 14 Fetty Wap featuring Remy Boyz "679" 12 November 2015 20 (1) 7 January 2016 32 (2) 16
1 October 2015 13 Ellie Goulding "On My Mind" 15 October 2015 5 (1) 7 January 2016 33 (3) 16
15 October 2015 10 Jamie Lawson "Wasn't Expecting That" 22 October 2015 6 (1) 7 January 2016 36 (1) 11
12 November 2015 6 Ariana Grande "Focus" 12 November 2015 10 (1) 7 January 2016 35 (1) 7
3 December 2015 1 Adele "When We Were Young" 3 December 2015 29 (1) 18 February 2016 33 (11) 12
10 December 2015 4 Robin Schulz "Sugar" 17 December 2015 28 (1) 14 January 2016 33 (7) 11

Notes

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  • "The Hills" re-entered the top 40 at number 35 on 16 July 2015 (week ending) for 35 weeks.
  • "Sugar" reached a new peak of number 21 on 28 January 2016 (week ending).
  • "Space Oddity" reached a new peak of number 1 on 8 November 1975 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
  • "Heroes" reached a new peak of number 12 on 21 January 2016 (week ending).
  • "Heroes", "Let's Dance", "Starman" and "Space Oddity" returned to the top 40 following David Bowie's death.
  • "Hymn for the Weekend" re-entered the top 40 at number 32 on 9 June 2016 (week ending) for 15 weeks.
  • "When We Were Young" reached a new peak of number 9 on 10 March 2016 (week ending).
  • "Like I Would" re-entered the top 40 at number 38 on 7 April 2016 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
  • "Pop Style" re-entered the top 40 at number 34 on 12 May 2015 (week ending).
  • "Hair" reached a new peak of number 11 on 19 May 2016 (week ending).
  • "Dancing on My Own" re-entered the top 40 at number 36 on 12 May 2016 (week ending) for 4 weeks, number 27 on 16 June 2016 (week ending) for 27 weeks and number 38 on 12 January 2017 (week ending).
  • "Purple Rain" reached a new peak of number 6 on 5 May 2016 (week ending)
  • "Kiss", "Purple Rain", and "When Doves Cry" returned to the top 40 following Prince's death.
  • "Can't Stop the Feeling!" re-entered the top 40 at number 39 on 5 January 2017 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
  • "Just Like Fire" re-entered the top 40 at number 36 on 2 June 2016 (week ending) for 8 weeks.
  • "Treat You Better" re-entered the top 40 at number 38 on 30 June 2016 (week ending) for 26 weeks.
  • "Heathens" re-entered the top 40 at number 34 on 4 August 2016 (week ending) for 18 weeks.
  • "Piece of Me" re-entered the top 40 at number 37 on 28 July 2016 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
  • "Let Me Love You" re-entered the top 40 at number 30 on 12 January 2017 (week ending) for 2 weeks.

See also

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References

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General

  • "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

Specific

  1. ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  3. ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. ^ "The Official Chart to move to Fridays from summer 2015". Official Charts. Official Charts Company. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
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