Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles 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. At the end of a year, Billboard will publish an annual list of the 100 most successful songs throughout that year on the Hot 100 chart based on the information. For 2016, the list was published on December 8, calculated with data from December 5, 2015 to November 26, 2016. The 2016 list was dominated by Justin Bieber and Drake, who shared the top four spots, marking the first time two artists took up the top four spots since (/wiki/BillboardYear-EndHot100singlesof2009) with Lady Gaga and The Black Eyed Peas.
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Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2016
"Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber came in at number one, spending a total of two nonconsecutive weeks at the top position of the Billboard Hot 100 during 2016. "Sorry", which also topped the weekly chart, is ranked at number two on the year-end list. Bieber is only the third artist to have two songs rank in the top-two of the Year-End Hot 100, after the Beatles in 1964 and Usher in 2004.
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. At the end of a year, Billboard will publish an annual list of the 100 most successful songs throughout that year on the Hot 100 chart based on the information. For 2016, the list was published on December 8, calculated with data from December 5, 2015 to November 26, 2016. The 2016 list was dominated by Justin Bieber and Drake, who shared the top four spots, marking the first time two artists took up the top four spots since (/wiki/BillboardYear-EndHot100singlesof2009) with Lady Gaga and The Black Eyed Peas.
The list is also notable for being one of five Billboard Year-End lists that featured 14 songs that appeared in the previous year (in this case (/wiki/BillboardYear-EndHot100singlesof2015)'s) repeat onto to this list. The highest being Adele's "Hello", which with only three weeks being available to count in 2015's chart year, made it on to 2015's list at number 35 and repeat higher at number 7 in 2016's. Only four other year-end lists would repeat the same feat, those being (/wiki/BillboardYear-EndHot100singlesof1997), (/wiki/BillboardYear-EndHot100singlesof2010), (/wiki/BillboardYear-EndHot100singlesof2018) and (/wiki/BillboardYear-EndHot100singlesof2022).
For the first time in 10 years, the year-end number-one single was #1 for five weeks or fewer.
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Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2016
Drake has the most songs out of any artist on the list with eight songs, six of which are in the top 50. His highest-ranking song on the list "One Dance" (at number 3) featuring Wizkid and Kyla became his first number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist.
American DJ duo The Chainsmokers has three songs in the top 30. One of them is "Closer" (number 10), which not only became their first number-one song but also the longest-running number-one song of 2016.
Rihanna has four songs in the top 30 including "Work" at number 4, "Needed Me" at number 13, "This Is What You Came For" at number 17 and "Too Good" at number 29.
Twenty One Pilots has three songs in the top 25 with "Stressed Out" at number 5, "Ride" at number 20, and "Heathens" at number 21.
Adele had three of the Hot 100 singles, topped by "Hello" at number 7.
Sia became the first woman over 40 to top the Hot 100 with her first number-one single "Cheap Thrills" (number 11) since Madonna topped the chart with "Music" in 2000.
<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Title</th><th>Artist(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>"Love Yourself"</td><td>Justin Bieber</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>"Sorry"</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>"One Dance"</td><td>Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>"Work"</td><td>Rihanna featuring Drake</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>"Stressed Out"</td><td>Twenty One Pilots</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>"Panda"</td><td>Desiigner</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>"Hello"</td><td>Adele</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>"Don't Let Me Down"</td><td>The Chainsmokers featuring Daya</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>"Can't Stop the Feeling!"</td><td>Justin Timberlake</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>"Closer"</td><td>The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>"Cheap Thrills"</td><td>Sia featuring Sean Paul</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>"7 Years"</td><td>Lukas Graham</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>"Needed Me"</td><td>Rihanna</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>"My House"</td><td>Flo Rida</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>"I Took a Pill in Ibiza"</td><td>Mike Posner</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>"Work from Home"</td><td>Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>"This Is What You Came For"</td><td>Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>"Cake by the Ocean"</td><td>DNCE</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>"Me, Myself & I"</td><td>G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>"Ride"</td><td>Twenty One Pilots</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>"Heathens"</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>"Pillowtalk"</td><td>Zayn</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>"Stitches"</td><td>Shawn Mendes</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>"Hotline Bling"</td><td>Drake</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>"Cold Water"</td><td>Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"</td><td>Adele</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>"Roses"</td><td>The Chainsmokers featuring Rozes</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>"Treat You Better"</td><td>Shawn Mendes</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>"Too Good"</td><td>Drake featuring Rihanna</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>"Low Life"</td><td>Future featuring The Weeknd</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>"What Do You Mean?"</td><td>Justin Bieber</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>"The Hills"</td><td>The Weeknd</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>"Just Like Fire"</td><td>P!nk</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>"Broccoli"</td><td>DRAM featuring Lil Yachty</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>"Don't"</td><td>Bryson Tiller</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>"Dangerous Woman"</td><td>Ariana Grande</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>"Jumpman"</td><td>Drake and Future</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>"I Hate U, I Love U"</td><td>Gnash featuring Olivia O'Brien</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>"Here"</td><td>Alessia Cara</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>"Same Old Love"</td><td>Selena Gomez</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>"Controlla"</td><td>Drake</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>"Like I'm Gonna Lose You"</td><td>Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>"One Call Away"</td><td>Charlie Puth</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>"Let It Go"</td><td>James Bay</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>"No"</td><td>Meghan Trainor</td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td>"Never Forget You"</td><td>Zara Larsson and MNEK</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>"Let Me Love You"</td><td>DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>"Don't Mind"</td><td>Kent Jones</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>"H.O.L.Y."</td><td>Florida Georgia Line</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>"We Don't Talk Anymore"</td><td>Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>"Into You"</td><td>Ariana Grande</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>"Gold"</td><td>Kiiara</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>"Exchange"</td><td>Bryson Tiller</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td>"679"</td><td>Fetty Wap featuring Remy Boyz</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td>"Oui"</td><td>Jeremih</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td>"Hands to Myself"</td><td>Selena Gomez</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td>"2 Phones"</td><td>Kevin Gates</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>"Starboy"</td><td>The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>"For Free"</td><td>DJ Khaled featuring Drake</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>"Never Be Like You"</td><td>Flume featuring Kai</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td>"In the Night"</td><td>The Weeknd</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td>"Me Too"</td><td>Meghan Trainor</td></tr><tr><td>63</td><td>"Ex's & Oh's"</td><td>Elle King</td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td>"Die a Happy Man"</td><td>Thomas Rhett</td></tr><tr><td>65</td><td>"White Iverson"</td><td>Post Malone</td></tr><tr><td>66</td><td>"Close"</td><td>Nick Jonas featuring Tove Lo</td></tr><tr><td>67</td><td>"Unsteady"</td><td>X Ambassadors</td></tr><tr><td>68</td><td>"Sucker for Pain"</td><td>Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and Imagine Dragons with Logic and Ty Dolla Sign featuring X Ambassadors</td></tr><tr><td>69</td><td>"Down in the DM"</td><td>Yo Gotti featuring Nicki Minaj</td></tr><tr><td>70</td><td>"Luv"</td><td>Tory Lanez</td></tr><tr><td>71</td><td>"Sorry"</td><td>Beyoncé</td></tr><tr><td>72</td><td>"Can't Feel My Face"</td><td>The Weeknd</td></tr><tr><td>73</td><td>"Hymn for the Weekend"</td><td>Coldplay</td></tr><tr><td>74</td><td>"Say It"</td><td>Tory Lanez</td></tr><tr><td>75</td><td>"Antidote"</td><td>Travis Scott</td></tr><tr><td>76</td><td>"Lost Boy"</td><td>Ruth B</td></tr><tr><td>77</td><td>"Side to Side"</td><td>Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj</td></tr><tr><td>78</td><td>"Sit Still, Look Pretty"</td><td>Daya</td></tr><tr><td>79</td><td>"Wildest Dreams"</td><td>Taylor Swift</td></tr><tr><td>80</td><td>"Middle"</td><td>DJ Snake featuring Bipolar Sunshine</td></tr><tr><td>81</td><td>"On My Mind"</td><td>Ellie Goulding</td></tr><tr><td>82</td><td>"Pop Style"</td><td>Drake featuring Jay-Z and Kanye West</td></tr><tr><td>83</td><td>"When We Were Young"</td><td>Adele</td></tr><tr><td>84</td><td>"Hide Away"</td><td>Daya</td></tr><tr><td>85</td><td>"Lean On"</td><td>Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ</td></tr><tr><td>86</td><td>"I Know What You Did Last Summer"</td><td>Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello</td></tr><tr><td>87</td><td>"All the Way Up"</td><td>Fat Joe and Remy Ma featuring French Montana and Infared</td></tr><tr><td>88</td><td>"Watch Me"</td><td>Silentó</td></tr><tr><td>89</td><td>"Back to Sleep"</td><td>Chris Brown</td></tr><tr><td>90</td><td>"No Limit"</td><td>Usher featuring Young Thug</td></tr><tr><td>91</td><td>"Cut It"</td><td>O.T. Genasis featuring Young Dolph</td></tr><tr><td>92</td><td>"Really Really"</td><td>Kevin Gates</td></tr><tr><td>93</td><td>"All In My Head (Flex)"</td><td>Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap</td></tr><tr><td>94</td><td>"Starving"</td><td>Hailee Steinfeld and Grey featuring Zedd</td></tr><tr><td>95</td><td>"Adventure of a Lifetime"</td><td>Coldplay</td></tr><tr><td>96</td><td>"Humble and Kind"</td><td>Tim McGraw</td></tr><tr><td>97</td><td>"Wicked"</td><td>Future</td></tr><tr><td>98</td><td>"Tiimmy Turner"</td><td>Desiigner</td></tr><tr><td>99</td><td>"See You Again"</td><td>Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth</td></tr><tr><td>100</td><td>"Perfect"</td><td>One Direction</td></tr></tbody></table>