American EDM duo The Chainsmokers and featured singer Halsey both topped the chart for the first time with "Closer ", spending nine consecutive weeks at number-one, making it the longest-topping single of the year and since 2014's "Que Sera ".[ 1]
Lukas Graham 's first number-one single, "7 Years ", topped the chart for eight consecutive weeks, overtaking Aqua 's "Doctor Jones " to become the longest topping single by a Danish group.[ 2]
After his cover of "Impossible " reached No. 2 in 2012, British singer and X Factor winner James Arthur 's first number-one single, "Say You Won't Let Go ", spent seven consecutive weeks at the top of the chart.[ 3]
Following on from his No. 2 single "Hotline Bling " in 2015, Canadian hip hop artist Drake earned his first number-one single, as did featured artists Wizkid and Kyla , topping the chart for seven weeks with "One Dance ".[ 4]
American pop singer Katy Perry earned her fourth number 1 in 2016 with "Rise " which debuted at number 1 in July 2016.
The ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association , is based collectively on the weekly physical and digital sales of singles.[ 5] In 2016, fifteen singles claimed the top spot, including Justin Bieber 's "Love Yourself ", which started its peak position in 2015, and seventeen acts achieved their first number-one single in Australia: Jonas Blue , Dakota , Zayn , Flume , Kai , Lukas Graham , Gnash , Olivia O'Brien , Drake , Wizkid , Kyla , The Chainsmokers , Halsey , James Arthur , Clean Bandit , Sean Paul and Anne-Marie .
Chart history
Number-one artists
Position
Artist
Weeks at No. 1
1
The Chainsmokers
9
1
Halsey (as featuring)
9
2
Lukas Graham
8
3
Drake
7
3
Wizkid (as featuring)
7
3
Kyla (as featuring)
7
3
James Arthur
7
4
Justin Bieber
6
5
Clean Bandit
4
5
Sean Paul (as featuring)
4
5
Anne-Marie (as featuring)
4
6
Gnash
2
6
Olivia O'Brien (as featuring)
2
7
Calvin Harris
2
6
Rihanna (as featuring)
2
6
The Veronicas
2
6
Major Lazer
2
6
MØ (as featuring)
2
7
Jonas Blue
1
7
Dakota (as featuring)
1
7
Zayn
1
7
Flume
1
7
Kai (as featuring)
1
7
Pink
1
7
Katy Perry
1
See also
References
^ a b Ryan, Gavin (10 October 2016). "ARIA Singles: The Chainsmokers Closer Still Registers At No 1" . Noise11. Retrieved 18 October 2016 .
^ a b Ryan, Gavin (9 April 2016). "ARIA Singles: Lukas Graham '7 Years' No 1 for Eighth Week" . Noise11. Retrieved 9 April 2016 .
^ a b Ryan, Gavin (27 November 2016). "Australian Charts: ARIA Still Reflect James Arthur As No 1 Song" . Noise11. Retrieved 28 November 2016 .
^ a b Ryan, Gavin (28 May 2016). "ARIA Singles: Drake 'One Dance' Stays at No 1" . Noise11. Retrieved 28 May 2016 .
^ "Chart FAQs" . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 2 January 2016 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (23 January 2016). "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber 'Love Yourself' No 1 for 7th Week" . Noise11. Retrieved 23 January 2016 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (30 January 2016). "ARIA Singles: Jonas Blue 'Fast Car' Is Australia's No 1" . Noise11. Retrieved 30 January 2016 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (6 February 2016). "ARIA Singles: Zayn 'Pillowtalk' Is No 1" . Noise11. Retrieved 6 February 2016 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (13 February 2016). "ARIA Singles: Flume 'Never Be Like You' Is No 1" . Noise11. Retrieved 13 February 2016 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (23 April 2016). "ARIA Singles: Gnash 'I Hate U, I Love U' Spends Second Week at No 1" . Noise11. Retrieved 23 April 2016 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (30 April 2016). "ARIA Singles: Pink Tops Chart But Prince Dominates" . Noise11. Retrieved 30 April 2016 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (4 June 2016). "ARIA Singles: Calvin Harris and Rihanna No 1 for Second Week" . Noise11. Retrieved 4 June 2016 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (4 July 2016). "Australian Singles: Drake Holds Top Spot For Downloads and Streaming Combined" . Noise11. Retrieved 4 July 2016 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (18 July 2016). "Australian Singles: The Veronicas 'In My Blood' Stays No 1" . Noise11. Retrieved 25 July 2016 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (25 July 2016). "Australian Singles: Katy Perry 'Rise' Has a Go at No 1" . Noise11. Retrieved 25 July 2016 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (7 August 2016). "Australian Singles: Major Lazer 'Cold Water' Is No 1" . Noise11. Retrieved 15 August 2016 .
^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles" . Australian Recording Industry Association . 26 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016 .
Albums
Number-one albums
End-of-year/decade charts (Top 25 albums)
Genre charts (Number-ones)
Other charts (Number-ones)
Singles
Number-one singles
End-of-year/decade charts (Top 25 singles)
Genre charts (Number-ones)
Other charts (Number-ones)
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