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| 11 February || "[[Pillowtalk (song)|Pillowtalk]]" || [[Zayn Malik|Zayn]] || 112,497 || <ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20160205 UK Singles Chart 11 February 2016]</ref>
| 11 February || "[[Pillowtalk (song)|Pillowtalk]]" || [[Zayn Malik|Zayn]] || 112,497 || <ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20160205 UK Singles Chart 11 February 2016]</ref>
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| 18 February || "[[7 Years (Lukas Graham song)|7 Years]]" || [[Lukas Graham]] || 105,000 || <ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20160212 UK Singles Chart 18 February 2016]</ref>
| 18 February || "[[7 Years (Lukas Graham song)|7 Years]]" || [[Lukas Graham]] || 104,881 || <ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20160212 UK Singles Chart 18 February 2016]</ref>
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| 11 February || "[[Pillowtalk (song)|Pillowtalk]]" || [[Zayn Malik|Zayn]] || 62,778 || <ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-sales-chart/20160205/7509 UK Singles Sales Chart 11 February 2016]</ref>
| 11 February || "[[Pillowtalk (song)|Pillowtalk]]" || [[Zayn Malik|Zayn]] || 62,778 || <ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-sales-chart/20160205/7509 UK Singles Sales Chart 11 February 2016]</ref>
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| 18 February || "[[7 Years (Lukas Graham song)|7 Years]]" || [[Lukas Graham]] || 68,350 || <ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-sales-chart/20160212/7509 UK Singles Sales Chart 18 February 2016]</ref>
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| 11 February || ''[[Best of Bowie]]'' || 28,997 || <ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/Charts/albums-chart/20160205/7502 UK Albums Chart 11 February 2016]</ref>
| 11 February || ''[[Best of Bowie]]'' || 28,997 || <ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/Charts/albums-chart/20160205/7502 UK Albums Chart 11 February 2016]</ref>
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| 18 February || ''[[A Head Full of Dreams]]'' || [[Coldplay]] || || <ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/Charts/albums-chart/20160212/7502 UK Albums Chart 18 February 2016]</ref>
| 18 February || ''[[A Head Full of Dreams]]'' || [[Coldplay]] || 30,146 || <ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/Charts/albums-chart/20160212/7502 UK Albums Chart 18 February 2016]</ref>
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| 11 February || rowspan="2"|''Throwback Slowjamz'' || 25,152 || <ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-compilations-chart/20160205/7503 UK Compilation Chart 11 February 2016]</ref>
| 11 February || rowspan="2"|''Throwback Slowjamz'' || 25,152 || <ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-compilations-chart/20160205/7503 UK Compilation Chart 11 February 2016]</ref>
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Revision as of 22:16, 12 February 2016

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This is a summary of the year 2016 in British music charts.

The UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart are two of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) that calculates the best-selling singles and albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Since 2004, the charts have been based on the sales of both physical singles and albums and digital downloads. Since 2014, the singles chart has been based on both sales and streaming. Since 2015, the albums chart has also been based on both sales and streaming.

Number one artists

In the singles chart, Justin Bieber returned to the top of the charts, having reached number 1 in 2015 with "Love Yourself". Shawn Mendes, Zayn Malik and Lukas Graham have all claimed their first number 1 single as a lead artist.

In the albums chart, Adele continued at the top of the charts, having reached number 1 in 2015 with 25.

Notable events and records

For the first time in the history of the singles chart, the top three positions were occupied by the same artist. In the chart ending 14 January Justin Bieber was at number one with "Love Yourself", number two with "Sorry" and number three with "What Do You Mean?".

In the chart ending 4 February, David Bowie matched an album chart record of having 12 albums simultaneously in the top 40, a record set by Elvis Presley following his death in 1977. His album Best of Bowie also became the first ever album to reach number 1 due to streaming.

Chart summary

The following summaries refer to the Top 40 Official Singles Chart (not the full Top 100). These charts are archived by The Official Charts Company here.

The date of each chart as given by the Official Charts Company is the Thursday following its publication on Friday e.g. the chart which was announced by OCC and BBC Radio 1 on Friday 1 January 2016 was published as Thursday 7 January 2016. The actual sales, therefore, take place the previous week, e.g. chart dated 7 January 2016 comprises sales from 25–31 December 2015 (in this case sales which count towards 2015 totals).

January

Week 1 (7 January)

Singles

Justin Bieber — "Love Yourself" returned to number 1 for a fourth non-consecutive week.

Albums

Adele — 25 remained at number 1 for a sixth week.

Week 2 (14 January)

Singles

Justin Bieber — "Love Yourself" remained at number 1 for a fifth non-consecutive week.

New entries included Snakehips featuring Tinashe & Chance the Rapper — "All My Friends", David Guetta featuring Sia & Fetty Wap — "Bang My Head" and Craig David & Big Narstie — "When the Bassline Drops" at numbers 27, 30 and 36.

Albums

Adele — 25 remained at number 1 for a seventh week.

Week 3 (21 January)

Singles

Justin Bieber — "Love Yourself" remained at number 1 for a sixth non-consecutive week, beating Shawn Mendes — "Stitches" with streaming which climbed 2 places to number 2.

New entries included Little Mix featuring Jason Derulo — "Secret Love Song" and Kygo featuring Maty Noyes — "Stay" at numbers 34 and 40.

Albums

David Bowie — Blackstar debuted at number 1.

Week 4 (28 January)

Singles

Shawn Mendes — "Stitches" climbed a place to number 1.

New entries included The 1975 — "The Sound", Ellie Goulding — "Army", X Ambassadors — "Renegades" and Zara Larsson — "Lush Life" at numbers 15, 35, 38 and 40.

Albums

David Bowie — Blackstar remained at number 1 for a second week.

February

Week 5 (4 February)

Singles

Shawn Mendes — "Stitches" remained at number 1 for a second week, beating Jonas Blue featuring Dakota — "Fast Car" with streaming which debuted at number 3.

Other new entries included Rihanna featuring Drake — "Work", Elle King — "Ex's & Oh's", Lukas Graham — "7 Years", Jason Derulo — "Get Ugly", Alessia Cara — "Here" and Dawin featuring Silentó — "Dessert" at numbers 13, 15, 24, 25, 28 and 35.

Albums

David Bowie — Blackstar remained at number 1 for a third week.

Week 6 (11 February)

Singles

Zayn Malik — "Pillowtalk" debuted at number 1.

Other new entries included Drake — "Summer Sixteen" and Charlie Puth — "One Call Away" at numbers 23 and 29.

Albums

David Bowie — Best of Bowie climbed 2 places to number 1, beating his latest album Blackstar with streaming which dropped a place to number 2.

Week 7 (18 February)

Singles

Lukas Graham — "7 Years" climbed 5 places to number 1.

New entries included Coldplay featuring Beyoncé — "Hymn for the Weekend", Twenty One Pilots — "Stressed Out" and G-Eazy & Bebe Rexha — "Me, Myself & I" at numbers 23, 34 and 40.

Albums

Coldplay — A Head Full of Dreams climbed 9 places to number 1.

Number ones

Number-one singles

The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming. See separate 'Singles sales chart' below for sales only.

Chart date
(week ending)		 Song Artist(s) Chart sales References
7 January "Love Yourself" Justin Bieber 122,997 [2]
14 January 78,658 [3]
21 January 74,565 [4]
28 January "Stitches" Shawn Mendes 68,125 [5]
4 February 71,503 [6]
11 February "Pillowtalk" Zayn 112,497 [7]
18 February "7 Years" Lukas Graham 104,881 [8]

Number-one single sales

Chart date
(week ending)		 Song Artist(s) Sales References
7 January "Love Yourself" Justin Bieber 78,836 [9]
14 January 40,304 [10]
21 January "Stitches" Shawn Mendes 36,235 [11]
28 January 37,608 [12]
4 February "Fast Car" Jonas Blue featuring Dakota [13]
11 February "Pillowtalk" Zayn 62,778 [14]
18 February "7 Years" Lukas Graham 68,350 [15]

Number-one single streaming

Chart date
(week ending)		 Song Artist(s) Streams
(million)		 References
7 January "Love Yourself" Justin Bieber 4.41 [16]
14 January 3.83 [17]
21 January 3.94 [18]
28 January 3.71 [19]
4 February "Stitches" Shawn Mendes 3.50 [20]
11 February "Pillowtalk" Zayn 4.97 [21]
18 February [22]

Number-one single downloads

Chart date
(week ending)		 Song Artist(s) References
7 January "Love Yourself" Justin Bieber [23]
14 January [24]
21 January "Stitches" Shawn Mendes [25]
28 January [26]
4 February "Fast Car" Jonas Blue featuring Dakota [27]
11 February "Pillowtalk" Zayn Malik [28]
18 February "7 Years" Lukas Graham [29]

Number-one albums

The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming. See separate 'Albums sales chart' below for sales only.

Chart date
(week ending)		 Album Artist Chart sales References
7 January 25 Adele 75,783 [30]
14 January 43,446 [31]
21 January Blackstar David Bowie 146,168 [32]
28 January 81,403 [33]
4 February 34,456 [34]
11 February Best of Bowie 28,997 [35]
18 February A Head Full of Dreams Coldplay 30,146 [36]

Number-one album sales

Chart date
(week ending)		 Album Artist Sales References
7 January 25 Adele 75,783 [37]
14 January 43,446 [38]
21 January Blackstar David Bowie 143,455 [39]
28 January 80,286 [40]
4 February 33,966 [41]
11 February [42]
18 February A Head Full of Dreams Coldplay [43]

Number-one album streaming

Chart date
(week ending)		 Album Artist Streams
(million)		 References
7 January Purpose Justin Bieber [44]
14 January [45]
21 January [46]
28 January [47]
4 February [48]
11 February [49]
18 February [50]

Number-one compilation albums

Chart date
(week ending)		 Album Sales References
7 January Now 92 54,811 [51]
14 January 22,215 [52]
21 January Go Hard or Go Home 16,413 [53]
28 January Acoustic Cafe 14,093 [54]
4 February 14,164 [55]
11 February Throwback Slowjamz 25,152 [56]
18 February 21,800 [57]

Number-one album downloads

Chart date
(week ending)		 Album Artist References
7 January Now 92 Various Artists [58]
14 January 25 Adele [59]
21 January Blackstar David Bowie [60]
28 January 25 Adele [61]
4 February [62]
11 February Anti Rihanna [63]
18 February A Head Full of Dreams Coldplay [64]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Official UK Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ^ UK Singles Chart 7 January 2016
  3. ^ UK Singles Chart 14 January 2016
  4. ^ UK Singles Chart 21 January 2016
  5. ^ UK Singles Chart 28 January 2016
  6. ^ UK Singles Chart 4 February 2016
  7. ^ UK Singles Chart 11 February 2016
  8. ^ UK Singles Chart 18 February 2016
  9. ^ UK Singles Sales Chart 7 January 2016
  10. ^ UK Singles Sales Chart 14 January 2016
  11. ^ UK Singles Sales Chart 21 January 2016
  12. ^ UK Singles Sales Chart 28 January 2016
  13. ^ UK Singles Sales Chart 4 February 2016
  14. ^ UK Singles Sales Chart 11 February 2016
  15. ^ UK Singles Sales Chart 18 February 2016
  16. ^ UK Single Streaming Chart 7 January 2016
  17. ^ UK Single Streaming Chart 14 January 2016
  18. ^ UK Single Streaming Chart 21 January 2016
  19. ^ UK Single Streaming Chart 28 January 2016
  20. ^ UK Single Streaming Chart 4 February 2016
  21. ^ UK Single Streaming Chart 11 February 2016
  22. ^ UK Single Streaming Chart 18 February 2016
  23. ^ UK Singles Download Chart 7 January 2016
  24. ^ UK Singles Download Chart 14 January 2016
  25. ^ UK Singles Download Chart 21 January 2016
  26. ^ UK Singles Download Chart 28 January 2016
  27. ^ UK Singles Download Chart 4 February 2016
  28. ^ UK Singles Download Chart 11 February 2016
  29. ^ UK Singles Download Chart 18 February 2016
  30. ^ UK Albums Chart 7 January 2016
  31. ^ UK Albums Chart 14 January 2016
  32. ^ UK Albums Chart 21 January 2016
  33. ^ UK Albums Chart 28 January 2016
  34. ^ UK Albums Chart 4 February 2016
  35. ^ UK Albums Chart 11 February 2016
  36. ^ UK Albums Chart 18 February 2016
  37. ^ UK Album Sales Chart 7 January 2016
  38. ^ UK Album Sales Chart 14 January 2016
  39. ^ UK Album Sales Chart 21 January 2016
  40. ^ UK Album Sales Chart 28 January 2016
  41. ^ UK Album Sales Chart 4 February 2016
  42. ^ UK Album Sales Chart 11 February 2016
  43. ^ UK Albums Chart 18 February 2016
  44. ^ UK Album Streaming Chart 7 January 2016
  45. ^ UK Album Streaming Chart 14 January 2016
  46. ^ UK Album Streaming Chart 21 January 2016
  47. ^ UK Album Streaming Chart 28 January 2016
  48. ^ UK Album Streaming Chart 4 February 2016
  49. ^ UK Album Streaming Chart 11 February 2016
  50. ^ UK Album Streaming Chart 18 February 2016
  51. ^ UK Compilation Chart 7 January 2016
  52. ^ UK Compilation Chart 14 January 2016
  53. ^ UK Compilation Chart 21 January 2016
  54. ^ UK Compilation Chart 28 January 2016
  55. ^ UK Compilation Chart 4 February 2016
  56. ^ UK Compilation Chart 11 February 2016
  57. ^ UK Compilation Chart 18 February 2016
  58. ^ UK Albums Download Chart 7 January 2016
  59. ^ UK Albums Download Chart 14 January 2016
  60. ^ UK Albums Download Chart 21 January 2016
  61. ^ UK Albums Download Chart 28 January 2016
  62. ^ UK Albums Download Chart 4 February 2016
  63. ^ UK Albums Download Chart 11 February 2016
  64. ^ UK Albums Download Chart 18 February 2016
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