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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 returned to 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.

Week 8 (25 February)

Singles

Lukas Graham — "7 Years" remained at number 1 for a second week.

The only new entry came from Viola Beach — "Swings & Waterslides" at number 11.

Albums

Adele — 25 returned to number 1 for an eighth non-consecutive week.

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	"Stitches"	Shawn Mendes	71,503	^[6]
11 February	"Pillowtalk"	Zayn	112,497	^[7]
18 February	"7 Years"	Lukas Graham	104,881	^[8]
25 February	"7 Years"	Lukas Graham	133,758	^[9]

Number-one single sales

Chart date (week ending)	Song	Artist(s)	Sales	References
7 January	"Love Yourself"	Justin Bieber	78,836	^[10]
14 January	"Love Yourself"	Justin Bieber	40,304	^[11]
21 January	"Stitches"	Shawn Mendes	36,235	^[12]
28 January	"Stitches"	Shawn Mendes	37,608	^[13]
4 February	"Fast Car"	Jonas Blue featuring Dakota		^[14]
11 February	"Pillowtalk"	Zayn	62,778	^[15]
18 February	"7 Years"	Lukas Graham	68,350	^[16]
25 February	"7 Years"	Lukas Graham	81,986	^[17]

Number-one single streaming

Chart date (week ending)	Song	Artist(s)	Streams (million)	References
7 January	"Love Yourself"	Justin Bieber	4.41	^[18]
14 January			3.83	^[19]
21 January			3.94	^[20]
28 January			3.71	^[21]
4 February	"Stitches"	Shawn Mendes	3.50	^[22]
11 February	"Pillowtalk"	Zayn	4.97	^[23]
18 February	"Pillowtalk"	Zayn		^[24]
25 February	"7 Years"	Lukas Graham	5.17	^[25]

Number-one single downloads

Chart date (week ending)	Song	Artist(s)	References
7 January	"Love Yourself"	Justin Bieber	^[26]
14 January	"Love Yourself"	Justin Bieber	^[27]
21 January	"Stitches"	Shawn Mendes	^[28]
28 January	"Stitches"	Shawn Mendes	^[29]
4 February	"Fast Car"	Jonas Blue featuring Dakota	^[30]
11 February	"Pillowtalk"	Zayn Malik	^[31]
18 February	"7 Years"	Lukas Graham	^[32]
25 February	"7 Years"	Lukas Graham	^[33]

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	^[34]
14 January	25	Adele	43,446	^[35]
21 January	Blackstar	David Bowie	146,168	^[36]
28 January			81,403	^[37]
4 February			34,456	^[38]
11 February	Best of Bowie		28,997	^[39]
18 February	A Head Full of Dreams	Coldplay	30,146	^[40]
25 February	25	Adele	27,780	^[41]

Number-one album sales

Chart date (week ending)	Album	Artist	Sales	References
7 January	25	Adele	75,783	^[42]
14 January	25	Adele	43,446	^[43]
21 January	Blackstar	David Bowie	143,455	^[44]
28 January			80,286	^[45]
4 February			33,966	^[46]
11 February				^[47]
18 February	A Head Full of Dreams	Coldplay		^[48]
25 February	25	Adele	27,780	^[49]

Number-one album streaming

Chart date (week ending)	Album	Artist	References
7 January	Purpose	Justin Bieber	^[50]
14 January			^[51]
21 January			^[52]
28 January			^[53]
4 February			^[54]
11 February			^[55]
18 February			^[56]
25 February			^[57]

Number-one compilation albums

Chart date (week ending)	Album	Sales	References
7 January	Now 92	54,811	^[58]
14 January	Now 92	22,215	^[59]
21 January	Go Hard or Go Home	16,413	^[60]
28 January	Acoustic Cafe	14,093	^[61]
4 February	Acoustic Cafe	14,164	^[62]
11 February	Throwback Slowjamz	25,152	^[63]
18 February		21,800	^[64]
25 February		17,731	^[65]

Number-one album downloads

Chart date (week ending)	Album	Artist	References
7 January	Now 92	Various Artists	^[66]
14 January	25	Adele	^[67]
21 January	Blackstar	David Bowie	^[68]
28 January	25	Adele	^[69]
4 February	25	Adele	^[70]
11 February	Anti	Rihanna	^[71]
18 February	A Head Full of Dreams	Coldplay	^[72]
25 February	Acoustic	Various Artists	^[73]

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 Chart 25 February 2016

[10] UK Singles Sales Chart 7 January 2016

[11] UK Singles Sales Chart 14 January 2016

[12] UK Singles Sales Chart 21 January 2016

[13] UK Singles Sales Chart 28 January 2016

[14] UK Singles Sales Chart 4 February 2016

[15] UK Singles Sales Chart 11 February 2016

[16] UK Singles Sales Chart 18 February 2016

[17] UK Singles Sales Chart 25 February 2016

[18] UK Single Streaming Chart 7 January 2016

[19] UK Single Streaming Chart 14 January 2016

[20] UK Single Streaming Chart 21 January 2016

[21] UK Single Streaming Chart 28 January 2016

[22] UK Single Streaming Chart 4 February 2016

[23] UK Single Streaming Chart 11 February 2016

[24] UK Single Streaming Chart 18 February 2016

[25] UK Single Streaming Chart 25 February 2016

[26] UK Singles Download Chart 7 January 2016

[27] UK Singles Download Chart 14 January 2016

[28] UK Singles Download Chart 21 January 2016

[29] UK Singles Download Chart 28 January 2016

[30] UK Singles Download Chart 4 February 2016

[31] UK Singles Download Chart 11 February 2016

[32] UK Singles Download Chart 18 February 2016

[33] UK Singles Download Chart 25 February 2016

[34] UK Albums Chart 7 January 2016

[35] UK Albums Chart 14 January 2016

[36] UK Albums Chart 21 January 2016

[37] UK Albums Chart 28 January 2016

[38] UK Albums Chart 4 February 2016

[39] UK Albums Chart 11 February 2016

[40] UK Albums Chart 18 February 2016

[41] UK Albums Chart 25 February 2016

[42] UK Album Sales Chart 7 January 2016

[43] UK Album Sales Chart 14 January 2016

[44] UK Album Sales Chart 21 January 2016

[45] UK Album Sales Chart 28 January 2016

[46] UK Album Sales Chart 4 February 2016

[47] UK Album Sales Chart 11 February 2016

[48] UK Albums Chart 18 February 2016

[49] UK Albums Chart 25 February 2016

[50] UK Album Streaming Chart 7 January 2016

[51] UK Album Streaming Chart 14 January 2016

[52] UK Album Streaming Chart 21 January 2016

[53] UK Album Streaming Chart 28 January 2016

[54] UK Album Streaming Chart 4 February 2016

[55] UK Album Streaming Chart 11 February 2016

[56] UK Album Streaming Chart 18 February 2016

[57] UK Album Streaming Chart 25 February 2016

[58] UK Compilation Chart 7 January 2016

[59] UK Compilation Chart 14 January 2016

[60] UK Compilation Chart 21 January 2016

[61] UK Compilation Chart 28 January 2016

[62] UK Compilation Chart 4 February 2016

[63] UK Compilation Chart 11 February 2016

[64] UK Compilation Chart 18 February 2016

[65] UK Compilation Chart 25 February 2016

[66] UK Albums Download Chart 7 January 2016

[67] UK Albums Download Chart 14 January 2016

[68] UK Albums Download Chart 21 January 2016

[69] UK Albums Download Chart 28 January 2016

[70] UK Albums Download Chart 4 February 2016

[71] UK Albums Download Chart 11 February 2016

[72] UK Albums Download Chart 18 February 2016

[73] UK Albums Download Chart 25 February 2016

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 ;Singles
-[[Shawn Mendes]] — "[[Stitches (song)|Stitches]]" remained at number 1 for a second week, beating Jonas Blue featuring [[Markus Schulz|Dakota]] — "[[Fast Car (Jonas Blue song)|Fast Car]]" with streaming which debuted at number 3.
+[[Shawn Mendes]] — "[[Stitches (song)|Stitches]]" remained at number 1 for a second week, beating Jonas Blue featuring [[Markus Schulz|Dakota]] — "[[Fast Car#Jonas Blue version|Fast Car]]" with streaming which debuted at number 3.
 Other new entries included [[Rihanna]] featuring [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]] — "[[Work (Rihanna song)|Work]]", [[Elle King]] — "[[Ex's & Oh's]]", [[Lukas Graham]] — "[[7 Years (Lukas Graham song)|7 Years]]", [[Jason Derulo]] — "[[Get Ugly]]", [[Alessia Cara]] — "[[Here (Alessia Cara song)|Here]]" and [[Dawin]] featuring [[Silentó]] — "[[Dessert (song)|Dessert]]" at numbers 13, 15, 24, 25, 28 and 35.