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List of Billboard number-one dance songs of 2016

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Billboard magazine compiled the top-performing dance songs in the United States during 2016 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, the Dance Club Songs, and the Dance/Mix Show Airplay. The oldest dance music chart, the Dance Club Songs was first published in 1976, ranking the most popular songs on dance club based on reports from a national sample of club DJs. The Dance/Mix Show Airplay was launched in 2003, ranking songs based on airplay detections on dance radio, as well as mix-show plays on top 40 radio and select rhythmic radio as measured by Mediabase. Premiered on January 26, 2013, the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs is a multi-metric chart ranking songs based on streaming, sales, and airplay audience impressions from radio stations of all formats.

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† Indicates top-performing dance song of 2016.
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Chart history
Issue date Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Dance Club Songs Dance/Mix Show Airplay
Song Artist(s) Ref. Song Artist(s) Ref. Song Artist(s) Ref.
January 2 "Lean On" Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ [1] "Run on Love" Lucas Nord featuring Tove Lo [2] "Sorry" Justin Bieber [3]
January 9 "Roses" The Chainsmokers featuring ROZES [4] "Sorry" Justin Bieber [5] [6]
January 16 [7] "Higher Place" Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike featuring Ne-Yo [8] [9]
January 23 [10] "Til It Happens to You" Lady Gaga [11] "Roses" The Chainsmokers featuring ROZES [12]
January 30 [13] "Shout It Out Loud" Robin S. and DJ Escape [14] [15]
February 6 [16] "Magnets" Disclosure featuring Lorde [17] [18]
February 13 [19] "California Dreamin'" Freischwimmer [20] [21]
February 20 [22] "Stolen Car" Mylène Farmer and Sting [23] [24]
February 27 [25] "Over and Over Again" Nathan Sykes featuring Ariana Grande [26] [27]
March 5 [28] "The Girl Is Mine" 99 Souls featuring Destiny's Child and Brandy [29] [30]
March 12 [31] "True Original" Dave Audé featuring Andy Bell [32] [33]
March 19 [34] "Adventure of a Lifetime" Coldplay [35] [36]
March 26 [37] "When We Were Young" Adele [38] [39]
April 2 [40] "Sound of Your Heart" Shawn Hook [41] "Light It Up" Major Lazer featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG [42]
April 9 [43] "Fast Car" Jonas Blue featuring Dakota [44] [45]
April 16 "Never Forget You" Zara Larsson and MNEK [46] "Youth" Troye Sivan [47] "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" Mike Posner [48]
April 23 [49] "Work" Rihanna featuring Drake [50] [51]
April 30 [52] "The Pop Kids" Pet Shop Boys [53] "Don't Let Me Down" The Chainsmokers featuring Daya [54]
May 7 "Don't Let Me Down" ‡[55] The Chainsmokers featuring Daya [56] "If You Like It" StoneBridge featuring Elsa Li Jones [57] [58]
May 14 [59] "Walking on a Dream" Empire of the Sun [60] [61]
May 21 [62] "One Night" WTS featuring Gia [63] "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" Mike Posner [64]
May 28 [65] "Smile" Sheila Gordhan [66] "Don't Let Me Down" The Chainsmokers featuring Daya [67]
June 4 [68] "So Happy" Tony Moran featuring Jason Walker [69] [70]
June 11 [71] "Coming Over" Dillon Francis and Kygo featuring James Hersey [72] [73]
June 18 [74] "Under These Lights" Xenia Ghali [75] "This Is What You Came For"†[76] Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna [77]
June 25 [78] "Cheap Thrills" Sia featuring Sean Paul [79] [80]
July 2 [81] "Kill the Lights" Alex Newell, Jess Glynne and DJ Cassidy with Nile Rodgers [82] [83]
July 9 [84] "This Is What You Came For"† Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna [85] [86]
July 16 [87] [88] [89]
July 23 [90] "Can't Stop the Feeling!" Justin Timberlake [91] [92]
July 30 "This Is What You Came For" Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna [93] "Livin' for Your Love (Your Love)" Rosabel featuring Jeanie Tracy [94] [95]
August 6 [96] "Kiss It Better" Rihanna [97] [98]
August 13 "Cold Water" Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ [99] "How Many Fucks" Erika Jayne [100] [101]
August 20 "This Is What You Came For" Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna [102] "Needed Me" Rihanna [103] [104]
August 27 "Cold Water" Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ [105] "Sunrise" Joe Bermudez featuring Louise Carver [106] [107]
September 3 "Closer" The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey [108] "Like I Would" Zayn [109] [110]
September 10 [111] "Sweet Dreams" JX Riders featuring Skylar Stecker [112] "Closer" The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey [113]
September 17 [114] "Duele el Corazón" Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin [115] [116]
September 24 [117] "Cold Water" Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ [118] [119]
October 1 [120] "Boss" Disclosure [121] [122]
October 8 [123] "Make Me..." Britney Spears featuring G-Eazy [124] [125]
October 15 [126] "In Common" Alicia Keys [127] [128]
October 22 [129] "Rise" Katy Perry [130] [131]
October 29 [132] "Put 'Em High (2016)" StoneBridge featuring Therese [133] [134]
November 5 [135] "I Love You Always Forever" Betty Who [136] [137]
November 12 [138] "Telepathy" Christina Aguilera featuring Nile Rodgers [139] [140]
November 19 [141] "Perfect Strangers" Jonas Blue featuring JP Cooper [142] [143]
November 26 [144] "Believe" Crystal Waters featuring Sted-E and Hybrid Heights [145] [146]
December 3 [147] "People Grinnin'" Nervo featuring The Child of Lov [148] [149]
December 10 [150] "In the Name of Love" Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha [151] [152]
December 17 [153] "Say Yes" Tony Moran featuring Jason Walker [154] [155]
December 24 [156] "Icarus" R3hab [157] [158]
December 31 [159] "Button Pusha" Ralphi Rosario featuring Aneeta Beat [160] [161]
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