List of German airplay number-one songs of 2016
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Sia's (pictured in 2016; left) and Sean Paul's (pictured in 2012; right) "Cheap Thrills" was the best-performing song of the year.
The official German airplay chart ranks the most frequently broadcast songs on German radio stations. In 2016, 20 different songs reached the top, based on weekly airplay data compiled by MusicTrace on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).[1] The radio stations are chosen based on the reach of each station. A specific number of evaluated stations is not given.[2]
Chart history[]
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Indicates best-performing single of 2016 |
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Indicates singles which also reached the top of the German single chart |
Issue date | Title | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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1 January | "Hello" ![]() |
Adele | [4] |
8 January | [5] | ||
15 January | "Show Me Love" | Robin Schulz and J.U.D.G.E. | [6] |
22 January | [7] | ||
29 January | [8] | ||
5 February | "Stimme" ![]() |
EFF | [10] |
12 February | [11] | ||
19 February | "Something in the Way You Move" | Ellie Goulding | [12] |
26 February | [13] | ||
4 March | [14] | ||
11 March | "Love Yourself" | Justin Bieber | [15] |
18 March | [16] | ||
25 March | [17] | ||
1 April | "Faded" ![]() |
Alan Walker | [19] |
8 April | [20] | ||
15 April | "Home" | Topic featuring Nico Santos | [21] |
22 April | "Cheap Thrills" ![]() ![]() |
Sia featuring Sean Paul | [24] |
29 April | [25] | ||
6 May | "Cake by the Ocean" | DNCE | [26] |
13 May | [27] | ||
20 May | [28] | ||
27 May | "Wir sind groß" | Mark Forster | [29] |
3 June | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" ![]() |
Justin Timberlake | [31] |
10 June | [32] | ||
17 June | [33] | ||
24 June | [34] | ||
1 July | [35] | ||
8 July | [36] | ||
15 July | [37] | ||
22 July | [38] | ||
29 July | "If I Were Sorry" | Frans | [39] |
5 August | "Treat You Better" | Shawn Mendes | [40] |
12 August | [41] | ||
19 August | [42] | ||
26 August | "Bonfire" | Felix Jaehn featuring Alma | [43] |
2 September | [44] | ||
9 September | "The Ocean" | Mike Perry featuring Shy Martin | [45] |
16 September | "Bonfire" | Felix Jaehn featuring Alma | [46] |
23 September | [47] | ||
30 September | "Human" ![]() |
Rag'n'Bone Man | [49] |
7 October | [50] | ||
14 October | [51] | ||
21 October | "The Greatest" | Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar | [52] |
28 October | [53] | ||
4 November | [54] | ||
11 November | [55] | ||
18 November | "My Way" | Calvin Harris | [56] |
25 November | [57] | ||
2 December | [58] | ||
9 December | "Would I Lie to You" | David Guetta, Cedric Gervais and Chris Willis | [59] |
16 December | "Rockabye" ![]() |
Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie | [61] |
23 December | [62] | ||
30 December | [63] |
References[]
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Airplay-Charts werden ab sofort von MusicTrace ermittelt" [Official German airplay charts are now being determined by MusicTrace] (in German). 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Systembeschreibung der Offiziellen Deutschen Charts" [System description of the official german charts] (PDF) (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Top 100 Single–Charts" [Official German charts: Top 100 single charts] (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 53/2015" [Airplay charts Germany week 53/2015]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 01/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 01/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 02/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 02/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 03/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 03/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 04/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 04/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Top 100 Single–Charts" [Official German charts: Top 100 single charts] (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 05/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 05/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 06/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 06/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 07/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 07/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 08/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 08/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 09/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 09/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 10/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 10/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 11/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 11/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 12/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 12/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Top 100 Single–Charts" [Official German charts: Top 100 single charts] (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 13/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 13/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 14/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 14/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 15/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 15/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Schmich, Michael (5 January 2017). "Top 25 der Offiziellen Deutschen Airplay Jahres-Charts" [Top 25 of the official German airplay year-end charts] (in German). Radioszene. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Top 100 Single–Charts" [Official German charts: Top 100 single charts] (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 16/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 16/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 17/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 17/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 18/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 18/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 19/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 19/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 20/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 20/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 21/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 21/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Top 100 Single–Charts" [Official German charts: Top 100 single charts] (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 22/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 22/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 23/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 23/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 24/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 24/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 25/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 25/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 26/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 26/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 27/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 27/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 28/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 28/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 29/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 29/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 30/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 30/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 31/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 31/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 32/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 32/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 33/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 33/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 34/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 34/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 35/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 35/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 36/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 36/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 37/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 37/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 38/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 38/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Top 100 Single–Charts" [Official German charts: Top 100 single charts] (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 39/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 39/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 40/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 40/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 41/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 41/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 42/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 42/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 43/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 43/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 44/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 44/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 45/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 45/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 46/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 46/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 47/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 47/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 48/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 48/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 49/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 49/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Top 100 Single–Charts" [Official German charts: Top 100 single charts] (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 50/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 50/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 51/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 51/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 52/2016" [Airplay charts Germany week 52/2016]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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