List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 2016

These are the Official Charts Company's UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles of 2016.

Chart history

Key

Best-selling indie single of the year

Chart date (week ending)	Song	Artist(s)	Record Label	References
7 January	"Hello"	Adele	XL	[1]
14 January				[2]
21 January	"Sweet Lovin'"	Sigala featuring Bryn Christopher	Ministry of Sound	[3]
28 January	"Hello"	Adele	XL	[4]
4 February	"Light It Up"	Major Lazer featuring Nyla & Fuse ODG	Because Music	[5]
11 February				[6]
18 February				[7]
25 February	"Swings and Waterslides"	Viola Beach	Fuller Beans	[8]
3 March	"Light It Up"	Major Lazer featuring Nyla & Fuse ODG	Because Music	[9]
10 March	"When We Were Young"	Adele	XL	[10]
17 March	"Light It Up"	Major Lazer featuring Nyla & Fuse ODG	Because Music	[11]
24 March				[12]
31 March	"Say You Do"	Sigala featuring DJ Fresh & Imani Williams	Ministry Of Sound	[13]
7 April				[14]
14 April	"Light It Up"	Major Lazer featuring Nyla & Fuse ODG	Because Music	[15]
21 April				[16]
28 April				[17]
5 May				[18]
12 May				[19]
19 May				[20]
26 May				[21]
2 June				[22]
9 June				[23]
16 June	"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"	Adele	XL	[24]
23 June	"I'll Be There"	The Neales	ZY	[25]
30 June	"Give Me Your Love"	Sigala featuring John Newman & Nile Rodgers	Ministry of Sound	[26]
7 July	"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"	Adele	XL	[27]
14 July				[28]
21 July				[29]
28 July				[30]
4 August ^[a]	"Cold Water"	Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ	Because Music	[31]
11 August ^[a]		[32]
18 August ^[a]		[33]
25 August ^[a]		[34]
1 September ^[a]		[35]
8 September		[36]
15 September		[37]
22 September		[38]
29 September		[39]
6 October		[40]
13 October		[41]
20 October		[42]
27 October		[43]
3 November		[44]
10 November		[45]
17 November		[46]
24 November		[47]
1 December		[48]
8 December		[49]
15 December		[50]
22 December		[51]
29 December	"Glad All Over"	The Dave Clark Five	Dave Clark	[52]

Notes

• ^a – The single was simultaneously number-one on the singles chart.

Number-one Indie artists

Position	Nationality	Artist	Weeks at number one
1	US	Major Lazer	36
2	UK	Adele	9
3	UK	Sigala	4
4	UK	DJ Fresh (as featuring)	2
4	US	Imani Williams (as featuring)	2
5	UK	The Dave Clark Five	1
5	UK	The Neales	1
5	UK	Viola Beach	1

See also

• List of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones of 2016
• List of UK R&B Singles Chart number ones of 2016
• List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2016
• List of UK Independent Albums Chart number ones of 2016

References

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36. "9 September 2016". London: Official Charts Company. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
37. "16 September 2016". London: Official Charts Company. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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39. "30 September 2016". London: Official Charts Company. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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41. "14 October 2016". London: Official Charts Company. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
42. "21 October 2016". London: Official Charts Company. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
43. "28 October 2016". London: Official Charts Company. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
44. "4 November 2016". London: Official Charts Company. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
45. "11 November 2016". London: Official Charts Company. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
46. "18 November 2016". London: Official Charts Company. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
47. "25 November 2016". London: Official Charts Company. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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50. "15 December 2016". London: Official Charts Company. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
51. "22 December 2016". London: Official Charts Company. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
52. "29 December 2016". London: Official Charts Company. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

External links

• Indie Singles Top 40 at the Official Charts Company
• UK Top 30 Indie Singles Chart at BBC Radio 1