List of number-one hits of 2016 (Germany)

The Media Control charts are record charts compiled by Media Control on behalf of the German record industry. They include the "Single Top 100" and the "Album Top 100" chart. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday, and the chart compilations are published on Tuesday for the record industry. The entire top 100 singles and top 100 albums are officially released the following Friday by Media Control. The charts are based on sales of physical singles and albums from retail outlets as well as permanent music downloads.

Alan Walker's "Faded" became the best-performing single of 2016, while Udo Lindenberg's "Stärker als die Zeit" became the best-performing album of the year.

Number-one hits by week

Key

†	Indicates best-performing single and album of 2016[1][2]

Issue date	Song	Artist(s)	Ref.	Album	Artist(s)	Ref.
1 January	"Hello"	Adele	[3]	25	Adele	[4]
8 January			[5]			[6]
15 January	"Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)"	Matt Simons	[7]	Blackstar	David Bowie	[8]
22 January	"Stimme"	EFF	[9]	Leben II	Azad	[10]
29 January			[11]	Cemesis	Summer Cem	[12]
5 February			[13]	0,9	SSIO	[14]
12 February	"Faded" †	Alan Walker	[15]	Im Westen nix Neues	Prinz Pi	[16]
19 February			[17]	Engtanz	Bosse	[18]
26 February			[19]	Freudensprünge	Fantasy	[20]
4 March			[21]	Future	Schiller	[22]
11 March			[23]	Bibi & Tina – Mädchen gegen Jungs	Peter Plate, Ulf Leo Sommer & Daniel Faust	[24]
18 March			[25]			[26]
25 March			[27]	Alles nix Konkretes	AnnenMayKantereit	[28]
1 April			[29]	Jomsviking	Amon Amarth	[30]
8 April			[31]	Nicht von dieser Welt 2	Xavier Naidoo	[32]
15 April			[33]	Seelenbeben	Andrea Berg	[34]
22 April	"Cheap Thrills"	Sia featuring Sean Paul	[35]			[36]
29 April			[37]			[38]
6 May	"One Dance"	Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla	[39]	Stärker als die Zeit †	Udo Lindenberg	[40]
13 May	"Glücksmoment"	Prince Damien	[41]			[42]
20 May	"Can't Stop the Feeling!"	Justin Timberlake	[43]			[44]
27 May			[45]	Labyrinth	Kontra K	[46]
3 June			[47]	High & Hungrig 2	Gzuz & Bonez MC	[48]
10 June	"This Girl"	Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners	[49]	Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie	Volbeat	[50]
17 June	"This One's for You"	David Guetta featuring Zara Larsson	[51]			[52]
24 June	"This Girl"	Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners	[53]	Böhse für's Leben	Böhse Onkelz	[54]
1 July			[55]	Quid pro quo	In Extremo	[56]
8 July	"Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)"	Imany	[57]	Mikrokosmos	257ers	[58]
15 July			[59]	Ellipsis	Biffy Clyro	[60]
22 July			[61]	Bleib unterwegs	Laith Al-Deen	[62]
29 July			[63]	Wie ein Feuerwerk	Die Amigos	[64]
5 August			[65]	Afraid of Heights	Billy Talent	[66]
12 August			[67]	Lady in Gold	Blues Pills	[68]
19 August			[69]	Der Holland Job	Coup	[70]
26 August			[71]	#Zwilling	Die Lochis	[72]
2 September			[73]	Advanced Chemistry	Beginner	[74]
9 September			[75]	Vibe	Fler	[76]
16 September	"Let Me Love You"	DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber	[77]	Palmen aus Plastik	Bonez MC & RAF Camora	[78]
23 September			[79]	Leuchtfeuer	Schandmaul	[80]
30 September	"Human"	Rag'n'Bone Man	[81]	Palmen aus Plastik	Bonez MC & RAF Camora	[82]
7 October			[83]	Sorceress	Opeth	[84]
14 October			[85]	Sturm & Stille	Sportfreunde Stiller	[86]
21 October			[87]	Neuanfang	Clueso	[88]
28 October			[89]	Immer noch Mensch	Tim Bendzko	[90]
4 November			[91]	Memento	Böhse Onkelz	[92]
11 November			[93]	Von Mensch zu Mensch	Unheilig	[94]
18 November			[95]	DREAMS	Shindy	[96]
25 November			[97]	Hardwired... to Self-Destruct	Metallica	[98]
2 December			[99]	Abstand	KC Rebell	[100]
9 December			[101]	Blue & Lonesome	The Rolling Stones	[102]
16 December	"Rockabye"	Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie	[103]	Imperator	Kollegah	[104]
23 December	"Human"	Rag'n'Bone Man	[105]	Weihnachten	Helene Fischer & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	[106]
30 December	"Rockabye"	Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie	[107]			[108]

See also

• List of number-one hits (Germany)
• List of German airplay number-one songs

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External links

• charts.de
• germancharts.com