List of UK R&B Singles Chart number ones of 2016

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The UK R&B Singles Chart is a weekly chart that ranks the 40 biggest-selling singles and albums that are classified in the R&B genre in the United Kingdom. The chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company,^[1] and is based on both physical and digital sales.^[2]

The following are the songs which have topped the UK R&B Singles Chart in 2016.^[3]

Number-one singles

Chart date (week ending)	Song	Artist(s)	Record label	References
7 January	"In2"	WSTRN	Atlantic	[4]
14 January				[5]
21 January				[6]
28 January	"Shut Up"	Stormzy	Stormzy	[7]
4 February	"Work"	Rihanna featuring Drake	Westbury Road / Roc Nation	[8]
11 February^[a]	"Pillowtalk"	Zayn Malik	RCA	[9]
18 February				[10]
25 February				[11]
3 March	"Work"	Rihanna featuring Drake	Westbury Road / Roc Nation	[12]
10 March				[13]
17 March				[14]
24 March	"Work from Home"	Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign	Epic / Syco	[15]
31 March				[16]
7 April				[17]
14 April				[18]
21 April^[a]	"One Dance"	Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla	Republic / Young Money	[19]
28 April^[a]				[20]
5 May^[a]				[21]
12 May^[a] ^[b]				[22]

Notes

• ^a - The single was simultaneously number-one on the UK Singles Chart.^[23]
• ^b - The artist was simultaneously number-one on the R&B Albums Chart.^[24]

See also

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

References

1. "About Us - Who We Are - The Charts We Compile". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
2. "Chart Rules". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
3. "2016 Top 40 R&B Singles Archive". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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23. "2016 The Number One Singles List". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
24. "2016 Top 40 R&B Albums Archive". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2016.

External links

• R&B Singles Top 40 at the Official Charts Company
• UK Top 40 RnB Singles at BBC Radio 1