List Of Inkigayo Chart Winners (2016)
In 2016, there were 37 singles that ranked number one on the chart and 30 music acts received award trophies for this feat. Nine artists had more than one number one in 2016. Girl groups Blackpink, Twice and GFriend ranked number one on the chart for the first time with "Whistle", "Cheer Up" and "Rough", respectively. The three groups all went on to have another number one in 2016. Blackpink with "Playing with Fire", Twice with "TT" and GFriend with "Navillera". Both singles by Twice and GFriend ranked number one for three weeks each and went on to achieve a triple crown. Both groups ranked number one for six weeks making them the artists with the most wins of the year. The only other girl group to rank two singles at number one in 2016 is Red Velvet achieved with "One of These Nights" and "Russian Roulette". "Dream" by Suzy and Baekhyun ranked number one for three consecutive weeks in January and achieved a triple crown.
Boy groups Got7 and BTS also achieved their first Inkigayo award in 2016 with "Fly" in April and "Fire" in May, respectively. Both groups went on to achieve another number one on the chart in October with "Hard Carry" and "Blood Sweat & Tears", respectively. Other boy groups to rank two singles at number one include Block B with "A Few Years Later" and "Toy", and Exo with "Monster" and "Lotto". On the June 19 broadcast, Exo's "Monster" accumulated a perfect score of 11,000 points making it the single with the highest score of the year. The only soloist to have two number one singles on the chart is Taeyeon with "Rain" and "Why". Upon topping the ranking with "You're the Best", Mamamoo won its first music show award two years and two months after its debut. I.O.I, formed through the first season of the survival reality show Produce 101, achieved their first number one on the chart with "Very Very Very" in October. Besides Taeyeon, three other solo artists achieved their first number one on the chart in 2016. Rapper Gary won his first Inkigayo award for "Lonely Night" despite a lack of promotional activities on music programs. Other first-time Inkigayo winners as soloists include Jung Eun-ji's "Hopefully Sky" and Baek A-yeon's "So-So". The last number one of the year was "Fxxk It" by BigBang which went on to achieve a triple crown in 2017.
Chart history
| † | Indicates the song achieved a Triple Crown |
| ‡ | Indicates the highest score of the year |
| — | No show was held |
| Episode | Date | Artist | Song | Points | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 845 | January 3 | Turbo | "Again" | 9,089 | |
| 846 | January 10 | Gary | "Lonely Night" | 7,202 | |
| 847 | January 17 | Suzy & Baekhyun | "Dream" † | 10,000 | |
| 848 | January 24 | 8,854 | |||
| 849 | January 31 | 7,979 | |||
| — | February 7 | GFriend | "Rough" † | 8,881 | |
| 850 | February 14 | Taeyeon | "Rain" | 9,797 | |
| 851 | February 21 | GFriend | "Rough" † | 9,386 | |
| 852 | February 28 | 9,429 | |||
| 853 | March 6 | Mamamoo | "You're the Best" | 9,433 | |
| 854 | March 13 | 9,825 | |||
| 855 | March 20 | Lee Hi | "Breathe" | 9,194 | |
| 856 | March 27 | Red Velvet | "One of These Nights" | 9,495 | |
| 857 | April 3 | Got7 | "Fly" | 8,938 | |
| 858 | April 10 | Block B | "A Few Years Later" | 8,229 | |
| 859 | April 17 | 10cm | "What the Spring??" | 7,660 | |
| 860 | April 24 | Block B | "Toy" | 10,324 | |
| 861 | May 1 | Jung Eun-ji | "Hopefully Sky" | 9,334 | |
| 862 | May 8 | Twice | "Cheer Up" † | 10,429 | |
| 863 | May 15 | BTS | "Fire" | 7,487 | |
| 864 | May 22 | Twice | "Cheer Up" † | 9,631 | |
| 865 | May 29 | 9,543 | |||
| 866 | June 5 | Baek A-yeon | "So-So" | 7,118 | |
| 867 | June 12 | EXID | "L.I.E" | 7,208 | |
| 868 | June 19 | Exo | "Monster" | 11,000 ‡ | |
| 869 | June 26 | 9,430 | |||
| 870 | July 3 | Sistar | "I Like That" | 9,144 | |
| 871 | July 10 | Taeyeon | "Why" | 10,557 | |
| 872 | July 17 | Wonder Girls | "Why So Lonely" | 9,501 | |
| 873 | July 24 | GFriend | "Navillera" † | 10,328 | |
| 874 | July 31 | 10,156 | |||
| 875 | August 7 | 10,028 | |||
| 876 | August 14 | Hyuna | "How's This?" | 7,575 | |
| 877 | August 21 | Blackpink | "Whistle" | 9,030 | |
| 878 | August 28 | Exo | "Lotto" | 10,122 | |
| 879 | September 4 | 7,733 | |||
| 880 | September 11 | Blackpink | "Whistle" | 7,126 | |
| — | September 18 | Im Chang-jung | "The Love That I Committed" | 6,727 | |
| 881 | September 25 | Red Velvet | "Russian Roulette" | 8,226 | |
| 882 | October 2 | Infinite | "The Eye" | 7,744 | |
| 883 | October 9 | Got7 | "Hard Carry" | 9,185 | |
| 884 | October 16 | Shinee | "1 of 1" | 8,887 | |
| 885 | October 23 | BTS | "Blood Sweat & Tears" | 10,000 | |
| 886 | October 30 | I.O.I | "Very Very Very" | 8,893 | |
| 887 | November 6 | Twice | "TT" † | 9,782 | |
| 888 | November 13 | 9,978 | |||
| 889 | November 20 | 10,256 | |||
| 890 | November 27 | Blackpink | "Playing with Fire" | 9,083 | |
| 891 | December 4 | 9,019 | |||
| 892 | December 11 | Zico | "Bermuda Triangle" | 7,582 | |
| 893 | December 18 | Heize | "Star" | 6,785 | |
| — | December 25 | BigBang | "Fxxk It" † | 9,500 |