The most successful Anglo Canadian song of 2016 was “Sorry” by Justin Bieber which peaked at #1 on the weekly Billboard Canadian Hot 100 and was the biggest song of the year overall. This is the second time since the debut of the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 that a Canadian citizen has topped the year-end chart. Dual citizen Robin Thicke accomplished this in 2013 with “Blurred Lines”. Nine of the 2016 year-end Hot 100 songs that involved Canadian artists peaked at #1 on the weekly charts either in 2016 or 2015. Thirty-two songs involving Canadians made the year-end Top 100 songs which is a record, surpassing 31 in 1996. A number of the 32, however, had Canadians as featured artists. In addition, 24 songs involving Canadians made the weekly Top 40 through the year making for a total of 56 Canadian artist hit singles of 2016.

No Franco song appeared on the Hot 100 through the year. Ten Canadian artist Franco songs made the CKOI year-end Top 50 which we list below. Tops was Les Cowboys Fringants’ “Marine marchande”.

HY = Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart position
HW = Billboard Hot 100 weekly charts, peak position
CY = CKOI year-end Top 50 chart position

2016 Franco Hits

TITLE	ARTIST	CY
Marine marchande	Les Cowboys Fringants	6
M’aimerais-tu pareil	2Frères	13
Belle Montrealaise	Sam Harvey	15
Pas plus que ça	Gabrielle Goulet	24
33 tours	2Frères	29
Plaroid	Alex Nevsky	33
Black Black Heart	David Usher ft. Marie-Mai	38
Octobre	Les Cowboys Fringants	43
Liberte	Groenland	46
Crier tout bas	Coeur de Pirate	48

2016 Anglo Hits

TITLE	ARTIST	HY	HW
Sorry	Justin Bieber	1b	1a
Love Yourself	Justin Bieber	2	1
One Dance	Drake	4	1
Work	Rihanna ft. Drake	13	1
Cold Water	Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber	18	1
What Do You Mean?	Justin Bieber	19b	1a
Treat You Better	Shawn Mendes	23c	7
Hotline Bling	Drake	25b	3a
Too Good	Drake	26	9
Wild Things	Alessia Cara	27	14
Let Me Love You	DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber	31c	4
Starboy	The Weeknd	32c	1
Can’t Feel My Face	The Weeknd	36b	1a
The Hills	The Weeknd	39b	1a
Stitches	Shawn Mendes	43b	10a
Lost Boy	Ruth B	46	14
Never Be Like You	Flume ft. Kai	51	21
2 Heads	Coleman Hell	54b	15a
Controlla	Drake	66	27
In the Night	The Weeknd	67	12a
Low Life	Future ft. The Weeknd	72	25
Pop Style	Drake	76	19
Spirits	The Strumbellas	77	23
Here	Alessia Cara	79b	19
Luv	Tory Lanez	82	28
I Know What You Did…	Shawn Mendes/C. Cabello	86	19
Fireproof	Coleman Hell	89	30
Lay You Down Easy	Magic!	90	36
Lose Control	Hedley	91	37
Where Are U Now	Skrillex/Diplo/Bieber	92b	5a
Might Not	Belly ft. The Weeknd	93	28
Hello	Hedley	94	20a
Party Monster	The Weeknd		8
Fake Love	Drake		10
Summer Sixteen	Drake		12
Scars to Your Beautiful	Alessia Cara		14
Sidewalks	The Weeknd		14
Used to This	Future ft. Drake		17
Hallelujah	Leonard Cohen		17
Sneakin’	Drake		20
Six Feet Under	The Weeknd		20
No Shopping	French Montana ft. Drake		25
Rockin’	The Weeknd		25
Bobcaygeon	The Tragically Hip		27
Secrets	The Weeknd		27
6 Inch	Beyonce ft. The Weeknd		31
Hype	Drake		31
With You	Drake ft. PartyNextDoor		32
True Colours	The Weeknd		32
False Alarm	The Weeknd		33
Grammys	Drake		34
Die For You	The Weeknd		35
Still Here	Drake		37
All I Know	The Weeknd		38
9	Drake		39
A Lonely Night	The Weeknd		40