Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012
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Gotye's single, "Somebody That I Used to Know", came in at number one, spending a total of 8 weeks at number one throughout the year.
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Singer Carly Rae Jepsen, whose single "Call Me Maybe" appeared at number 2, is the highest-ranking female artist on the list.
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Singer Ellie Goulding, whose single "Lights" appeared at number 5, is the highest-ranking British artist on the list.
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Barbadian singer Rihanna's "We Found Love" came in at number 69 in 2011 and rose to position 8 this year. She had a total of six songs included on the list, with her as a lead artist on 5 songs. Four of which were from her sixth album Talk That Talk, and one was from her seventh album Unapologetic.
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All of rapper Flo Rida's singles off of Wild Ones are within the top 20, except "I Cry", which was not on the Year-End chart but peaked at #6, and would then proceed to be on 2013's Year-End chart, and "Let It Roll", which did not chart on the Hot 100 at all.
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Singer Sia is featured in four songs on the chart, despite not being the lead singer of them. "Wild Ones" by Flo Rida (11) and "Titanium" by David Guetta (24) feature her vocals, while the other two were written by her, "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" by Ne-Yo and "Diamonds" by Rihanna, which charted at 74 and 94, respectively.
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Three of Katy Perry's singles from Teenage Dream:The Complete Confection are in the top 50, with "Wide Awake" at 15, "Part of Me" at 31, and "The One That Got Away" at 41.
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Three of David Guetta's singles charted in the top 50, including the hit single "Titanium" at 24.
Billboard publishes annual lists of songs based on chart performance over the course of a year based on Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems and SoundScan information. For 2012, the list for the top 100 Billboard Hot 100 Year-End songs was published on December 14, calculated with data from December 3, 2011 to November 24, 2012.[1] At the number-one position was Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" featuring Kimbra, which stayed atop the Hot 100 for eight consecutive weeks.
No. | Title | Artist(s) |
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1 | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Gotye featuring Kimbra |
2 | "Call Me Maybe" | Carly Rae Jepsen |
3 | "We Are Young" | Fun featuring Janelle Monáe |
4 | "Payphone" | Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa |
5 | "Lights" | Ellie Goulding |
6 | "Glad You Came" | The Wanted |
7 | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | Kelly Clarkson |
8 | "We Found Love" | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris |
9 | "Starships" | Nicki Minaj |
10 | "What Makes You Beautiful" | One Direction |
11 | "Wild Ones" | Flo Rida featuring Sia |
12 | "Set Fire to the Rain" | Adele |
13 | "Sexy and I Know It" | LMFAO |
14 | "Some Nights" | Fun |
15 | "Wide Awake" | Katy Perry |
16 | "Good Feeling" | Flo Rida |
17 | "Whistle" | Flo Rida |
18 | "One More Night" | Maroon 5 |
19 | "Drive By" | Train |
20 | "The Motto" | Drake featuring Lil Wayne |
21 | "Where Have You Been" | Rihanna |
22 | "Everybody Talks" | Neon Trees |
23 | "Take Care" | Drake featuring Rihanna |
24 | "Titanium" | David Guetta featuring Sia |
25 | "I Won't Give Up" | Jason Mraz |
26 | "It Will Rain" | Bruno Mars |
27 | "Mercy" | Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz |
28 | "Boyfriend" | Justin Bieber |
29 | "Party Rock Anthem" | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock |
30 | "Too Close" | Alex Clare |
31 | "Part of Me" | Katy Perry |
32 | "Young, Wild & Free" | Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars |
33 | "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" | Taylor Swift |
34 | "As Long as You Love Me" | Justin Bieber featuring Big Sean |
35 | "Turn Me On" | David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj |
36 | "Moves like Jagger" | Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera |
37 | "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" | Pink |
38 | "Good Time" | Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen |
39 | "Give Your Heart a Break" | Demi Lovato |
40 | "Niggas in Paris" | Jay-Z and Kanye West |
41 | "The One That Got Away" | Katy Perry |
42 | "Feel So Close" | Calvin Harris |
43 | "Someone like You" | Adele |
44 | "Scream" | Usher |
45 | "Rack City" | Tyga |
46 | "Domino" | Jessie J |
47 | "Gangnam Style" | Psy |
48 | "International Love" | Pitbull featuring Chris Brown |
49 | "Home" | Phillip Phillips |
50 | "Without You" | David Guetta featuring Usher |
51 | "Ass Back Home" | Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch |
52 | "Wanted" | Hunter Hayes |
53 | "Drunk on You" | Luke Bryan |
54 | "No Lie" | 2 Chainz featuring Drake |
55 | "Want U Back" | Cher Lloyd |
56 | "Don't Wake Me Up" | Chris Brown |
57 | "Dance (A$$)" | Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj |
58 | "Springsteen" | Eric Church |
59 | "Brokenhearted" | Karmin |
60 | "Not Over You" | Gavin DeGraw |
61 | "Stereo Hearts" | Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine |
62 | "Back in Time" | Pitbull |
63 | "Work Out" | J. Cole |
64 | "Rumour Has It" | Adele |
65 | "Let's Go" | Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo |
66 | "Good Girl" | Carrie Underwood |
67 | "Pontoon" | Little Big Town |
68 | "Ho Hey" | The Lumineers |
69 | "Paradise" | Coldplay |
70 | "Blown Away" | Carrie Underwood |
71 | "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele |
72 | "Climax" | Usher |
73 | "Work Hard, Play Hard" | Wiz Khalifa |
74 | "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" | Ne-Yo |
75 | "Pound the Alarm" | Nicki Minaj |
76 | "Come Over" | Kenny Chesney |
77 | "Heart Attack" | Trey Songz |
78 | "Drank in My Cup" | Kirko Bangz |
79 | "Birthday Cake" | Rihanna featuring Chris Brown |
80 | "So Good" | B.o.B |
81 | "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" | Train |
82 | "Red Solo Cup" | Toby Keith |
83 | "Love You like a Love Song" | Selena Gomez & the Scene |
84 | "Turn Up the Music" | Chris Brown |
85 | "Die Young" | Kesha |
86 | "5 O'Clock" | T-Pain featuring Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen |
87 | "A Thousand Years" | Christina Perri |
88 | "Take a Little Ride" | Jason Aldean |
89 | "You da One" | Rihanna |
90 | "We Run the Night" | Havana Brown featuring Pitbull |
91 | "It's Time" | Imagine Dragons |
92 | "Cashin' Out" | Cash Out |
93 | "I Don't Want This Night to End" | Luke Bryan |
94 | "Diamonds" | Rihanna |
95 | "Hard to Love" | Lee Brice |
96 | "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" | Kip Moore |
97 | "Adorn" | Miguel |
98 | "Fly Over States" | Jason Aldean |
99 | "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" | Eli Young Band |
100 | "Burn It Down" | Linkin Park |
See also[]
- 2012 in American music
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2012
- List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2012
References[]
- ^ "The Best of 2012: The Year In Music". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ "Hot 100 Songs Music Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
Categories:
- 2012 record charts
- Billboard charts