List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2012
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File:Rihanna 5, 2012.jpg's "Diamonds" made her one of the three artists with the fifth-most number ones in the chart's history.]]
The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing songs of the United States. Its data, published by Billboard magazine and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, is based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as airplay. Throughout 2012, a total of 12 singles claimed the number-one position. Although 13 singles topped the chart, singer Rihanna's "We Found Love", featuring Calvin Harris, had previously spent eight weeks atop the chart in late 2011, and thus excluded.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/464691/rihannas-love-her-longest-leading-hot-100-no-1|magazine=Billboard|title=Rihanna's 'Love' Her Longest-Leading Hot 100 No. 1|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=2011-12-21|access-date=2011-12-21}}{{Failed verification|date=July 2013}}
In 2012, six acts achieved their first US number-one single, either as a lead artist or a featured guest: Fun, Janelle Monáe, Gotye, Kimbra, Carly Rae Jepsen and Taylor Swift. Two collaboration singles topped the chart, "We Are Young" and "Somebody That I Used to Know". Throughout the year, no musical acts achieved multiple number-one singles.{{Ref label|a1|A|}} Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know", featuring Kimbra, became the year's biggest-selling single, topping the Billboard Year-End Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-100-songs|title=Hot 100 – 2012 Year-End chart|year=2012|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2012-12-08}}
Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" and Maroon 5's "One More Night" tied for the longest-running number-one single of the year, both spending nine consecutive weeks atop the chart. Gotye and Kimbra's "Somebody That I Used to Know" was the second longest-running one, topping the Hot 100 for eight consecutive weeks. Both Fun's "We Are Young and Bruno Mars' "Locked Out of Heaven" spent a total of six weeks at number one,{{ref label|b1|B|}}{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1496869/bruno-mars-leads-hot-100-as-justin-timberlakes-suit-tie-debuts|magazine=Billboard|title= Bruno Mars Leads Hot 100 as Justin Timberlake's 'Suit & Tie' Debuts|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=2013-01-16|access-date=2013-01-16}} while Rihanna's "Diamonds", Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" and Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", tied with three weeks atop the chart. "Diamonds" is Rihanna's twelfth Hot 100 number-one single, tying her with Madonna and The Supremes as the artists with the fifth-most number ones in the chart's history.
Chart history
File:Gotye live.jpg earned his first Hot 100 number-one with "Somebody That I Used to Know", featuring Kimbra. In overall chart progress the single became Billboard{{'}}s best performing song of the year.|alt=Gotye performing live with his microphone, while closing his eyes.]]
File:Carly Rae Jepsen 2010 1.jpg earned her first chart number-one with "Call Me Maybe", which tied with One More Night" as the longest-running chart-topper of the year.|alt=A young woman in long red dress performing live, while handling the microphone in her hand.]]
File:Taylor Swift - Red Tour in LA - B-stage with guitar (original size).jpg earned her first number-one song on the chart with "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", and the song also topped on the Hot Country Songs.]]
Image:Maroon 5 Live in Hong Kong 27.jpg's "One More Night" tied with Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" to become the longest-running chart-topper of the year]]
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|+Key |style="background-color:#FFFF99"|{{dagger|alt=Best performing single of 2012}} |Indicates best-performing single of 2012 |
Number-one artists
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|+ List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one ! Position ! Artist ! Weeks at No. 1 |
| rowspan=2| 1
| Carly Rae Jepsen | rowspan=2| 9 |
| Maroon 5 |
| rowspan=2| 3
| Gotye | rowspan=2| 8 |
| Kimbra |
| rowspan=2| 5
| Fun | rowspan=2| 6 |
| Janelle Monáe |
| 7
| Rihanna | 5 |
| rowspan=2| 8
| Kelly Clarkson | rowspan=2| 3 |
| Taylor Swift |
| rowspan=5| 10
| LMFAO | rowspan=5| 2 |
| Calvin Harris |
| Adele |
| Flo Rida |
| Bruno Mars |
| 15
| Katy Perry | 1 |
See also
Notes
- A {{note|note_a1}} Rihanna achieved two number-one singles in 2012, "We Found Love" and "Diamonds". However, the former was excluded from the count because it previously topped the Hot 100 in late 2011.
- B {{note|note_b1}} "Locked Out of Heaven" spent two weeks atop the Hot 100 in 2012 and four weeks in 2013.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1496869/bruno-mars-leads-hot-100-as-justin-timberlakes-suit-tie-debuts|title=Bruno Mars Leads Hot 100 as Justin Timberlake's 'Suit & Tie' Debuts|magazine=Billboard|first=Trust|last=Gary|date=2013-01-16|access-date=2013-05-24}} Combined, the single peaked at number one on the chart for a total of six weeks.
References
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External links
- [http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100?tag=chscr1 Hot 100 chart] at Billboard
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