2012 in music
Who ruled 2012? Flo Rida was Artist of the Year on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 2012, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flo Rida | 176 | 1 | 28 |
| 2 | Rihanna | 162 | 2 | 23 |
| 3 | Maroon 5 | 145 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | fun. | 143 | 0 | 17 |
| 5 | Nicki Minaj | 142 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Katy Perry | 141 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Carly Rae Jepsen | 129 | 7 | 22 |
| 8 | Adele | 128 | 16 | 20 |
| 9 | Taylor Swift | 108 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | Kelly Clarkson | 100 | 0 | 9 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2012 | Sexy And I Know It | LMFAO | 2 |
| Jan 21, 2012 | We Found Love | Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris | 2 |
| Feb 4, 2012 | Set Fire To The Rain | Adele | 2 |
| Feb 18, 2012 | Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) | Kelly Clarkson | 3 |
| Mar 3, 2012 | Part Of Me | Katy Perry | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2012 | We Are Young | fun. feat. Janelle Monae | 6 |
| Apr 28, 2012 | Somebody That I Used To Know | Gotye feat. Kimbra | 8 |
| Jun 23, 2012 | Call Me Maybe | Carly Rae Jepsen | 9 |
| Aug 25, 2012 | Whistle | Flo Rida | 2 |
| Sep 1, 2012 | We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together | Taylor Swift | 3 |
| Sep 29, 2012 | One More Night | Maroon 5 | 9 |
| Dec 1, 2012 | Diamonds | Rihanna | 3 |
| Dec 22, 2012 | Locked Out Of Heaven | Bruno Mars | 2 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radioactive | Imagine Dragons | #3 | 87 | 141.0 |
| 2 | Somebody That I Used To Know | Gotye feat. Kimbra | #1 | 59 | 122.5 |
| 3 | Call Me Maybe | Carly Rae Jepsen | #1 | 50 | 111.6 |
| 4 | Thrift Shop | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz | #1 | 49 | 104.1 |
| 5 | Some Nights | fun. | #3 | 56 | 98.8 |
| 6 | Ho Hey | The Lumineers | #3 | 62 | 98.2 |
| 7 | Cruise | Florida Georgia Line feat. Nelly | #4 | 54 | 94.5 |
| 8 | One More Night | Maroon 5 | #1 | 42 | 92.3 |
| 9 | Locked Out Of Heaven | Bruno Mars | #1 | 36 | 86.4 |
| 10 | Payphone | Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa | #2 | 31 | 79.9 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flo Rida | 144 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | Rihanna | 132 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Nicki Minaj | 128 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | Emeli Sande | 114 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | David Guetta | 100 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Jessie J | 87 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Carly Rae Jepsen | 86 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Labrinth | 86 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Maroon 5 | 83 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Ed Sheeran | 81 | 0 | 4 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somebody That I Used To Know | Gotye feat. Kimbra | #1 | 63 | 93.2 |
| 2 | Another Love | Tom Odell | #10 | 132 | 86.8 |
| 3 | Call Me Maybe | Carly Rae Jepsen | #1 | 54 | 78.5 |
| 4 | Gangnam Style | PSY | #1 | 55 | 78.1 |
| 5 | Ho Hey | The Lumineers | #8 | 59 | 77.0 |
| 6 | We Are Young | fun. feat. Janelle Monae | #1 | 47 | 72.7 |
| 7 | Starships | Nicki Minaj | #2 | 45 | 72.7 |
| 8 | Diamonds | Rihanna | #1 | 50 | 69.3 |
| 9 | Feel the Love | Rudimental feat. John Newman | #1 | 67 | 67.3 |
| 10 | Radioactive | Imagine Dragons | #12 | 107 | 64.7 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works