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The charts of 2012

Born in 2012? These were the No. 1 songs of your year:

  • United Kingdom: Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye feat. Kimbra
  • United States: Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye feat. Kimbra
  • Germany: Ai se eu te pego! by Michel Teló

United Kingdom: top 50 of 2012

Official Singles Chart, year-end

  1. Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye feat. Kimbra
  2. Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
  3. We Are Young – fun. feat. Janelle Monáe
  4. Titanium – David Guetta feat. Sia
  5. Impossible – James Arthur
  6. Gangnam Style – Psy
  7. Starships – Nicki Minaj
  8. Domino – Jessie J
  9. Payphone – Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa
  10. Wild Ones – Flo Rida feat. Sia
  11. Drive By – Train
  12. Whistle – Flo Rida
  13. Next to Me – Emeli Sandé
  14. Too Close – Alex Clare
  15. Diamonds – Rihanna
  16. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift
  17. Beneath Your Beautiful – Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé
  18. Feel the Love – Rudimental feat. John Newman
  19. Read All About It, Pt. III – Emeli Sandé
  20. Spectrum (Say My Name) – Florence and the Machine
  21. Princess of China – Coldplay and Rihanna
  22. R.I.P. – Rita Ora feat. Tinie Tempah
  23. Don't You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin
  24. Black Heart – Stooshe
  25. Bom Bom – Sam and the Womp
  26. Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself) – Ne-Yo
  27. Turn Up the Music – Chris Brown
  28. Dance with Me Tonight – Olly Murs
  29. Hot Right Now – DJ Fresh feat. Rita Ora
  30. Earthquake – Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah
  31. Troublemaker – Olly Murs feat. Flo Rida
  32. Candy – Robbie Williams
  33. Mama Do the Hump – Rizzle Kicks
  34. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) – Kelly Clarkson
  35. Good Time – Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen
  36. My Kind of Love – Emeli Sandé
  37. Hall of Fame – The Script feat. will.i.am
  38. Skyfall – Adele
  39. How We Do (Party) – Rita Ora
  40. I Won't Give Up – Jason Mraz
  41. Chasing the Sun – The Wanted
  42. Oliver Twist – D'banj
  43. Sweet Nothing – Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch
  44. Can't Say No – Conor Maynard
  45. I Cry – Flo Rida
  46. Call My Name – Cheryl
  47. Bangarang – Skrillex feat. Sirah
  48. Numb – Usher
  49. Part of Me – Katy Perry
  50. She Doesn't Mind – Sean Paul

United States: top 50 of 2012

Billboard Hot 100, year-end

  1. Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye feat. Kimbra
  2. Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
  3. We Are Young – fun. feat. Janelle Monáe
  4. Payphone – Maroon 5 feat. 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 feat. Calvin Harris
  9. Starships – Nicki Minaj
  10. What Makes You Beautiful – One Direction
  11. Wild Ones – Flo Rida feat. 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 feat. Lil Wayne
  21. Where Have You Been – Rihanna
  22. Turn Up the Music – Chris Brown
  23. Ni**as in Paris – Jay-Z and Kanye West
  24. It Will Rain – Bruno Mars
  25. Mercy – Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz
  26. Boyfriend – Justin Bieber
  27. Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock
  28. Too Close – Alex Clare
  29. Part of Me – Katy Perry
  30. Young, Wild & Free – Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa feat. Bruno Mars
  31. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift
  32. As Long as You Love Me – Justin Bieber feat. Big Sean
  33. Turn Me On – David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj
  34. I Won't Give Up – Jason Mraz
  35. Ho Hey – The Lumineers
  36. Everybody Talks – Neon Trees
  37. Take Care – Drake feat. Rihanna
  38. Titanium – David Guetta feat. Sia
  39. I Knew You Were Trouble – Taylor Swift
  40. Don't Wake Me Up – Chris Brown
  41. Dance (A$) – Big Sean feat. Nicki Minaj
  42. Springsteen – Eric Church
  43. Brokenhearted – Karmin
  44. Not Over You – Gavin DeGraw
  45. Stereo Hearts – Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine
  46. Back in Time – Pitbull
  47. Work Out – J. Cole
  48. Rumour Has It – Adele
  49. Let's Go – Calvin Harris feat. Ne-Yo
  50. Good Time – Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen

Germany: top 50 of 2012

Offizielle Deutsche Charts, year-end

  1. Ai se eu te pego! – Michel Teló
  2. Tage wie diese – Die Toten Hosen
  3. I Follow Rivers – Lykke Li
  4. Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye feat. Kimbra
  5. Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
  6. One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx) – Asaf Avidan & the Mojos
  7. Gangnam Style – Psy
  8. Sky and Sand – Paul Kalkbrenner and Fritz Kalkbrenner
  9. Diamonds – Rihanna
  10. Heart Skips a Beat – Olly Murs feat. Rizzle Kicks
  11. Skyfall – Adele
  12. Whistle – Flo Rida
  13. Lila Wolken – Marteria, Yasha and Miss Platnum
  14. We Are Young – fun. feat. Janelle Monáe
  15. Euphoria – Loreen
  16. Too Close – Alex Clare
  17. Titanium – David Guetta feat. Sia
  18. Balada – Gusttavo Lima
  19. Drive By – Train
  20. Payphone – Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa
  21. Starships – Nicki Minaj
  22. She Doesn't Mind – Sean Paul
  23. Einfach nur weg – Kool Savas
  24. Don't You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin
  25. Easy – Cro
  26. Du – Cro
  27. Einmal um die Welt – Cro
  28. Summertime Sadness – Lana Del Rey
  29. Video Games – Lana Del Rey
  30. Turn This Club Around – R.I.O. feat. U-Jean
  31. Summer Paradise – Simple Plan feat. Sean Paul
  32. Ma chérie – DJ Antoine feat. The Beat Shakers
  33. Where Have You Been – Rihanna
  34. Tacata' – Tacabro
  35. Good Time – Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen
  36. Let Her Go – Passenger
  37. Wild Ones – Flo Rida feat. Sia
  38. Hall of Fame – The Script feat. will.i.am
  39. Burn It Down – Linkin Park
  40. Little Talks – Of Monsters and Men
  41. Read All About It, Pt. III – Emeli Sandé
  42. Candy – Robbie Williams
  43. Sonnentanz – Klangkarussell
  44. Breathless – Sean Paul
  45. Dance Again – Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull
  46. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift
  47. Feel the Love – Rudimental feat. John Newman
  48. Some Nights – fun.
  49. Standing Still – Roman Lob
  50. Troublemaker – Olly Murs feat. Flo Rida

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