List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2012 explained

This is a list of songs which reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (or Pop Songs) chart in 2012.

During 2012, a total of 19 singles hit number-one on the charts.

Chart history

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Indicates best-performing single of 2012
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.
January 7"We Found Love"Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris[1]
January 14[2]
January 21[3]
January 28[4]
February 4"It Will Rain"Bruno Mars[5]
February 11"The One That Got Away"Katy Perry[6]
February 18"Good Feeling"Flo Rida[7]
February 25"Set Fire to the Rain"Adele[8]
March 3[9]
March 10[10]
March 17[11]
March 24"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"Kelly Clarkson[12]
March 31[13]
April 7[14]
April 14[15]
April 21"Glad You Came"The Wanted[16]
April 28"We Are Young"Fun featuring Janelle Monáe[17]
May 5[18]
May 12[19]
May 19[20]
May 26[21]
June 2"Somebody That I Used to Know"Gotye featuring Kimbra[22]
June 9[23]
June 16[24]
June 23"Call Me Maybe"Carly Rae Jepsen[25]
June 30[26]
July 7[27]
July 14"Payphone"Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa[28]
July 21[29]
July 28[30]
August 4[31]
August 11"Wide Awake"Katy Perry[32]
August 18[33]
August 25"Lights" Ellie Goulding[34]
September 1"Wide Awake"Katy Perry[35]
September 8[36]
September 15"Give Your Heart a Break"Demi Lovato[37]
September 22"Whistle"Flo Rida[38]
September 29[39]
October 6"Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"P!nk[40]
October 13"One More Night"Maroon 5[41]
October 20[42]
October 27[43]
November 3[44]
November 10[45]
November 17[46]
November 24[47]
December 1[48]
December 8"Die Young"Ke$ha[49]
December 15[50]
December 22[51]
December 29"Locked Out of Heaven"Bruno Mars[52]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pop Songs Chart January 7, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  2. Web site: Pop Songs Chart January 14, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  3. Web site: Pop Songs Chart January 21, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  4. Web site: Pop Songs Chart January 28, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  5. Web site: Pop Songs Chart February 4, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  6. Web site: Pop Songs Chart February 11, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  7. Web site: Pop Songs Chart February 18, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  8. Web site: Pop Songs Chart February 25, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  9. Web site: Pop Songs Chart March 3, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  10. Web site: Pop Songs Chart March 10, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  11. Web site: Chart Highlights: Pop Radio Is Having Some fun. With 'We Are Young' . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  12. Web site: Pop Songs Chart March 24, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  13. Web site: Pop Songs Chart March 31, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  14. Web site: Pop Songs Chart April 7, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  15. Web site: Pop Songs Chart April 14, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  16. Web site: Most Wanted: 'Glad You Came' Crowns Pop Songs . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  17. Web site: Pop Songs Chart April 28, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  18. Web site: Pop Songs Chart May 5, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  19. Web site: Pop Songs Chart May 12, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  20. Web site: Pop Songs Chart May 19, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  21. Web site: Pop Songs Chart May 26, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  22. Web site: Pop Songs Chart June 2, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  23. Web site: Pop Songs Chart June 9, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  24. Web site: Pop Songs Chart June 16, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  25. Web site: Pop Songs Chart June 23, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  26. Web site: Chart Highlights: Matchbox Twenty Returns With 'She's So Mean' . Billboard.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120622095958/http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-matchbox-twenty-returns-1007356752.story#/web/20120622095958/http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-matchbox-twenty-returns-1007356752.story . 2012-06-22 . 2013-08-28.
  27. Web site: Chart Highlights: Kanye West Tops Rap Songs With 'Mercy' . Billboard.com . dead . 2012-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120624093424/http://www.billboard.com/news/ . June 24, 2012 .
  28. Web site: Pop Songs Chart July 14, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  29. Web site: Chart Highlights: P!nk Puckers Up to Pop Songs . Billboard.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120712073414/http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-p-nk-puckers-up-to-pop-1007528152.story . 2012-07-12 . 2013-08-28 .
  30. Web site: Pop Songs chart July 28, 2012. 2012-07-24. Billboard.com.
  31. Web site: Pop Songs chart August 4, 2012. 2012-07-29. Billboard.com.
  32. Web site: Pop Songs chart August 11, 2012. 2012-08-11. Billboard.com.
  33. Web site: Pop Songs chart August 18, 2012. 2012-08-11. Billboard.com.
  34. Web site: Pop Songs chart August 25, 2012. 2012-08-25. Billboard.com.
  35. Web site: Pop Songs chart September 1, 2012. 2012-08-27. Billboard.com.
  36. Web site: Chart Highlights: September 8, 2012. 2012-08-27. Billboard.com.
  37. Web site: Chart Highlights: Demi Lovato Leaps To No. 1 On Pop Songs. 2012-09-03. Billboard.com.
  38. Web site: Chart Highlights: 'Whistle' To 'Blow': Flo Rida, P!nk No. 1 . 2012-09-10. Billboard.com.
  39. Web site: Pop Songs chart September 29, 2012. 2012-09-20. Billboard.com.
  40. Web site: Pop Songs chart October 6, 2012 . 2012-09-27 . Billboard.com.
  41. Web site: Pop Songs chart October 13, 2012 . 2012-10-07 . Billboard.com.
  42. Web site: Pop Songs chart October 20, 2012 . 2012-10-07 . Billboard.com.
  43. News: Pop Songs chart October 27, 2012 . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  44. News: Chart Highlights: Adult Pop Doubles The Fun . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  45. News: Chart Highlights: Aerosmith Returns To AC Chart . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  46. News: Chart Highlights: Tegan And Sara Get 'Closer' With Alternative . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  47. News: Chart Highlights: Carly Rae Jepsen Plants 'Kiss' On Pop Song . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  48. News: Chart Highlights: Miguel's 'Adorn' Ties For Year's Longest Rule On R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  49. News: Chart Highlights: Ke$ha Climbs To No. 1 on Pop Songs . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  50. News: Chart Highlights: One Direction's 'Little Things' Makes Big Pop Songs Start . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  51. News: Chart Highlights: will.i.am, Britney Spears Bound Onto Pop Songs Chart . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.
  52. News: Bruno Mars Ties Nelly, Justin Timberlake For Most Pop Songs No. 1s Among Males . Billboard.com . 2013-08-28.

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