List of number-one singles of 2012 (Australia) explained

The ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales.[1] In 2012, seventeen singles claimed the top spot, including LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It", which started its peak position in late 2011. Seventeen acts achieved their first number-one single in Australia, either as a lead or featured artist: Foster the People, Sia, Gym Class Heroes, Neon Hitch, Fun, Janelle Monáe, Carly Rae Jepsen, Karise Eden, Justice Crew, Lupe Fiasco, Psy, Swedish House Mafia, John Martin, Samantha Jade, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Wanz.

Fun and Flo Rida earned two number-one songs during the year. Flo Rida's "Whistle" was the longest-running number-one single of 2012, having topped the ARIA Singles Chart for eight weeks. Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" each topped the chart for five consecutive weeks, while Flo Rida's "Wild Ones", Psy's "Gangnam Style" and Guy Sebastian's "Battle Scars" all stayed at number one for six consecutive weeks. Sebastian is the only Australian male artist in the chart's history to achieve six number-one singles.[2]

Chart history

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The yellow background indicates the #1 song on ARIA's End of Year Singles Chart of 2012.
DateSongArtist(s)Ref.
2 January"Sexy and I Know It"LMFAO[3]
9 January
16 January"Pumped Up Kicks"Foster the People[4]
23 January"Wild Ones"Flo Rida featuring Sia[5]
30 January
6 February
13 February
20 February
27 February
5 March"Ass Back Home"Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch[6]
12 March"We Are Young"Fun featuring Janelle Monáe[7]
19 March
26 March
2 Aprilbgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="5" style="text-align: center;""Call Me Maybe"Carly Rae Jepsen[8]
9 April
16 April
23 April
30 April
7 May"Whistle"Flo Rida[9]
14 May
21 May
28 May
4 June
11 June
18 June
25 June"Stay with Me Baby"Karise Eden[10]
2 July"Whistle"Flo Rida
9 July"Shout It Out"Reece Mastin[11]
16 July"Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"Pink[12]
23 July"Some Nights"Fun[13]
30 July
6 August"Boom Boom"Justice Crew[14]
13 August
20 August"Battle Scars"Guy Sebastian and Lupe Fiasco[15]
27 August
3 September
10 September
17 September
24 September
1 October"Gangnam Style"Psy[16]
8 October
15 October
22 October
29 October
5 November
12 November"Don't You Worry Child"Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin[17]
19 November
26 November"What You've Done to Me"Samantha Jade[18]
3 December"Thrift Shop"Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz[19]
10 December
17 December
24 December
31 December

Number-one artists

PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
1 Flo Rida14
2Sia (as featuring) 6
2Guy Sebastian6
2Lupe Fiasco6
2Psy6
3Carly Rae Jepsen5
3Fun5
3Macklemore5
3Wanz (as featuring)5
4Janelle Monáe (as featuring)3
5LMFAO2
5Justice Crew2
5Swedish House Mafia2
5John Martin (as featuring)2
6Foster the People1
6Gym Class Heroes1
6Neon Hitch (as featuring)1
6Karise Eden1
6Reece Mastin1
6Pink1
6Samantha Jade1

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: How are the ARIA Charts prepared each week?. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 2012-02-26.
  2. Web site: Ryan . Gavin . Guy Sebastian Equals Abba For Number 1 Hits in Australia . Noise11. Noise Network . 2012-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121123034400/http://www.noise11.com/news/guy-sebastian-equals-abba-for-number-1-hits-in-australia-20120819 . 23 November 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: LMFAO – Sexy and I Know It. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-01-01.
  4. Web site: Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-01-15.
  5. Web site: Flo Rida feat. Sia – Wild Ones. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-02-26.
  6. Web site: Gym Class Heroes feat. Neon Hitch – Ass Back Home. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-03-04.
  7. Web site: Fun feat. Janelle Monáe – We Are Young. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-03-25.
  8. Web site: Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-04-29.
  9. Web site: Flo Rida – Whistle. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-06-17.
  10. Web site: Karise Eden – Stay With Me Baby. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-06-25.
  11. Web site: Reece Mastin – Shout It Out. australian-charts.com. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-07-08.
  12. Web site: Pink – Blow Me (One Last Kiss). Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-07-15.
  13. Web site: Fun – Some Nights. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-07-29.
  14. Web site: Justice Crew – Boom Boom. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-08-12.
  15. Web site: Guy Sebastian feat. Lupe Fiasco – Battle Scars. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-09-23.
  16. Web site: Psy – Gangnam Style. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-11-04.
  17. Web site: Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – Don't You Worry Child. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-11-18.
  18. Web site: Samantha Jade – What You've Done to Me. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-12-02.
  19. Web site: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – Thrift Shop. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 2012-12-30.