New Zealand top 50 singles of 2012 explained

This is a list of the top-selling singles in New Zealand for 2012 from the Official New Zealand Music Chart's end-of-year chart, compiled by Recorded Music NZ.[1]

Chart

Key
  • – Song of New Zealand origin[2]
    RankArtistTitle
    1"Call Me Maybe"
    from the extended play, Curiosity and the album, Kiss
    2Psy"Gangnam Style"
    from the album, Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1
    3Fun
    featuring Janelle Monáe
    "We Are Young"
    from the album, Some Nights
    4"Starships"
    from the album,
    5Flo Rida"Whistle"
    from the album, Wild Ones
    6Flo Rida
    featuring Sia
    "Wild Ones"
    from the album, Wild Ones
    7Maroon 5
    featuring Wiz Khalifa
    "Payphone"
    from the album, Overexposed
    8Flight of the Conchords"Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That)"†
    from the single of the same name
    9Fun"Some Nights"
    from the album, Some Nights
    10Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
    featuring Wanz
    "Thrift Shop"
    from the album, The Heist
    11Gotye
    featuring Kimbra
    "Somebody That I Used to Know"†
    from the album, Making Mirrors
    12
    featuring Lupe Fiasco
    "Battle Scars"
    from the albums, Armageddon & Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor II
    13Maroon 5"One More Night"
    from the album, Overexposed
    14Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen"Good Time"
    from the albums, The Midsummer Station & Kiss
    15
    featuring Sia
    "Titanium"
    from the album, Nothing But The Beat
    16Train"Drive By"
    from the album, California 37
    17"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
    from the album, Red
    18Justice Crew"Boom Boom"
    from the album, Live By The Words
    19
    featuring will.i.am
    "Hall of Fame"
    from the album,
    1. 3

    20"Lego House"
    from the album, +
    21"Girl In Stilettos"†
    from the album, Little Stranger
    22Swedish House Mafia
    featuring John Martin
    "Don't You Worry Child"
    from the album, Until Now
    23Rihanna"Diamonds"
    from the album, Unapologetic
    24"Wide Awake"
    from the album,
    25Titanium"Come On Home"†
    from the album, All For You
    26"Young Homie"
    from the extended play, I'm Right Here
    27Rihanna"Where Have You Been"
    from the album, Talk That Talk
    28One Direction"What Makes You Beautiful"
    from the album, Up All Night
    29"Boyfriend"
    from the album, Believe
    30"The A Team"
    from the album, +
    31"Good Night"
    from the album, Reece Mastin
    32"Part of Me"
    from the album,
    33"I Knew You Were Trouble"
    from the album, Red
    34Skrillex
    featuring Sirah
    "Bangarang"
    from the extended play, Bangarang
    35Rudimental
    featuring John Newman
    "Feel the Love"
    from the album, Home
    36Labrinth
    featuring Tinie Tempah
    "Earthquake"
    from the album, Electronic Earth
    37
    featuring Big Sean
    "As Long as You Love Me"
    from the album, Believe
    38"Don't Wake Me Up"
    from the album, Fortune
    39
    featuring Astro
    "Want U Back"
    from the album, Sticks & Stones
    40
    featuring Nicki Minaj
    "Turn Me On"
    from the albums, Nothing But The Beat and
    41Florence and the Machine"Spectrum (Say My Name)"
    from the album, Ceremonials
    42"Lonely Boy"
    from the album, El Camino
    43Marina and the Diamonds"Primadonna"
    from the album, Electra Heart
    44Flo Rida"I Cry"
    from the album, Wild Ones
    45Six60"Forever"†
    from the album, Six60
    46LMFAO"Sexy and I Know It"
    from the album, Sorry For Party Rocking
    47P!nk"Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"
    from the album, The Truth About Love
    48"Locked Out of Heaven"
    from the album, Unorthodox Jukebox
    49Coldplay"Paradise"
    from the album, Mylo Xyloto
    50"A Thousand Years"
    from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 soundtrack

    Top 20 singles of 2012 by New Zealand artists

    RankArtistTitle
    1Flight of the Conchords"Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That)"
    2Annah Mac"Girl In Stilettos"
    3Titanium"Come On Home"
    4Six60"Forever"
    5Six60"Only to Be"
    6The Babysitters Circus"Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
    7Six60"Don't Forget Your Roots"
    8Aaradhna"Wake Up"
    9Jamie McDell"You'll Never Take That Away"
    10Pieter T"My Baby"
    11Six60 and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra"Lost"
    12Stan Walker"Music Won't Break Your Heart"
    13Kimbra"Warrior"
    14Opshop"Never Leave Me Again"
    15Clara van Wel"Where Do You Find Love?"
    16Brooke Duff"Till the End"
    17Tiki Taane"Over the Rainbow"
    18Jamie McDell"Life In Sunshine"
    19Gin Wigmore"Black Sheep"
    20Six60"Rise Up 2.0"

    References

    External links

    The Official NZ Music Chart - singles

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: END OF YEAR CHARTS 2012. The Official NZ Music Charts. Recorded Music NZ. 3 January 2014.
    2. Whether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by the RIANZ