The highest-selling digital singles in the United States are ranked in the Hot Digital Songs chart, published by Billboard magazine. The data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based on each single's weekly digital sales, which combines sales of different versions of a single for a summarized figure.
Chart history +KeyIndicates best-charting digital song of 2012 Issue dateSongArtist(s)Weekly salesRef(s)January 7"Sexy and I Know It"LMFAO395,000January 14417,000January 21"I Won't Give Up"Jason Mraz229,000January 28"Set Fire to the Rain"Adele193,000February 4"Turn Me On"David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj198,000February 11"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"Kelly Clarkson225,000February 18237,000February 25"We Are Young"Fun featuring Janelle Monáe296,000March 3"Part of Me"Katy Perry411,000March 10"We Are Young"Fun featuring Janelle Monáe291,000March 17302,000March 24322,000March 31349,000April 7387,000April 14"Boyfriend"Justin Bieber521,000April 21"We Are Young"Fun featuring Janelle Monáe390,000April 28"Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye featuring Kimbra542,000May 5"Payphone"Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa493,000May 12"Somebody That I Used to Know"Gotye featuring Kimbra414,000May 19348,000May 26321,000June 2"Call Me Maybe"Carly Rae Jepsen293,000June 9301,000June 16284,000June 23296,000June 30292,000July 7263,000July 14251,000July 21244,000July 28"Wide Awake"Katy Perry205,000August 4"Whistle"Flo Rida211,000August 11237,000August 18"Home"Phillip Phillips228,000August 25"Whistle"Flo Rida217,000September 1"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"Taylor Swift623,000September 8307,000September 15253,000September 22284,000September 29226,000October 6"Gangnam Style"Psy301,000October 13"Begin Again"Taylor Swift299,000October 20"Live While We're Young"One Direction341,000October 27"I Knew You Were Trouble"Taylor Swift416,000November 3"Gangnam Style"Psy229,000November 10255,000November 17226,000November 24187,000December 1"Diamonds"Rihanna171,000December 8"Gangnam Style"Psy229,000December 15"Scream & Shout"will.i.am featuring Britney Spears196,000December 22"Locked Out of Heaven"Bruno Mars197,000December 29222,000
See also 2012 in music List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2012
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