This is a list of singles that charted in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, an all-genre singles chart, in 2012.
Sixty-two singles charted in the top ten during the year. Fifty acts scored a top-ten hit, with seventeen achieving their first hits as lead or featured artists. Rapper Nicki Minaj garnered five top-ten singles during the year, the most of any artist, while Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" was the longest-running top-ten single of the year, spending twenty-four weeks in the tier.
Following her death on February 11, 2012, singer Whitney Houston placed three re-entries in the top fifty of the Hot 100 on the week ending February 25, 2012, led by "I Will Always Love You" at number seven. Such re-entries of catalog songs are rare as Billboard maintains a policy deeming songs ineligible to chart due to moving to the recurrent list after twenty weeks if ranking below number fifty. After Houston's death, however, an adjustment in this policy allowed catalog songs to re-enter the chart's upper half if sales and airplay activity merit inclusion, as was the case with "I Will Always Love You", which surged after the singer's death in digital sales by 6,723% and in airplay by 915% from the previous week.
Phillip Phillips's "Home" became the first song to enter the top ten in separate chart runs in a single calendar year when it re-entered on the weeks ending August 18, 2012 and December 8, 2012 . The song debuted at number ten on the week ending June 9, 2012 and spent a sole week in the top ten before falling off the chart three weeks later.
Top-ten singles Key – indicates single's top 10 entry was also its Hot 100 debut – indicates best performing song of the year – 2012 year-end top 10 single position and rank The "weeks in top ten" column reflects each song's entire chart life, not just its run during 2012. (Exception: Please see the note below regarding Whitney Houston's one song that recharted in the top ten.)
+ List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles which peaked in 2012 Top tenentry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks intop ten ReferencesSingles from 2011 October 8 "Sexy and I Know It" LMFAO1 January 721 October 29 "Young, Wild & Free" Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars7 March 176 November 19 "Good Feeling" Flo Rida3 January 2816 December 3 "Take Care" Drake featuring Rihanna7 March 244 "The One That Got Away" Katy Perry3 January 711 December 17 "Niggas in Paris" Jay-Z and Kanye West5 January 78 Singles from 2012January 7 "Dance (A$$)" Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj10 January 71 "Set Fire to the Rain" Adele1 February 414 January 21 "I Won't Give Up" Jason Mraz8 January 211January 28 "Rack City" Tyga7 February 184 "Turn Me On" David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj4 February 410February 4 "Domino" Jessie J6 February 183 "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Kelly Clarkson1 February 1816February 25 "Give Me All Your Luvin'" Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.10 February 251 "I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston3 March 32 "We Are Young" Fun featuring Janelle Monáe1 March 1722March 3 "Part of Me" Katy Perry1 March 39 "Starships" Nicki Minaj5 April 721 "Turn Up the Music" Chris Brown10 March 31 March 10 "Glad You Came" The Wanted3 March 3115 March 17"Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye featuring Kimbra1 April 2824 March 31 "Wild Ones" Flo Rida featuring Sia5 May 1914April 14 "Boyfriend" Justin Bieber2 April 1412 "Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen1 June 2323 "What Makes You Beautiful" One Direction4 April 2113 May 5 "Payphone" Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa2 May 2619 May 26 "Drive By" Train10 May 262 June 16 "Where Have You Been" Rihanna5 July 711 June 23 "Wide Awake" Katy Perry2 August 1113July 7 "Lights" Ellie Goulding2 August 1814 "Scream" Usher9 August 46 July 14 "Titanium" David Guetta featuring Sia7 July 218July 28 "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" Pink5 September 2911 "Whistle" Flo Rida1 August 2512 August 25 "Some Nights" Fun3 September 2919September 1 "As Long as You Love Me" Justin Bieber featuring Big Sean6 September 2912 "One More Night" Maroon 51 September 2921 "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" Taylor Swift1 September 113 September 8 "Good Time" Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen8 September 157 September 15 "Everybody Talks" Neon Trees6 September 153 September 22 "Too Close" Alex Clare7 October 2710 October 6 "Gangnam Style" Psy2 October 612 October 13 "Begin Again" Taylor Swift7 October 131October 20 "Live While We're Young" One Direction3 October 201 "Red" Taylor Swift6 October 201 "Skyfall" Adele8 October 201 October 27 "Die Young" Kesha2 December 812November 3 "Diamonds" Rihanna1 December 115 "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" Ne-Yo6 December 18November 10 "Don't Wake Me Up" Chris Brown10 November 101 "Locked Out of Heaven" Bruno Mars1 December 2220 November 24 "I Cry" Flo Rida6 December 229 December 1 "Ho Hey" The Lumineers3 December 2914 α "I Will Always Love You" originally entered the top ten and peaked at number one on the week ending November 28, 1992, spending 16 weeks in the tier in its first chart run. See List of Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in 1992 for more. The above entry for the single reflects its run in 2012 only.
2011 peaks
+ List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2012 which peaked in 2011 Top tenentry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks intop ten References April 16"Rolling in the Deep" Adele1 May 2120 June 4 "Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock1 July 1629 September 10 "Stereo Hearts" Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine4 October 1515 September 17 "Someone like You" Adele1 September 1720 October 15 "We Found Love" Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris1 November 1223 November 26 "It Will Rain" Bruno Mars3 December 1013
2013 peaks
+ List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2012 which peaked in 2013 Top tenentry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks intop ten References June 9 "Home" Phillip Phillips6 January 1913October 27 "I Knew You Were Trouble" Taylor Swift2January 1216 December 22 "Beauty and a Beat" Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj5 January 510
Notes The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending January 7, 2012. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending January 14, 2012. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending January 28, 2012. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending February 11, 2012. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending February 18, 2012. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending February 25, 2012. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending March 3, 2012. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending March 10, 2012. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending March 24, 2012. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending August 18, 2012. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 22, 2012. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending October 27, 2012. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending November 17, 2012. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 8, 2012. The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 29, 2012.
Artists with most top-ten songs
+ List of artists by total songs peaking in the top-ten Artist Numbers of songs Nicki Minaj 5 Adele 4 Flo Rida Rihanna Taylor Swift Bruno Mars 3 Justin Bieber Katy Perry Big Sean 2 Carly Rae Jepsen Chris Brown David Guetta Fun LMFAO Maroon 5 One Direction Sia Wiz Khalifa
See also 2012 in American music List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2012 Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012
References
General sources
Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
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