January 13, 2013
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1Gotye feat. KimbraSomebody That I Used To Know
It debuted at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 14 January 2012. In its fifteenth week on the chart – after it was performed on Glee, American Idol and SNL – the song rose to No. 1. The song had the fourth highest-selling single week ever with 542,000 digital downloads sold, and was the first Australian single to top the Hot 100 since Savage Garden's "I Knew I Loved You" in 2000. As of 6 June 2012, it has remained at No. 1 for eight consecutive weeks.
2 Carly Rae JepsenCall Me Maybe
It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of 10 March 2012, at number 38. The song reached number one on the week ending 23 June 2012 and spent nine consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. She is the first Canadian female artist to have a number one on Billboard Hot 100 since Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" in 2007. The song is only the fourth song to log seven weeks at number one by an artist from Canada, tied with "Sh-Boom" by The Crew-Cuts, "Informer" by Snow featuring MC Shan, and "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams. The song is Jepsen's first entry on the Billboard charts in the country, which made her the first lead woman since Kesha with her single "Tik Tok" to have her debut single peak at such position.
3 fun. feat. Janelle MonaeWe Are Young
"We Are Young" entered the Billboard Hot 100 in December 2011 at number 53 but quickly fell off. It wasn't until the song appeared in the Super Bowl spot that it took off, exploding at radio and at retail. In the week following the Super Bowl, it rose 26 spots to number 63 on the Hot 100. On March 7, 2012, "We Are Young" ascended to the top position on the Billboard Hot 100. It remained at the number one position for six consecutive weeks.
4Maroon 5 feat. Wiz KhalifaPayphone
The song debuted at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It failed to reach number one, peaking at number 2 on that chart for six non-consecutive weeks, being blocked from the top spot by Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" and Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe". On its 18th week in the top ten, "Payphone" dropped to number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the first time the song was not a part of the top five.
5 Ellie GouldingLights
On the issue dated 20 August 2011, "Lights" debuted at number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 99 for the week of 14 January 2012.] When "Lights" reached number 40 in its 19th week, on the issue dated 12 May, the song represented the third slowest climb to the top 40 by a female artist, after Norah Jones's "Don't Know Why" and KT Tunstall's "Suddenly I See". In its 29th week, the song made Hot 100 history by achieving the longest climb to the chart's top five not aided by country-to-pop crossover success or multiple releases. In its 33rd chart week, the single reached number 2 on the chart dated 18 August 2012, and held that position for two weeks, behind "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen and "Whistle" by Flo Rida, respectively.
6The Wanted Glad You Came
In the United States, the song became their first to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number three for four non-consecutive weeks after it was covered on the television series Glee, and becoming the highest American chart entry by a British boy band, surpassing Take That who peaked at number seven with "Back for Good" in November 1995.
7Kelly ClarksonStronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 64 on the week ending October 30, 2011. Three weeks later, the song re-entered Billboard Hot 100 at number 99. Following its release as a single, the song once again returned to the Hot 100 at number 58 after Clarkson performed the song at Saturday Night Live on January 7, 2012. On its 4th week, the song climbed to number 21. The following week, the song ascended to number eight at the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became her tenth top-ten hit. With "Mr. Know It All" having peaked at number ten, the song's ascent marked the first time Clarkson has had back-to-back top-ten hits since 2004–2005, when she had four consecutive top-ten hits from her sophomore album, Breakaway. On its 6th week, it went from number 8 to number 2 and then went to number 1, becoming Clarkson's third number one hit, after "A Moment Like This" and "My Life Would Suck Without You". On the week ending March 3, 2012, the song descends to number four after spending two consecutive weeks at number 1. The same week, "Stronger" became Clarkson's first song to top Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. This makes Clarkson as the first artist ever to have topped the Hot 100 and each of Billboard's Dance/Club Play Songs, Country Songs, Adult Contemporary and Adult Pop Songs charts. On its 9th week, the song returned to top Billboard Hot 100 for the third week and becomes the longest-reigning single by an American Idol contestant.
8Rihanna feat. Calvin HarrisWe Found Love
The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 28, 2011, at number 16. "We Found Love" became the singer's second highest debut on the chart out of her 31 Hot 100 chart entries, with the highest being Rihanna's collaboration with Eminem, "Love the Way You Lie", which debuted at number 2 in July 2010. The following week, it rose to number 9, giving Rihanna the record for a solo artist to have amassed twenty top-ten singles in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the shortest amount of time. Rihanna achieved the feat in a time span of 6 years and 4 months, surpassing the record previously held by Madonna who managed the achievement in a time span of 5 years and 9 months. In its 6th week on the chart, the song reached number 1, giving Rihanna her eleventh number-one single thus making her only the seventh artist in the 53-year history of the chart to amass at least 11 number-one singles, behind The Beatles (20), Mariah Carey (18), Michael Jackson (13), Madonna (12), The Supremes (12) and tying with Whitney Houston. Additionally, Rihanna moved into 3rd place, tied with Houston, for the female artist with the most number-one singles, behind Carey and Madonna. "We Found Love" spent 8 consecutive weeks and 2 additional weeks (after 3 weeks at number two) at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing "Umbrella" as Rihanna's longest number-one single in the country, and was the longest-running number one of 2011.
9Nicki MinajStarships
"Starships" debuted at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, marking her second solo arrival in the top ten after "Super Bass", which reached number 3. The song eventually peaked at number 5 and was certified triple platinum in the US on August 16, 2012.
10One DirectionWhat Makes You Beautiful
"What Makes You Beautiful" became the highest Billboard Hot 100 debut for an UK act since 1998. On 22 February 2012, the single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 28. On the week ending 14 April 2012, it peaked at number 4. As of 30 June 2012, the single had spent thirteen consecutive weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 top ten.
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11 Flo Rida feat. SiaWild Ones
12 AdeleSet Fire To The Rain
13 LMFAOSexy And I Know It
14 fun.Some Nights
15 Katy PerryWide Awake
16 Flo RidaGood Feeling
17 Flo RidaWhistle
18 Maroon 5One More Night
19 TrainDrive By
20 Drake feat. Lil WayneThe Motto
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21 RihannaWhere Have You Been
22 Neon TreesEverybody Talks
23 Drake feat. RihannaTake Care
24 David Guetta feat. SiaTitanium
25 Jason MrazI Won't Give Up
26 Bruno MarsIt Will Rain
27 Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 ChainzMercy
28 Justin BieberBoyfriend
29 LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRockParty Rock Anthem
30 Alex ClareToo Close
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31 Katy PerryPart Of Me
32 Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa feat. Bruno MarsYoung, Wild & Free
33 Taylor SwiftWe Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
34 Justin Bieber feat. Big SeanAs Long as You Love Me
35 David Guetta feat. Nicki MinajTurn Me On
36 Maroon 5 feat. Christina AguileraMoves Like Jagger
37 P!nkBlow Me (One Last Kiss)
38 Owl City and Carly Rae JepsenGood Time
39 Demi LovatoGive Your Heart A Break
40 Jay Z and Kanye WestNi**As In Paris
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41 Katy PerryThe One That Got Away
42 Calvin HarrisFeel So Close
43 AdeleSomeone Like You
44 UsherScream
45 TygaRack City
46 Jessie JDomino
47 PSYGangnam Style
48 Pitbull feat. Chris BrownInternational Love
49 Phillip PhillipsHome
50 David Guetta feat. UsherWithout You
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51 Gym Class Heroes feat. Neon HitchAss Back Home
52 Hunter HayesWanted
53 Luke BryanDrunk On You
54 2 Chainz feat. DrakeNo Lie
55 Cher LloydWant U Back
56 Chris BrownDon't Wake Me Up
57 Big Sean feat. Nicki MinajDance (A$$)
58 Eric ChurchSpringsteen
59 KarminBrokenhearted
60 Gavin DeGrawNot Over You
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61 Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam LevineStereo Hearts
62 PitbullBack In Time
63 J. ColeWork Out
64 AdeleRumour Has It
65 Calvin Harris feat. Ne-YoLet's Go
66 Carrie UnderwoodGood Girl
67 Little Big TownPontoon
68 The LumineersHo Hey
69 ColdplayParadise
70 Carrie UnderwoodBlown Away
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71 AdeleRolling In The Deep
72 UsherClimax
73 Wiz KhalifaWork Hard, Play Hard
74 Ne-YoLet Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)
75 Nicki MinajPound The Alarm
76 Kenny ChesneyCome Over
77 Trey SongzHeart Attack
78 Kirko BangzDrank In My Cup
79 Rihanna feat. Chris BrownBirthday Cake
80 B.o.BSo Good
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81 Train50 Ways To Say Goodbye
82 Toby KeithRed Solo Cup
83 Selena Gomez and The SceneLove You Like A Love Song
84 Chris BrownTurn Up The Music
85 Ke$haDie Young
86 T-Pain feat. Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen5 O'Clock
87 Christina PerriA Thousand Years
88 Jason AldeanTake A Little Ride
89 RihannaYou Da One
90 Havana Brown feat. PitbullWe Run The Night
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91 Imagine DragonsIt's Time
92 Ca$h OutCashin' Out
93 Luke BryanI Don't Want This Night To End
94 RihannaDiamonds
95 Lee BriceHard To Love
96 Kip MooreSomethin' 'Bout A Truck
97 MiguelAdorn
98 Jason AldeanFly Over States
99 Eli Young BandEven If It Breaks Your Heart
100 Linkin ParkBurn It Down
1Gotye feat. KimbraSomebody That I Used To Know
It debuted at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 14 January 2012. In its fifteenth week on the chart – after it was performed on Glee, American Idol and SNL – the song rose to No. 1. The song had the fourth highest-selling single week ever with 542,000 digital downloads sold, and was the first Australian single to top the Hot 100 since Savage Garden's "I Knew I Loved You" in 2000. As of 6 June 2012, it has remained at No. 1 for eight consecutive weeks.
2 Carly Rae JepsenCall Me Maybe
It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of 10 March 2012, at number 38. The song reached number one on the week ending 23 June 2012 and spent nine consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. She is the first Canadian female artist to have a number one on Billboard Hot 100 since Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" in 2007. The song is only the fourth song to log seven weeks at number one by an artist from Canada, tied with "Sh-Boom" by The Crew-Cuts, "Informer" by Snow featuring MC Shan, and "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams. The song is Jepsen's first entry on the Billboard charts in the country, which made her the first lead woman since Kesha with her single "Tik Tok" to have her debut single peak at such position.
3 fun. feat. Janelle MonaeWe Are Young
"We Are Young" entered the Billboard Hot 100 in December 2011 at number 53 but quickly fell off. It wasn't until the song appeared in the Super Bowl spot that it took off, exploding at radio and at retail. In the week following the Super Bowl, it rose 26 spots to number 63 on the Hot 100. On March 7, 2012, "We Are Young" ascended to the top position on the Billboard Hot 100. It remained at the number one position for six consecutive weeks.
4Maroon 5 feat. Wiz KhalifaPayphone
The song debuted at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It failed to reach number one, peaking at number 2 on that chart for six non-consecutive weeks, being blocked from the top spot by Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" and Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe". On its 18th week in the top ten, "Payphone" dropped to number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the first time the song was not a part of the top five.
5 Ellie GouldingLights
On the issue dated 20 August 2011, "Lights" debuted at number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 99 for the week of 14 January 2012.] When "Lights" reached number 40 in its 19th week, on the issue dated 12 May, the song represented the third slowest climb to the top 40 by a female artist, after Norah Jones's "Don't Know Why" and KT Tunstall's "Suddenly I See". In its 29th week, the song made Hot 100 history by achieving the longest climb to the chart's top five not aided by country-to-pop crossover success or multiple releases. In its 33rd chart week, the single reached number 2 on the chart dated 18 August 2012, and held that position for two weeks, behind "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen and "Whistle" by Flo Rida, respectively.
6The Wanted Glad You Came
In the United States, the song became their first to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number three for four non-consecutive weeks after it was covered on the television series Glee, and becoming the highest American chart entry by a British boy band, surpassing Take That who peaked at number seven with "Back for Good" in November 1995.
7Kelly ClarksonStronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 64 on the week ending October 30, 2011. Three weeks later, the song re-entered Billboard Hot 100 at number 99. Following its release as a single, the song once again returned to the Hot 100 at number 58 after Clarkson performed the song at Saturday Night Live on January 7, 2012. On its 4th week, the song climbed to number 21. The following week, the song ascended to number eight at the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became her tenth top-ten hit. With "Mr. Know It All" having peaked at number ten, the song's ascent marked the first time Clarkson has had back-to-back top-ten hits since 2004–2005, when she had four consecutive top-ten hits from her sophomore album, Breakaway. On its 6th week, it went from number 8 to number 2 and then went to number 1, becoming Clarkson's third number one hit, after "A Moment Like This" and "My Life Would Suck Without You". On the week ending March 3, 2012, the song descends to number four after spending two consecutive weeks at number 1. The same week, "Stronger" became Clarkson's first song to top Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. This makes Clarkson as the first artist ever to have topped the Hot 100 and each of Billboard's Dance/Club Play Songs, Country Songs, Adult Contemporary and Adult Pop Songs charts. On its 9th week, the song returned to top Billboard Hot 100 for the third week and becomes the longest-reigning single by an American Idol contestant.
8Rihanna feat. Calvin HarrisWe Found Love
The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 28, 2011, at number 16. "We Found Love" became the singer's second highest debut on the chart out of her 31 Hot 100 chart entries, with the highest being Rihanna's collaboration with Eminem, "Love the Way You Lie", which debuted at number 2 in July 2010. The following week, it rose to number 9, giving Rihanna the record for a solo artist to have amassed twenty top-ten singles in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the shortest amount of time. Rihanna achieved the feat in a time span of 6 years and 4 months, surpassing the record previously held by Madonna who managed the achievement in a time span of 5 years and 9 months. In its 6th week on the chart, the song reached number 1, giving Rihanna her eleventh number-one single thus making her only the seventh artist in the 53-year history of the chart to amass at least 11 number-one singles, behind The Beatles (20), Mariah Carey (18), Michael Jackson (13), Madonna (12), The Supremes (12) and tying with Whitney Houston. Additionally, Rihanna moved into 3rd place, tied with Houston, for the female artist with the most number-one singles, behind Carey and Madonna. "We Found Love" spent 8 consecutive weeks and 2 additional weeks (after 3 weeks at number two) at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing "Umbrella" as Rihanna's longest number-one single in the country, and was the longest-running number one of 2011.
9Nicki MinajStarships
"Starships" debuted at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, marking her second solo arrival in the top ten after "Super Bass", which reached number 3. The song eventually peaked at number 5 and was certified triple platinum in the US on August 16, 2012.
10One DirectionWhat Makes You Beautiful
"What Makes You Beautiful" became the highest Billboard Hot 100 debut for an UK act since 1998. On 22 February 2012, the single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 28. On the week ending 14 April 2012, it peaked at number 4. As of 30 June 2012, the single had spent thirteen consecutive weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 top ten.
11 Flo Rida feat. SiaWild Ones
12 AdeleSet Fire To The Rain
13 LMFAOSexy And I Know It
14 fun.Some Nights
15 Katy PerryWide Awake
16 Flo RidaGood Feeling
17 Flo RidaWhistle
18 Maroon 5One More Night
19 TrainDrive By
20 Drake feat. Lil WayneThe Motto
21 RihannaWhere Have You Been
22 Neon TreesEverybody Talks
23 Drake feat. RihannaTake Care
24 David Guetta feat. SiaTitanium
25 Jason MrazI Won't Give Up
26 Bruno MarsIt Will Rain
27 Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 ChainzMercy
28 Justin BieberBoyfriend
29 LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRockParty Rock Anthem
30 Alex ClareToo Close
31 Katy PerryPart Of Me
32 Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa feat. Bruno MarsYoung, Wild & Free
33 Taylor SwiftWe Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
34 Justin Bieber feat. Big SeanAs Long as You Love Me
35 David Guetta feat. Nicki MinajTurn Me On
36 Maroon 5 feat. Christina AguileraMoves Like Jagger
37 P!nkBlow Me (One Last Kiss)
38 Owl City and Carly Rae JepsenGood Time
39 Demi LovatoGive Your Heart A Break
40 Jay Z and Kanye WestNi**As In Paris
41 Katy PerryThe One That Got Away
42 Calvin HarrisFeel So Close
43 AdeleSomeone Like You
44 UsherScream
45 TygaRack City
46 Jessie JDomino
47 PSYGangnam Style
48 Pitbull feat. Chris BrownInternational Love
49 Phillip PhillipsHome
50 David Guetta feat. UsherWithout You
51 Gym Class Heroes feat. Neon HitchAss Back Home
52 Hunter HayesWanted
53 Luke BryanDrunk On You
54 2 Chainz feat. DrakeNo Lie
55 Cher LloydWant U Back
56 Chris BrownDon't Wake Me Up
57 Big Sean feat. Nicki MinajDance (A$$)
58 Eric ChurchSpringsteen
59 KarminBrokenhearted
60 Gavin DeGrawNot Over You
61 Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam LevineStereo Hearts
62 PitbullBack In Time
63 J. ColeWork Out
64 AdeleRumour Has It
65 Calvin Harris feat. Ne-YoLet's Go
66 Carrie UnderwoodGood Girl
67 Little Big TownPontoon
68 The LumineersHo Hey
69 ColdplayParadise
70 Carrie UnderwoodBlown Away
71 AdeleRolling In The Deep
72 UsherClimax
73 Wiz KhalifaWork Hard, Play Hard
74 Ne-YoLet Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)
75 Nicki MinajPound The Alarm
76 Kenny ChesneyCome Over
77 Trey SongzHeart Attack
78 Kirko BangzDrank In My Cup
79 Rihanna feat. Chris BrownBirthday Cake
80 B.o.BSo Good
81 Train50 Ways To Say Goodbye
82 Toby KeithRed Solo Cup
83 Selena Gomez and The SceneLove You Like A Love Song
84 Chris BrownTurn Up The Music
85 Ke$haDie Young
86 T-Pain feat. Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen5 O'Clock
87 Christina PerriA Thousand Years
88 Jason AldeanTake A Little Ride
89 RihannaYou Da One
90 Havana Brown feat. PitbullWe Run The Night
91 Imagine DragonsIt's Time
92 Ca$h OutCashin' Out
93 Luke BryanI Don't Want This Night To End
94 RihannaDiamonds
95 Lee BriceHard To Love
96 Kip MooreSomethin' 'Bout A Truck
97 MiguelAdorn
98 Jason AldeanFly Over States
99 Eli Young BandEven If It Breaks Your Heart
100 Linkin ParkBurn It Down