Here they are, the 100 very best 2012 year-end songs in the United States. Check out the playlist of the 100 best songs of the year 2012 from the USA below.
Notable Events in Music
Katy Perry’s single “The One That Got Away” reaches #1 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart. This makes her album the first album in history to have no less than 7 songs reach the #1 position in 2012 on Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart!
2012 is also the year that Madonna, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. and Cee Lo Green perform during halftime of the Super Bowl. This year’s Super Bowl (XLVI) will be played by the New York Giants and the New England Patriots.
Also, 2012 is a year in which many, what later turned out to be, great bands/groups saw their “first birth”. Consider the American DJ duo “The Chainsmokers,” American Country-Pop duo “Dan + Shay”, the girl group “Fifth Harmony” and the Canadian band “Magic!”.
About The Playlist
This End of Year playlist contains many big hits such as “Moves like Jagger” by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera, “Where Have You Been” by Rihanna and “Young, Wild & Free” by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars. But also great songs by Nicki Minaj, Calvin Harris and Coldplay!
But the ultimate highlights of the year 2012 are the songs “We Are Young” by Fun featuring Janelle Monáe and “Call Me Maybe” by Canadian singer and songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen.
One song is the absolute winner of 2012 and that’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye featuring Kimbra!
Check out the complete playlist of the 100 best tracks of the USA in the year 2012 below or go directly to the Spotify playlist or follow us on Spotify.
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Interested in even more popular music from this decade? You can find it in our 2010s section.
Top 10 Songs of 2012
- “Somebody That I Used to Know” – Gotye featuring Kimbra
- “Call Me Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen
- “We Are Young” – Fun featuring Janelle Monáe
- “Payphone” – Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa
- “Lights” – Ellie Goulding
- “Glad You Came” – The Wanted
- “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” – Kelly Clarkson
- “We Found Love” – Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
- “Starships” – Nicki Minaj
- “What Makes You Beautiful” – One Direction
List of 100 End of Year Songs 2012
| # | Title - Artist |
|---|---|
| 1 | Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye ft. Kimbra |
| 2 | Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen |
| 3 | We Are Young - fun. ft. Janelle Monae |
| 4 | Payphone - Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa |
| 5 | Lights - Ellie Goulding |
| 6 | Glad You Came - The Wanted |
| 7 | Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson |
| 8 | We Found Love - Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris |
| 9 | Starships - Nicki Minaj |
| 10 | What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction |
| 11 | Wild Ones - Flo Rida ft. Sia |
| 12 | Set Fire To The Rain - Adele |
| 13 | Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO |
| 14 | Some Nights - fun. |
| 15 | Wide Awake - Katy Perry |
| 16 | Good Feeling - Flo Rida |
| 17 | Whistle - Flo Rida |
| 18 | One More Night - Maroon 5 |
| 19 | Drive By - Train |
| 20 | The Motto - Drake ft. Lil Wayne |
| 21 | Where Have You Been - Rihanna |
| 22 | Everybody Talks - Neon Trees |
| 23 | Take Care - Drake ft. Rihanna |
| 24 | Titanium - David Guetta ft. Sia |
| 25 | I Won’t Give Up - Jason Mraz |
| 26 | It Will Rain - Bruno Mars |
| 27 | Mercy - Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz |
| 28 | Boyfriend - Justin Bieber |
| 29 | Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock |
| 30 | Too Close - Alex Clare |
| 31 | Part Of Me - Katy Perry |
| 32 | Young, Wild & Free - Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars |
| 33 | We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift |
| 34 | As Long as You Love Me - Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean |
| 35 | Turn Me On - David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj |
| 36 | Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera |
| 37 | Blow Me (One Last Kiss) - P!nk |
| 38 | Good Time - Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen |
| 39 | Give Your Heart A Break - Demi Lovato |
| 40 | Ni**As In Paris - Jay Z and Kanye West |
| 41 | The One That Got Away - Katy Perry |
| 42 | Feel So Close - Calvin Harris |
| 43 | Someone Like You - Adele |
| 44 | Scream - Usher |
| 45 | Rack City - Tyga |
| 46 | Domino - Jessie J |
| 47 | Gangnam Style - PSY |
| 48 | International Love - Pitbull ft. Chris Brown |
| 49 | Home - Phillip Phillips |
| 50 | Without You - David Guetta ft. Usher |
| 51 | Ass Back Home - Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch |
| 52 | Wanted - Hunter Hayes |
| 53 | Drunk On You - Luke Bryan |
| 54 | No Lie - 2 Chainz ft. Drake |
| 55 | Want U Back - Cher Lloyd |
| 56 | Don’t Wake Me Up - Chris Brown |
| 57 | Dance (A$$) - Big Sean ft. Nicki Minaj |
| 58 | Springsteen - Eric Church |
| 59 | Brokenhearted - Karmin |
| 60 | Not Over You - Gavin DeGraw |
| 61 | Stereo Hearts - Gym Class Heroes ft. Adam Levine |
| 62 | Back In Time - Pitbull |
| 63 | Work Out - J. Cole |
| 64 | Rumour Has It - Adele |
| 65 | Let’s Go - Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo |
| 66 | Good Girl - Carrie Underwood |
| 67 | Pontoon - Little Big Town |
| 68 | Ho Hey - The Lumineers |
| 69 | Paradise - Coldplay |
| 70 | Blown Away - Carrie Underwood |
| 71 | Rolling In The Deep - Adele |
| 72 | Climax - Usher |
| 73 | Work Hard, Play Hard - Wiz Khalifa |
| 74 | Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself) - Ne-Yo |
| 75 | Pound The Alarm - Nicki Minaj |
| 76 | Come Over - Kenny Chesney |
| 77 | Heart Attack - Trey Songz |
| 78 | Drank In My Cup - Kirko Bangz |
| 79 | Birthday Cake - Rihanna ft. Chris Brown |
| 80 | So Good - B.o.B |
| 81 | 50 Ways To Say Goodbye - Train |
| 82 | Red Solo Cup - Toby Keith |
| 83 | Love You Like A Love Song - Selena Gomez and The Scene |
| 84 | Turn Up The Music - Chris Brown |
| 85 | Die Young - Ke$ha |
| 86 | 5 O’Clock - T-Pain ft. Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen |
| 87 | A Thousand Years - Christina Perri |
| 88 | Take A Little Ride - Jason Aldean |
| 89 | You Da One - Rihanna |
| 90 | We Run The Night - Havana Brown ft. Pitbull |
| 91 | It’s Time - Imagine Dragons |
| 92 | Cashin’ Out - Ca$h Out |
| 93 | I Don’t Want This Night To End - Luke Bryan |
| 94 | Diamonds - Rihanna |
| 95 | Hard To Love - Lee Brice |
| 96 | Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck - Kip Moore |
| 97 | Adorn - Miguel |
| 98 | Fly Over States - Jason Aldean |
| 99 | Even If It Breaks Your Heart - Eli Young Band |
| 100 | Burn It Down - Linkin Park |
Spotify Playlist Top 100 – 2012
Do you like this playlist? If so, we recommend checking out our playlists with the best songs from the year 2011 and 2013 of the USA as well.
Youtube Playlist Top 100 – 2012
