List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2012

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This is a list of songs which reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (or Pop Songs) chart in 2012.

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During 2012, a total of 19 singles hit number-one on the charts.

Chart history

Key
†Indicates best-performing single of 2012
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.
January 7"We Found Love" Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris [1]
January 14 [2]
January 21 [3]
January 28 [4]
February 4"It Will Rain" Bruno Mars [5]
February 11"The One That Got Away" Katy Perry [6]
February 18"Good Feeling" Flo Rida [7]
February 25"Set Fire to the Rain" Adele [8]
March 3 [9]
March 10 [10]
March 17 [11]
March 24"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Kelly Clarkson [12]
March 31 [13]
April 7 [14]
April 14 [15]
April 21"Glad You Came" The Wanted [16]
April 28"We Are Young" Fun featuring Janelle Monáe [17]
May 5 [18]
May 12 [19]
May 19 [20]
May 26 [21]
June 2"Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye featuring Kimbra [22]
June 9 [23]
June 16 [24]
June 23"Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen [25]
June 30 [26]
July 7 [27]
July 14"Payphone" Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa [28]
July 21 [29]
July 28 [30]
August 4 [31]
August 11"Wide Awake"Katy Perry [32]
August 18 [33]
August 25"Lights" † Ellie Goulding [34]
September 1"Wide Awake"Katy Perry [35]
September 8 [36]
September 15"Give Your Heart a Break" Demi Lovato [37]
September 22"Whistle"Flo Rida [38]
September 29 [39]
October 6"Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" P!nk [40]
October 13"One More Night"Maroon 5 [41]
October 20 [42]
October 27 [43]
November 3 [44]
November 10 [45]
November 17 [46]
November 24 [47]
December 1 [48]
December 8"Die Young" Ke$ha [49]
December 15 [50]
December 22 [51]
December 29"Locked Out of Heaven"Bruno Mars [52]

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