List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2012

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This is a list of the Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2012. The Dutch Top 40 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the Netherlands. It is published every week by radio station Radio 538. The chart had 51 releases in 2012.

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Ten acts gained their first number-one single in the Dutch Top 40 in 2012, either as lead or featured act: Studio Killers, Michel Teló, Triggerfinger, Gusttavo Lima, will.i.am, Eva Simons, Asaf Avidan, Psy, Sandra van Nieuwland and Passenger.

Chart history

Issue DateSongArtist(s)Reference(s)
January 7"Ode to the Bouncer" Studio Killers [1]
January 14"Ai Se Eu Te Pego!" Michel Teló [2]
January 21 [3]
January 28 [4]
February 4 [5]
February 11 [6]
February 18 [7]
February 25 [8]
March 3 [9]
March 10 [10]
March 17 [11]
March 24 [12]
March 31"I Follow Rivers" Triggerfinger [13]
April 7 [14]
April 14 [15]
April 21 [16]
April 28 [17]
May 5 [18]
May 12"Balada" Gusttavo Lima [19]
May 19 [20]
May 26 [21]
June 2 [22]
June 9 [23]
June 16 [24]
June 23 [25]
June 30 [26]
July 7 [27]
July 14 [28]
July 21 [29]
July 28 [30]
August 4 [31]
August 11"Slapeloze nachten" The Opposites [32]
August 18"This Is Love" will.i.am featuring Eva Simons [33]
August 25"One Day / Reckoning Song" (Wankelmut Rmx) Asaf Avidan [34]
September 1 [35]
September 8 [36]
September 15 [37]
September 22 [38]
September 29 [39]
October 7"Gangnam Style" Psy [40]
October 13 [41]
October 20"Skyfall" Adele [42]
October 27 [43]
November 3 [44]
November 10 [45]
November 17 [46]
November 24 [47]
December 1"Keep Your Head Up" Sandra van Nieuwland [48]
December 8 [49]
December 15"Let Her Go" Passenger [50]
December 22 [51]
December 29No Top 40 released

Number-one artists

PositionArtistWeeks #1
1 Gusttavo Lima 13
2 Michel Teló 11
3 Triggerfinger 6
3 Asaf Avidan 6
3 Adele 6
4 Psy 2
4 Sandra van Nieuwland 2
4 Passenger 2
5 Studio Killers 1
5 The Opposites 1
5 will.i.am 1
5 Eva Simons 1

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