List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 2012 (U.S.)

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Producer Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" spent 16 weeks at number one. Gotye in Montreal on March 30, 2012 (02).jpg
Producer Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" spent 16 weeks at number one.

These are the U.S. number-one adult contemporary singles of 2012, per the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

Billboard is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries. It publishes pieces involving news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style, and is also known for its music charts, including the Hot 100 and Billboard 200, tracking the most popular songs and albums in different genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows.

The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to Billboard by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The chart debuted in Billboard magazine on July 17, 1961. Over the years, the chart has gone under a series of name changes, being called Easy Listening(1961–1962; 1965–1979), Middle-Road Singles(1962–1964), Pop-Standard Singles(1964–1965), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks(1979–1982) and Adult Contemporary(1983–present).

Key
Dagger-14-plain.pngIndicates best charting adult contemporary single of 2012
Note: Year-end most popular adult contemporary songs, ranked by radio airplay detections as measured by Nielsen BDS.

Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.

Issue dateSongArtistReference(s)
January 7"All I Want for Christmas Is You" Michael Bublé [1]
January 14"Someone like You" Adele [2]
January 21 [3]
January 28 [4]
February 4 [5]
February 11"Just a Kiss" Lady Antebellum [6]
February 18 [7]
February 25 [8]
March 3 [9]
March 10 [10]
March 17 [11]
March 24"Brighter Than the Sun" Colbie Caillat [12]
March 31"Set Fire to the Rain"Adele [13]
April 7 [14]
April 14 [15]
April 21 [16]
April 28 [17]
May 5 [18]
May 12 [19]
May 19 [20]
May 26 [21]
June 2 [22]
June 9 [23]
June 16"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Dagger-14-plain.png Kelly Clarkson [24]
June 23 [25]
June 30 [26]
July 7 [27]
July 14 [28]
July 21 [29]
July 28 [30]
August 4 [31]
August 11"Drive By" Train [32]
August 18"Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye featuring Kimbra [33]
August 25 [34]
September 1 [35]
September 8 [36]
September 15 [37]
September 22 [38]
September 29 [39]
October 6 [40]
October 13 [41]
October 20 [42]
October 27 [43]
November 3 [44]
November 10 [45]
November 17 [46]
November 24 [47]
December 1 [48]
December 8"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" Rod Stewart [49]
December 15 [50]
December 22 [51]
December 29 [52]

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