List of number-one singles of 2012 (Australia)

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Flo Rida earned his third and fourth number-one single when "Wild Ones" and "Whistle" both topped the ARIA Singles Chart. "Whistle" was the longest-running number-one single of 2012, having topped the chart for eight weeks. Flo-Rida B96 Summerbash 2012-06-16 6418 photo by Adam Bielawski.jpg
Flo Rida earned his third and fourth number-one single when "Wild Ones" and "Whistle" both topped the ARIA Singles Chart. "Whistle" was the longest-running number-one single of 2012, having topped the chart for eight weeks.
Guy Sebastian earned his sixth number-one single when "Battle Scars" topped the ARIA Singles Chart for six consecutive weeks. He is the only Australian male artist in the chart's history to achieve six number-one singles. Guy Sebastian"s.Armageddon Tour.jpg
Guy Sebastian earned his sixth number-one single when "Battle Scars" topped the ARIA Singles Chart for six consecutive weeks. He is the only Australian male artist in the chart's history to achieve six number-one singles.
Psy's "Gangnam Style" topped the ARIA Singles Chart for six consecutive weeks, becoming his first number-one single on the chart. Psy 2012.jpg
Psy's "Gangnam Style" topped the ARIA Singles Chart for six consecutive weeks, becoming his first number-one single on the chart.
Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" topped the ARIA Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks, becoming her first number-one single on the chart and the biggest song of 2012 in Australia. Carly Rae Jepsen at BSOMF.jpg
Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" topped the ARIA Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks, becoming her first number-one single on the chart and the biggest song of 2012 in Australia.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's "Thrift Shop" topped the ARIA Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks, becoming their first number-one single on the chart. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis at Sasquatch 2011.jpg
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's "Thrift Shop" topped the ARIA Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks, becoming their first number-one single on the chart.

The ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales. [6] In 2012, seventeen singles claimed the top spot, including LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It", which started its peak position in late 2011. Seventeen acts achieved their first number-one single in Australia, either as a lead or featured artist: Foster the People, Sia, Gym Class Heroes, Neon Hitch, Fun, Janelle Monáe, Carly Rae Jepsen, Karise Eden, Justice Crew, Lupe Fiasco, Psy, Swedish House Mafia, John Martin, Samantha Jade, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Wanz. [7]

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Fun and Flo Rida earned two number-one songs during the year. Flo Rida's "Whistle" was the longest-running number-one single of 2012, having topped the ARIA Singles Chart for eight weeks. [1] Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" each topped the chart for five consecutive weeks, while Flo Rida's "Wild Ones", Psy's "Gangnam Style" and Guy Sebastian's "Battle Scars" all stayed at number one for six consecutive weeks. Sebastian is the only Australian male artist in the chart's history to achieve six number-one singles. [2]

Chart history

Key
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on ARIA's End of Year Singles Chart of 2012.
DateSongArtist(s)Ref.
2 January"Sexy and I Know It" LMFAO [8]
9 January
16 January"Pumped Up Kicks" Foster the People [9]
23 January"Wild Ones" Flo Rida featuring Sia [10]
30 January
6 February
13 February
20 February
27 February
5 March"Ass Back Home" Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch [11]
12 March"We Are Young" Fun featuring Janelle Monáe [12]
19 March
26 March
2 April"Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen [4]
9 April
16 April
23 April
30 April
7 May"Whistle"Flo Rida [1]
14 May
21 May
28 May
4 June
11 June
18 June
25 June"Stay with Me Baby" Karise Eden [13]
2 July"Whistle"Flo Rida [1]
9 July"Shout It Out" Reece Mastin [14]
16 July"Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" Pink [15]
23 July"Some Nights"Fun [16]
30 July
6 August"Boom Boom" Justice Crew [17]
13 August
20 August"Battle Scars" Guy Sebastian and Lupe Fiasco [18]
27 August
3 September
10 September
17 September
24 September
1 October"Gangnam Style" Psy [3]
8 October
15 October
22 October
29 October
5 November
12 November"Don't You Worry Child" Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin [19]
19 November
26 November"What You've Done to Me" Samantha Jade [20]
3 December"Thrift Shop" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz [5]
10 December
17 December
24 December
31 December

Number-one artists

PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Flo Rida14
2Sia (as featuring)6
2Guy Sebastian6
2Lupe Fiasco6
2Psy6
3Carly Rae Jepsen5
3Fun5
3Macklemore5
3Wanz (as featuring)5
4Janelle Monáe (as featuring)3
5LMFAO2
5Justice Crew2
5Swedish House Mafia2
5John Martin (as featuring)2
6Foster the People1
6Gym Class Heroes1
6Neon Hitch (as featuring)1
6Karise Eden1
6Reece Mastin1
6Pink1
6Samantha Jade1

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