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

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

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

Chart history

Key

†	Indicates best-performing single of 2012

Issue date	Song	Artist(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]

See also

• 2012 in music