Throughout all 52 weeks in 2012, 21 songs topped the Mega Single Top 100.[1] The Single Top 100 is a chart composed by MegaCharts based on official physical single sales and legal downloads, and one of the three official Dutch record charts, the two others being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The first number-one hit on the chart in 2012 was Michel Teló's "Ai se eu te pego!", and the last was will.i.am and Britney Spears' "Scream and Shout".[1]
Artists and acts that had or were featured in at least one song that topped the Mega Single Top 100 that year for at least one week were Michel Teló, Chris Hordijk, Joan Franka, Triggerfinger, Gusttavo Lima, Jan Smit, Gerard Joling, René Froger, Nick & Simon, Asaf Avidan, Sandra van Nieuwland, PSY, Adele, Roos van Erkel, Robbie Williams, Leona Philippo, will.i.am and Britney Spears.[1] Out of these acts, eleven of them, Michel Teló, Chris Hordijk, Joan Franka, Triggerfinger, Gusttavo Lima, Asaf Avidan, Sandra van Nieuwland, Psy, Roos van Erkel, Leona Philippo and will.i.am, achieved their first number-one single on the chart that year, either as lead or featured artist. Sandra van Nieuwland had the most number one hits, achieving five singles that topped. The other artist to have more than one number-one hit was Jan Smit with 3 songs. 18 singles that topped the chart in 2012 were solo songs, while three others were collaborations.[1] "Ai se eu te pego!" was the best-performing single of that year, topping the Single Top 100's 2012 year-end chart.[2]
Chart history
editSource:[1]
| Issue Date(s) | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 7–14 January | "Ai se eu te pego!" | Michel Teló |
| 21 January | "Time After Time" | Chris Hordijk |
| 28 January–25 February | "Ai se eu te pego!" | Michel Teló |
| 3 March | "You and Me" | Joan Franka |
| 10 March–5 May | "I Follow Rivers" | Triggerfinger |
| 12–26 May | "Balada" | Gusttavo Lima |
| 2–9 June | "Echte vrienden" | Jan Smit and Gerard Joling |
| 16 June | "Samen" | Rene Froger |
| 23–30 June | "Echte vrienden" | Jan Smit and Gerard Joling |
| 7 July–4 August | "Balada" | Rene Froger |
| 11–18 August | "Alles overwinnen" | Nick & Simon |
| 25 August | "One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx)" | Asaf Avidan |
| 1 September | "More" | Sandra van Nieuwland |
| 8 September | "Altijd daar" | Jan Smit |
| 15–22 September | "One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx)" | Asaf Avidan |
| 29 September–6 October | "Gangnam Style" | PSY |
| 13–20 October | "Skyfall" | Adele |
| 27 October | "Sla je armen om me heen" | Jan Smit and Roos van Erkel |
| 3 November | "Skyfall" | Adele |
| 10 November | "Sla je armen om me heen" | Jan Smit and Roos van Erkel |
| 17 November | "Candy" | Robbie Williams |
| 24 November | "Keep Your Head Up" | Sandra van Nieuwland |
| 1 December | "Beggin'" | |
| 8 December | "New Age" | |
| 15 December | "Could You Be Loved" | Leona Philippo |
| 22 December | "Venus" | Sandra van Nieuwland |
| 29 December | "Scream and Shout" | will.i.am featuring Britney Spears |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e NUMMER 1-HITS IN DE DUTCH CHARTS (2012) (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ JAAROVERZICHTEN - SINGLE 2012 (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
External links
edit- Single Top 100 at the compiler MegaChart's official site - (in Dutch and English)