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]
| ARIA Charts number-one singles of 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Other Australian number-one charts of 2012 | |
| albums | |
| urban singles | |
| dance singles | |
| club tracks | |
| digital tracks | |
| Top Australian singles and albums of 2012 | |
| Triple J Hottest 100 | |
| top 25 singles | |
| top 25 albums |
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
edit| The yellow background indicates the #1 song on ARIA's End of Year Singles Chart of 2012. |
| Date | Song | Artist(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
edit| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flo Rida | 14 |
| 2 | Sia (as featuring) | 6 |
| 2 | Guy Sebastian | 6 |
| 2 | Lupe Fiasco | 6 |
| 2 | Psy | 6 |
| 3 | Carly Rae Jepsen | 5 |
| 3 | Fun | 5 |
| 3 | Macklemore | 5 |
| 3 | Wanz (as featuring) | 5 |
| 4 | Janelle Monáe (as featuring) | 3 |
| 5 | LMFAO | 2 |
| 5 | Justice Crew | 2 |
| 5 | Swedish House Mafia | 2 |
| 5 | John Martin (as featuring) | 2 |
| 6 | Foster the People | 1 |
| 6 | Gym Class Heroes | 1 |
| 6 | Neon Hitch (as featuring) | 1 |
| 6 | Karise Eden | 1 |
| 6 | Reece Mastin | 1 |
| 6 | Pink | 1 |
| 6 | Samantha Jade | 1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Flo Rida – Whistle". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (19 August 2012). "Guy Sebastian Equals Abba For Number 1 Hits in Australia". Noise11. Noise Network. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Psy – Gangnam Style". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Macklemore and Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – Thrift Shop". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "How are the ARIA Charts prepared each week?". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ List of artists who have achieved their first number-one single in Australia:
- Foster the People: "Discography Foster the People". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- Sia: "Discography Sia". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- Fun: "Discography Fun". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- Janelle Monáe: "Discography Janelle Monáe". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- Carly Rae Jepsen: "Discography Carly Rae Jepsen". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- Karise Eden: "Discography Karise Eden". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- Justice Crew: "Discography Justice Crew". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- Psy: "Discography Psy". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- Swedish House Mafia: "Discography Swedish House Mafia". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- John Martin: "Discography John Martin". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- Samantha Jade: "Discography Samantha Jade". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- Macklemore: "Discography Macklemore". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- Ryan Lewis: "Discography Ryan Lewis". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- Wanz: "Discography Wanz". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ "LMFAO – Sexy and I Know It". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Flo Rida feat. Sia – Wild Ones". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Gym Class Heroes feat. Neon Hitch – Ass Back Home". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Fun feat. Janelle Monáe – We Are Young". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ "Karise Eden – Stay With Me Baby". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Reece Mastin – Shout It Out". australian-charts.com. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "Pink – Blow Me (One Last Kiss)". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Fun – Some Nights". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Justice Crew – Boom Boom". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ "Guy Sebastian feat. Lupe Fiasco – Battle Scars". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ "Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – Don't You Worry Child". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "Samantha Jade – What You've Done to Me". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2012.