List of number one hits in the UK charts (2012)

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This is a list of the number one hits on the UK charts in 2012. It is based on the Official Singles Chart Top 100 and Albums Chart Top 100 as determined by the Official Charts Company . There have been 36 number one singles and albums each that year.

Singles

← 2011
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Period Where.
total 		Interpreter Title
Author (s) 		Additional Information
(Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information)
January 1, 2012 - January 7, 2012
1 week 		1 Coldplay Paradise
Christopher Anthony John Martin , Guy Rupert Berryman , Jonathan Mark Buckland , William Champion , Brian Peter George Eno 		-
January 8, 2012 - January 14, 2012
1 week 		1 Flo Rida Good Feeling
Leroy Kirkland , Pearl Woods, Etta James , Tim Bergling , Lukasz Gottwald , Tramar Dillard , Breyan Stanley Isaac, Arash Andreas Pournouri, Henry Russell Walter 		-
January 15, 2012 - January 28, 2012
2 weeks 		2 Jessie J Domino
Max Martin , Lukasz Gottwald , Henry Russell Walter , Jessica Ellen Cornish , Claude Kelly 		-
January 29, 2012 - February 4, 2012
1 week 		1 Cover Drive Twilight
Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Ina Christine Wroldsen , Karen Amanda Reifer, Thomas Ray Anthony Armstrong, Barry Patrick Hill, Jamar Angelo Harding 		-
February 5, 2012 - February 11, 2012
1 week 		1 David Guetta feat. Sia Titanium
Music: David Guetta, Giorgio Hesdey Tuinfort , Nick L. van de Wall ; Text: Sia Kate Furler 		-
February 12, 2012 - February 18, 2012
1 week (total 5) 		5 Gotye feat. Kimbra Somebody That I Used to Know
Walter Andre E. De Backer , Luiz Bonfá 		-
February 19, 2012 - February 25, 2012
1 week 		1 DJ Fresh feat. Rita Ora Hot Right Now
Daniel Stein , Sian Evans , Jonathan Shave, Jason Pebworth, George Astasio 		-
February 26, 2012 - March 24, 2012
4 weeks (total 5) 		5 Gotye feat. Kimbra Somebody That I Used to Know
Walter Andre E. De Backer, Luiz Bonfá 		-
March 25, 2012 - March 31, 2012
1 week 		1 Katy Perry Part of Me
Katy Perry, Bonnie Leigh McKee , Max Martin , Lukasz Gottwald 		-
April 1, 2012 - April 7, 2012
1 week 		1 Chris Brown Turn Up the Music
Damon E. Thomas, Harvey Jay Mason, Christopher Maurice Brown , Michael Jiminez, Terence Coles, Alexander Palmer, Jeannine Marie Mason, Andre Darrell Merritt, Greg Paul Stephen Bonnick, Leon Spencer Price, Hayden Chapman 		-
April 8, 2012 - May 5, 2012
4 weeks 		4th Carly Rae Jepsen Call Me Maybe
Joshua Keeler Ramsay, Carly Rae Jepsen, Tavish Crowe 		-
May 6, 2012 - May 12, 2012
1 week 		1 Tulisa Young
Lorne Alistair Tennant, Richard Rawson, Peter Ibsen 		-
May 13, 2012 - May 26, 2012
2 weeks 		2 Rita Ora feat. Tinie Tempah RIP
William Frederick Kennard, Saul Gregory Milton , Nneka-Lucia Egbuna , Aubrey Drake Graham , Patrick Junior Chukwuemka Okogwu , Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen , Renee Wisdom, Farhad Samadzada 		-
May 27, 2012 - June 2, 2012
1 week 		1 Fun feat. Janelle Monáe We Are Young
Nathaniel Joseph Ruess , Andrew Dost, Jack Michael Antonoff , Jeffrey Bhasker 		-
June 3, 2012 - June 9, 2012
1 week 		1 Rudimental feat. John Newman Feel the Love
Amir Izadkhan, Kesi Dryden, Piers Sean Aggett , John William Peter Newman 		-
June 10, 2012 - June 16, 2012
1 week 		1 Gary Barlow & the Commonwealth Band Sing
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber , Gary Barlow; Text: Gary Barlow 		-
June 17, 2012 - June 23, 2012
1 week 		1 Cheryl Call my name
Calvin Harris 		-
June 24, 2012 - June 30, 2012
1 week (total 2) 		2 Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa Payphone
Ammar Malik, Benjamin Joseph Levin , Karl Johan Schuster , Cameron Jibril Thomaz , Adam Noah Levine , Daniel Thomas Omelio 		-
July 1, 2012 - July 7, 2012
1 week 		1 Will.i.am feat. Eva Simons This Is Love
Max Martin , Sebastian Carmine Ingrosso , Mike Hamilton, William Adams , Steve Patrik Angello Jesefsson Fragogiannis , Eva M. Simons 		-
July 8, 2012 - July 14, 2012
1 week (total 2) 		2 Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa Payphone
Ammar Malik, Benjamin Joseph Levin, Karl Johan Schuster, Cameron Jibril Thomaz, Adam Noah Levine, Daniel Thomas Omelio 		-
July 15, 2012 - August 4, 2012
3 weeks 		3 Florence + the Machine Spectrum (Say My Name)
Paul Richard Epworth , Florence Welch 		-
August 5, 2012 - August 18, 2012
2 weeks 		2 Wiley feat. Ms D Heatwave
Rodney Kubbirayi Hwingwiri, Richard Kylea Cowie , Dayo Olatunji 		-
August 19, 2012 - August 25, 2012
1 week 		1 Rita Ora How We Do (Party)
East S. Harvey Jr. , Bob West, Willie Hutch , Berry Gordy Jr. , Hal Davis, Christopher Wallace , Bonnie Leigh McKee , Kelly Marie Sheehan , Andrew Harr, Jermain Jerrel Jackson, Andre Davidson, Sean Winston Davidson, Alexander Joseph Delicata 		-
August 26, 2012 - September 1, 2012
1 week 		1 Sam and the Womp Bom Bom
Aaron Thomas Horn, Sam Ritchie, Bloem de Wilde , Raz Olsher, Nicholas Richard Bentley 		-
September 2, 2012 - September 8, 2012
1 week 		1 Little Mix Wings
Iain James, Thomas Andrew Searle Barnes, Peter Norman Cullen Kelleher, Benjamin Alexander Kohn, Michelle Robin Lewis, Mischke J. Butler, Erika F. Nuri, Heidi Lissett Rojas, Perrie Louse Edwards, Jessica Louise Nelson, Leigh Anne Pinnock, Jade Amelia Thirlwall , Christopher Chrishan Dotson, Kyle Christopher 		-
September 9, 2012 - September 15, 2012
1 week 		1 Ne-yo Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)
Shaffer Smith , Mike di Scala , Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen , Sia Kate Furler , Mark Paul Hadfield 		-
September 16, 2012 - September 29, 2012
2 weeks 		2 The Script feat. Will.i.am Hall of Fame
Will Adams , James Barry, Daniel John O'Donoghue, Mark Anthony Sheehan 		-
September 30, 2012 - October 6, 2012
1 week 		1 Psy Gangnam Style
Yoo Gun-hyung, Park Jae-sang 		-
October 7, 2012 - October 13, 2012
1 week 		1 Rihanna Diamonds
Benjamin Levin , Sia Kate Furler , Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen 		-
October 14, 2012 - October 20, 2012
1 week 		1 Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin Don't You Worry Child
Michel Henry Allan Zitron, Martin John Lindström, Axel Christofer Hedfors , Steve Angello , Sebastian Carmine Ingrosso 		-
October 21, 2012 - October 27, 2012
1 week 		1 Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch Sweet Nothing
Calvin Harris, Florence Welch, Tommy Hull 		-
October 28, 2012 - November 3, 2012
1 week 		1 Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé Beneath Your Beautiful
Michael Robert Henrion Posner , Timothy Lee McKenzie , Emeli Sandé 		-
November 4, 2012 - November 17, 2012
2 weeks 		2 Robbie Williams Candy
Gary Barlow , Terje Olsen, Robert Peter Williams 		-
November 18, 2012 - November 24, 2012
1 week 		1 one direction Little Things
Edward Christopher Sheeran , Fiona Bevan 		-
November 25, 2012 - December 8, 2012
2 weeks 		2 Olly Murs feat. Flo Rida Troublemaker
Claude Kelly, Steven Oliver Robson, Oliver Stanley Murs, Tramar Dillard , Breyan Stanley Isaac 		-
December 9, 2012 - December 15, 2012
1 week 		1 Gabrielle Aplin The Power of Love
Holly Johnson , Mark William O'Toole , Peter Gill , Brian Philip Nash 		-
December 16, 2012 - December 22, 2012
1 week (total 3) 		3 James Arthur Impossible
Ina Christine Wroldsen , Arnthor Birgisson 		-
December 23, 2012 - December 29, 2012
1 week 		1 The Justice Collective He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Music: Bobby Scott ; Text: Bob Russell 		-
December 30, 2012 - January 12, 2013
2 weeks (total 3) 		3 James Arthur Impossible
Ina Christine Wroldsen, Arnthor Birgisson 		-
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2011 		  →
2013 →

Albums

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Period Where.
total 		Interpreter title Additional Information
(Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information)
January 1, 2012 - January 7, 2012
1 week (total 3) 		3 Ed Sheeran + -
January 8, 2012 - January 14, 2012
1 week (total of 23) 		23 Adele 21st -
January 15, 2012 - January 21, 2012
1 week (total 2) 		2 Bruno Mars Doo-wops & hooligans -
January 22, 2012 - January 28, 2012
1 week (total of 23) 		23 Adele 21st -
January 29, 2012 - February 4, 2012
1 week (total 3) 		3 Ed Sheeran + -
February 5, 2012 - February 18, 2012
2 weeks 		2 Lana Del Rey Born to Die -
February 19, 2012 - February 25, 2012
1 week (total 10) 		10 Emeli Sandé Our version of events -
February 26, 2012 - March 3, 2012
1 week (total of 23) 		23 Adele 21st -
March 4, 2012 - March 10, 2012
1 week (total 10) 		10 Emeli Sandé Our version of events -
March 11, 2012 - March 17, 2012
1 week 		1 Bruce Springsteen wrecking ball -
March 18, 2012 - March 24, 2012
1 week 		1 Military wives In My Dreams -
March 25, 2012 - March 31, 2012
1 week 		1 Paul Weller Sonik kicks -
April 1, 2012 - April 7, 2012
1 week 		1 Madonna MDNA -
April 8, 2012 - April 14, 2012
1 week 		1 Nicki Minaj Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded -
April 15, 2012 - April 28, 2012
2 weeks (total of 23) 		23 Adele 21st -
April 29, 2012 - May 5, 2012
1 week 		1 Jack White Blunderbuss -
May 6, 2012 - May 12, 2012
1 week 		1 Marina and the Diamonds Electra Heart -
May 13, 2012 - May 26, 2012
2 weeks 		2 Keane Strangeland -
May 27, 2012 - June 2, 2012
1 week (total 10) 		10 Emeli Sandé Our version of events -
June 3, 2012 - June 23, 2012
3 weeks 		3 Gary Barlow & the Commonwealth Band Sing -
June 24, 2012 - June 30, 2012
1 week 		1 Justin Bieber Believe -
July 1, 2012 - July 7, 2012
1 week 		1 Linkin Park Living Things -
July 8, 2012 - July 14, 2012
1 week 		1 Chris Brown Fortune -
July 15, 2012 - July 21, 2012
1 week 		1 Newton Faulkner Write It on Your Skin -
July 22, 2012 - July 28, 2012
1 week 		1 Elton John vs. Pnau Good morning to the night -
July 29, 2012 - August 4, 2012
1 week 		1 Plan B Ill Manors -
August 5, 2012 - August 11, 2012
1 week 		1 Conor Maynard Contrast -
August 12, 2012 - August 18, 2012
1 week (total 2) 		2 Rihanna Talk that talk -
August 19, 2012 - September 1, 2012
2 weeks (total 10) 		10 Emeli Sandé Our version of events -
September 2, 2012 - September 8, 2012
1 week 		1 Rita Ora Ora -
September 9, 2012 - September 15, 2012
1 week 		1 The vaccines Come of Age -
September 16, 2012 - September 22, 2012
1 week 		1 The xx Coexist -
September 23, 2012 - September 29, 2012
1 week 		1 The killers Battle Born -
September 30, 2012 - October 6, 2012
1 week (total 3) 		3 Mumford & Sons Babel -
October 7, 2012 - October 13, 2012
1 week 		1 muse The 2nd Law -
October 14, 2012 - October 20, 2012
1 week (total 3) 		3 Mumford & Sons Babel -
October 21, 2012 - October 27, 2012
1 week 		1 Jake Bugg Jake Bugg -
October 28, 2012 - November 3, 2012
1 week 		1 Taylor Swift Red -
November 4, 2012 - November 10, 2012
1 week (total 2) 		2 Calvin Harris 18 Months -
November 11, 2012 - November 17, 2012
1 week 		1 Robbie Williams Take the crown -
November 18, 2012 - November 24, 2012
1 week 		1 one direction Take Me Home -
November 25, 2012 - December 1, 2012
1 week 		1 Rihanna Unapologetic -
December 2, 2012 - December 15, 2012
2 weeks 		2 Olly Murs Right place, right time -
December 16, 2012 - December 22, 2012
1 week 		1 Bruno Mars Unorthodox jukebox -
December 23, 2012 - January 5, 2013
2 weeks (total 10) 		10 Emeli Sandé Our version of events -
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2011 		  →
2013 →

The figures are based on the official UK Charts Company sales hit parades for the United Kingdom . The dates refer to the validity date of the charts, i.e. the week following the sales week.

Annual hit parades

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Singles position# Albums
Somebody That I Used to Know
Gotye feat. Kimbra
Walter Andre E. De Backer , Luiz Bonfá 		1 Our Version of Events
Emeli Sandé
Call Me Maybe
Carly Rae Jepsen
Joshua Keeler Ramsay, Carly Rae Jepsen, Tavish Crowe 		2 21
Adele
We Are Young
Fun feat. Janelle Monáe
Nathaniel Joseph Ruess , Andrew Dost, Jack Michael Antonoff , Jeffrey Bhasker 		3 +
Ed Sheeran
Titanium
David Guetta feat. Sia
music: David Guetta, Giorgio Hesdey Tuinfort , Nick L. van de Wall ; Text: Sia Kate Furler 		4th Born to Die
Lana Del Rey
Impossible
James Arthur
Ina Christine Wroldsen , Arnthor Birgisson 		5 Take Me Home
One Direction
Gangnam Style
Psy
Yoo Gun-hyung, Park Jae-sang 		6th Babel
Mumford & Sons
Starships
Nicki Minaj
Rami Yacoub, Wayne Hector, Onika Tanya Maraj , Carl Anthony Falk, Nadir Khayat 		7th Right Place, Right Time
Olly Murs
Domino
Jessie J
Max Martin , Lukasz Gottwald , Henry Russell Walter , Jessica Ellen Cornish , Claude Kelly 		8th Christmas
Michael Bublé
Payphone
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa
Ammar Malik, Benjamin Joseph Levin , Karl Johan Schuster , Cameron Jibril Thomaz , Adam Noah Levine , Daniel Thomas Omelio 		9 Mylo Xyloto
Coldplay
Wild Ones
Flo Rida feat. Sia
Raphaël David Judrin, Pierre-Antoine Joseph Michel Melki, Jacob Elisha Luttrell, Marcus Cooper , Benjamin Maddahi, Tramar Dillard , Axel Christofer Hedfords , Sia Kate Furler 		10 Unapologetic
Rihanna
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2011 		  →
2013 →

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See also: Number one hits 2012 in Argentina , Australia , Belgium , Bulgaria , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , Mexico , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Poland , Portugal , Sweden , Switzerland , Slovakia , Spain , South Korea , Czech Republic , Hungary and the United States .