Gotye has become the first Australian artist in thirty years to land the No.1 song of the year on the US Billboard charts.
Gotye: Photo by Gerry Nicholls
“Somebody That I Used to Know” is the No.1 song in Canada, the number one radio airplay and digital download song for the year, and also the biggest song for 2012 on the Adult Pop and Alternative Song charts.
The Billboard charts calculate their end of year chart from 1st December 2011 to the end of November 2012, and with Gotye landing the biggest song of the year in the US he breaks a thirty year record for an Australian artist to take out the top of the EOY chart. The last Aussie to land the No.1 song of the year in America was Olivia Newton-John with “Physical” in 1982.
Another feat occurred on the US End of Year Albums chart too, as Adele’s “21” album took out top honors for a second year running, the only other time this has happened on Billboard’s EOY charts was in 1983 and 1984 when Michael Jackson’s Thriller” achieved that record. For a list of all former US EOY No.1’s go here.
Gotye achieved placements in the following Billboard End-of-Year charts…
#1 – Hot 100 Singles of 2012
#1 – Radio Songs of 2012
#1 – Digital Songs of 2012
#1 – Adult Pop Songs of 2012
#1 – Alternative Songs of 2012
#1 – Canadian Top 100 Singles of 2012
#3 – Top New Artist for 2012.
#4 – Top Rock Songs for 2012
#5 – Ringtones chart
#5 – Top Rock Artists for 2012
#6 – Adult Contemporary Songs
#6 – Dance/Club Songs
#6 – Rock Albums for 2012 – Making Mirrors
#6 – Rock Album Artists for 2012
#6 – Alternative Albums of 2012
#6 – Alternative Album Artists for 2012
#8 – Pop Songs of 2012
#8 – Alternative Songs Artists of 2012
#9 – Adult Contemporary Artists of 2012
#12 – Rock Songs Artists for 2012
#14 – Hot 100 Artists for 2012
#15 – Digital Songs Artists for 2012
#17 – Ringtone Artists for 2012
#18 – Radio Songs Artists for 2012
#19 – Canadian Hot 100 Artists of 2012
#24 – Top Artists of 2012 (accumulated total of chart achievements for the year)
#25 – Canadian Albums Chart of 2012 – Making Mirrors
#27 – Albums Chart of 2012 – Making Mirrors
#30 – Albums Chart Artists for 2012 – Making Mirrors
