Melbourne’s Gotye had the biggest selling song of 2012 in the USA.
Gotye and Kimbra
According to Nielsen SoundScan ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ by Gotye featuring Kimbra sold 6,801,000 units during the year placing it around 300,000 sales ahead of Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Call Me Maybe’.
‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ was also the most played song on US radio in 2012 with 652,000 plays.
The Top 10 Songs of 2012 were:
1. Gotye feat. Kimbra – Somebody That I Used To Know (6,801,000)
2. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe (6,472,000)
3. Fun feat. Janelle Monae – We Are Young (5,948,000)
4. Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa – Payphone (4,757,000)
5. Nicki Minaj – Starships (3,979,000)
6. One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful (3,881,000)
7. Fun – Some Nights (3,839,000)
8. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (3,823,000)
9. Psy – Gangnam Style (3,592,000)
10. Maroon 5 – One More Night (3,461,000)
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