Gigwise

  • News
    • Music News
    • Tour News
    • Festival News
    • New Bands
    • Film & TV
    • Games
    • The Biz
    • Current Affairs
  • Photos
    • Countdowns
    • Live
    • Editorial Galleries
    • Rate or Slate
    • Festivals
  • Features
    • Interviews
    • Festivals
    • New Music (IDI)
    • Student Guide
    • Blogs
  • Videos
    • Music Videos
    • Gigwise TV
  • Reviews
    • Albums
    • Tracks
    • Live
    • Festivals
  • festivals
    • Festival Guide 2012
    • Coming Up
    • Festival News
    • Reviews
    • Win Tickets
    • Festival A–Z
  • Win
    • Competitions
    • Win Festival Tickets
  • Tickets
    • Gig Tickets
    • Sell Tickets
Search Gigwise

The Top Ten biggest selling UK singles of 2012

Gotye, Carly Rae Jepsen, Maroon 5 - see the tracks that have sold the most in the past 12 months

 

  • 10. Emeli Sande - 'Next To Me'
  • 10. Emeli Sande - 'Next To Me'

Next

Monday 3rd December 2012 by Grace Carroll

The biggest selling UK single of 2012 has been announced by The Official Charts Company this week and - wait for it - it's Gotye, with 'Somebody That I Used To Know'. And now you'll have it in your head for the rest of the day. You're welcome.

The track, which features Kimbra, sold 1.28 million copies, hit the number one spot on the UK singles charts in February and stayed there for five weeks. The song took the crown from Adele, who had the number one place on the chart last year with her hit 'Someone Like You', the biggest selling single of 2011.

There are only 123 songs which have scored over a million sales in the history of the Official UK Charts, and 'Somebody That I Used To Know' is one of them. The top three songs on the list are also part of 2012's most played songs around the world on Spotify.

But that's not to say that the chart can't change. Christmas is coming up, and December is traditionally a month of record-breaking single sales - particularly in the race for Christmas number one.

So which songs of the summer made an impact? Check through the gallery and see if you bought any of the biggest-selling singles of 2012...

Comments
More photos

Who are the bookies favourites for Christmas No.1 in 2012?

We count down the tracks vying for top spot

The 25 biggest grossing concert tours of 2012

From Taylor Swift to Lady Gaga, who made the most this year - and how much did they earn?

Photos: the new 'Gangnam Style'? BIGBANG headline Wembley Arena

Korean boyband bring K-pop to huge London gig

Albums of the year: our ten top picks of 2012

The records that for us, define the very best in the past year's music

More photos

Artist A-Z #  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 

Gigwise TV
Play
Gigwise Session: Cave Painting, 'Leaf'

Black Veil Brides: 'We're an easy target for critics'

Gigwise Session: Juveniles 'We Are Young'

The Courteeners: 'We've not gone Europop!'

Most Popular on Gigwise
  • News
  • Features
  • Videos

News

Video: drunk Kim Wilde sings 'Kids In America' on a train

Kraftwerk tickets for 2013 Tate Modern gigs on sale now

Ella Henderson signs to Sony, debut album expected 2013

Dad of three dies after dancing to 'Gangnam Style' at Christmas party

Features

Videos

Gigwise Session: Cave Painting, 'Leaf'

Latest Competition
Wow!
Win a limited edition San Cisco vinyl EP
Gigwise

And something else

  • Robbie Williams Tickets
  • Michael Buble tickets
  • Depeche Mode Tickets
  • O2 arena Tickets
  • One Direction Tickets
  • Eric Clapton Tickets

The boring stuff

  • Terms and conditions
  • Privacy policy
  • Job vacancies
  • Sitemap
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us

Our Network

  • Entertainmentwise
  • TaleTela
  • Muveez
  • PopDash

Gigwise stuff

  • Gigwise Facebook
  • Gigwise Twitter
  • Gigwise YouTube
  • Music News RSS
  • Album Reviews RSS
  • Features RSS
  • Live Reviews RSS
  • Ticket News RSS