The 2012 year chart of the Dutch Top 40 is the ranking of the best records of that year, calculated across all 51 weekly charts of 2012. Every weekly entry counts 41 minus the position: 40 points for a number 1, 1 point for number 40. The 100 records with the most points are listed below, the best at the top. Top is Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen, with 908 points from 29 weeks.
All weeks, number ones and new entries of 2012 Decade chart 2010s
The 100 best records of 2012
- 1Call Me MaybeCarly Rae Jepsen · 908 points · 29 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 12
- 2Ai Se Eu Te PegoMichel Teló · 879 points · 28 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 1
- 3I follow rivers
- 4Euphoria
- 5BaladaGusttavo Lima · 779 points · 23 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 17
- 6I Follow RiversTriggerfinger · 753 points · 28 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 10
- 7This Is Lovewill.i.am, Eva Simons · 724 points · 23 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 28
- 8EpicSandro Silva, Quintino · 722 points · 22 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 1
- 9BagagedragerGers Pardoel · 652 points · 23 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 1
- 10I Won't Give UpJason Mraz · 644 points · 24 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 3
- 11Beauty & De Brains
- 12Reckoning SongAsaf Avidan, The Mojos · 598 points · 19 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 33
- 13Gangnam Style (강남스타일)
- 14Drive By
- 15Feel the LoveRudimental, John Newman · 577 points · 20 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 23
- 16People Help the People
- 17Next To MeEmeli Sandé · 559 points · 23 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 8
- 18Can't Stop MeAFROJACK, Shermanology · 545 points · 26 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 12
- 19Ik Neem Je MeeGers Pardoel · 530 points · 21 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 1
- 20Whistle
- 21StarshipsNicki Minaj · 517 points · 20 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 19
- 22more
- 23We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe)
- 24The A TeamEd Sheeran · 495 points · 19 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 1
- 25Girl on FireAlicia Keys · 485 points · 14 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 38
- 26Wild Ones
- 27Good TimeOwl City, Carly Rae Jepsen · 478 points · 20 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 30
- 28Lion In The Morning Sun
- 29She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)David Guetta, Sia · 452 points · 18 weeks · peak position 11 · from week 34
- 30Million VoicesOtto Knows · 445 points · 16 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 31
- 31Ode To The BouncerLumine, Studio Killers · 441 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 1
- 32CandyRobbie Williams · 433 points · 13 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 39
- 33Keep Your Head UpBen Howard · 433 points · 22 weeks · peak position 12 · from week 26
- 34Somebody That I Used to Know
- 35Diamonds
- 36Slapeloze NachtenThe Opposites · 420 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 31
- 37Some Nights
- 38Skyfall
- 39Skinny Love
- 40Payphone
- 41Hangover
- 42Dedication To My Ex (Miss That)Lloyd, André 3000, Lil Wayne · 394 points · 16 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 5
- 43Don't You Worry Child
- 44New AgeMarlon Roudette · 388 points · 17 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 11
- 45Da Bop
- 46Young, Wild & FreeSnoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Bruno Mars · 376 points · 16 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 1
- 47Tacatà
- 48Where Have You Been
- 49Get FreeMajor Lazer, Amber of Dirty Projectors · 359 points · 16 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 27
- 50Summer ParadiseSimple Plan · 353 points · 15 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 17
- 51Liever Dan LiefGers Pardoel, Doe Maar · 340 points · 13 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 39
- 52One More Night
- 53SoldierGavin DeGraw · 335 points · 17 weeks · peak position 13 · from week 5
- 54Turn Up The LoveFar East Movement, Cover Drive · 331 points · 17 weeks · peak position 12 · from week 26
- 55Hall Of Fame
- 56Everything's Gonna Be AlrightThe Babysitters Circus · 320 points · 21 weeks · peak position 20 · from week 13
- 57Let Her Go
- 58Little TalksOf Monsters and Men · 294 points · 19 weeks · peak position 16 · from week 14
- 59Blow Me
- 60Fail In LoveSharon Doorson · 281 points · 13 weeks · peak position 14 · from week 39
- 61Sky on FireHandsome Poets · 260 points · 10 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 33
- 62Locked out of HeavenBruno Mars · 255 points · 9 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 43
- 63Knocked OutTrijntje Oosterhuis · 254 points · 14 weeks · peak position 15 · from week 37
- 64Turning Tables
- 65Lego HouseEd Sheeran · 247 points · 13 weeks · peak position 12 · from week 7
- 66Domino
- 67Hot Right Now
- 68MirrorLil Wayne, Bruno Mars · 237 points · 13 weeks · peak position 12 · from week 13
- 69Without YouDavid Guetta, USHER · 234 points · 11 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 1
- 7050 Ways to Say Goodbye
- 71Wil Je Niet Nog 1 NachtGlennis Grace, Edwin Evers · 214 points · 9 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 1
- 72Dance AgainJennifer Lopez, Pitbull · 211 points · 13 weeks · peak position 16 · from week 21
- 73We Found LoveRihanna, Calvin Harris · 208 points · 9 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 1
- 74Scream
- 75KrokobilYellow Claw, Sjaak, Mr. Polska · 198 points · 9 weeks · peak position 12 · from week 27
- 76WallpaperStaygold, Style of Eye, Pow · 185 points · 6 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 46
- 77Levels
- 78Rock The House
- 79Keep Your Head UpSandra van Nieuwland · 175 points · 5 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 47
- 80We Are Never Ever Getting Back TogetherTaylor Swift · 169 points · 12 weeks · peak position 16 · from week 35
- 81Echte VriendenJan Smit, Gerard Joling · 167 points · 8 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 23
- 82VrijNick & Simon · 161 points · 8 weeks · peak position 13 · from week 16
- 83Zo Stil
- 84Feel So CloseCalvin Harris · 159 points · 10 weeks · peak position 19 · from week 1
- 85Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)
- 86Paradise
- 87Is anybody out there?
- 88Shadow DaysJohn Mayer · 151 points · 10 weeks · peak position 17 · from week 11
- 89Come Together
- 90Time After TimeChris Hordijk · 134 points · 6 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 3
- 91Ben Jij Ook Voor NederlandWolter Kroes & Yes-R & Ernst Daniel Smid · 130 points · 4 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 22
- 92Winter Of LoveIlse DeLange · 128 points · 10 weeks · peak position 20 · from week 35
- 93Turn Around
- 94Sexy And I Know It
- 95Live While We're YoungOne Direction · 119 points · 10 weeks · peak position 22 · from week 41
- 96Oceaan
- 97Year Of SummerNiels Geusebroek · 116 points · 4 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 48
- 98Party Shaker
- 99212Azealia Banks, Lazy Jay · 115 points · 7 weeks · peak position 14 · from week 12
- 100Beneath Your BeautifulLabrinth, Emeli Sandé · 113 points · 5 weeks · peak position 16 · from week 47
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
What is the best record of 2012 in the Dutch Top 40?
Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen tops the 2012 year chart, with 908 points from 29 weeks in the chart (peak position 2). The top 5: 1. Call Me Maybe (Carly Rae Jepsen), 2. Ai Se Eu Te Pego (Michel Teló), 3. I follow rivers (Lykke Li), 4. Euphoria (Loreen), 5. Balada (Gusttavo Lima).
How is the 2012 year chart calculated?
Every weekly entry in 2012 earns points: 41 minus the position, so 40 points for a number 1 and 1 point for number 40. The sum of those points sets the order; on a tie the peak position counts, then the number of weeks, then the earliest week. Only the weeks of 2012 count, also for a record that entered the year before or stayed on into the next year.
Is the number 1 of the year chart also the record that spent longest at number 1?
Not necessarily. The year chart counts every week in the chart, including the weeks lower in the Top 40; a record that stayed high for a long time can therefore end above a shorter-lived number 1. The number ones of 2012, the longest-charting records and the highest new entries are on the 2012 year page.
How many weeks does the 2012 year chart cover?
51 weekly charts, with 226 different records between them, eleven of which reached number 1. Every week can be viewed separately from the year page.