BEST SELLING SINGLES WORLDWIDE 2012
1. "Somebody that I used to know" Gotye ft. Kimbra - 7,030,000
2. "We Are Young" Fun. ft. Janelle Monae - 4,934,000
3. "We Found Love" Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris - 4,412,000* (total: 9,700,000)
4. "Stronger(What doesn't kill you)" Kelly Clarkson - 4,101,000
5. "Wild Ones" Flo Rida ft. Sia - 4,097,000
6. "Starships" Nicki Minaj - 3,886,000
7. "Sexy and I Know It" LMFAO - 3,829,000* (total: 7,700,000)
8. "Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen - 3,811,000
9. "Set Fire to the Rain" Adele - 3,622,000* (total: 7,000,000)
10. "Good Feeling" Flo Rida - 3,394,000*
11. "Someone Like You" Adele - 3,211,000* (total: 10,000,000)
12. "Part of Me" Katy Perry - 3,058,000
13. "Turn Me On" David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj - 2,970,000* (total: 3,500,000)
14. "Domino" Jessie J - 2,899,000
15. "Moves Like Jagger" Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - 2,864,000* (total: 11,000,000)
16. "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" Michael Telo - 2,831,000
17. "Drive by" Train - 2,671,000
18. "Titanium" David Guetta ft. Sia - 2,656,000* (total: 3,500,000)
19. "Wild, Young and Free" Wiz Khalifa ft. Snoop Dogg and Bruno Mars - 2,531,000
20. "Paradise" Coldplay - 2,414,000* (total: 4,600,000)
21. "Glad You Came" The Wanted - 2,275,000
22. "What Makes You Beautiful" One Direction - 2,218,000*(total: 2,500,000)
23. "Boyfriend" Justin Bieber - 2,215,000
24. "International Love" Pitbull ft. Chris Brown - 2,209,000
25. "Payphone" Maroon 5 - 2,158,000
26. "The One that got away" Katy Perry - 2,121,000* (total: 4,000,000)
27. "Levels" Avicii - 2,116,000* (total: 2,500,000)
28. "Rolling in the Deep" Adele - 2,041,000* (total: 12,100,000)
29. "Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO - 1,924,000* (total: 11,200,000)
30. "Without You" David Guetta ft. Usher - 1,861,000* (total: 5,300,000)
31. "Take Care" Drake ft. Rihanna - 1,861,000 (total: 2,200,000)
32. "Turn up the Music" Chris Brown - 1,735,000
33. "It Will Rain" Bruno Mars - 1,725,000* (total: 4,000,000)
34. "Give Me All Your Luvin" Madonna ft. Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. - 1,434,000
35. "Video Games" Lana Del Rey - 1,190,000* (total: 1,500,000)
36. "Dance Again" Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull - 1,112,000
37. "Ass back Home" Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch - 1,094,000
38. "So Good" B.O.B. - 1,058,000
39. "Feel So Close" Calvin Harris - 1,028,000* (total: 1,200,000)
40. "She doesn't mind" Sean Paul - 1,024,000
- Numbers indicate sales between 1.1.2012. and 5.6.2012.
- Singles that have star (*) next to the number were released last year, or even earlier, so this number doesn't represent their total sales.
BEST SELLING ALBUMS WORLDWIDE 2012
1. "21" Adele - 6,711,000* (total: 23,650,000)
2. "Born to die" Lana Del Rey - 1,651,000
3. "Up All Night" One Direction - 1,573,000* (total: 2,300,000)
4. "Mylo Xyloto" Coldplay - 1,470,000* (total: 5,100,000)
5. "MDNA" Madonna - 1,321,000
6. "Making Mirrors" Gotye - 1,187,000* (total: 1,300,000)
7. "Wrecking Ball" Bruce Springsteen - 1,185,000
8. "Talk That Talk" Rihanna - 1,097,000* (total: 3,000,000)
9. "Greatest Hits" Whitney Houston - 1,083,000* (total: 11,000,000)
10. "19" Adele - 1,064,000* (total: 5,500,000)
11. "Tuskegee" Lionel Richie - 1,053,000
12. "Sorry For Party Rocking" LMFAO - 995,000* (total: 2,500,000)
13. "Nothing but the Beat" David Guetta - 947,000* (total: 2,800,000)
14. "El Camino" The Black Keys - 930,000
15. "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" Nicki Minaj - 835,000
16. "Liones:Hidden Treasures" Amy winehouse - 783,000* (total: 2,450,000)
17. "Doo Woops and Hooligans" Bruno Mars - 776,000* (total: 5,200,000)
18. "Old Ideas" Leonard Cohen - 713,000
19. "Ceremonials" Florence + The Machine - 638,000* (total: 1,950,000)
20. "Take Care" Drake - 590,000* (total: 2,200,000)
21. "Blunderbuss" Jack White - 585,000
22. "Blown Away" Carrie Underwood - 572,000
23. "Plus" Ed Sheeran - 562,000* (total: 800,000)
24. "A Different Kind of Truth" Van Halen - 557,000
25. "Little Broken Hearts" Norah Jones - 557,000
26. "Our Version of Events" Emeli Sande - 536,000
27. "Love is a Four Letter Word" Jason Mraz - 455,000
28. "Own the Night" Lady Antebellum - 444,000* (total: 2,100,000)
29. "Stronger" Kelly Clarkson - 436,000* (total: 1,300,000)
30. "Hunger Games OST" Various Artists - 416,000
31. "Kisses on the Bottom" Paul McCartney - 400,000
32. "Born and Raised" John Mayer - 393,000
33. "Teenage Dream" Katy Perry - 392,000* (total: 5,000,000)
34. "Here and Now" Nickelback - 372,000* (total: 1,750,000)
35. "Ultimate Collection" Whitney Houston - 359,000* (total: 1,500,000)
36. "Bangarang" Skrillex - 355,000* (total: 500,000)
37. "4" Beyonce - 289,000* (total: 2,600,000)
38. "Born This Way" Lady Gaga - 279,000* (total: 6,200,000)
39. "Tailgates and Tanlines" Luke Bryan - 273,000* (total: 1,100,000)
40. "Torches" Foster the People - 272,000* (total: 1,300,000)
- Numbers indicate sales between 1.1.2012. and 5.6.2012.
- Albums that have star (*) next to the number were released last year, or even earlier, so this number doesn't represent their total sales.
Source: United World Chart
I have an impression that this statistics are incomplete, but better this than nothing :P