List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 2012 (U.S.)

Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" was the best-charting adult contemporary number one single of 2012

These are the U.S. number-one adult contemporary singles of 2012, per the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Key

Indicates best charting adult contemporary single of 2012 Note: Year-end most popular adult contemporary songs, ranked by radio airplay detections as measured by Nielsen BDS.

Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.

Issue date	Song	Artist	Reference(s)
January 7	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	Michael Bublé	[1]
January 14	"Someone like You"	Adele	[2]
January 21			[3]
January 28			[4]
February 4			[5]
February 11	"Just a Kiss"	Lady Antebellum	[6]
February 18			[7]
February 25			[8]
March 3			[9]
March 10			[10]
March 17			[11]
March 24	"Brighter Than the Sun"	Colbie Caillat	[12]
March 31	"Set Fire to the Rain"	Adele	[13]
April 7			[14]
April 14			[15]
April 21			[16]
April 28			[17]
May 5			[18]
May 12			[19]
May 19			[20]
May 26			[21]
June 2			[22]
June 9			[23]
June 16	"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"	Kelly Clarkson	[24]
June 23			[25]
June 30			[26]
July 7			[27]
July 14			[28]
July 21			[29]
July 28			[30]
August 4			[31]
August 11	"Drive By"	Train	[32]
August 18	"Somebody That I Used to Know"	Gotye featuring Kimbra	[33]
August 25			[34]
September 1			[35]
September 8			[36]
September 15			[37]
September 22			[38]
September 29			[39]
October 6			[40]
October 13			[41]
October 20			[42]
October 27			[43]
November 3			[44]
November 10			[45]
November 17			[46]
November 24			[47]
December 1			[48]
December 8	"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"	Rod Stewart	[49]
December 15			[50]
December 22			[51]
December 29			[52]

See also

• 2012 in music
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart

References

External links

• Current Billboard Adult Contemporary chart