Saturday, December 15, 2012

Top 10 Albums of 2012 - based on Billboard 200


These weekly Top 10 albums of 2012 are based on Billboard 200 music chart. Billboard is a USA weekly international music magazine that is circulated all over the world. The first issue of the magazine dates back to 1894 and is one of the oldest magazines in the world. The Billboard 200 music chart monitors the most popular albums and EPs (extended play) in any genre based on retail sales, digital sales, and radio airplays. A record Single has lesser number of tracks than an EP. An EP has lesser amount of music than an Album or an LP (Long Play).

Go directly to Billboard.com:
Billboard 200, the week's top-selling albums across all genres
http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200#/charts/billboard-200


Weekly Top 10 Albums of 2012 - based on Billboard 200:


Week 14:
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Week 13: March 25 - 31
1. Up All Night - One Direction
2. 21 - Adele
3. Greatest Hits - Guns N' Roses
4. Wrecking Ball - Bruce Springsteen
5. Passion: White Flag - Passion
6. Whitney: The Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston
7. Take Care - Drake
8. NOW 41 - Various Artists
9. Making Mirrors - Gotye
10. Some Nights - fun.

Week 12: March 18 - 24
1. Wrecking Ball - Bruce Springsteen
2. 21 - Adele
3. NOW 41 - Various Artists
4. Own The Night - Lady Antebellum
5. Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay
6. Whitney: The Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston
7. Take Care - Drake
8. Tha Carter IV - Lil Wayne
9. Spring Break 4... Suntan Cit... - Luke Bryan
10. Break It Yourself - Andrew Bird

Week 11: March 11 - 17
1. 21 - Adele
2. Whitney: The Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston
3. WZRD - WZRD
4. NOW 41 - Various Artists
5. The Bodyguard - Whitney Houston
6. Careless World: Rise Of The ... - Tyga
7. 19 - Adele
8. Take Care - Drake
9. Talk That Talk - Rihanna
10. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston

Week 10: March 4 - 10
1. 21 - Adele
2. Whitney: The Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston
3. Some Nights - fun.
4. Careless World: Rise Of The ... - Tyga
5. NOW 41 - Various Artists
6. The Bodyguard - Whitney Houston
7. 19 - Adele
8. Breakfast - Chiddy Bang
9. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
10. 2012 Grammy Nominees - Various Artists

Week 9: February 26 - March 3
1. 21 - Adele
2. Whitney: The Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston
3. NOW 41 - Various Artists
4. 19 - Adele
5. 2012 Grammy Nominees - Various Artists
6. A Different Kind Of Truth - Van Halen
7. Kisses On The Bottom - Paul McCartney
8. Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars
9. Own The Night - Lady Antebellum
10. Barton Hollow - The Civil Wars

Week 8: February 19 - 25
1. 21 - Adele
2. A Different Kind Of Truth - Van Halen
3. NOW 41 - Various Artists
4. Scars & Stories - The Fray
5. Kisses On The Bottom - Paul McCartney
6. Whitney: The Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston
7. Home - Dierks Bentley
8. 2012 Grammy Nominees - Various Artists
9. 19 - Adele
10. Take Care - Drake

Week 7: February 12 - 18
1. 21 - Adele
2. Born To Die - Lana Del Rey
3. Old Ideas - Leonard Cohen
4. 2012 Grammy Nominees - Various Artists
5. Kidz Bop 21 - Kidz Bop Kids
6. Take Care - Drake
7. Emotional Traffic - Tim McGraw
8. God, Love & Romance - Fred Hammond
9. Sorry For Party Rocking - LMFAO
10. Talk That Talk - Rihanna

Week 6: February 5 - 11
1. 21 - Adele
2. Emotional Traffic - Tim McGraw
3. Resolution - Lamb Of God
4. 2012 Grammy Nominees - Various Artists
5. Human Again - Ingrid Michaelson
6. Kidz Bop 21 - Kidz Bop Kids
7. 100 Proof - Kellie Pickler
8. Soul 2 - Seal
9. Take Care - Drake
10. Where I Find You - Kari Jobe

Week 5: January 29 - February 4
1. 21 - Adele
2. Kidz Bop 21 - Kidz Bop Kids
3. El Camino - The Black Keys
4. Take Care - Drake
5. Talk That Talk - Rihanna
6. TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition - Young Jeezy
7. Identity - James Fortune & FIYA
8. Clancy's Tavern - Toby Keith
9. Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay
10. Here And Now - Nickelback

Week 4: January 22 - 28
1. 21 - Adele
2. Give Us Rest Or (A Requiem M...) - David Crowder*Band
3. El Camino - The Black Keys
4. Take Care - Drake
5. Fallen Empires - Snow Patrol
6. TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition - Young Jeezy
7. Talk That Talk - Rihanna
8. Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay
9. Here And Now - Nickelback
10. NOW 40 - Various Artists

Week 3: January 15 - 21
1. 21 - Adele
2. Take Care - Drake
3. El Camino - The Black Keys
4. TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition - Young Jeezy
5. Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay
6. Talk That Talk - Rihanna
7. These Times - SafetySuit
8. Sorry For Party Rocking - LMFAO
9. NOW 40 - Various Artists
10. Ceremonials - Florence + The Machine

Week 2: January 8 - 14
1. 21 - Adele
2. Take Care - Drake
3. TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition - Young Jeezy
4. Own The Night - Lady Antebellum
5. Sorry For Party Rocking - LMFAO
6. Ceremonials - Florence + The Machine
7. El Camino - The Black Keys
8. Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay
9. Talk That Talk - Rihanna
10. NOW 40 - Various Artists

Week 1: January 1 - 7
1. Christmas - Michael Buble
2. 21 - Adele
3. TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition - Young Jeezy
4. Under The Mistletoe - Justin Bieber
5. Take Care - Drake
6. Own The Night - Lady Antebellum 
7. Talk That Talk - Rihanna
8. Here And Now - Nickelback
9. El Camino - The Black Keys
10. NOW 40 - Various Artists

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Top 10 Songs of 2012 - based on Billboard Hot 100


The rankings of the Top 10 songs of 2012 are from the most popular singles in any genre according to Billboard Hot 100. Billboard is a USA weekly music magazine that is internationally circulated. With its first issue since1894, it is one of the oldest magazines in the world. The Billboard Hot 100 music chart keeps track of the most popular songs and singles on a weekly basis. The popularity of the songs are based on their retail sales, digital sales, and radio airplays within the specific week.
 
Weekly Top 10 Songs of 2012 - based on Billboard Hot 100:


Go directly to Billboard.com:
Billboard Hot 100, the week's most popular songs across all genres
http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/charts/hot-100

Week 14:

Week 13: March 25 - 31
1. We Are Young - fun. Featuring Janelle Monae
2. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill ...) - Kelly Clarkson
3. Glad You Came - The Wanted
4. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele
5. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra
6. Starships - Nicki Minaj
7. Turn Me On - David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj
8. Take Care - Drake Featuring Rihanna
9. Wild Ones - Flo Rida Featuring Sia
10. Part Of Me - Katy Perry

Week 12: March 18 - 24
1. We Are Young - fun. Featuring Janelle Monae
2. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill ... - Kelly Clarkson
3. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele
4. Glad You Came - The Wanted
5. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra
6. Turn Me On - David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj
7. Take Care - Drake Featuring Rihanna
8. Young, Wild & Free - Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars
9. Starships - Nicki Minaj
10. Part Of Me - Katy Perry

Week 11: March 11 - 17
1. We Are Young - fun. Featuring Janelle Monae
2. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill ... - Kelly Clarkson
3. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele
4. Glad You Came - The Wanted
5. Part Of Me - Katy Perry
6. Starships - Nicki Minaj
7. Young, Wild & Free - Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars
8. Turn Me On - David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj
9. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra
10. We Found Love - Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris

Week 10: March 4 - 10
1. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill ...) - Kelly Clarkson
2. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele
3. We Are Young - fun. Featuring Janelle Monae
4. Part Of Me - Katy Perry
5. Glad You Came - The Wanted
6. We Found Love - Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
7. Good Feeling - Flo Rida
8. Turn Me On - David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj
9. Young, Wild & Free - Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars
10. Starships - Nicki Minaj

Week 9: February 26 - March 3
1. Part Of Me - Katy Perry
2. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele
3. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
4. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill ... - Kelly Clarkson
5. Rolling In The Deep - Adele
6. We Are Young - fun. Featuring Janelle Monae
7. Someone Like You - Adele
8. We Found Love - Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
9. Starships - Nicki Minaj
10. Turn Up The Music - Chris Brown

Week 8: February 19 - 25
1. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill ...) - Kelly Clarkson
2. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele
3. We Are Young - fun. Featuring Janelle Monae
4. Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO
5. Good Feeling - Flo Rida
6. We Found Love - Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
7. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
8. Turn Me On - David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj
9. Rack City - Tyga
10. Give Me All Your Luvin' - Madonna Featuring Nicki Minaj & M.I.A.

Week 7: February 12 - 18
1. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill ... - Kelly Clarkson
2. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele
3. Good Feeling - Flo Rida
4. We Found Love - Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
5. Turn Me On - David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj
6. Domino - Jessie J
7. Rack City - Tyga
8. Young, Wild & Free - Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars
9. Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO
10. It Will Rain - Bruno Mars

Week 6: February 5 - 11
1. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele
2. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill ...) - Kelly Clarkson
3. We Found Love - Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
4. Good Feeling - Flo Rida
5. Turn Me On - David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj
6. It Will Rain - Bruno Mars
7. Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO
8. Domino - Jessie J
9. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry
10. Rack City - Tyga

Week 5: January 29 - February 4
1. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele
2. We Found Love - Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
3. Good Feeling - Flo Rida
4. Turn Me On - David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj
5. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry
6. It Will Rain - Bruno Mars
7. Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO
8. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill ...) - Kelly Clarkson
9. Ni**as in Paris - Jay Z Kanye West
10. Domino - Jessie J

Week 4: January 22 - 28
1. We Found Love - Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
2. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele
3. Good Feeling - Flo Rida
4. It Will Rain - Bruno Mars
5. Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO
6. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry
7. Ni**as in Paris - Jay Z Kanye West
8. Rack City - Tyga
9. Young, Wild & Free - Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars
10. Turn Me On - David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj

Week 3: January 15 - 21
1. We Found Love - Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
2. Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO
3. It Will Rain - Bruno Mars
4. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele
5. Good Feeling - Flo Rida
6. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry
7. Ni**as in Paris - Jay Z Kanye West
8. I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz
9. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
10. Someone Like You - Adele

Week 2: January 8 - 14
1. Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO
2. We Found Love - Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
3. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry
4. It Will Rain - Bruno Mars
5. Good Feeling - Flo Rida
6. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
7. Ni**as in Paris - Jay Z Kanye West
8. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele
9. Someone Like You - Adele
10. Stereo Hearts - Gym Class Heroes Featuring Adam Levine

Week 1: January 1 - 7
1. Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO
2. We Found Love - Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
3. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry
4. It Will Rain - Bruno Mars
5. Ni**as in Paris - Jay Z Kanye West
6. Good Feeling - Flo Rida
7. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele
8. Someone Like You - Adele
9. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
10. Dance (A$$) - Big Sean Featuring Nicki Minaj