# List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2012

This is a list of the Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2012. The Dutch Top 40 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the Netherlands. It is published every week by radio station Radio 538. The chart had 51 releases in 2012.
Ten acts gained their first number-one single in the Dutch Top 40 in 2012, either as lead or featured act: Studio Killers, Michel Teló, Triggerfinger, Gusttavo Lima, will.i.am, Eva Simons, Asaf Avidan, Psy, Sandra van Nieuwland and Passenger.

## Chart history

| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference(s) |
| January 7 | "Ode to the Bouncer" | Studio Killers | |
| January 14 | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego!" | Michel Teló | |
| January 21 | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego!" | Michel Teló | |
| January 28 | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego!" | Michel Teló | |
| February 4 | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego!" | Michel Teló | |
| February 11 | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego!" | Michel Teló | |
| February 18 | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego!" | Michel Teló | |
| February 25 | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego!" | Michel Teló | |
| March 3 | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego!" | Michel Teló | |
| March 10 | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego!" | Michel Teló | |
| March 17 | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego!" | Michel Teló | |
| March 24 | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego!" | Michel Teló | |
| March 31 | "I Follow Rivers" | Triggerfinger | |
| April 7 | "I Follow Rivers" | Triggerfinger | |
| April 14 | "I Follow Rivers" | Triggerfinger | |
| April 21 | "I Follow Rivers" | Triggerfinger | |
| April 28 | "I Follow Rivers" | Triggerfinger | |
| May 5 | "I Follow Rivers" | Triggerfinger | |
| May 12 | "Balada" | Gusttavo Lima | |
| May 19 | "Balada" | Gusttavo Lima | |
| May 26 | "Balada" | Gusttavo Lima | |
| June 2 | "Balada" | Gusttavo Lima | |
| June 9 | "Balada" | Gusttavo Lima | |
| June 16 | "Balada" | Gusttavo Lima | |
| June 23 | "Balada" | Gusttavo Lima | |
| June 30 | "Balada" | Gusttavo Lima | |
| July 7 | "Balada" | Gusttavo Lima | |
| July 14 | "Balada" | Gusttavo Lima | |
| July 21 | "Balada" | Gusttavo Lima | |
| July 28 | "Balada" | Gusttavo Lima | |
| August 4 | "Balada" | Gusttavo Lima | |
| August 11 | "Slapeloze nachten" | The Opposites | |
| August 18 | "This Is Love" | will.i.am featuring Eva Simons | |
| August 25 | "One Day / Reckoning Song" (Wankelmut Rmx) | Asaf Avidan | |
| September 1 | "One Day / Reckoning Song" (Wankelmut Rmx) | Asaf Avidan | |
| September 8 | "One Day / Reckoning Song" (Wankelmut Rmx) | Asaf Avidan | |
| September 15 | "One Day / Reckoning Song" (Wankelmut Rmx) | Asaf Avidan | |
| September 22 | "One Day / Reckoning Song" (Wankelmut Rmx) | Asaf Avidan | |
| September 29 | "One Day / Reckoning Song" (Wankelmut Rmx) | Asaf Avidan | |
| October 7 | "Gangnam Style" | Psy | |
| October 13 | "Gangnam Style" | Psy | |
| October 20 | "Skyfall" | Adele | |
| October 27 | "Skyfall" | Adele | |
| November 3 | "Skyfall" | Adele | |
| November 10 | "Skyfall" | Adele | |
| November 17 | "Skyfall" | Adele | |
| November 24 | "Skyfall" | Adele | |
| December 1 | "Keep Your Head Up" | Sandra van Nieuwland | |
| December 8 | "Keep Your Head Up" | Sandra van Nieuwland | |
| December 15 | "Let Her Go" | Passenger | |
| December 22 | "Let Her Go" | Passenger | |
| December 29 | No Top 40 released | No Top 40 released | No Top 40 released |

## Number-one artists

| Position | Artist | Weeks #1 |
| 1 | Gusttavo Lima | 13 |
| 2 | Michel Teló | 11 |
| 3 | Triggerfinger | 6 |
| 3 | Asaf Avidan | 6 |
| 3 | Adele | 6 |
| 4 | Psy | 2 |
| 4 | Sandra van Nieuwland | 2 |
| 4 | Passenger | 2 |
| 5 | Studio Killers | 1 |
| 5 | The Opposites | 1 |
| 5 | will.i.am | 1 |
| 5 | Eva Simons | 1 |