# List of number-one hits of 2012 (Germany)

The Media Control charts are record charts compiled by Media Control on behalf of the German record industry. They include the "Single Top 100" and the "Album Top 100" chart. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday, and the chart compilations are published on Tuesday for the record industry. The entire top 100 singles and top 100 albums are officially released the following Friday by Media Control. The charts are based on sales of physical singles and albums from retail outlets as well as permanent music downloads.

## Number-one hits by week

Key :
| † | Indicates best-performing single and album of 2012 |
| Issue date | Single | Artist | Album | Artist |
| 6 January | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Gotye featuring Kimbra | MTV Unplugged – Live aus dem Hotel Atlantic | Udo Lindenberg |
| 13 January | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Gotye featuring Kimbra | 21 | Adele |
| 20 January | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Gotye featuring Kimbra | 21 | Adele |
| 27 January | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Gotye featuring Kimbra | 21 | Adele |
| 3 February | "Ai se eu te pego!"† | Michel Teló | Mit K | Kraftklub |
| 10 February | "Ai se eu te pego!"† | Michel Teló | Born to Die | Lana Del Rey |
| 17 February | "Ai se eu te pego!"† | Michel Teló | Danke für's Zuhören – Liedersammlung 1998–2012 | Xavier Naidoo |
| 24 February | "Ai se eu te pego!"† | Michel Teló | Danke für's Zuhören – Liedersammlung 1998–2012 | Xavier Naidoo |
| 2 March | "Ai se eu te pego!"† | Michel Teló | Danke für's Zuhören – Liedersammlung 1998–2012 | Xavier Naidoo |
| 9 March | "Ai se eu te pego!"† | Michel Teló | Danke für's Zuhören – Liedersammlung 1998–2012 | Xavier Naidoo |
| 16 March | "Ai se eu te pego!"† | Michel Teló | Wrecking Ball | Bruce Springsteen |
| 23 March | "Ai se eu te pego!"† | Michel Teló | Bis ans Ende der Welt | Santiano |
| 30 March | "Ai se eu te pego!"† | Michel Teló | Lichter der Stadt | Unheilig |
| 6 April | "Heart Skips a Beat" | Olly Murs featuring Rizzle Kicks | Lichter der Stadt | Unheilig |
| 13 April | "Ai se eu te pego!"† | Michel Teló | Lichter der Stadt | Unheilig |
| 20 April | "Heart Skips a Beat" | Olly Murs featuring Rizzle Kicks | Lichter der Stadt | Unheilig |
| 27 April | "Too Close" | Alex Clare | Auch | Die Ärzte |
| 4 May | "Too Close" | Alex Clare | Auch | Die Ärzte |
| 11 May | "Don't Think About Me" | Luca Hänni | Auch | Die Ärzte |
| 18 May | "Too Close" | Alex Clare | Ballast der Republik† | Die Toten Hosen |
| 25 May | "Tage wie diese" | Die Toten Hosen | Ballast der Republik† | Die Toten Hosen |
| 1 June | "Tage wie diese" | Die Toten Hosen | Ballast der Republik† | Die Toten Hosen |
| 8 June | "Euphoria" | Loreen | Ballast der Republik† | Die Toten Hosen |
| 15 June | "Euphoria" | Loreen | Ballast der Republik† | Die Toten Hosen |
| 22 June | "Tage wie diese" | Die Toten Hosen | Life in a Beautiful Light | Amy Macdonald |
| 29 June | "Tage wie diese" | Die Toten Hosen | Ballast der Republik† | Die Toten Hosen |
| 6 July | "Tage wie diese" | Die Toten Hosen | Living Things | Linkin Park |
| 13 July | "I Follow Rivers" | Lykke Li | Living Things | Linkin Park |
| 20 July | "I Follow Rivers" | Lykke Li | Raop | Cro |
| 27 July | "I Follow Rivers" | Lykke Li | Raop | Cro |
| 3 August | "I Follow Rivers" | Lykke Li | Raop | Cro |
| 10 August | "I Follow Rivers" | Lykke Li | Raop | Cro |
| 17 August | "One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx)" | Asaf Avidan | Bis ans Ende der Zeit | Amigos |
| 24 August | "One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx)" | Asaf Avidan | Raop | Cro |
| 31 August | "One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx)" | Asaf Avidan | Projekt Seerosenteich - Live | Philipp Poisel |
| 7 September | "One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx)" | Asaf Avidan | Hallo Welt! | Max Herre |
| 14 September | "One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx)" | Asaf Avidan | Privateering | Mark Knopfler |
| 21 September | "One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx)" | Asaf Avidan | Dead Silence | Billy Talent |
| 28 September | "Lila Wolken " | Marteria, Yasha & Miss Platnum | The Truth About Love | Pink |
| 5 October | "One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx)" | Asaf Avidan | Gespaltene Persönlichkeit | Xavas |
| 12 October | "Gangnam Style" | PSY | Seeed | Seeed |
| 19 October | "Skyfall" | Adele | Sonne | Schiller |
| 26 October | "Gangnam Style" | PSY | AMYF | Bushido |
| 2 November | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | Lichter der Stadt | Unheilig |
| 9 November | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | MTV Unplugged II | Die Fantastischen Vier |
| 16 November | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | Take the Crown | Robbie Williams |
| 23 November | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | GRRR! | The Rolling Stones |
| 30 November | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | Celebration Day | Led Zeppelin |
| 7 December | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | Celebration Day | Led Zeppelin |
| 14 December | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | Christmas | Michael Bublé |
| 21 December | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | Christmas | Michael Bublé |
| 28 December | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | Für einen Tag - Live 2012 | Helene Fischer |

## Sources

* http://www.germancharts.de/