List of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones of 2012
The UK Dance Chart is a chart that ranks the biggest-selling singles which are released in the United Kingdom. The chart is compiled by the Official Chart Company and is based on both physical and digital sales of tracks, classified as 'electronic dance'.
Summary
The first number-one dance single of the year was awarded to pop singer Rihanna with the Calvin Harris-produced "We Found Love". The song, which topped the UK Singles Chart for six non-consecutive weeks during 2011, had already spent eleven consecutive weeks atop the chart from 9 October to 18 December in 2011, having been interrupted by DJ Avicii's "Levels" on 25 December. 22 January saw David Guetta claim the first new number-one single of 2012, with "Titanium", which featured Australian singer Sia. On 5 February, "Titanium" simultaneously topped the UK Singles Chart, with sales of 85,95 copies. The track spent four consecutive weeks at the summit, with DJ Fresh and the Rita Ora-assisted "Hot Right Now" dethroning it on 25 February – with a current year high of 127,988 copies.Number-ones
Issue date | Single | Artist | Sales | Ref. |
1 January | "We Found Love" | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris | 65,995 | |
8 January | "Levels" | Avicii | 35,428 | |
15 January | "Levels" | Avicii | ||
22 January | "Titanium" | David Guetta featuring Sia | 48,851 | |
29 January | "Titanium" | David Guetta featuring Sia | 66,043 | |
5 February | "Titanium" | David Guetta featuring Sia | 85,985 | |
12 February | "Titanium" | David Guetta featuring Sia | 81,142 | |
19 February | "Hot Right Now" | DJ Fresh featuring Rita Ora | 127,998 | |
26 February | "Hot Right Now" | DJ Fresh featuring Rita Ora | 61,726 | |
4 March | "Hot Right Now" | DJ Fresh featuring Rita Ora | ||
11 March | "Hot Right Now" | DJ Fresh featuring Rita Ora | ||
18 March | "Elephant" | Alexandra Burke featuring Erick Morillo | 42,387 | |
25 March | "Titanium" | David Guetta featuring Sia | ||
1 April | "Titanium" | David Guetta featuring Sia | ||
8 April | "Titanium" | David Guetta featuring Sia | ||
15 April | "Titanium" | David Guetta featuring Sia | ||
22 April | "Titanium" | David Guetta featuring Sia | ||
29 April | "Let's Go" | Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo | ||
6 May | "Let's Go" | Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo | ||
13 May | "Where Have You Been" | Rihanna | ||
20 May | "Where Have You Been" | Rihanna | ||
27 May | "Where Have You Been" | Rihanna | ||
3 June | "Feel the Love" | Rudimental featuring John Newman | 93,841 | |
10 June | "Feel the Love" | Rudimental featuring John Newman | 51,974 | |
17 June | "Feel the Love" | Rudimental featuring John Newman | ||
24 June | "Feel the Love" | Rudimental featuring John Newman | ||
1 July | "Feel the Love" | Rudimental featuring John Newman | ||
8 July | "Feel the Love" | Rudimental featuring John Newman | ||
15 July | "Feel the Love" | Rudimental featuring John Newman | ||
22 July | "Feel the Love" | Rudimental featuring John Newman | ||
29 July | "Feel the Love" | Rudimental featuring John Newman | ||
5 August | "Heatwave" | Wiley featuring Ms D | 114,121 | |
12 August | "Heatwave" | Wiley featuring Ms D | 69,713 | |
19 August | "Heatwave" | Wiley featuring Ms D | ||
26 August | "Bom Bom" | Sam and the Womp | 107,461 | |
2 September | "Bom Bom" | Sam and the Womp | ||
9 September | "Bom Bom" | Sam and the Womp | ||
16 September | "Bom Bom" | Sam and the Womp | ||
23 September | "Say Nothing" | Example | ||
30 September | "Say Nothing" | Example | ||
7 October | "She Wolf " | David Guetta featuring Sia | ||
14 October | "Don't You Worry Child" | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin | 135,563 | |
21 October | "Sweet Nothing" | Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch | 94,154 | |
28 October | "Don't You Worry Child" | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin | ||
4 November | "Can You Hear Me? " | Wiley featuring Skepta, JME & Ms D | ||
11 November | "Don't You Worry Child" | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin | ||
18 November | "Don't You Worry Child" | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin | ||
25 November | "Not Giving In" | Rudimental featuring John Newman & Alex Clare | ||
2 December | "Don't You Worry Child" | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin | ||
9 December | "Don't You Worry Child" | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin | ||
16 December | "Don't You Worry Child" | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin | ||
22 December | "Don't You Worry Child" | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin | ||
29 December | "Don't You Worry Child" | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin |
- – the single was simultaneously number-one on the singles chart.