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Paul Gambaccini presents his annual review of the greatest hits from the US charts of 2012, including the top ten best-selling albums and singles of the year.

Paul Gambaccini presents his annual review of the greatest hits from the US charts of 2012, counting down the top ten best-selling albums and singles of the year. He also reveals the top three R&B and rock songs, plus the top three most downloaded country tracks.

Adele has reigned supreme in the album charts for a second year running. Her album 21 is now close to having sold ten million in the States. UK act One Direction have also broken through with two number one albums in 2012. While a third British act - Mumford & Sons - have made an impressive return with their second album.

On the singles' side, several songs have sold over five million. Which track will be the best-seller of the year? Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye and We Are Young by Fun. are still battling for supremacy.

Paul has all the facts and figures for America's Greatest Hits of 2012.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sat 29 Dec 2012 20:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Whitney Houston

    I Will Always Love You

    Number Ten Best-Selling Album of the Year: Whitney: The Greatest Hits Number One Catalogue Album

  • PSY

    Gangnam Style

    Number Ten Best-Selling Song of the Year (3 million seller)

  • Luke Bryan

    Country Girl (Shake It For Me)

    Number Nine Best-Selling Album of the Year: Tailgates & Tanlines

  • Flo Rida

    WILD ONES (featuring Sia)

    Number Nine Best-Selling Song of the Year (3 million seller)

  • Lionel Richie

    STUCK ON YOU (with Darius Rucker)

    Number Eight Best-Selling Album of the Year: Tuskegee

  • Fun. - Some Nights

    Number Eight Best-Selling Song of the Year (over three and a half million sales)

  • Carrie Underwood

    Good Girl

    Number Seven Best-Selling Album of the Year: Blown Away

  • One Direction

    What Makes You Beautiful

    Number Seven Best-Selling Song of the Year (over 3.5 million sales)

  • One Direction

    Little Things

    Number Six Best-Selling Album of the Year: Take Me Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

  • Kelly Clarkson

    Stronger

    Number Six Best-Selling Song of the Year (over 3.5 million sales)

  • Justin Bieber

    Believe

    Number Five Best-Selling Album of the Year: Believe

  • Nicki Minaj

    STARSHIPS (KH Edit)

    Number Five Best-Selling Song of the Year (3.9 million sales)

  • Mumford & Sons

    I Will Wait

    Number Four Best-Selling Album of the Year: Babel

  • Maroon 5

    Payphone

    Number Four Best-Selling Song of the Year (over 4.5 million sales)

  • John Legend

    TONIGHT (BEST YOU EVER HAD) (featuring Ludacris)

    Number Three Adult R&B Song of the Year

  • Hunter Hayes

    Wanted

    Number Three Best-Selling Country Song of the Year (2 million sales)

  • The Black Keys

    Lonely Boy

    Number Three Rock Song of the Year

  • One Direction

    Up All Night

    Number Three Best-Selling Album Of The Year: Up All Night

  • Fun.

    We Are Young (feat. Janelle MonΓ΅e)

    Number Three Best-Selling Song of the Year (5.9 million sales)

  • Estelle

    Thank You

    Number Two Adult R&B Song of the Year

  • Luke Bryan

    Drunk On You

    Number Two Best-Selling Country Song of the Year (over two million sales)

  • Taylor Swift

    I Knew You Were Trouble

    Number Two Best-Selling Album of the Year: Red (over 2.5 million sales)

  • Carly Rae Jepsen

    Call Me Maybe

    Number Two Best-Selling Song of the Year (over 6.25 million sales)

  • David Guetta

    Titanium (feat. Sia)

    Best-Selling Electronic Dance Music Song of the Year

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    Love On Top

    Number One Adult R&B Song of the Year

  • Taylor Swift

    We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

    Number One Best-Selling Country Song of the Year (over 2.75 million sales)

  • Adele

    Set Fire To The Rain

    Number One Best-Selling Album of the Year: 21 (over four-and-a-quarter million sales in 2012)

  • Gotye

    Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)

    Number One Best-Selling Song of the Year & Number One Rock (Six and three quarters of a million sales)

  • Alex Party

    Saturday Night Party

  • Paul van Dyk

    For An Angel

    • CD Single.
    • Deviant.

  • Porter Robinson

    Language (Extended Mix)

  • Florence + The Machine

    Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix)

    • CD Single.
    • Island.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sat 29 Dec 2012 20:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2