Billboard magazine compiled the top-performing dance songs in the United States during 2012 on the Dance Club Songs, the Dance Singles Sales, and the Dance/Mix Show Airplay. Premiered in 1976, the Dance Club Songs ranked the most popular songs on dance club based on reports from a national sample of club DJs. The Dance Singles Sales chart was launched in 1985 to compile the best-selling dance singles based on retail sales across the United States. The Dance/Mix Show Airplay was first published in 2003, ranking the songs based on dance radio airplay and mix-show plays on top 40 radio and select rhythmic radio as measured by Mediabase.

Charts history

+Issue dateDance Club SongsDance Singles SalesDance/Mix Show AirplaySongArtist(s)SongArtist(s)SongArtist(s) January 7 "The One That Got Away" Katy Perry "Video Games" Lana Del Rey"We Found Love"Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris January 14 "Party People (Ignite the World)" Erika Jayne January 21 "Marry the Night" Lady Gaga January 28 "If It Wasn't for Love" Deborah Cox"Levels"Avicii February 4 "Hotel Nacional" Gloria Estefan February 11 "Turn Me On" David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj "Sun Burns Down" Jin Akanishi February 18 "You da One" Rihanna"Levels"Avicii February 25 "Dance On" Blush"Turn Me On"David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj March 3 "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Kelly Clarkson"Kindred"Burial March 10 "We Run the Night" Havana Brown featuring Pitbull March 17 "F U Betta" Neon Hitch"Feel So Close"Calvin Harris"Feel So Close"Calvin Harris March 24 "International Love" Pitbull featuring Chris Brown March 31 "Give Me All Your Luvin'" Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. April 7 "Domino" Jessie J April 14 "Love on Top" Beyoncé April 21 "Girl Gone Wild" Madonna April 28 "Never Forget" Dave Audé featuring Lena Katina"Glad You Came"The Wanted May 5 "Wild One Two" Jack Back featuring David Guetta, Nicky Romero and Sia "Kick Out The Jams" Afrika Bambaataa"Feel So Close"Calvin Harris May 12 "Part of Me" Katy Perry"Feel So Close"Calvin Harris May 19 "Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye featuring Kimbra"Somebody That I Used To Know"Gotye Featuring Kimbra May 26 "Dance Again" Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull June 2 "Brokenhearted" Karmin June 9 "Where Have You Been" Rihanna"Call Me Maybe"Carly Rae Jepsen June 16 "What Makes You Beautiful" One Direction June 23 "Calling (Lose My Mind)" Sebastian Ingrosso and Alesso featuring Ryan Tedder"Where Have You Been"Rihanna June 30 "I Heart You" Toni Braxton"Somebody That I Used To Know"Gotye featuring Kimbra July 7 "The Night Out" Martin Solveig"Where Have You Been"Rihanna July 14 "I Don't Like You" Eva Simons "The Veldt" deadmau5 Featuring Chris James"Let's Go"Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo July 21 "Chasing the Sun" The Wanted"Call Me Maybe"Carly Rae Jepsen July 28 "How We Do (Party)" Rita Ora August 4 "Wide Awake" Katy Perry August 11 "Timebomb" Kylie Minogue August 18 "Goin' In" Jennifer Lopez featuring Flo Rida August 25 "Dark Side" Kelly Clarkson September 1"Spectrum" Zedd featuring Matthew Koma September 8 "Turn Up the Radio" Madonna September 15 "Scream" Usher"Lights" Ellie Goulding September 22 "Let's Have a Kiki" Scissor Sisters September 29 "Spectrum (Say My Name)" Florence and the Machine"Let's Go"Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo October 6 "Hello" Karmin"Spectrum"Zedd featuring Matthew Koma October 13 "Pound the Alarm" Nicki Minaj October 20 "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" Pink October 27 "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" Mariah Carey"Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" Pink November 3 "R.I.P." Rita Ora featuring Tinie Tempah "Trespassing" Adam Lambert"As Long as You Love Me" Justin Bieber featuring Big Sean November 10 "Don't You Worry Child" Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin "Bandz Bandz (Get Your Money Up)" BandzUp"Don't You Worry Child" Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin November 17 "Send Me Your Love" Taryn Manning featuring Sultan & Ned Shepard"Call Me Maybe"Carly Rae Jepsen November 24 "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" David Guetta featuring Sia "Bandz Bandz (Get Your Money Up)" BandzUp December 1 "Sweet Nothing" Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch December 8 "Your Body" Christina Aguilera "Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen December 15 "Diamonds" Rihanna "Bandz Bandz (Get Your Money Up) BandzUp December 22 "Something for the Weekend" Dave Audé featuring Luciana "Flavor" Tori Amos December 29 "Anything Could Happen" Ellie Goulding "Come & Get It" Krewella

See also 2012 in American music List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2012

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