[Best of 2012] Top Artists

We’ve seen where their music lands on the Top 100 songs of 2012, but which artists made the most impact on That’s My Jam’s Top 10, Dance, Pop and R&B charts? Based on their songs’ individual performances, here are the top 10 artists of 2012. Numbers in parentheses are rankings from 2011.

1. Usher (-)
2. Maroon 5 (-)
3. Rihanna (2)
4. Calvin Harris (-)
5. Carly Rae Jepsen (-)
6. Trey Songz (-)
7. Katy Perry (3)
8. Miguel (6)
9. The Wanted (-)
10. Avicii (-)

[Best of 2012] Top 40 R&B Songs

That’s My Jam’s R&B Chart was packed to the brim with 2012′s soundtrack for the streets, the bedroom and the dance floor. From R&B rookies to soul veterans, the songs filling the top 40 spots on this year-end countdown will have you nodding your head in approval!

1. Usher - “Climax”
2. Miguel - “Adorn”
3. Anita Baker - “Lately”
4. EMiL – “Deadwood”
5. Alicia Keys - “Girl On Fire”
6. Trey Songz – “Heart Attack”
7. Usher feat. Rick Ross - “Lemme See”
8. R. Kelly - “Share My Love”
9. Mary J. Blige feat. Drake – “Mr. Wrong”
10. Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo feat. Rick Ross – “Think Like a Man”
11. Keyshia Cole feat. Lil Wayne - “Enough of No Love”
12. Trey Songz - “Sex Ain’t Better Than Love”
13. Elle Varner - “Refill”
14. Jill Scott – “Blessed”
15. Esperanza Spalding feat. Algebra Blesset - “Black Gold”
16. The Weekend - “Wicked Games”
17. Kelly Rowland feat. Lil Wayne – “Ice”
18. Tamia - “Beautiful Surprise”
19. Beyoncé feat. J. Cole - “Party”
20. Chris Brown feat. Kevin McCall – “Strip”
21. Emeli Sandé – “Next to Me”
22. Beyoncé – “Love On Top”
23. Usher - “Scream”
24. Chris Brown - “Don’t Judge Me”
25. Chris Brown - “Don’t Wake Me Up”
26. Tank – “Next Breath”
27. Brian Culbertson feat. Vivian Green – “Still Here”
28. Leah LaBelle – “Sexify”
29. R. Kelly - “Feelin’ Single”
30. Robin Thicke – “Love After War”
31. Rihanna feat. Chris Brown - “Birthday Cake”
32. Avant feat. KeKe Wyatt - “You & I”
33. Cee-Lo feat. Melanie Fiona – “Fool For You”
34. Keyshia Cole – “Trust and Believe”
35. Usher – “Numb”
36. Beyoncé – “Dance for You”
37. Trey Songz – “Dive In”
38. Mary J. Blige – “Don’t Mind”
39. Frank Ocean - “Thinking ‘Bout You”
40. Drake feat. Rihanna – “Take Care”

[Best of 2012] Top Pop Artists

We’ve seen where their music lands on the Top 40 Pop Songs of 2012, but which artists made the most impact on That’s My Jam’s Pop Charts? Based on their songs’ individual performances, here are the top 10 pop artists of 2012. The numbers in parentheses indicate their rankings from 2011.

1. Maroon 5 (9)
2. Katy Perry (1)
3. Carly Rae Jepsen (-)
4. Rihanna (2)
5. Flo Rida (-)
6. The Wanted (-)
7. Adele (6)
8. Kelly Clarkson (-)
9. fun. (-)
10. Ellie Goulding (-)

[Best of 2012] Top 40 Pop Songs

The songs that appeared on That’s My Jam’s 2012 Pop Charts followed in the tradition of slick production and bubble gum appeal. See which ones stood out from the pack and landed in the top 40 of this year-ending list.

1. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
2. Katy Perry - “Wide Awake”
3. The Wanted - “Glad You Came”
4. Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa - “Payphone”
5. Kelly Clarkson – “What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger)”
6. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
7. Ellie Goulding - “Lights”
8. Maroon 5 - “One More Night” 
9. One Direction – “What Makes You Beautiful”
10. Psy – “Gangnam Style”
11. Jessie J – “Domino”
12. fun. feat. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
13. Ke$ha - “Die Young”
14. Justin Bieber – “Boyfriend”
15. LMFAO – “Sexy and I Know It”
16. Owl City feat. Carly Rae Jespen – “Good Time”
17. Rihanna - “Diamonds”
18. Taylor Swift - “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
19. Katy Perry - “Part of Me”
20. Rihanna – “Where Have You Been”
21. Flo Rida – “Whistle”
22. Nicki Minaj – “Starships” 
23. Pink – “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
24. Bruno Mars - “Locked Out of Heaven”
25. A*M*E – “Play the Game Boy”
26. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – “We Found Love” 
27. Flo Rida – “Good Feeling”
28. fun. – “Some Nights”
29. Gotye feat. Kimbra – “Somebody I Used to Know” 
30. Wonder Girls feat. School Gyrls – “The DJ is Mine” 
31. Gym Class Heroes feat. Neon Hitch - “Ass Back Home”
32. Bruno Mars – “It Will Rain”
33. Madonna feat. Nicki Minaj & M.I.A. - “Give Me All Your Luvin’”
34. Flo Rida feat. Sia – “Wild Ones”
35. Katy Perry – “The One That Got Away”
36. Flo Rida - “I Cry”
37. Phillip Phillips – “Home”
38. Alex Clare – “Too Close”
39. Justin Bieber feat. Big Sean - “As Long as You Love Me” 
40. Adele - “Skyfall” 

[Best of 2012] Top 40 Dance Songs

They filled the floors at the hottest dance clubs and burned up the radio with their scorching beats. Most importantly, they charted on That’s My Jam’s Dance Chart throughout 2012. See which songs locked down the top 40 spots.

1. Zedd feat. Matthew Koma - “Spectrum”
2. Erika Jayne – “Party People (Ignite the World)”
3. Benny Benassi feat. Gary Go – “Close to Me”
4. September – “Party in My Head”
5. Eva Simons – “I Don’t Like You”
6. Calvin Harris feat. Ne-Yo - “Let’s Go”
7. Avicii – “Silhouettes”
8. Deadmau5 feat. Chris James - “The Veldt”
9. Afrojack & Shermanology – “Can’t Stop Me”
10. Dash Berlin feat. Jonathon Mendelsohn – “World Falls Apart”
11. David Guetta feat. Sia – “She Wolf”
12. Calvin Harris - “Feels So Close”
13. Madonna - “Girl Gone Wild”
14. Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin - “Don’t You Worry Child”
15. Morgan Page feat. Tegan & Sara - “Body Work”
16. Dash Berlin feat. Jonathon Mendelsohn – “Better Half of Me”
17. Noelia - “My Everything”
18. Zebra Katz feat. Njena Reddd Foxxx - “Ima Read”
19. Jack Back, David Guetta & Nicky Romero feat. Sia – “Wild One Two”
20. Rihanna – “Where Have You Been”
21. Avicii – “Levels”
22. Scissor Sisters - “Let’s Have a Kiki”
23. Ingrosso & Alesso feat. Ryan Tedder - “Calling (Lose My Mind)”
24. Spencer & Hill feat. Nadia Ali - “Believe It”
25. Kaskade feat. Skylar Grey – “Room for Happiness”
26. The Wanted – “Chasing the Sun“
27. Martin Solveig – “The Night Out”
28. Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch - “Sweet Nothing”
29. Tiësto & Wolfgang Gartner feat. Luciana - “We Own the Night”
30. Nicki Minaj – “Pound the Alarm”
31. Ne-Yo - “Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)”
32. Morgan Page, Sultan + Ned Shepard & BT feat. Angela McCluskey – “In the Air”
33. Karmin - “Hello”
34. Wynter Gordon - “Buy My Love”
35. Blush – “Dance On”
36. AnnaGrace - “Alive”
37. Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull – “Dance Again”
38. Taryn Manning feat. Sultan + Ned Shepard – “Send Me Your Love”
39. Chris Brown - “Turn Up the Music”
40. Swedish House Mafia – “Greyhound”

[CHART] That’s My Jam Top 10 – December 2012

Merry Xmas, Swedish House Mafia! Here’s a No. 1 hit!

This month’s slugfest resulted in shutouts of chart-toppers by Ke$ha and The Weekend, but the trio proved too strong! Other tracks that stayed out of the fray (for now) include a slew of debuts. Click here to learn more about how the charts work.

1. Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin - “Don’t You Worry Child” (4)
2. Ke$ha - “Die Young” (8)
3. The Weekend - “Wicked Games” (-)
4. Rihanna - “Diamonds” (10)
5. Kelly Rowland feat. Lil Wayne – “Ice” (-)
6. Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch - “Sweet Nothing” (-)
7. Ne-Yo - “Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)” (-)
8. Alicia Keys - “Girl On Fire” (2)
9. Bruno Mars - “Locked Out of Heaven” (-)
10. A*M*E – “Play the Game Boy” (-)

[CHART] Pop – December 2012

Missed Ke$ha reigning the Pop Chart? Guess what … ?

She’s back! Her latest, “Die Young,” hops into the No. 1 slot, a spot she hasn’t controlled since 2010! Of course,her fall rivalry with Rihanna and Bruno Mars continues, as each also ascends the chart, and A*M*E is also nearby. What a juicy way to end 2012! Click here to learn more about how the charts work.

1. Ke$ha - “Die Young” (3)
2. Rihanna - “Diamonds” (4)
3. Bruno Mars - “Locked Out of Heaven” (5)
4. A*M*E – “Play the Game Boy” (7)
5. Psy – “Gangnam Style” (1)
6. Flo Rida - “I Cry” (-)
7. Adele - “Skyfall” (10)
8. Justin Bieber & Nicki Minaj – “Beauty and the Beat” (-)
9. Pink - “Try” (-)
10. Maroon 5 - “One More Night” (2)

[CHART] That’s My Jam Top 10 – November 2012

Psy‘s “Gangnam Style” looks good at No. 1!

The song rockets to the top spot as the craze reaches its peak. Debuts this month include Noelia, Swedish House Mafia, Ke$ha and Rihanna. Click here to learn more about how the charts work.

1. Psy – “Gangnam Style” (5)
2. Alicia Keys - “Girl On Fire” (7)
3. Noelia - “My Everything” (-)
4. Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin - “Don’t You Worry Child” (-)
5. Miguel - “Adorn” (2)
6. Maroon 5 - “One More Night” (3)
7. Anita Baker - “Lately” (4)
8. Ke$ha - “Die Young” (-)
9. Deadmau5 feat. Chris James - “The Veldt” (1)
10. Rihanna - “Diamonds” (-)

[CHART] Pop – November 2012

Psy ascends to his rightful spot on the Pop Chart!

The “kinda K-Pop” global superstar jumps into the No. 1 slot, chased by debuts from Ke$ha, Rihanna and Bruno Mars, and a lower new addition by Adele. Let’s not forget A*M*E and Alex Clare, who are steadily climbing the chart. Click here to learn more about how the charts work.

1. Psy – “Gangnam Style” (2)
2. Maroon 5 - “One More Night” (1)
3. Ke$ha - “Die Young” (-)
4. Rihanna - “Diamonds” (-)
5. Bruno Mars - “Locked Out of Heaven” (-)
6. Taylor Swift - “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” (3)
7. A*M*E – “Play the Game Boy” (10)
8. Alex Clare – “Too Close” (9)
9. fun. – “Some Nights” (5)
10. Adele - “Skyfall” (-)

[CHART] Pop – August 2012

Ellie Goulding has de-throned Carly Rae Jespen on the Pop Chart!!

“Lights” ascends three spots to claim the top slot from the Canadian. That’s one of the few returning hits to surge ahead this month. New to the list are entries from Pink, Phillip Phillips, Flo Rida and Cher Lloyd. Get chart info here.

1. Ellie Goulding - “Lights” (4)
2. Katy Perry - “Wide Awake” (3)
3. Carly Rae Jespen – “Call Me Maybe” (1)
4. Pink – “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)” (-)
5. Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa - “Payphone” (2)
6. Phillip Phillips – “Home” (-)
7. Owl City feat. Carly Rae Jespen – “Good Time” (7)
8. Rihanna – “Where Have You Been” (5)
9. Flo Rida – “Whistle” (-)
10. Cher Lloyd – “Want U Back” (-)