Nicki Minaj will end the year with the most top-10 hits -5- of 2012 (as solo/lead - "Starships;" as featured - "Dance (A$$)," "Turn Me On," "Gimme All Your Luvin', and "Beauty & A Beat")
As of this week's Billboard Hot 100 listing (thread will be updated weekly):
The Top 10 Hits (separated by peak position)
#1
LMFAO - "Sexy & I Know It"
Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris - "We Found Love"
Adele - "Set Fire To The Rain"
Kelly Clarkson - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
Katy Perry - Part Of Me"
Fun. f/ Janelle Monae - "We Are Young"
Gotye f Kimbra - "Somebody That I Used To Know"
Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
Flo Rida - "Whistle"
Taylor Swift - "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
Maroon 5 - "One More Night"
Rihanna - "Diamonds"
Bruno Mars - "Locked Out of Heaven"
#2
Justin Bieber - "Boyfriend"
Katy Perry - "Wide Awake"
Maroon 5 f/ Wiz Khalifa - "Payphone"
Ellie Goulding - "Lights"
PSY - "Gangnam Style"
Ke$ha - "Die Young"
#3
Fun. - "Some Nights"
The Wanted - "Glad You Came"
Flo Rida - "Good Feeling"
Taylor Swift - "I Knew You Were Trouble"
Bruno Mars - "It Will Rain"
Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You"
One Direction - "Live While We're Young"
Katy Perry - "The One That Got Away"
the Lumineers - "Ho Hey"
#4
David Guetta f/ Nicki Minaj - "Turn Me On"
One Direction - "What Makes You Beautiful"
#5
Jay-Z & Kanye West - "N***as In Paris"
P!nk - "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"
Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"
Nicki Minaj - "Starships"
Rihanna - "Where Have You Been"
Flo Rida f/ Sia - "Wild Ones"
#6
Justin Bieber f/ Big Sean - "As Long As You Love Me"
Jessie J - "Domino"
Neon Trees - "Everybody Talks"
LMFAO f/ Lauren Bennett & GoonRock - "Party Rock Anthem"
Taylor Swift - "Red"
Ne-Yo, "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)"
Flo Rida - "I Cry"
#7
Taylor Swift - "Begin Again"
Tyga - "Rack City"
Adele - "Someone Like You"
Drake f/ Rihanna - "Take Care"
David Guetta f/ Sia - "Titanium"
Alex Clare - "Too Close"
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa f/ Bruno Mars - "Young, Wild & Free"
Phillip Phillip - "Home"
Justin Bieber f/ Nicki Minaj - "Beauty & A Beat"
#8
Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen - "Good Time"
Adele - "Skyfall"
Jason Mraz - "I Won't Give Up"
#9
Usher - "Scream"
#10
Big Sean f/ Nicki Minaj - "Dance (A$$)"
Chris Brown - "Turn Up The Music"
Chris Brown - "Don't Wake Me Up"
Train - "Drive By"
Madonna f/ Nicki Minaj & MIA - "Give Me All Your Luvin'"
Gym Class Heroes f/ Adam Levine - "Stereo Hearts"
Artists and their top 10 hits (separated by # of hits)
FIVE - Nicki Minaj
FOUR - Rihanna, Adele, Flo Rida, Taylor Swift
THREE - Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber
TWO - LMFAO, Fun., Carly Rae Jepsen, Maroon 5, One Direction, David Guetta, Sia, Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean, Chris Brown
ONE - Calvin Harris, Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monae, Gotye, Kimbra, Ellie Goulding, PSY, Ke$ha, The Wanted, Whitney Houston, Jay-Z, Kanye West, P!nk, Jessie J, neon Trees, Tyga, Drake, Snoop Dogg, Owl City, Jason Mraz, Ne-Yo, Phillip Phillips, Usher, Train, Madonna, M.I.A., Alex Clare, Gym Class Heroes, Adam Levine, The Lumineers
Adele 
