Weeks at No1 Song Artist
9, "One More Night," Maroon 5
9, "Call Me Maybe," Carly Rae Jepsen
8, "Somebody That I Used To Know," Gotye featuring Kimbra
6, "We Are Young," fun. featuring Janelle Monae
3, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," Taylor Swift
3, "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," Kelly Clarkson
2, "Whistle," Flo Rida
2, "Set Fire to the Rain," Adele
2, "Sexy and I Know It," LMFAO
2, "We Found Love," Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris (*spent eight weeks at No. 1 in November/December 2011)
1, "Part of Me," Katy Perry
Are we talking about chart music or music in general? There's been both. Taylor, No Doubt, and Carly's albums were good, and Fiona Apple's was a borderline masterpiece, along with other various good albums.
No. #1 hits don't represent the year that was. I loved The Truth About Love, Some Nights, Living Things, Roman Reloaded (I actually did). Plus STIUTK is one of the best songs of the decade.