Top 25 Songs of the 2010s: Billboard Hits, Streaming-Era Anthems, Viral Songs, Pop Crossovers, and Decade-Defining MusicThe 2010s changed how hit songs became hits. Radio still mattered, but streaming, YouTube, viral videos, playlist culture, social media, soundtrack placements, meme culture, and global pop all helped reshape the charts. Billboard’s decade-end Hot 100 Songs list gives […]
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2012 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2012 Billboard Number One Hits list caught pop music at a turning point. Club-pop was still loud, indie-pop broke through in a major way, Rihanna and Adele carried over from huge earlier runs, Carly Rae Jepsen turned one phone-number-adjacent hook into a cultural moment, and Bruno
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2012 Pop Culture HistoryIn 2012, the world was supposed to end on December 21st, according to a misreading of the Mayan calendar that spawned an entire industry of books, documentaries, and emergency-preparedness kits. It did not end. What actually happened was that The Avengers made a billion dollars, Carly Rae Jepsen asked if you had
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Popular and Best-selling Books From 2012: A Wanted Man by Lee Child Amateur by Edward Klein American Sniper by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice Ameritopia by Mark Levin The Black Box by Michael Connelly The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel Building Stories by Chris Ware
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2012 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 2012 music was a huge year for viral hits, dance-pop, EDM, country crossover, indie-folk, hip-hop, and big emotional ballads. PSY, Carly Rae Jepsen, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, fun., Rihanna, Adele, Bruno Mars, Maroon 5, Gotye, Kimbra, and David Guetta helped define a year
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2012 Oscars 84th Academy AwardsThe 84th Academy Awards announced its winners on February 24, 2012.The venue was the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles.Billy Crystal took on the hosting duties for the ninth time in his career.Films released during the 2011 calendar year were eligible for the awards.Noteworthy Moments:The Artist took home the Best
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2012 Grammy Award WinnersWinners for the 2012 Grammy Awards were announced on February 12, 2012.The event was at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.LL Cool J served as the host for the night, his first time in this role for the Grammys.Music that was released from October 1, 2010, to September 30, 2011, was eligible
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