Carly Rae Jepsen, Nicki Minaj and Gotye - but no Bieber: The most popular songs on Spotify in 2012
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Like pop music? Spotify's most popular songs fit nicely into this category.
With the poppy Carly Rae Jepsen, Maroon 5 and Flo Rida as competition, sadly the great musicians and bands of all time fail to to make an impression on the list.
The most streamed global tracks of 2012 are:
1. Gotye featuring Kimbra - ‘Somebody That I Used To Know'
2. Carly Rae Jepsen - ‘Call Me Maybe'
3. Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe – ‘We Are Young'
4. Flo Rida - ‘Whistle'
5. Flo Rida featuring Sia - ‘Wild Ones'
6. Train - ‘Drive By'
7. Nicki Minaj - ‘Starships'
8. Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa - ‘Payphone'
9. David Guetta featuring Sia - ‘Titanium'
10. Loreen - ‘Euphoria'
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