Most-streamed tracks of 2012 (global)
- Gotye featuring Kimbra – Somebody That I Used To Know
- Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
- Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe – We Are Young
- Flo Rida – Whistle
- Flo Rida featuring Sia – Wild Ones
- Train – Drive By
- Nicki Minaj – Starships
- Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa – Payphone
- David Guetta featuring Sia – Titanium
- Loreen – Euphoria
Most-streamed tracks of 2012 in the UK
- Gotye featuring Kimbra – Somebody That I Used To Know
- Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
- David Guetta featuring Sia – Titanium
- Fun featuring Janelle Monae – We Are Young
- Nicki Minaj – Starships
- Flo Rida featuring Sia – Wild Ones
- Rihanna – We Found Love
- Alex Clare – Too Close
- Train – Drive By
- Jessie J – Domino
Most-streamed albums of 2012
- David Guetta – Nothing But The Beat
- Gotye – Making Mirrors
- Drake – Take Care
- Lana Del Ray – Born To Die
- One Direction – Up All Night
- Fun. – Some Nights
- Rihanna – Talk That Talk
- Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
- Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
- Flo Rida – Wild Ones
Most-shared tracks by Spotify users (the most-shared tracks to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Spotify user’s Inboxes)
- Gotye Somebody That I Used To Know
- Carly Rae Jepsen Call Me Maybe
- Fun. We Are Young – feat. Janelle Monáe
- Flo Rida featuring Sia Wild Ones
- David Guetta Titanium – feat. Sia
- Flo Rida featuring Sia – Whistle
- Train – Drive By
- Maroon 5 – Payphone
- Rihanna – We Found Love
- Michel Teló – Ai Se Eu Te Pego – Live
Most-streamed female artists
- Rihanna
- Nicki Minaj
- Adele
- Lana Del Ray
- Katy Perry
- Carly Rae Jepsen
- Beyonce
- Taylor Swift
- Loreen
- Kelly Clarkson
Most-streamed male artists
- David Guetta
- Flo Rida
- Eminem
- Skrillex
- Gotye
- Drake
- Pitbull
- Jay-Z and Kanye West
- Chris Brown
- Avicii
Most-streamed bands
- Coldplay
- Maroon 5
- Fun.
- Mumford and Sons
- Florence and the Machine
- Linkin Park
- LMFAO
- One Direction
- Train
- Glee Cast
Most popular apps by usage
- TuneWiki
- Soundrop
- We Are Hunted
- Last.fm
- Pitchfork
- Digstr
- musiXmatch
- Billboard
- Filtr
- Moodagent