List of number-one Billboard Alternative Songs of 2012

These are the U.S. number-one alternative rock songs of 2012, per the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.

Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.

List

Key
	Indicates best charting alternative song of 2012 Note: Year-End most popular alternative/modern rock songs, ranked by airplay detections as measured by Nielsen BDS.^[1]

Issue date	Song	Artist	Reference
January 7	"Lonely Boy"	The Black Keys	^[2]
January 14			^[3]
January 21			^[4]
January 28			^[5]
February 4			^[6]
February 11			^[7]
February 18			^[8]
February 25			^[9]
March 3	"Somebody That I Used to Know"	Gotye featuring Kimbra	^[10]^[11]
March 10			^[12]
March 17			^[13]
March 24			^[14]
March 31			^[15]
April 7			^[16]
April 14			^[17]
April 21	"We Are Young"	Fun featuring Janelle Monáe	^[18]
April 28	"We Are Young"	Fun featuring Janelle Monáe	^[19]
May 5	"Somebody That I Used to Know"	Gotye featuring Kimbra	^[20]
May 12			^[21]
May 19			^[22]
May 26			^[23]
June 2			^[24]
June 9	"Gold on the Ceiling"	The Black Keys	^[25]
June 16			^[26]
June 23			^[27]
June 30	"Tongue Tied"	Grouplove	^[28]
July 7	"Gold on the Ceiling"	The Black Keys	^[29]
July 14	"Gold on the Ceiling"	The Black Keys	^[30]
July 21	"Little Talks"	Of Monsters and Men	^[31]
July 28	"Little Talks"	Of Monsters and Men	^[32]
August 4	"Burn It Down"	Linkin Park	^[33]
August 11	"Some Nights"	Fun	^[34]
August 18	"Some Nights"	Fun	^[35]
August 25	"Too Close"	Alex Clare	^[36]
September 1			^[37]
September 8			^[38]
September 15			^[39]
September 22	"Some Nights"	Fun	^[40]
September 29	"Ho Hey"	The Lumineers	^[41]
October 6	"Ho Hey"	The Lumineers	^[42]
October 13	"Madness"	Muse	^[43]
October 20	"I Will Wait"	Mumford & Sons	^[44]
October 27	"Madness"	Muse	^[45]
November 3			^[46]
November 10			^[47]
November 17			^[48]
November 24			^[49]
December 1			^[50]
December 8			^[51]
December 15			^[52]
December 22			^[53]
December 29			^[54]