987FM Top 100 2012

These are the chart results of the annual 987 Top 100 Countdown of the year 2012.

Top 100 Chart

 * Songs in bold denotes that they did not appear on the then weekly 987FM Top 20.
 * Singapore songs are denoted in underlines.

Top 10 Highlights
Top 10 gadgets of 2012

10. Nokia Lumia 920

9. Windows 8

8. Diablo III

7. Olympus OM-D E-M5

6. Angry Birds Star Wars

5. Monster headphones

4. Samsung Galaxy Note II

3. iPhone 5

Sidenote: Worse tech app: Apple Maps

2. iPad Mini

1. Samsung Galaxy S III

Top 10 men of 2012

10. Prince Harry

9. Adam Levine

8. Channing Tatum

7. Barack Obama

6. G. Dragon of BIGBANG

5. Daniel Craig

4. Robert Pattinson

3. PSY

2. Justin Bieber

1. Ryan Gosling

Top 10 movies of 2012

10: Looper

9. Ah Boys To Men

8. Ted

7. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

6. Argo

5. Les Misérables

4. The Amazing Spider Man

3. Skyfall

2. The Dark Knight Rises

1. Marvel's The Avengers

Top 10 viral videos of 2012

10. Miss World 2012 - Miss Phillipines singing Rocketeer w/ beatboxing

9. Niga Higa (Ryan Higa) videos - The worst boyfriend ever

8. Sophia Grace & Rosie singing Super Bass by Nicki Minaj

7. Dumb Ways To Die

6. Felix Baumgartner's record breaking skydive.

5. Walk Off The Earth - Gotye's Somebody I Used To Know cover

4. Kony 2012 Campaign

3. Somebody I Used To Know - Gotye

2. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen

1. Gangnam Style - PSY

Top 10 women of 2012

10. Emma Watson

9. Emma Stone

8. Kate Beckinsale

7. Anne Hathaway

6. Jolin Tsai

5. Cheryl

4. Jennifer Lawrence

3. Scarlett Johansson

2. Sofia Vergara

1. Katy Perry

Trivia

 * One Direction is the most appearing artiste in this year's countdown (5 times)
 * A new intro was recorded for this year's Top 100 opening sequence, replacing the old intro that was in use from 2006-2011.
 * Even though Ms Vandetta had already left the station, her voice can still be heard in various jingles used throughout the show.
 * For 2 years in a row, the #1 song consists of a signature dance move. Gangnam Style popularized the horse-riding dance while Party Rock Anthem (#1 song of 2011) popularized shuffling.
 * The Top 3 songs feature artistes that made their breakthrough in the music industry this year. Prior to 2012, Gotye, Carly and PSY were relatively unknown artistes.
 * This year's chart sees only one song (No Regrets) which did not appear on the Top 20 appearing on the Top 100.
 * We Are Young appears in the Top 10, despite not attaining the #1 spot in its Top 20 chart run (it peaked at #6).
 * No guests were invited to the studio since 2012.
 * Sky's The Limit is the 1st local song to make it into the Top 20 of the Top 100 since 2007.
 * Talking to the Moon charted at the same position (#97) for the second year in a row.