Topix — It was hard to go anywhere in 2012 without hearing Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know." It comes as no surprise the track has been nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 55th GRAMMY Awards . more info

Topix — The 55th Annual Grammy Awards are fast approaching, and if you still need to brush up on who's nominated for what, there's one album that will do the trick. more info

Topix — This year's Grammy Awards are quickly approaching, but before we can find out who won, we can at least hear the nominees on the new soon-to-be-released Grammy Nominees album. more info

ContactMusic — Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used to Know' was the biggest selling song of 2012 in the US. The Belgian-Australian singer's track sold 6.8 million copies,... more info

411 Mania — Does Kanye West's "Mercy" deserve to be the hit it turned into? Are we sick of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know?" Did we like Linkin Park's "Burn It Down?" 411's Tony Acero and Jeremy Thomas pass judgment on the biggest hits of 2012! more info

Topix — Suggesting that familiarity breeds contentment, Adele's 21 wins the 2012 album sales race, repeating her feat of 2011 for the first back-to-back leader since Michael Jackson's Thriller topped sales in 1983 and 1984. more info

Prefix — Some number-crunching underling at Billboard has confirmed what we already knew: Adele's 21 and more info

USA Today Music — Album sales fall 4.4% but digital songs enjoy record-setting boom in year of big hits. more info

USA Today Music — USA TODAY saw potential in 1D, Gotye, fun., Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and The Lumineers. more info

USA Today Music — Gotye is shaping up to have 2012's top-selling single, with Carly Rae Jepsen close behind. more info