They include Adele's Someone Like You and Somebody That I Used To Know, by Gotye featuring Kimbra.

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Gotye's Somebody That I Used To Know was the year's top-selling song after being downloaded 6.8 million times.

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Gotye's Somebody That I Used To Know was the most-streamed song of 2012.

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Gotye's international hit Somebody That I Used To Know received the record of the year, one of three prizes received by the Belgian-Australian artist.

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The year's top three songs were Gotye's Somebody That I Used to Know, Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe and Fun's We Are Young. respectively.

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As for Gotye's ubiquitous "Somebody That I Used to Know, " that track has a digital sales figure of 5.50 million for the year to date, according to SoundScan.

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Gotye, whose Somebody That I Used To Know was one of the most ear-wormy songs of last summer, actually won more awards walking away with Best Record, Best Alternative Album and Best Pop Duo Performance.

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