MUSIC ACROSS THE OLYMPIADS. Today: 2012. Continues tomorrow.

As the world’s elite athletes compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Caffè Lattè will focus on the best music that emerged during each Olympiad. Each period considers songs from the years prior to the new Games.

MUSIC ACROSS THE OLYMPIADS

 

London became the first city to host The Olympics three times in 2012. The English capital had previously held the Games in 1908 and 1948.

Among the hottest chart acts in this Olympiad were: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Adele, Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga.

2012

🥇 SAME LOVE Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

ftg. Mary Lambert

🥈 EMPIRE STATE OF MIND (PART II)

BROKEN DOWN Alicia Keys

🥉 ROLLING IN THE DEEP Adele  

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🥇 ADELE

🥈 BEYONCÉ

🥉 LADY GAGA

 

🏅ALBUMS

 

🥇 The Heist MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS

🥈 21 ADELE

🥉 Doo-Wops & Hooligans BRUNO MARS

 

🏊🏾🏋️ LEADERBOARD 🚵‍♀️🏃‍♀️

COUNTRY:	G	S	B
U.S.A.	56	45	49
UNITED KINGDOM	12	12	10
ITALY	3	1
SWEDEN	1	1	3
IRELAND	1	1	1
AUSTRALIA	1	1
FRANCE		2
BARBADOS			1