Who is Gotye?
Gotye is a chart-topping Belgian-Australian singer who rose to fame in the UK in 2012 when his duet with Kimbra,Somebody That I Used To Know, reached Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.
The million-selling Somebody That I Used To Know went on to become thebest-selling song of 2012, just ahead of Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe, in what was the biggest year on record for annual sales of singles in the UK, with 188.6 million singles purchased thanks to the peak of the digital download era.
Gotye, who was born in Belgium on 21 May 1980 before moving to Australia at age 2, also earned a Top 5 album on the Official Albums Chart in the same month with Making Mirrors, on which Somebody That I Used To Know features on its tracklist.
GOTYE Songs stats
- UK No1s
- 1
- UK Top 10s
- 1
- UK Top 40s
- 1
- UK Top 75s
- 1
- Weeks at No1
- 5
- Weeks in the Top 10
- 18
- Weeks in the Top 40
- 31
- Weeks in the Top 75
- 53
GOTYE Albums stats
- UK No1s
- 0
- UK Top 10s
- 1
- UK Top 40s
- 1
- UK Top 75s
- 1
- Weeks at No1
- 0
- Weeks in the Top 10
- 6
- Weeks in the Top 40
- 18
- Weeks in the Top 75
- 25
GOTYE news
GOTYE Hits
OfficialSingles Chart
OfficialSingles Chart
SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW
GOTYE FT KIMBRA
- Peak:1,
- Weeks:63,
- Weeks No. 1:5
OfficialAlbums Chart
OfficialAlbums Chart
MAKING MIRRORS
GOTYE
- Peak:4,
- Weeks:26
OfficialSingles Chart Update
OfficialSingles Chart UpdateSOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW
GOTYE FT KIMBRA
- Peak:99,
- Weeks:1
Please note, the data displayed for this chart reflects the title'smidweekposition only, peak positions on this chart also relate to midweek chart positions. Official Singles Chart Update data available on officialcharts.com goes back to October 2014.
OfficialVideo Streaming Chart
OfficialVideo Streaming ChartSOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW
GOTYE FT KIMBRA
- Peak:20,
- Weeks:98
OfficialSingles Sales Chart
OfficialSingles Sales ChartSOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW
GOTYE FT KIMBRA
- Peak:40,
- Weeks:18
OfficialSingles Downloads Chart
OfficialSingles Downloads ChartSOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW
GOTYE FT KIMBRA
- Peak:1,
- Weeks:88,
- Weeks No. 1:5
OfficialPhysical Singles Chart
OfficialPhysical Singles Chart
EASY WAY OUT
GOTYE
- Peak:69,
- Weeks:2
OfficialScottish Albums Chart
OfficialScottish Albums ChartMAKING MIRRORS
GOTYE
- Peak:5,
- Weeks:21
OfficialAlbum Downloads Chart
OfficialAlbum Downloads Chart
LIKE DRAWING BLOOD
GOTYE
- Peak:30,
- Weeks:3
MAKING MIRRORS
GOTYE
- Peak:3,
- Weeks:20
OfficialPhysical Albums Chart
OfficialPhysical Albums ChartMAKING MIRRORS
GOTYE
- Peak:4,
- Weeks:27
OfficialRecord Store Chart
OfficialRecord Store ChartMAKING MIRRORS
GOTYE
- Peak:22,
- Weeks:10
End of Year Singles Chart
SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW
GOTYE FT KIMBRA
- Peak:1,
- Weeks:1,
- Weeks No. 1:1
End of Year Albums Chart
MAKING MIRRORS
GOTYE
- Peak:41,
- Weeks:1
OfficialIndependent Albums Chart
OfficialIndependent Albums ChartLIKE DRAWING BLOOD
GOTYE
- Peak:15,
- Weeks:9
The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1997, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point
OfficialIndependent Singles Chart
OfficialIndependent Singles Chart
- Peak:15,
- Weeks:1
SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW
GOTYE FT KIMBRA
- Peak:12,
- Weeks:2
HEARTS A MESS
GOTYE
- Peak:44,
- Weeks:1
The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1997, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point
OfficialIndependent Album Breakers Chart
OfficialIndependent Album Breakers ChartLIKE DRAWING BLOOD
GOTYE
- Peak:5,
- Weeks:4
OfficialIndependent Singles Breakers Chart
OfficialIndependent Singles Breakers ChartSOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW
GOTYE FT KIMBRA
- Peak:20,
- Weeks:1
HEARTS A MESS
GOTYE
- Peak:12,
- Weeks:1
