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What Did You Talk About on Facebook in 2012?

By: Amanda Ashley
Updated: December 12, 2012
What moments, memes and news makers made it into your Facebook feed in 2012?

On Thursday, the social media monster released it's Year in Review, looking back on the items that created the most buzz among the billion people on Facebook.

In the U.S. the presidential election took the top spot as far as events that trended. The Super Bowl and Whitney Houston's death came in second and third.

Hunger Games garnered lots of buzz topping the list of trending movies and books.  And where was the number one spot for check-ins in 2012?  It was Times Square in New York City.

Here's a look at all the top 10 lists, in full:

Events

    US Presidential Election
    Superbowl XLVI
    Death of Whitney Houston
    Superstorm Sandy
    London 2012 Olympics
    Death of Trayvon Martin
    Facebook IPO
    Aurora Shootings
    Death of Dick Clark
    Obama's Endorsement of Gay Marriage

Songs

    We Are Young (feat. Janelle Mone) - Fun
    Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
    Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
    What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
    Payphone - Maroon 5
    Mercy - Kanye West
    Some Nights - Fun
    Home - Phillip Phillips
    Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
    Take Care (feat. Rihanna) - Drake

Movies

    The Hunger Games
    The Avengers
    Magic Mike
    The Vow
    Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
    21 Jump Street
    The Dark Knight Rises
    Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
    Skyfall
    Prometheus

Check-Ins

    Times Square, New York
    Disneyland, California
    AT&T Park, California
    Yankee Stadium, New York
    Rangers Ballpark, Texas
    Fenway Park, Massachusetts
    Dodger Stadium, California
    Universal Studios, Florida
    Wrigley Field, Illinois
    Angel Stadium, California

Public Figures

    Barack Obama
    Mitt Romney
    One Direction
    Tim Tebow
    Eli Manning and Peyton Manning (tie)
    Madonna
    Honey Boo Boo
    Jeremy Lin
    Paul Ryan
    Phillip Phillips

Books

    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) - Suzanne Collins
    Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) - Suzanne Collins
    Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) - Suzanne Collins
    Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) -E.L. James
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) - J.K. Rowling
    The Help - Kathryn Stockett
    Twilight (Twilight, #1) - Stephenie Meyer
    To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
    The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen

Technology

    Instagram
    Timeline
    Pinterest
    Draw Something
    iPhone 5
    Kindle Fire
    SOPA
    News Feed
    Siri
    SongPop

Politics

    Barack Obama
    Mitt Romney
    Voted
    Four More Years
    Paul Ryan
    Rick Santorum
    Gay Marriage
    Obamacare
    The Polls
    DNC

Television

    Duck Dynasty
    Honey Boo Boo
    Big Bang Theory
    Game of Thrones
    Downton Abbey
    Breaking Amish
    Ink Master
    Long Island Medium
    Wife Swap
    Two Broke Girls

Sports

    NY Giants
    New England Patriots
    Tim Tebow
    London 2012 Olympics
    OKC (Oklahoma City Thunder)
    Denver Broncos
    San Francisco 49ers
    Eli and Peyton Manning
    Jeremy Lin
    Los Angeles Clippers

Memes

    TBH (to be honest)
    YOLO (you only live once)
    KONY
    One-word Comment
    Gangnam Style
    Cinnamon Challenge
    Cray
    SMH (shake my head)
    Big Bird
    Linsanity

But if you're interested in looking at what trended on your personal page, here's how to do it.

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