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The most reblogged Tumblr posts of 2012

261 posts measured from 2012, across 118 blogs, topping out at 110.5K notes.

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What 2012 was about

#*10k · 316.1K #1000s · 106.6K #'straya · 33.2K #'murica · 30K #:edits · 13.1K #*amadeus · 3.4K #1300s · 3.1K #101 dalmations gif · 2.7K #:mine · 1.9K #1180s · 1.8K #1590s · 1.8K #'murrica · 1.6K

These are the tags that led us to the year's biggest posts, ranked by the notes those posts earned — our path in, not a census of everything Tumblr tagged.

Most reblogged

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Tumblr post by @lmnpnch: Untitled photo
Untitled photo @lmnpnch · photo · 2012-03-24
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Tumblr post by @shaytardgifs: [x]
[x] @shaytardgifs · photo · 2012-11-05
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Tumblr post by @heartbreakweathernjh: Untitled photo
Untitled photo @heartbreakweathernjh · photo · 2012-06-26
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Tumblr post by @lazyprojector: Untitled photo
Untitled photo @lazyprojector · photo · 2012-09-30
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Tumblr post by @petitetiaras: Which do you most relate to?
Which do you most relate to? @petitetiaras · photo · 2012-12-16
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Tumblr post by @lmnpnch: 'It's bigger on the inside' - the TARDIS through the years
'It's bigger on the inside' - the TARDIS through the years @lmnpnch · photo · 2012-12-29
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Tumblr post by @lmnpnch: assemble
assemble @lmnpnch · photo · 2012-05-18
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Tumblr post by @dalekys: It was the heaviest thing I've ever endured, and I had the sensation of being cr
It was the heaviest thing I've ever endured, and I had the sensation of being crushed under a thousand trucks. I thought it was... @dalekys · photo · 2012-09-09
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Tumblr post by @gotham: Childhood Nickname
Childhood Nickname @gotham · photo · 2012-12-02
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Tumblr post by @lmnpnch: Untitled photo
Untitled photo @lmnpnch · photo · 2012-04-06
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Tumblr post by @lmnpnch: Untitled photo
Untitled photo @lmnpnch · photo · 2012-08-22
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Tumblr post by @padmeamidalas: emperor's new groove [2000]
emperor's new groove [2000] @padmeamidalas · photo · 2012-03-09
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Tumblr post by @thelluckyone: Untitled photo
Untitled photo @thelluckyone · photo · 2012-07-15
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why can't there be a tumblr town like when you sign up for tumblr you have to move to tumblr town the houses are divided by... @mattmakesmesad · text · 2012-09-09
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Tumblr post by @survivingasawoman: 'Murica.
'Murica. @survivingasawoman · photo · 2012-09-20
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Tumblr post by @hellothisisfood: Happy 4th of July! Everyone enjoy your food and fireworks :D
Happy 4th of July! Everyone enjoy your food and fireworks :D @hellothisisfood · photo · 2012-07-04
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Tumblr post by @lmnpnch: Scarlett Johansson for W Magazine (November 2012) by Steven Klein
Scarlett Johansson for W Magazine (November 2012) by Steven Klein @lmnpnch · photo · 2012-10-15
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Tumblr post by @gotham: Favourite Tom Looks: The Loki/Tom Hybrid
Favourite Tom Looks: The Loki/Tom Hybrid @gotham · photo · 2012-12-15
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Tumblr post by @markgatiss: Untitled photo
Untitled photo @markgatiss · photo · 2012-11-30
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Tumblr post by @lmnpnch: Untitled photo
Untitled photo @lmnpnch · photo · 2012-01-26
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Tumblr post by @mkspace: Untitled photo
Untitled photo @mkspace · photo · 2012-02-29
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Tumblr post by @iocanes: Favourite films » Amadeus (1984) God was singing through this little man to all
Favourite films » Amadeus (1984) God was singing through this little man to all the world @iocanes · photo · 2012-07-02
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Tumblr post by @shishi-gamii: Naruto isn't weak.
Naruto isn't weak. @shishi-gamii · photo · 2012-06-10
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Tumblr post by @survivingasawoman: Yup!
Yup! @survivingasawoman · photo · 2012-07-04
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Tumblr post by @mkspace: Untitled photo
Untitled photo @mkspace · photo · 2012-01-03
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Tumblr post by @shishi-gamii: Untitled photo
Untitled photo @shishi-gamii · photo · 2012-12-19
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Tumblr post by @aheartfullofjolllly: "I'm 29 today. Won't see 30. But I'm uh... I'm okay. Really. Okay."
"I'm 29 today. Won't see 30. But I'm uh... I'm okay. Really. Okay." @aheartfullofjolllly · photo · 2012-07-04
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Tumblr post by @shishi-gamii: Untitled photo
Untitled photo @shishi-gamii · photo · 2012-06-10
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Tumblr post by @forthedisneylove: Like owner, like dog
Like owner, like dog @forthedisneylove · photo · 2012-05-13
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Tumblr post by @flyingsauces: 30 day Disney Challenge: Day 12- Favorite Villain Song: Cruella De Vil [101 Dalm
30 day Disney Challenge: Day 12- Favorite Villain Song: Cruella De Vil [101 Dalmations] @flyingsauces · photo · 2012-09-04
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The blogs behind them

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@lmnpnch 7 posts we hold from 2012
212.3Knotes total
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@shaytardgifs 1 posts we hold from 2012
101.1Knotes total
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@heartbreakweathernjh 1 posts we hold from 2012
49.3Knotes total
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@lazyprojector 1 posts we hold from 2012
33Knotes total
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@gotham 2 posts we hold from 2012
28.8Knotes total
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@petitetiaras 1 posts we hold from 2012
27.8Knotes total
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@dalekys 1 posts we hold from 2012
18.8Knotes total
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@survivingasawoman 3 posts we hold from 2012
15.3Knotes total
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@padmeamidalas 1 posts we hold from 2012
15.3Knotes total
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@thelluckyone 1 posts we hold from 2012
15.1Knotes total

Notes are likes, reblogs and replies added together — Tumblr's own number, which its API does not break apart.

These are the 261 posts from 2012 that we hold, not every post Tumblr published that year. Nobody has that; this is a measured sample of what travelled furthest.