By Jackie Willis
9:20 AM PST, December 12, 2012
Justin Bieber and boy band One Direction had quite the clout on Twitter in 2012, having some of the most retweeted messages of the year (via USA Today). Click the pics to see the top five tweets that were redistributed the most.
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1. Justin Bieber
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Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) received the most retweets (223,771) this year with a message to the little girl nicknamed "Mrs. Justin Bieber" who passed away this summer. He wrote: "RIP Avalanna. i love you."
2. Whitney Houston Retweet
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Twitter user @obeyMJ got 191,043 retweets for this simple post: "R.I.P. Whitney Houston. Retweet for respect."
3. Harry Styles
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One Direction's Harry Styles (@Harry_Styles) received 125, 379 for his gratitude tweet: "We owe you everything. Thank you so much for this. Three VMAs!! YEAH .xx"
4. Ben Savage
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Ben Savage (@BenSavage) got 114,179 retweets when he made this announcement: "I'm going to be a father! Well, on TV at least. The 'Boy Meets World' sequel is officially happening!"
5. Niall Horan
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One Direction's Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) got 103,772 retweets, writing: "Guys its been 2 years today since we were formed, its been incredible so far, its all down to you guys! Love you all soo much ! Thank you."
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Justin Bieber and boy band One Direction had quite the clout on Twitter in 2012, having some of the most retweeted messages of the year (via USA Today). Click the pics to see the top five tweets that were redistributed the most.