The ARIA Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums and extended plays (EPs) in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on the weekly digital sales of albums and EPs.
Chart history DateAlbumArtist(s)Ref.2 January Christmas Michael Bublé 9 January Sorry for Party Rocking LMFAO 16 January 21 Adele 23 January Bangarang Skrillex 30 January 6 February Moonfire Boy & Bear 13 February Born to Die Lana Del Rey 20 February Whitney: The Greatest Hits Whitney Houston 27 February 21 Adele 5 March Bangarang Skrillex 12 March 19 March Drinking from the Sun Hilltop Hoods 26 March 2 April MDNA Madonna 9 April Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded Nicki Minaj 16 April No Plans Cold Chisel 23 April Up All Night One Direction 30 April Blunderbuss Jack White 7 May + Ed Sheeran 14 May Born to Die Lana Del Rey 21 May The Story So Far Keith Urban 28 May The Temper Trap The Temper Trap 4 June Born And Raised John Mayer 11 June The Ol' Razzle Dazzle Missy Higgins 18 June Spirit Bird Xavier Rudd 25 June Believe Justin Bieber 2 July My Journey Karise Eden 9 July 16 July Fortune Chris Brown 23 July Broken Brights Angus Stone 30 July Some Nights Fun 6 August 13 August + Ed Sheeran 20 August 27 August Birdy Birdy 3 September 10 September North Matchbox Twenty 17 September Coexist The xx 24 September The Truth About Love Pink 1 October Babel Mumford & Sons 8 October The Truth About Love Pink 15 October 22 October Triple J's Like a Version Volume 8 Various Artists 29 October Red Taylor Swift 5 November 12 November 18 Months Calvin Harris 19 November Take Me Home One Direction 26 November The Truth About Love Pink 3 December Girl on Fire Alicia Keys 10 December Christmas Michael Bublé 17 December 24 December 31 December
Number-one artists Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Michael Bublé 5 2 Pink 4 2 Skrillex 4 3 Ed Sheeran 3 4 Adele 2 4 Birdy 2 4 Fun 2 4 Hilltop Hoods 2 4 Karise Eden 2 4 Lana Del Rey 2 4 One Direction 2 4 Taylor Swift 2 5 Alicia Keys 1 5 Angus Stone 1 5 Boy & Bear 1 5 Calvin Harris 1 5 Cold Chisel 1 5 Jack White 1 5 John Mayer 1 5 Justin Bieber 1 5 Keith Urban 1 5 LMFAO 1 5 Madonna 1 5 Matchbox Twenty 1 5 Missy Higgins 1 5 Mumford & Sons 1 5 Nicki Minaj 1 5 The Temper Trap 1 5 Whitney Houston 1 5 Xavier Rudd 1
See also 2012 in music ARIA Charts List of number-one singles of 2012 (Australia)
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