The ARIA Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums and extended plays in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on each album and EP's weekly physical and digital sales.[2] In 2012, twenty-two albums claimed the top spot, including Adele's 21 and Michael Bublé's Christmas, both of which started their peak positions in 2011. Ten acts achieved their first number-one album in Australia: Foster the People, Lana Del Rey, One Direction, Keith Urban, The Temper Trap, John Mayer, Karise Eden, Ed Sheeran, Birdy and The Amity Affliction.[3]
| ARIA Charts number-one albums of 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Other Australian number-one charts of 2012 | |
| singles | |
| urban singles | |
| dance singles | |
| club tracks | |
| digital tracks | |
| Top Australian singles and albums of 2012 | |
| Triple J Hottest 100 | |
| top 25 singles | |
| top 25 albums |
One Direction earned two number-one albums during the year for Up All Night and Take Me Home. Taylor Swift's Red topped the charts for three consecutive weeks becoming her second number-one album on the chart. 21 was the longest-running number-one album of 2012, having topped the ARIA Albums Chart for nine weeks.[1] Eden's My Journey topped the chart for six consecutive weeks, while Michael Bublé's Christmas, One Direction's Up All Night and Pink's The Truth About Love each spent five weeks at the number-one spot.
Chart history
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| The yellow background indicates the #1 album on ARIA's End of Year Albums Chart of 2012. |
| Date | Album | Artist(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January | Christmas | Michael Bublé | [4] |
| 9 January | 21 | Adele | [1] |
| 16 January | |||
| 23 January | |||
| 30 January | |||
| 6 February | Torches | Foster the People | [5] |
| 13 February | Born to Die | Lana Del Rey | [6] |
| 20 February | 21 | Adele | [1] |
| 27 February | |||
| 5 March | |||
| 12 March | |||
| 19 March | Drinking from the Sun | Hilltop Hoods | [7] |
| 26 March | |||
| 2 April | MDNA | Madonna | [8] |
| 9 April | Up All Night | One Direction | [9] |
| 16 April | |||
| 23 April | |||
| 30 April | |||
| 7 May | |||
| 14 May | 21 | Adele | [1] |
| 21 May | The Story So Far | Keith Urban | [10] |
| 28 May | The Temper Trap | The Temper Trap | [11] |
| 4 June | Born and Raised | John Mayer | [12] |
| 11 June | The Ol' Razzle Dazzle | Missy Higgins | [13] |
| 18 June | |||
| 25 June | Believe | Justin Bieber | [14] |
| 2 July | My Journey | Karise Eden | [15] |
| 9 July | |||
| 16 July | |||
| 23 July | |||
| 30 July | |||
| 6 August | |||
| 13 August | + | Ed Sheeran | [16] |
| 20 August | The Sapphires | Various artists | [17] |
| 27 August | |||
| 3 September | Birdy | Birdy | [18] |
| 10 September | North | Matchbox Twenty | [19] |
| 17 September | Chasing Ghosts | The Amity Affliction | [20] |
| 24 September | The Truth About Love | Pink | [21] |
| 1 October | |||
| 8 October | |||
| 15 October | |||
| 22 October | |||
| 29 October | Red | Taylor Swift | [22] |
| 5 November | |||
| 12 November | |||
| 19 November | Take Me Home | One Direction | [23] |
| 26 November | |||
| 3 December | Armageddon | Guy Sebastian | [24] |
| 10 December | Christmas | Michael Bublé | [4] |
| 17 December | |||
| 24 December | |||
| 31 December |
Number-one artists
edit| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adele | 9 |
| 2 | One Direction | 7 |
| 3 | Karise Eden | 6 |
| 4 | Michael Bublé | 5 |
| 4 | Pink | 5 |
| 5 | Taylor Swift | 3 |
| 6 | Hilltop Hoods | 2 |
| 6 | Various artists | 2 |
| 7 | Foster the People | 1 |
| 7 | Lana Del Rey | 1 |
| 7 | Madonna | 1 |
| 7 | Keith Urban | 1 |
| 7 | The Temper Trap | 1 |
| 7 | John Mayer | 1 |
| 7 | Missy Higgins | 1 |
| 7 | Justin Bieber | 1 |
| 7 | Ed Sheeran | 1 |
| 7 | Birdy | 1 |
| 7 | Matchbox Twenty | 1 |
| 7 | The Amity Affliction | 1 |
| 7 | Guy Sebastian | 1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Adele – 21". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ "How are the ARIA Charts prepared each week?". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ List of artists who achieved their first number-one album in Australia:
- Foster the People: "Discography Foster the People". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- Lana Del Rey: "Discography Lana Del Rey". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- One Direction: "Discography One Direction". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- Keith Urban: "Discography Keith Urban". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- The Temper Trap: "Discography The Temper Trap". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- John Mayer: "Discography John Mayer". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- Karise Eden: "Discography Karise Eden". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- Ed Sheeran: "Discography Ed Sheeran". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- Birdy: "Discography Birdy". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- The Amity Affliction: "Discography The Amity Affliction". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Michael Bublé – Christmas". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "Foster the People – Torches". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ "Lana Del Rey – Born to Die". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Hilltop Hoods – Drinking From the Sun". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ "Madonna – MDNA". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ "One Direction – Up All Night". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Keith Urban – The Story So Far". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "The Temper Trap – The Temper Trap (Album)". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "John Mayer – Born and Raised". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Miss Higgins – The Ol' Razzle Dazzle". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ "Justin Bieber – Believe". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ "Karise Eden – My Journey". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Ed Sheeran – +". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ "Soundtrack – The Sapphires". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "Birdy – Birdy (Album)". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ "Matchbox Twenty – North". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "The Amity Affliction – Chasing Ghosts". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ "Pink – The Truth About Love". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Taylor Swift – Red". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "One Direction – Take Me Home". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "Guy Sebastian – Armageddon". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2012.