List of number-one albums of 2012 (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] One Direction earned two number-one albums during the year for Up All Night and Take Me Home.

[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.

Adele 's 21 was the longest-running number-one album of 2012, topping the ARIA Albums Chart for nine weeks. [ 1 ]
Karise Eden 's My Journey topped the ARIA Albums Chart for six consecutive weeks, becoming her first number-one album on the chart.
One Direction earned their first and second number-one album when Up All Night and Take Me Home both topped the ARIA Albums Chart . Up All Night spent five consecutive weeks at number one.
Pink 's The Truth About Love topped the ARIA Albums Chart for five consecutive weeks, becoming her fourth number-one album on the chart.