The best selling album in 2012 in Australia was THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE by P!NK .
Notes: Sales level is a number of certified units for albums released in
as of end of the year. Some albums could be under-certified. Popular albums released at the end of the year may have bigger number of shipments than real sales at that time
Rank Artist Album Sales level Released
1
P!NK THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE 420,000
2012
2
ONE DIRECTION UP ALL NIGHT 2011
3
ADELE 21 2011
4
MICHAEL BUBLÉ CHRISTMAS 2011
5
ED SHEERAN + 2011
6
KARISE EDEN MY JOURNEY 140,000
2012
7
TAYLOR SWIFT RED 210,000
2012
8
ONE DIRECTION TAKE ME HOME 140,000
2012
9
GUY SEBASTIAN ARMAGEDDON 140,000
2012
10
BIRDY BIRDY 2011
11
THE BLACK KEYS EL CAMINO 2011
12
MUMFORD & SONS BABEL 70,000
2012
13
HILLTOP HOODS DRINKING FROM THE SUN, WALKING UNDER STARS RESTRUNG 70,000
2012
14
LANA DEL REY BORN TO DIE 70,000
2012
15
SOUNDTRACK THE SAPPHIRES 70,000
2012
16
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE CEREMONIALS 2011
17
360 FALLING & FLYING 2011
18
SKRILLEX BANGARANG 2011
19
KEITH URBAN THE STORY SO FAR 70,000
2012
20
ROD STEWART MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY 70,000
2012
21
COLDPLAY MYLO XYLOTO 2011
22
MISSY HIGGINS THE OL' RAZZLE DAZZLE 70,000
2012
23
BEE GEES MYTHOLOGY 2010
24
MAROON 5 OVEREXPOSED 70,000
2012
25
BRUNO MARS DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS 2010
26
MATCHBOX TWENTY NORTH 70,000
2012
27
KATY PERRY THE COMPLETE CONFECTION 280,000
2012
28
FUN. SOME NIGHTS 70,000
2012
29
JUSTIN BIEBER BELIEVE 70,000
2012
30
NICKELBACK HERE AND NOW 2011
31
LMFAO SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING 2011
32
THE ROLLING STONES GRRR! 70,000
2012
33
THE TEMPER TRAP THE TEMPER TRAP 35,000
2012
34
TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION SERIES TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION 8 35,000
2012
35
FOSTER THE PEOPLE TORCHES 2011
36
SUSAN BOYLE STANDING OVATION: THE GREATEST SONGS FROM THE STAGE 70,000
2012
37
LED ZEPPELIN CELEBRATION DAY 70,000
2012
38
BRUNO MARS UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX 70,000
2012
39
GOTYE MAKING MIRRORS 2011
40
BOB SEGER ULTIMATE HITS: ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS 2011
41
JAMES MORRISON THE AWAKENING 2011
42
P!NK GREATEST HITS... SO FAR!!! 2010
43
TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION SERIES TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION 7 2011
44
COLD CHISEL ALL FOR YOU: THE BEST OF 2011
45
BOY & BEAR MOONFIRE 2011
46
DELTA GOODREM CHILD OF THE UNIVERSE 35,000
2012
47
JACK WHITE BLUNDERBUSS 35,000
2012
48
NICKI MINAJ PINK FRIDAY: ROMAN RELOADED 35,000
2012
49
LINKIN PARK LIVING THINGS 35,000
2012
50
KIMBRA VOWS 2011
51
DAVID GUETTA NOTHING BUT THE BEAT 2011
52
KELLY CLARKSON STRONGER 2011
53
MUMFORD & SONS SIGH NO MORE 2009
54
REECE MASTIN BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE 35,000
2012
55
OF MONSTERS & MEN MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL 2011
56
THE RUBENS THE RUBENS 35,000
2012
57
FLUME FLUME 35,000
2012
58
THE SEEKERS THE GOLDEN JUBILEE ALBUM 35,000
2012
59
SAMANTHA JADE SAMANTHA JADE 35,000
2012
60
TRAIN CALIFORNIA 37 35,000
2012
61
SEAL HITS 2009
62
RIHANNA TALK THAT TALK 2011
63
FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 2009
64
MICHAEL CRAWFORD THE STORY OF MY LIFE - ULTIMATE COLLECTION 2011
65
FLO RIDA WILD ONES 35,000
2012
66
WHITNEY HOUSTON THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 2007
67
ANGUS STONE BROKEN BRIGHTS 35,000
2012
68
RIHANNA UNAPOLOGETIC 35,000
2012
69
REECE MASTIN REECE MASTIN 2011
70
ADELE 19 2008
71
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 35,000
2012
72
SKRILLEX SCARY MONSTERS & NICE SPRITES 2010
73
MUSE THE 2ND LAW 2012
74
BEE GEES THE ULTIMATE BEE GEES 2009
75
PITBULL PLANET PIT 2011
76
COLD CHISEL NO PLANS 35,000
2012
77
LIONEL RICHIE TUSKEGEE 35,000
2012
78
FRANK OCEAN CHANNEL ORANGE 35,000
2012
79
CALVIN HARRIS 18 MONTHS 35,000
2012
80
THE SCRIPT #3 35,000
2012
81
AC/DC LIVE AT RIVER PLATE 2011
82
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WRECKING BALL 2012
83
PARKWAY DRIVE ATLAS 35,000
2012
84
THE XX COEXIST 2012
85
HILLSONG WORSHIP CORNERSTONE 35,000
2012
86
REBECCA FERGUSON HEAVEN 2011
87
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE LUNGS 2009
88
ELTON JOHN ROCKET MAN - NUMBER ONES 2007
89
DAVID GUETTA NOTHING BUT THE BEAT ULTIMATE 2012
90
CROWDED HOUSE THE VERY VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE 2010
91
DARREN PERCIVAL HAPPY HOME 35,000
2012
92
SLASH APOCALYPTIC LOVE 2012
93
ROD STEWART STORYTELLER-THE COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY 1964-1990 1989
94
TAME IMPALA LONERISM 2012
95
FOO FIGHTERS WASTING LIGHT 2011
96
THE PRESETS PACIFICA 35,000
2012
97
JOHN MAYER BORN & RAISED 2012
98
THE KILLERS BATTLE BORN 35,000
2012
99
LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 2010
100
LADY ANTEBELLUM OWN THE NIGHT 2011
Source: ARIA
