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The best-selling album of 2012 in United States is 21 by ADELE. RankArtistAlbumReleased 1 ADELE 21 2011 2 MICHAEL BUBLÉ CHRISTMAS 2011 3 DRAKE TAKE CARE 2011 4 TAYLOR SWIFT RED 2012 5 ONE DIRECTION UP ALL NIGHT 2011 6 LUKE BRYAN TAILGATES & TANLINES 2011 7 MUMFORD & SONS BABEL 2012 8 RIHANNA TALK THAT TALK 2011 9 LIONEL RICHIE TUSKEGEE 2012 10 THE BLACK KEYS EL CAMINO 2011 11 JUSTIN BIEBER BELIEVE 2012 12 LADY ANTEBELLUM OWN THE NIGHT 2011 13 JUSTIN BIEBER UNDER THE MISTLETOE 2011 14 CARRIE UNDERWOOD BLOWN AWAY 2012 15 NICKELBACK HERE AND NOW 2011 16 ADELE 19 2008 17 COLDPLAY MYLO XYLOTO 2011 18 WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY: THE GREATEST HITS 2000 19 JASON ALDEAN MY KINDA PARTY 2010 20 FUN. SOME NIGHTS 2012 21 MAROON 5 OVEREXPOSED 2012 22 NOW SERIES (US) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 41 2012 23 ERIC CHURCH CHIEF 2011 24 KELLY CLARKSON STRONGER 2011 25 KATY PERRY TEENAGE DREAM 2010 26 NICKI MINAJ PINK FRIDAY: ROMAN RELOADED 2012 27 GOTYE MAKING MIRRORS 2011 28 LMFAO SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING 2011 29 MUMFORD & SONS SIGH NO MORE 2009 30 JASON ALDEAN NIGHT TRAIN 2012 31 YOUNG JEEZY TM: 103 HUSTLERZ AMBITION 2011 32 SCOTTY MCCREERY CLEAR AS DAY 2011 33 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE CEREMONIALS 2011 34 MARY J. BLIGE MY LIFE II THE JOURNEY CONTINUES (ACT 1) 2011 35 ZAC BROWN BAND UNCAGED 2012 36 NOW SERIES (US) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 40 2011 37 P!NK THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE 2012 38 THE BAND PERRY THE BAND PERRY 2010 39 LIL WAYNE THA CARTER IV 2011 40 LINKIN PARK LIVING THINGS 2012 41 KENNY CHESNEY WELCOME TO THE FISHBOWL 2012 42 ANDREA BOCELLI CONCERTO - ONE NIGHT IN CENTRAL PARK 2011 43 JOHN MAYER BORN & RAISED 2012 44 MADONNA MDNA 2012 45 TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW 2010 46 MAROON 5 HANDS ALL OVER 2010 47 MIRANDA LAMBERT FOUR THE RECORD 2011 48 NOW SERIES (US) NOW 42 2012 49 RICK ROSS GOD FORGIVES, I DON'T 2012 50 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WRECKING BALL 2012 51 JAY-Z & KANYE WEST WATCH THE THRONE 2011 52 TOBY KEITH CLANCY'S TAVERN 2011 53 DAUGHTRY BREAK THE SPELL 2011 54 NOW SERIES (US) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 43 2012 55 BRANTLEY GILBERT HALFWAY TO HEAVEN 2010 56 OF MONSTERS & MEN MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL 2011 57 SOUNDTRACK THE HUNGER GAMES: SONGS FROM DISTRICT 12 AND BEYOND 2012 58 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND AWAY FROM THE WORLD 2012 59 THE LUMINEERS THE LUMINEERS 2012 60 BRUNO MARS DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS 2010 61 FOSTER THE PEOPLE TORCHES 2011 62 SOUNDTRACK THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1 2011 63 SKRILLEX BANGARANG 2011 64 USHER LOOKING 4 MYSELF 2012 65 AMY WINEHOUSE LIONESS: HIDDEN TREASURES 2011 66 JACK WHITE BLUNDERBUSS 2012 67 BLAKE SHELTON RED RIVER BLUE 2011 68 RASCAL FLATTS CHANGED 2012 69 JASON MRAZ LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD 2012 70 LANA DEL REY BORN TO DIE 2012 71 VAN HALEN A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH 2012 72 2 CHAINZ BASED ON A T.R.U. STORY 2012 73 NORAH JONES LITTLE BROKEN HEARTS 2012 74 FRANK OCEAN CHANNEL ORANGE 2012 75 ZAC BROWN BAND YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE 2010 76 TONY BENNETT DUETS II 2011 77 CHRIS BROWN FORTUNE 2012 78 LITTLE BIG TOWN TORNADO 2012 79 VARIOUS ARTISTS KANYE WEST PRESENTS GOOD MUSIC CRUEL SUMMER 2012 80 KENDRICK LAMAR GOOD KID, M.A.A.D. CITY 2012 81 CASTING CROWNS COME TO THE WELL 2011 82 TRAIN CALIFORNIA 37 2012 83 BOB SEGER ULTIMATE HITS: ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS 2011 84 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP 21 2012 85 LADY GAGA BORN THIS WAY 2011 86 GRAMMY NOMINEES SERIES 2012 GRAMMY NOMINEES 2012 87 SKRILLEX SCARY MONSTERS & NICE SPRITES 2010 88 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW 2011 89 SHINEDOWN AMARYLLIS 2012 90 NAS LIFE IS GOOD 2012 91 BEYONCE 4 2011 92 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH AMERICAN CAPITALIST 2011 93 ALABAMA SHAKES BOYS & GIRLS 2012 94 SUSAN BOYLE SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME 2011 95 SOUNDTRACK GLEE: THE MUSIC: THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM: VOLUME 2 2012 96 TYGA CARELESS WORLD: RISE OF THE LAST KING 2012 97 THE BLACK KEYS BROTHERS 2010 98 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE LUNGS 2009 99 TREY SONGZ CHAPTER V 2012 100 TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR LIVE 2011 101 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP 22 2012 102 DAVID GUETTA NOTHING BUT THE BEAT 2011 103 EMINEM RECOVERY 2010 104 TIM MCGRAW EMOTIONAL TRAFFIC 2012 105 JACKIE EVANCHO HEAVENLY CHRISTMAS 2011 106 BONNIE RAITT SLIPSTREAM 2012 107 HUNTER HAYES HUNTER HAYES 2011 108 GUNS N' ROSES GREATEST HITS 2004 109 PISTOL ANNIES HELL ON HEELS 2011 110 LEE BRICE HARD 2 LOVE 2012 111 ZAC BROWN BAND THE FOUNDATION 2008 112 ANTHONY HAMILTON BACK TO LOVE 2012 113 VARIOUS ARTISTS MAYBACH MUSIC GROUP PRESENTS: SELF MADE 2 2012 114 RUSH CLOCKWORK ANGELS 2012 115 J. COLE COLE WORLD: THE SIDELINE STORY 2011 116 BIG TIME RUSH ELEVATE 2011 117 JOURNEY GREATEST HITS 1988 118 B.O.B. STRANGE CLOUDS 2012 119 SHE & HIM A VERY SHE & HIM CHRISTMAS 2011 120 KIP MOORE UP ALL NIGHT 2012 121 SELENA GOMEZ WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN 2011 122 SOUNDTRACK ROCK OF AGES 2012 123 PITBULL PLANET PIT 2011 124 ALAN JACKSON THIRTY MILES WEST 2012 125 ANDREA BOCELLI MY CHRISTMAS 2009 126 TAYLOR SWIFT FEARLESS 2008 127 GREEN DAY UNO 2012 128 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS LEGEND 1984 129 WALE AMBITION 2011 130 WOW SERIES WOW HITS 2012 2011 131 KORN THE PATH OF TOTALITY 2012 132 PAUL MCCARTNEY KISSES ON THE BOTTOM 2012 133 IMAGINE DRAGONS NIGHT VISIONS 2012 134 JUSTIN BIEBER MY WORLD 2.0 / MY WORLDS 2010 135 DIERKS BENTLEY HOME 2012 136 ED SHEERAN + 2011 137 BOB DYLAN TEMPEST 2012 138 MEEK MILL DREAMS & NIGHTMARES 2012 139 TYRESE OPEN INVITATION 2012 140 THE KILLERS BATTLE BORN 2012 141 FUTURE PLUTO 2012 142 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL CHRONICLE: 20 GREATEST HITS 1976 143 THE AVETT BROTHERS THE CARPENTER 2012 144 MATCHBOX TWENTY NORTH 2012 145 NEIL DIAMOND THE VERY BEST OF THE ORIGINAL STUDIO RECORDINGS 2012 146 JAKE OWEN BAREFOOT BLUE JEAN NIGHT 2011 147 WHITNEY HOUSTON THE BODYGUARD (SOUNDTRACK) 1992 148 THE FRAY SCARS & STORIES 2012 149 DEMI LOVATO UNBROKEN 2011 150 THE SHINS PORT OF MORROW 2012 151 R. KELLY WRITE ME BACK 2012 152 NICKI MINAJ PINK FRIDAY 2010 153 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 2010 154 MUSE THE 2ND LAW 2012 155 NO DOUBT PUSH & SHOVE 2012 156 TOBYMAC EYE ON IT 2012 157 FIONA APPLE THE IDLER WHEEL IS WISER THAN THE DRIVER OF THE SCREW AND WHIPPING CORDS WILL SERVE YOU MORE THAN ROPES WILL EVER DO 2012 158 AWOLNATION MEGALITHIC SYMPHONY 2011 159 EVANESCENCE EVANESCENCE 2011 160 SOUNDTRACK PROJECT X 2012 161 MIGUEL KALEIDOSCOPE DREAM 2012 162 SOUNDTRACK SHAKE IT UP: LIVE 2 DANCE 2012 163 SOUNDTRACK GLEE: THE MUSIC VOLUME 7 2011 164 LYNYRD SKYNYRD 20TH CENTURY MASTERS - THE BEST OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1999 165 FOO FIGHTERS WASTING LIGHT 2011 166 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY 2012 167 ROMEO SANTOS FORMULA VOL. 2 2011 168 SOUNDTRACK THE MUPPETS 2012 169 SUSAN BOYLE THE GIFT 2010 170 ROD STEWART MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY 2012 171 JOSH GROBAN NOEL 2007 172 NEWSBOYS GOD'S NOT DEAD 2011 173 CHEVELLE HATS OFF TO THE BULL 2012 174 MICHAEL JACKSON IMMORTAL 2011 175 VINCE GUARALDI TRIO A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS (SOUNDTRACK) 1965 176 FRANK SINATRA SINATRA: BEST OF THE BEST 2011 177 JUSTIN MOORE OUTLAWS LIKE ME 2011 178 NOW SERIES (US) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL COUNTRY: VOLUME 5 2012 179 MAC MILLER BLUE SLIDE PARK 2011 180 CHRIS TOMLIN GLORY IN THE HIGHEST: CHRISTMAS SONGS OF WORSHIP 2009 181 NOW SERIES (US) NOW 39 2011 182 NEIL YOUNG AMERICANA 2012 183 CHRIS TOMLIN HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD:THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION 2011 184 TIM MCGRAW NUMBER ONE HITS 2010 185 MONICA NEW LIFE 2012 186 FLO RIDA WILD ONES 2012 187 THE XX COEXIST 2012 188 ADAM LAMBERT TRESPASSING 2012 189 CHILDISH GAMBINO CAMP 2011 190 LUPE FIASCO FOOD & LIQUOR II: THE GREAT AMERICAN RAP ALBUM, PT. 1 2012 191 JOSH TURNER PUNCHING BAG 2012 192 THE BEACH BOYS THAT'S WHY GOD MADE THE RADIO 2012 193 PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 1973 194 THE WANTED THE WANTED 2010 195 LIONEL RICHIE 20TH CENTURY MASTERS - THE MILLENNIUM COLLECTION: THE BEST OF LIONEL RICHIE 2003 196 MINDLESS BEHAVIOR #1 GIRL 2012 197 LECRAE GRAVITY 2012 198 WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY HOUSTON 1985 199 ROBIN THICKE LOVE AFTER WAR 2012 200 BEASTIE BOYS LICENSED TO ILL 1986
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