Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 2012

The best-selling album of 2012 in United States is 21 by ADELE.

Rank	Artist	Album	Released
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

Source: Billboard