List of number-one albums of 2012 (Australia)
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| ARIA Charts number-one albums of 2012 | |
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| Other Australian number-one charts of 2012 | |
| singles | |
| urban singles | |
| dance singles | |
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| digital tracks | |
| Top Australian singles and albums of 2012 | |
| Triple J Hottest 100 | |
| top 25 singles | |
| top 25 albums |

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]
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.



| 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 |