The following lists the top 25 albums of 2012 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year Albums Chart.[1]
| # | Title | Artist | Highest pos. reached | Weeks at No. 1 |
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| 1. | The Truth About Love | Pink | 1 | The Truth About Love debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 24 September 2012. It stayed at its peak position for five consecutive weeks.[2]|group="nb"}} |
| 2. | Up All Night | One Direction | 1 | Up All Night peaked at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 9 April 2012. It stayed at its peak position for five consecutive weeks.[3]|group="nb"}} |
| 3. | 21 | Adele | 1 | 21 peaked at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 9 January 2012. It stayed at its peak position for nine weeks.[4]|group="nb"}} |
| 4. | Christmas | Michael Bublé | 1 | Christmas peaked at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 10 December 2012. It stayed at its peak position for five consecutive weeks.[5]|group="nb"}} |
| 5. | + | Ed Sheeran | 1 | + peaked at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 13 August 2012. It stayed at its peak position for one week.[6]|group="nb"}} |
| 6. | My Journey | Karise Eden | 1 | My Journey debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 2 July 2012. It stayed at its peak position for six consecutive weeks.[7] |group="nb"}} |
| 7. | Red | Taylor Swift | 1 | Red debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 29 October 2012. It stayed at its peak position for three consecutive weeks[8] |group="nb"}} |
| 8. | Take Me Home | One Direction | 1 | Take Me Home debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 19 November 2012. It stayed at its peak position for two consecutive weeks[9]|group="nb"}} |
| 9. | Armageddon | Guy Sebastian | 1 | Armageddon peaked at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 3 December 2012. It stayed at its peak position for one week.[10]|group="nb"}} |
| 10. | Birdy | Birdy | 1 | Birdy peaked at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 3 September 2012. It stayed at its peak position for one week.[11]|group="nb"}} |
| 11. | El Camino | The Black Keys | 3 |
| 12. | Babel | Mumford & Sons | 2 |
| 13. | Drinking from the Sun | Hilltop Hoods | 1 | Drinking From the Sun debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 3 September 2012. It stayed at its peak position for two consecutive weeks.[12]|group="nb"}} |
| 14. | Born to Die | Lana del Rey | 1 | Born to Die peaked at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 13 February 2012. It stayed at its peak position for one week.[12]|group="nb"}} |
| 15. | Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Soundtrack | 1 | The Sapphires peaked at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 20 August 2012. It stayed at its peak position for two consecutive weeks.[13]|group="nb"}} |
| 16. | Ceremonials | Florence and the Machine | 1 | Ceremonials debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 7 November 2011. It stayed at its peak position for one week.[14]|group="nb"}} |
| 17 | Falling & Flying | 360 | 4 |
| 18 | Bangarang | Skrillex | 4 |
| 19 | The Story So Far | Keith Urban | 1 | The Story So Far debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 21 May 2012. It stayed at its peak position for one week.[15]|group="nb"}} |
| 20 | Merry Christmas, Baby | Rod Stewart | 3 |
| 21 | Mylo Xyloto | Coldplay | 1 | Mylo Xyloto debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 31 October 2011. It stayed at its peak position for one week.[16]|group="nb"}} |
| 22 | The Ol' Razzle Dazzle | Missy Higgins | 1 | The Ol' Razzle Dazzle debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 11 June 2012. It stayed at its peak position for two consecutive weeks.[17] |group="nb"}} |
| 23 | Mythology | Bee Gees | 6 |
| 24 | Overexposed | Maroon 5 | 4 |
| 25 | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | Bruno Mars | 2 |
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Peak chart positions from 2012 are from the ARIA Charts, overall position on the End of Year Chart is calculated by the ARIA, based on the number of weeks and position that the records reach within the Top 100 albums chart for each week during 2012.[1]
1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2011.htm |title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2011 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |accessdate=2013-01-09}}
2. ^http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=P%21nk&titel=The+Truth+About+Love&cat=a
3. ^http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=One+Direction&titel=Up+All+Night&cat=a
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret%3DAdele%26titel%3D21%26cat%3Da |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-03-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308052840/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Adele&titel=21&cat=a |archivedate=8 March 2012 |df= }}
5. ^
6. ^http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ed+Sheeran&titel=%2B&cat=a
7. ^http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Karise+Eden&titel=My+Journey&cat=a
8. ^http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Taylor+Swift&titel=Red&cat=a
9. ^http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=One+Direction&titel=Take+Me+Home&cat=a
10. ^http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Guy+Sebastian&titel=Armageddon&cat=a
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret%3DBirdy%26titel%3DBirdy%26cat%3Da |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-09-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920011603/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Birdy&titel=Birdy&cat=a |archivedate=20 September 2012 |df= }}
12. ^1 http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Hilltop+Hoods&titel=Drinking+From+The+Sun&cat=a
13. ^http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Soundtrack&titel=The+Sapphires&cat=a
14. ^http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Florence+%2B+The+Machine&titel=Ceremonials&cat=a
15. ^http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Keith+Urban&titel=The+Story+So+Far&cat=a
16. ^http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Coldplay&titel=Mylo+Xyloto&cat=a
17. ^http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Missy+Higgins&titel=The+Ol%27+Razzle+Dazzle&cat=a