Let’s be honest, save for contributions from Rita Ora, Labrinth (pictured above) and Emeli Sande, 2012 had very little to say when it came to UK albums.
However, by way of US chart toppers Nicki Minaj & Rihanna, the year saw the nation’s charts lit up by a number of commercially potent imports, which make up the bulk of the Official Charts Company’s ‘Highest Selling 2012 Releases‘ lists.
Where did your favorite act chart?
Lists below…
The full Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles Of 2012 is as follows:
| 1 | SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW | GOTYE FT KIMBRA | 1318000 |
| 2 | CALL ME MAYBE | CARLY RAE JEPSEN | 1143000 |
| 3 | WE ARE YOUNG | FUN. FT JANELLE MONAE | 986000 |
| 4 | TITANIUM | DAVID GUETTA FT SIA | 922000 |
| 5 | IMPOSSIBLE | JAMES ARTHUR | 897000 |
| 6 | GANGNAM STYLE | PSY | 878000 |
| 7 | STARSHIPS | NICKI MINAJ | 864000 |
| 8 | DOMINO | JESSIE J | 749000 |
| 9 | PAYPHONE | MAROON 5 FT WIZ KHALIFA | 725000 |
| 10 | WILD ONES | FLO RIDA FT SIA | 695000 |
| 11 | DIAMONDS | RIHANNA | 672000 |
| 12 | BENEATH YOUR BEAUTIFUL | LABRINTH FT EMELI SANDE | 663000 |
| 13 | DON’T YOU WORRY CHILD | SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA/MARTIN | 632000 |
| 14 | NEXT TO ME | EMELI SANDE | 621000 |
| 15 | WHISTLE | FLO RIDA | 620000 |
| 16 | FEEL THE LOVE | RUDIMENTAL FT JOHN NEWMAN | 619000 |
| 17 | MAMA DO THE HUMP | RIZZLE KICKS | 559000 |
| 18 | TOO CLOSE | ALEX CLARE | 557000 |
| 19 | SPECTRUM | FLORENCE & THE MACHINE | 554000 |
| 20 | SKYFALL | ADELE | 547000 |
| 21 | HALL OF FAME | THE SCRIPT FT WILL.I.AM | 529000 |
| 22 | CANDY | ROBBIE WILLIAMS | 503000 |
| 23 | DRIVE BY | TRAIN | 502700 |
| 24 | HOT RIGHT NOW | DJ FRESH FT RITA ORA | 482000 |
| 25 | PRINCESS OF CHINA | COLDPLAY & RIHANNA | 475000 |
| 26 | WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER | TAYLOR SWIFT | 465000 |
| 27 | BLACK HEART | STOOSHE | 456000 |
| 28 | R.I.P. | RITA ORA FT TINIE TEMPAH | 453000 |
| 29 | TROUBLEMAKER | OLLY MURS FT FLO RIDA | 441000 |
| 30 | SEXY AND I KNOW IT | LMFAO | 434000 |
| 31 | N****S IN PARIS | JAY-Z & KANYE WEST | 432000 |
| 32 | WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN | RIHANNA | 422200 |
| 33 | LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN | BRUNO MARS | 421000 |
| 34 | CALL MY NAME | CHERYL | 420700 |
| 35 | TURN ME ON | DAVID GUETTA FT NICKI MINAJ | 417000 |
| 36 | STRONGER (WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU) | KELLY CLARKSON | 416685 |
| 37 | DON’T WAKE ME UP | CHRIS BROWN | 416684 |
| 38 | HEATWAVE | WILEY FT MS D | 416000 |
| 39 | THIS IS LOVE | WILL.I.AM FT EVA SIMONS | 403000 |
| 40 | WINGS | LITTLE MIX | 397000 |
The full Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Albums Of 2012 is as follows:
| 1 | OUR VERSION OF EVENTS | EMELI SANDE | 1393000 |
| 2 | 21 | ADELE | 786000 |
| 3 | + | ED SHEERAN | 784000 |
| 4 | BORN TO DIE | LANA DEL REY | 719000 |
| 5 | TAKE ME HOME | ONE DIRECTION | 616000 |
| 6 | BABEL | MUMFORD & SONS | 573000 |
| 7 | RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME | OLLY MURS | 570000 |
| 8 | CHRISTMAS | MICHAEL BUBLE | 503000 |
| 9 | MYLO XYLOTO | COLDPLAY | 476000 |
| 10 | UNAPOLOGETIC | RIHANNA | 475000 |
| 11 | FALL TO GRACE | PALOMA FAITH | 449000 |
| 12 | THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE | P!NK | 446000 |
| 13 | TAKE THE CROWN | ROBBIE WILLIAMS | 445500 |
| 14 | MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY | ROD STEWART | 421000 |
| 15 | UP ALL NIGHT | ONE DIRECTION | 372000 |
| 16 | WHO YOU ARE | JESSIE J | 370000 |
| 17 | 18 MONTHS | CALVIN HARRIS | 354000 |
| 18 | THE VERY BEST OF | NEIL DIAMOND | 334000 |
| 19 | TALK THAT TALK | RIHANNA | 333000 |
| 20 | IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW | OLLY MURS | 332000 |
| 21 | NOTHING BUT THE BEAT | DAVID GUETTA | 315000 |
| 22 | NUMBER 3 | THE SCRIPT | 312000 |
| 23 | SOME NIGHTS | FUN. | 310000 |
| 24 | UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX | BRUNO MARS | 307000 |
| 25 | MAGIC OF THE MOVIES | ANDRE RIEU & JOHANN STRAUSS ORCHESTRA | 302000 |
| 26 | DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS | BRUNO MARS | 291000 |
| 27 | BATTLE BORN | THE KILLERS | 271000 |
| 28 | EVERY KINGDOM | BEN HOWARD | 269000 |
| 29 | OVEREXPOSED | MAROON 5 | 263000 |
| 30 | CEREMONIALS | FLORENCE & THE MACHINE | 262000 |
| 31 | GRRR | ROLLING STONES | 258000 |
| 32 | THE 2ND LAW | MUSE | 255000 |
| 33 | NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS | NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS | 247000 |
| 34 | STORYTELLER | ALFIE BOE | 245000 |
| 35 | ORA | RITA ORA | 242500 |
| 36 | HEAVEN | REBECCA FERGUSON | 242300 |
| 37 | PINK FRIDAY – ROMAN RELOADED | NICKI MINAJ | 242000 |
| 38 | EL CAMINO | THE BLACK KEYS | 239000 |
| 39 | DNA | LITTLE MIX | 234000 |
| 40 | STEREO TYPICAL | RIZZLE KICKS | 233900 |
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