Official Charts Company Release ‘Highest Selling Releases Of 2012’ List

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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