The ARIA Charts have listed the top 100 highest selling singles and album of 2012. Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe takes out number one on the singles chart while P!nk’s album The Truth About Love is the top selling LP.
Jepsen beat out Psy’s Gangnam Style and Guy Sebastian’s Battle Scars featuring Lupe Fiasco. Meanwhile Pink surpassed One Direction, Adele and Michael Buble’s Christmas to reign supreme on the albums chart.
Plenty of Australia acts, other than One Direction and Guy Sebastian, shifted an impressive amount of units during 2012. Flume, Angus Stone, Parkway Drive and The Rubens are just a few local artists that made the albums chart.
Strong performing Australian singles came from Matt Corby, Hilltop Hoods and Gotye.
Top Selling Singles of 2012
1 CALL ME MAYBE Carly Rae Jepsen
2 GANGNAM STYLE Psy
3 BATTLE SCARS Guy Sebastian
4 WHISTLE Flo Rida
5 WILD ONES Flo Rida Feat. Sia
6 STARSHIPS Nicki Minaj
7 BOOM BOOM Justice Crew
8 SKINNY LOVE Birdy
9 THRIFT SHOP Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Wanz
10 DON’T YOU WORRY CHILD Swedish House Mafia Feat. John Martin
11 PAYPHONE Maroon 5 Feat. Wiz Khalifa
12 WE ARE YOUNG fun. Feat. Janelle Monae
13 INTO THE FLAME EP Matt Corby
14 LEGO HOUSE Ed Sheeran
15 SOME NIGHTS fun.
16 GOOD TIME Owl City Feat. Carly Rae Jepsen
17 WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL One Direction
18 ONE MORE NIGHT Maroon 5
19 WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER Taylor Swift
20 HALL OF FAME The Script Feat. will.i.am
21 BANGARANG Skrillex
22 ONE THING One Direction
23 BOYS LIKE YOU 360 Feat. Gossling
24 PARADISE Coldplay
25 EARTHQUAKE Labrinth Feat. Tinie Tempah
26 BOM BOM Sam And The Womp
27 I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE Taylor Swift
28 LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN Bruno Mars
29 I CRY Flo Rida
30 NEVER LET ME GO Florence + The Machine
31 FEEL THE LOVE Rudimental Feat. John Newman
32 DIAMONDS Rihanna
33 ASS BACK HOME Gym Class Heroes Feat. Neon Hitch
34 SET IT OFF Timomatic
35 WIDE AWAKE Katy Perry
36 THROW YOUR HANDS UP Qwote Feat. Pitbull
37 SEXY AND I KNOW IT LMFAO
38 LITTLE TALKS Of Monsters And Men
39 BACK IN TIME Pitbull
40 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW Gotye Feat. Kimbra
41 I WON’T LET YOU GO James Morrison
42 LONELY BOY The Black Keys
43 DIE YOUNG Ke$ha
44 TURN ME ON David Guetta Feat. Nicki Minaj
45 PART OF ME Katy Perry
46 DON’T WAKE ME UP Chris Brown
47 SCREAM & SHOUT will.i.am Feat. Britney Spears
48 BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS) P!nk
49 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD Delta Goodrem
50 HEY HEY HEY Laurent Wery Feat. SwiftKid
51 TRY P!nk
52 SPECTRUM (SAY MY NAME) EP Florence + The Machine
53 WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN Rihanna
54 PUMPED UP KICKS Foster The People
55 SWEET NOTHING Calvin Harris Feat. Florence Welch
56 DRIVE BY Train
57 TURN ALL THE LIGHTS ON T-Pain Feat. Ne-Yo
58 SHE WOLF (FALLING TO PIECES) David Guetta Feat. Sia
59 SUMMER PARADISE Simple Plan
60 YOUNG, WILD & FREE Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Feat. Bruno Mars
61 I LOVE IT Hilltop Hoods Feat. Sia
62 BOYFRIEND Justin Bieber
63 I LOVE IT Icona Pop
64 FIGHT FOR YOU Jason Derulo
65 TURN UP THE LOVE Far East Movement Feat. Cover Drive
66 TAKE CARE Drake Feat. Rihanna
67 A THOUSAND YEARS Christina Perri
68 BEAUTY AND A BEAT Justin Bieber Feat. Nicki Minaj
69 GIRL ON FIRE (INFERNO VERSION) Alicia Keys Feat. Nicki Minaj
70 TURN UP THE MUSIC Chris Brown
71 WE’LL BE COMING BACK Calvin Harris Feat. Example
72 LET ME LOVE YOU (UNTIL YOU LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF) Ne-Yo
73 THE FIGHTER Gym Class Heroes Feat. Ryan Tedder
74 WHAT YOU’VE DONE TO ME Samantha Jade
75 GOOD FEELING Flo Rida
76 LEVELS Avicii
77 LIVE WHILE WE’RE YOUNG One Direction
78 AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME Justin Bieber Feat. Big Sean
79 DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY Guy Sebastian
80 THIS IS LOVE will.i.am Feat. Eva Simons
81 MIND YOUR MANNERS Chiddy Bang Feat. Icona Pop
82 WINGS Little Mix
83 IF LOOKS COULD KILL Timomatic
84 HOW WE DO (PARTY) Rita Ora
85 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennet & GoonRock
86 COUNT ON ME Bruno Mars
87 POUND THE ALARM Nicki Minaj
88 I’M ALL YOURS Jay Sean Feat. Pitbull
89 WE FOUND LOVE Rihanna Feat. Calvin Harris
90 I WILL WAIT Mumford & Sons
91 THE A TEAM Ed Sheeran
92 BOTH OF US B.o.B Feat. Taylor Swift
93 MOVES LIKE JAGGER Maroon 5 Feat. Christina Aguilera
94 SCREAM Usher
95 HANGOVER Taio Cruz Feat. Flo Rida
96 INTERNATIONAL LOVE Pitbull Feat. Chris Brown
97 BROKENHEARTED Karmin
98 DEDICATION TO MY EX (MISS THAT) Lloyd Feat. Andre 3000 & Lil Wayne
99 STRONGER (WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU) Kelly Clarkson
100 LIVE MY LIFE Far East Movement Feat. Justin Bieber
Top Selling Albums of 2012
1 THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE P!nk
2 UP ALL NIGHT One Direction
3 21 Adele
4 CHRISTMAS Michael Buble
5 + Ed Sheeran
6 MY JOURNEY Karise Eden
7 RED Taylor Swift
8 TAKE ME HOME One Direction
9 ARMAGEDDON Guy Sebastian
10 BIRDY Birdy
11 EL CAMINO The Black Keys
12 BABEL Mumford & Sons
13 DRINKING FROM THE SUN Hilltop Hoods
14 BORN TO DIE Lana Del Rey
15 THE SAPPHIRES Soundtrack
16 CEREMONIALS Florence + The Machine
17 FALLING & FLYING 360
18 BANGARANG EP Skrillex
19 THE STORY SO FAR Keith Urban
20 MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY Rod Stewart
21 MYLO XYLOTO Coldplay
22 THE OL’ RAZZLE DAZZLE Missy Higgins
23 MYTHOLOGY Bee Gees
24 OVEREXPOSED Maroon 5
25 DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS Bruno Mars
26 NORTH Matchbox 20
27 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
28 SOME NIGHTS fun.
29 BELIEVE Justin Bieber
30 HERE AND NOW Nickelback
31 SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING LMFAO
32 GRRR! The Rolling Stones
33 THE TEMPER TRAP The Temper Trap
34 TRIPLE J’S LIKE A VERSION 8 Various
35 TORCHES Foster The People
36 STANDING OVATION: THE GREATEST SONGS FROM THE STAGE Susan Boyle
37 CELEBRATION DAY Led Zeppelin
38 UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX Bruno Mars
39 MAKING MIRRORS Gotye
40 ULTIMATE HITS: ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS Bob Seger
41 THE AWAKENING James Morrison
42 GREATEST HITS…SO FAR!!! P!nk
43 TRIPLE J’S LIKE A VERSION 7 Various
44 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL – ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
45 MOONFIRE Boy & Bear
46 CHILD OF THE UNIVERSE Delta Goodrem
47 BLUNDERBUSS Jack White
48 PINK FRIDAY…ROMAN RELOADED RE-UP Nicki Minaj
49 LIVING THINGS Linkin Park
50 VOWS Kimbra
51 NOTHING BUT THE BEAT David Guetta
52 STRONGER Kelly Clarkson
53 SIGH NO MORE Mumford & Sons
54 BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE Reece Mastin
55 MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL Of Monsters And Men
56 THE RUBENS The Rubens
57 FLUME Flume
58 THE GOLDEN JUBILEE ALBUM The Seekers
59 SAMANTHA JADE Samantha Jade
60 CALIFORNIA 37 Train
61 HITS Seal
62 TALK THAT TALK Rihanna
63 GREATEST HITS Foo Fighters
64 THE STORY OF MY LIFE – ULTIMATE COLLECTION Michael Crawford
65 WILD ONES Flo Rida
66 THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION Whitney Houston
67 BROKEN BRIGHTS Angus Stone
68 UNAPOLOGETIC Rihanna
69 REECE MASTIN Reece Mastin
70 19 Adele
71 THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION Creedence Clearwater Revival
72 SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITES Skrillex
73 THE 2ND LAW Muse
74 THE ULTIMATE BEE GEES Bee Gees
75 PLANET PIT Pitbull
76 NO PLANS Cold Chisel
77 TUSKEGEE Lionel Richie
78 CHANNEL ORANGE Frank Ocean
79 18 MONTHS Calvin Harris
80 #3 The Script
81 LIVE AT RIVER PLATE AC/DC
82 WRECKING BALL Bruce Springsteen
83 ATLAS Parkway Drive
84 COEXIST The XX
85 CORNERSTONE Hillsong Live
86 HEAVEN Rebecca Ferguson
87 BETWEEN TWO LUNGS Florence + The Machine
88 ROCKET MAN: THE DEFINITIVE HITS Elton John
89 NOTHING BUT THE BEAT ULTIMATE David Guetta
90 THE VERY VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House
91 HAPPY HOME Darren Percival
92 APOCALYPTIC LOVE Slash Feat. Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators
93 STORYTELLER – THE COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY: 1964-1990 Rod Stewart
94 LONERISM Tame Impala
95 WASTING LIGHT Foo Fighters
96 PACIFICA The Presets
97 BORN AND RAISED John Mayer
98 BATTLE BORN The Killers
99 NEED YOU NOW Lady Antebellum
100 OWN THE NIGHT Lady Antebellum