List of Irish Independent Albums Chart number ones of 2012 explained

This is a list of albums that reached number-one on the Irish Independent Albums Chart in 2012. The charts were compiled by GfK's Chart-Track on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA).

Chart history

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Album	Artist	Label	Ref
6 January	21	Adele	XL	^[1]
13 January				^[2]
20 January				^[3]
27 January				^[4]
3 February				^[5]
10 February				^[6]
17 February				^[7]
24 February				^[8]
2 March				^[9]
9 March				^[10]
16 March				^[11]
23 March				^[12]
30 March	This Life	The Original Rudeboys	Gotta Run	^[13]
6 April	21	Adele	XL	^[14]
13 April				^[15]
20 April				^[16]
27 April	Blunderbuss	Jack White		^[17]
4 May				^[18]
11 May	21	Adele		^[19]
18 May				^[20]
25 May				^[21]
1 June				^[22]
8 June				^[23]
15 June	Voice	Brian Kennedy	Collective MGMT	^[24]
22 June	Rhythm and Repose	Glen Hansard	Plateau	^[25]
29 June				^[26]
6 July	21	Adele	XL	^[27]
13 July				^[28]
20 July				^[29]
27 July				^[30]
3 August				^[31]
10 August				^[32]
17 August				^[33]
24 August				^[34]
31 August				^[35]
7 September	Beacon	Two Door Cinema Club	Kitsuné	^[36]
14 September	Coexist	The xx	Young Turks	^[37]
21 September				^[38]
28 September				^[39]
5 October				^[40]
12 October	21	Adele	XL	^[41]
19 October				^[42]
26 October	The 27 Club	Jack Lukeman	Library Notes	^[43]
2 November	The Fire	Matt Cardle	So What?	^[44]
9 November	An Awesome Wave	∆	Infectious	^[45]
16 November	21	Adele	XL	^[46]
23 November	Clocks	Julie Feeney	Mittens	^[47]
30 November	Begin	Tommy Fleming	TF	^[48]
7 December	This Life	The Original Rudeboys	Gotta Run	^[49]
14 December	Begin	Tommy Fleming	TF	^[50]
21 December				^[51]
28 December	21	Adele	XL	^[52]

See also

• List of number-one albums of 2012 (Ireland)
• List of number-one singles of 2012 (Ireland)

External links

• at IRMA
• at Chart-Track

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 5 January 2012. https://archive.today/20130419230229/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=1. dead. 19 April 2013. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
2. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 12 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203057/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=2. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
3. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 19 January 2012. https://archive.today/20130420014426/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=3. dead. 20 April 2013. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
4. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 26 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230216/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=4. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
5. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 2 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223527/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=5. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
6. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 9 February 2012. https://archive.today/20130422061833/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=6. dead. 22 April 2013. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
7. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 16 February 2012. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202614/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=7. 3 March 2016. dead.
8. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 23 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202321/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=8. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
9. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 1 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035057/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=9. dead. 4 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
10. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 8 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073015/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=10. dead. 4 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
11. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 15 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210837/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=11. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
12. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 22 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002308/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=12. dead. 4 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
13. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 29 March 2012. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215809/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=13. 3 March 2016. dead.
14. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 5 April 2012. https://archive.today/20130420032746/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=14. dead. 20 April 2013. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
15. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 12 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073059/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=15. dead. 4 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
16. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 19 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220219/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=16. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
17. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 26 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001829/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=17. dead. 4 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
18. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 3 May 2012. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224095704/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=18. 24 December 2016. dead.
19. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 10 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214927/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=19. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
20. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 17 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205557/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=20. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
21. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 24 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073115/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=21. dead. 4 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
22. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 31 May 2012. https://archive.today/20130420084703/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=22. dead. 20 April 2013. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
23. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 7 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003756/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=23. dead. 4 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
24. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 14 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150902221109/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=24. dead. 2 September 2015. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
25. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 21 June 2012. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205145/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=25. 3 March 2016. dead.
26. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 28 June 2012. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150214224535/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=26. 14 February 2015. dead.
27. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 5 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215048/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=27. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
28. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 12 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215457/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=28. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
29. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 19 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002132/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=29. dead. 4 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
30. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 26 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223037/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=30. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
31. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 2 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232350/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=31. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
32. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 9 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203051/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=32. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
33. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 16 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073559/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=33. dead. 4 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
34. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 23 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230300/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=34. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
35. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 30 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223549/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=35. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
36. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 6 September 2012. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019210519/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=36. 19 October 2013. dead.
37. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 13 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202631/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=37. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
38. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 20 September 2012. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202310/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=38. 3 March 2016. dead.
39. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 27 September 2012. https://archive.today/20130420110843/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=39. dead. 20 April 2013. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
40. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 4 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213408/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=40. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
41. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 11 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000742/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=41. dead. 4 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
42. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 18 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211308/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=42. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
43. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 25 October 2012. https://archive.today/20130419214109/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=43. dead. 19 April 2013. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
44. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 1 November 2012. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001309/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=44. 4 March 2016. dead.
45. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 8 November 2012. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150413060509/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=45. 13 April 2015. dead.
46. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 15 November 2012. https://archive.today/20130419205903/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=46. dead. 19 April 2013. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
47. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 22 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211724/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=47. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
48. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 29 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212136/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=48. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
49. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 6 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073504/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=49. dead. 4 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
50. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 13 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204712/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=50. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
51. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 20 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073753/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=51. dead. 4 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.
52. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 27 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221801/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=52. dead. 3 March 2016. Chart-Track. GfK. 8 January 2013.