List of number-one albums of 2012 (Canada) explained

These are the Canadian number-one albums of 2012. The chart is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan and published by Jam! Canoe, issued every Sunday. The chart also appears in Billboard magazine as Top Canadian Albums.

Chart history

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Indicates best-performing album of 2012[1]
Issue date Album Artist Sales References
January 7 Christmas [2]
January 14 bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="5" align="center"21 Adele[3]
January 21 19,000 [4] [5]
January 28 14,000 [6] [7]
February 4 14,000 [8] [9]
February 11 14,000 [10] [11]
February 18 Old Ideas 38,000 [12] [13]
February 25 bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="4" align="center"21 Adele 21,000 [14] [15]
March 3 53,000 [16] [17]
March 10 28,000 [18] [19]
March 17 [20]
March 24 Star Académie 2012 Various artists [21]
March 31 Up All Night [22]
April 7 Tuskegee 18,000 [23] [24]
April 14 MDNA 32,000 [25] [26]
April 21 [27]
April 28 bgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center"21 Adele 10,000 [28] [29]
May 5 Love Is a Four Letter Word Jason Mraz19,300 [30] [31]
May 12 Blunderbuss Jack White16,600 [32] [33]
May 19 Blown Away Carrie Underwood17,300 [34] [35]
May 26 bgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center"21 Adele9,200 [36] [37]
June 2 TrespassingAdam Lambert7,300 [38] [39]
June 9 Born and RaisedJohn Mayer17,800 [40] [41]
June 16 7,790 [42] [43]
June 23 bgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center"21 Adele6,700 [44] [45]
June 30 Clockwork Angels20,000 [46] [47]
July 7 Believe57,000 [48] [49]
July 14 Living ThingsLinkin Park20,000 [50] [51]
July 21 Wild OnesFlo Rida14,300 [52] [53]
July 28 UncagedZac Brown Band8,100 [54] [55]
August 4 Wild OnesFlo Rida6,000 [56] [57]
August 11 Up All NightOne Direction[58]
August 18 God Forgives, I Don'tRick Ross[59]
August 25 BelieveJustin Bieber [60]
September 1 Cabin Fever[61]
September 8 The Midsummer StationOwl City[62]
September 15 Havoc and Bright Lights[63]
September 22 The Sheepdogs[64]
September 29 Dead Silence[65]
October 6 The Truth About LovePink[66]
October 13 BabelMumford & Sons[67]
October 20 [68]
October 27 [69]
November 3 Night TrainJason Aldean[70]
November 10 RedTaylor Swift[71]
November 17 [72]
November 24 Sans attendre[73]
December 1 Take Me HomeOne Direction[74]
December 8 UnapologeticRihanna[75]
December 15 Merry Christmas, BabyRod Stewart[76]
December 22 [77]
December 29 [78]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top Canadian Albums - Year End 2012 . December 9, 2012.
  2. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  3. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  4. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  5. News: Williams. John. Adele keeps firm grip on No. 1. Toronto Sun. January 11, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  6. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  7. News: Williams. John. Snow Patrol can't cool off Adele. Toronto Sun. January 18, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  8. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  9. News: Williams. John. Lamb of God makes chart noise. Toronto Sun. February 1, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  10. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  11. News: Williams. John. Cohen, Del Rey debut on charts. Toronto Sun. February 8, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  12. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  13. News: Williams. John. Cohen, Del Rey debut on charts. Toronto Sun. February 8, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  14. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  15. News: Williams. John. Van Halen doesn't rock charts. Toronto Sun. February 15, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  16. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  17. News: Williams. John. Adele sizzles, VH fizzles on charts. Toronto Sun. February 22, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  18. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  19. News: Williams. John. Whitney Houston re-enters charts. Toronto Sun. March 1, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  20. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  21. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  22. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  23. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  24. News: Williams. John. Lionel Richie debuts at No. 1. Toronto Sun. March 28, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  25. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  26. News: Williams. John. Madonna's MDNA hits No. 1. Toronto Sun. April 4, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  27. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  28. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  29. News: Williams. John. Adele up, Minaj sinks on charts. Toronto Sun. April 18, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  30. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  31. News: Daniell. Mark. Jason Mraz tops Adele on charts. Toronto Sun. April 26, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  32. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  33. News: Daniell. Mark. White soars, Wanted flop on charts. Toronto Sun. May 3, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  34. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  35. News: Daniell. Mark. Carrie sizzles, Marilyn fizzles on charts. Toronto Sun. May 9, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  36. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  37. News: Daniell. Mark. Adele KO's Underwood on charts. Toronto Sun. May 17, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  38. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  39. News: Daniell. Mark. Adam Lambert boots Adele from No. 1. Toronto Sun. May 23, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  40. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  41. News: Daniell. Mark. John Mayer clobbers Adam Lambert on charts. Toronto Sun. May 30, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  42. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  43. News: Daniell. Mark. John Mayer holds on to No. 1. Toronto Sun. June 6, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  44. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  45. News: Daniell. Mark. Mayer tumbles out of top spot. Toronto Sun. June 13, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  46. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  47. News: Dowling. Marianne. Rush's Angels flies up the charts. Toronto Sun. June 20, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  48. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  49. News: Dowling. Marianne. Bieber's Believe debuts at No. 1. Toronto Sun. June 27, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  50. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  51. News: Dowling. Marianne. Linkin Park kicks Bieber from No. 1. Toronto Sun. July 4, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  52. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  53. News: Daniell. Mark. Chris Brown's latest CD flops. Toronto Sun. July 11, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  54. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  55. News: Dowling. Marianne. Zac Brown, Ocean make waves. Toronto Sun. July 18, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  56. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  57. News: Dowling. Marianne. Flo Rida climbs back to No. 1. Toronto Sun. July 25, 2012. January 25, 2023.
  58. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  59. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  60. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  61. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  62. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  63. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  64. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  65. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  66. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  67. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
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  75. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  76. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  77. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.
  78. Web site: Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. prometheus Global Media. 2013-05-10.