The following lists the top 25 albums of 2012 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year Albums Chart.[1]
| Title | Artist | Highest pos. reached | Weeks at No. 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Truth About Love | 1 | 5 | |
| 2. | Up All Night | 1 | 5 | |
| 3. | 21 | 1 | 32 | |
| 4. | Christmas | 1 | 9 | |
| 5. | + | 1 | 1 | |
| 6. | My Journey | 1 | 6 | |
| 7. | Red | 1 | 3 | |
| 8. | Take Me Home | 1 | 2 | |
| 9. | Armageddon | 1 | 1 | |
| 10. | Birdy | 1 | 1 | |
| 11. | El Camino | 3 | ||
| 12. | Babel | 2 | ||
| 13. | Drinking from the Sun | 1 | 2 | |
| 14. | Born to Die | 1 | 1 | |
| 15. | Soundtrack | 1 | 2 | |
| 16. | Ceremonials | 1 | 1 | |
| 17 | Falling & Flying | 4 | ||
| 18 | Bangarang | 4 | ||
| 19 | The Story So Far | 1 | 1 | |
| 20 | Merry Christmas, Baby | 3 | ||
| 21 | Mylo Xyloto | 1 | 1 | |
| 22 | The Ol' Razzle Dazzle | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 | Mythology | 6 | ||
| 24 | Overexposed | 4 | ||
| 25 | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | 2 | ||
Peak chart positions from 2012 are from the ARIA Charts, overall position on the End of Year Chart is calculated by the ARIA, based on the number of weeks and position that the records reach within the Top 100 albums chart for each week during 2012.[1]