These are the albums that reached number one on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart in 2012.
Indicates best-performing album of 2012 [1] |
Issue date | Album | Artist | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
January 7 | Sorry for Party Rocking | LMFAO | [2] |
January 14 | [3] | ||
January 21 | [4] | ||
January 28 | [5] | ||
February 4 | [6] | ||
February 11 | Bangarang | Skrillex | [7] |
February 18 | Sorry for Party Rocking | LMFAO | [8] |
February 25 | [9] | ||
March 3 | [10] | ||
March 10 | [11] | ||
March 17 | [12] | ||
March 24 | [13] | ||
March 31 | [14] | ||
April 7 | [15] | ||
April 14 | MDNA | Madonna | [16] |
April 21 | [17] | ||
April 28 | [18] | ||
May 5 | [19] | ||
May 12 | Club Life: Volume Two Miami | Tiësto | [20] |
May 19 | Master of My Make-Believe | Santigold | [21] |
May 26 | [22] | ||
June 2 | Bangarang | Skrillex | [23] |
June 9 | [24] | ||
June 16 | Magic Hour | Scissor Sisters | [25] |
June 23 | Bangarang | Skrillex | [26] |
June 30 | In Our Heads | Hot Chip | [27] |
July 7 | Evolution | Blood on the Dance Floor | [28] |
July 14 | Bangarang | Skrillex | [29] |
July 21 | Wild Ones | Flo Rida | [30] |
July 28 | [31] | ||
August 4 | [32] | ||
August 11 | Bangarang | Skrillex | [33] |
August 18 | [34] | ||
August 25 | Now That's What I Call Party Anthems | Various artists | [35] |
September 1 | [36] | ||
September 8 | Bangarang | Skrillex | [37] |
September 15 | [38] | ||
September 22 | [39] | ||
September 29 | Bright Black Heaven | Blaqk Audio | [40] |
October 6 | Lindsey Stirling | Lindsey Stirling | [41] |
October 13 | Album Title Goes Here | Deadmau5 | [42] |
October 20 | [43] | ||
October 27 | [44] | ||
November 3 | [45] | ||
November 10 | Until Now | Swedish House Mafia | [46] |
November 17 | 18 Months | Calvin Harris | [47] |
November 24 | [48] | ||
December 1 | An omen | How to Destroy Angels | [49] |
December 8 | Wild Ones | Flo Rida | [50] |
December 15 | Dance (RED) Save Lives: Presented by Tiësto | Tiësto | [51] |
December 22 | [52] | ||
December 29 | Wild Ones | Flo Rida | [53] |
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