ARIA Charts number-one country albums of 2012 | |
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Other Australian number-one charts of 2012 | |
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dance singles | |
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Top Australian singles and albums of 2012 | |
Triple J Hottest 100 | |
top 25 singles | |
top 25 albums |
These are the Australian Country number-one albums of 2012 , per the ARIA Charts. [1] [2]
Issue date | Album | Artist |
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2 January | Own the Night | Lady Antebellum |
9 January | ||
16 January | ||
23 January | Cream of Country 15 | Various artists |
30 January | ||
6 February | Emotional Traffic | Tim Mcgraw |
13 February | ||
20 February | ||
27 February | ||
5 March | ||
12 March | Home | Troy Cassar-Daley |
19 March | Speak Now World Tour – Live | Taylor Swift |
26 March | Country Proud | McAlister Kemp |
2 April | Emotional Traffic | Tim Mcgraw |
9 April | Tuskegee | Lionel Richie |
16 April | ||
23 April | ||
30 April | Greatest Hits: 18 Kids | Keith Urban |
7 May | Tuskegee | Lionel Richie |
14 May | Blown Away | Carrie Underwood |
21 May | The Story So Far | Keith Urban |
28 May | ||
4 June | ||
11 June | ||
18 June | ||
25 June | ||
2 July | ||
9 July | ||
16 July | ||
23 July | ||
30 July | ||
6 August | ||
13 August | ||
20 August | There Will Be Love | Adam Brand |
27 August | ||
3 September | The Story So Far | Keith Urban |
10 September | ||
17 September | Wreck & Ruin | Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson |
24 September | ||
1 October | ||
8 October | Own The Night | Lady Antebellum |
15 October | Wreck & Ruin | Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson |
22 October | ||
29 October | Red | Taylor Swift |
5 November | ||
12 November | ||
19 November | ||
26 November | ||
3 December | ||
10 December | ||
17 December | ||
24 December | ||
31 December |
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