List of number-one Billboard Alternative Albums of 2012

These are the U.S. number-one alternative rock albums of 2012, per the Billboard Alternative Albums chart.

Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.

List

Key
Best charting alternative album of 2012 Indicates best-charting alternative album of 2012
Note: Year-end top-selling alternative albums, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan..
Issue date Album Artist Reference
January 7 Here and Now Nickelback [1]
January 14 Ceremonials Florence and the Machine [2]
January 21 El Camino The Black Keys [3]
January 28 [4]
February 4 [5]
February 11 [6]
February 18 Born to Die Lana Del Rey [7]
February 25 [8]
March 3 Mylo Xyloto Coldplay [9]
March 10 Some Nights Fun [10]
March 17 WZRD WZRD [11]
March 24 Mylo Xyloto Coldplay [12]
March 31 Making Mirrors Gotye [13]
April 7 The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond Soundtrack [14]
April 14 Amaryllis Shinedown [15]
April 21 My Head Is an Animal Of Monsters and Men [16]
April 28 Making Mirrors Gotye [17]
May 5 [18]
May 12 Blunderbuss Jack White [19]
May 19 [20]
May 26 Neck of the Woods Silversun Pickups [21]
June 2 Bloom Beach House [22]
June 9 Not Your Kind of People Garbage [23]
June 16 What We Saw from the Cheap Seats Regina Spektor [24]
June 23 Some Nights Fun [25]
June 30 Synthetica Metric [26]
July 7 The Idler Wheel... Fiona Apple [27]
July 14 Living Things Linkin Park [28]
July 21 [29]
July 28 [30]
August 4 Collide with the Sky Pierce the Veil [31]
August 11 Handwritten The Gaslight Anthem [32]
August 18 Living Things Linkin Park [33]
August 25 Some Nights Fun [34]
September 1 The Mighty Death Pop! Insane Clown Posse [35]
September 8 Some Nights Fun [36]
September 15 [37]
September 22 Night Visions Imagine Dragons [38]
September 29 Coexist The xx [39]
October 6 Battle Born The Killers [40]
October 13 Babel dagger Mumford & Sons [41]
October 20 [42]
October 27 [43]
November 3 [44]
November 10 [45]
November 17 [46]
November 24 [47]
December 1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Soundtrack [48]
December 8 Babel dagger Mumford & Sons [49]
December 15 [50]
December 22 [51]
December 29 [52]

References

  1. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date January 7, 2012
  2. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date January 14, 2012
  3. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date January 21, 2012
  4. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date January 28, 2012
  5. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date February 4, 2012
  6. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date February 11, 2012
  7. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date February 18, 2012
  8. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date February 25, 2012
  9. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date March 3, 2012
  10. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date March 10, 2012
  11. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date March 17, 2012
  12. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date March 24, 2012
  13. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date March 31, 2012
  14. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date April 7, 2012
  15. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date April 14, 2012
  16. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date April 21, 2012
  17. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date April 28, 2012
  18. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date May 5, 2012
  19. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date May 12, 2012
  20. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date May 19, 2012
  21. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date May 26, 2012
  22. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date June 2, 2012
  23. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date June 9, 2012
  24. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date June 16, 2012
  25. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date June 23, 2012
  26. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date June 30, 2012
  27. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date July 7, 2012
  28. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date July 14, 2012
  29. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date July 21, 2012
  30. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date July 28, 2012
  31. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date August 4, 2012
  32. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date August 11, 2012
  33. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date August 18, 2012
  34. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date August 25, 2012
  35. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date September 1, 2012
  36. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date September 8, 2012
  37. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date September 15, 2012
  38. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date September 22, 2012
  39. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date September 29, 2012
  40. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date October 6, 2012
  41. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date October 13, 2012
  42. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date October 20, 2012
  43. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date October 27, 2012
  44. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date November 3, 2012
  45. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date November 10, 2012
  46. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date November 17, 2012
  47. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date November 24, 2012
  48. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date December 1, 2012
  49. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date December 8, 2012
  50. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date December 15, 2012
  51. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date December 22, 2012
  52. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date December 29, 2012

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