Top 10 Albums of 2012 - based on Billboard 200

These weekly Top 10 albums of 2012 are based on Billboard 200 music chart. Billboard is a USA weekly international music magazine that is circulated all over the world. The first issue of the magazine dates back to 1894 and is one of the oldest magazines in the world. The Billboard 200 music chart monitors the most popular albums and EPs (extended play) in any genre based on retail sales, digital sales, and radio airplays. A record Single has lesser number of tracks than an EP. An EP has lesser amount of music than an Album or an LP (Long Play).

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Billboard 200, the week's top-selling albums across all genres
http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200#/charts/billboard-200


Weekly Top 10 Albums of 2012 - based on Billboard 200:

Week 14:
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Week 13: March 25 - 31
1. Up All Night - One Direction
2. 21 - Adele
3. Greatest Hits - Guns N' Roses
4. Wrecking Ball - Bruce Springsteen
5. Passion: White Flag - Passion
6. Whitney: The Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston
7. Take Care - Drake
8. NOW 41 - Various Artists
9. Making Mirrors - Gotye
10. Some Nights - fun.

Week 12: March 18 - 24
1. Wrecking Ball - Bruce Springsteen
2. 21 - Adele
3. NOW 41 - Various Artists
4. Own The Night - Lady Antebellum
5. Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay
6. Whitney: The Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston
7. Take Care - Drake
8. Tha Carter IV - Lil Wayne
9. Spring Break 4... Suntan Cit... - Luke Bryan
10. Break It Yourself - Andrew Bird

Week 11: March 11 - 17
1. 21 - Adele
2. Whitney: The Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston
3. WZRD - WZRD
4. NOW 41 - Various Artists
5. The Bodyguard - Whitney Houston
6. Careless World: Rise Of The ... - Tyga
7. 19 - Adele
8. Take Care - Drake
9. Talk That Talk - Rihanna
10. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston

Week 10: March 4 - 10
1. 21 - Adele
2. Whitney: The Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston
3. Some Nights - fun.
4. Careless World: Rise Of The ... - Tyga
5. NOW 41 - Various Artists
6. The Bodyguard - Whitney Houston
7. 19 - Adele
8. Breakfast - Chiddy Bang
9. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
10. 2012 Grammy Nominees - Various Artists

Week 9: February 26 - March 3
1. 21 - Adele
2. Whitney: The Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston
3. NOW 41 - Various Artists
4. 19 - Adele
5. 2012 Grammy Nominees - Various Artists
6. A Different Kind Of Truth - Van Halen
7. Kisses On The Bottom - Paul McCartney
8. Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars
9. Own The Night - Lady Antebellum
10. Barton Hollow - The Civil Wars

Week 8: February 19 - 25
1. 21 - Adele
2. A Different Kind Of Truth - Van Halen
3. NOW 41 - Various Artists
4. Scars & Stories - The Fray
5. Kisses On The Bottom - Paul McCartney
6. Whitney: The Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston
7. Home - Dierks Bentley
8. 2012 Grammy Nominees - Various Artists
9. 19 - Adele
10. Take Care - Drake

Week 7: February 12 - 18
1. 21 - Adele
2. Born To Die - Lana Del Rey
3. Old Ideas - Leonard Cohen
4. 2012 Grammy Nominees - Various Artists
5. Kidz Bop 21 - Kidz Bop Kids
6. Take Care - Drake
7. Emotional Traffic - Tim McGraw
8. God, Love & Romance - Fred Hammond
9. Sorry For Party Rocking - LMFAO
10. Talk That Talk - Rihanna

Week 6: February 5 - 11
1. 21 - Adele
2. Emotional Traffic - Tim McGraw
3. Resolution - Lamb Of God
4. 2012 Grammy Nominees - Various Artists
5. Human Again - Ingrid Michaelson
6. Kidz Bop 21 - Kidz Bop Kids
7. 100 Proof - Kellie Pickler
8. Soul 2 - Seal
9. Take Care - Drake
10. Where I Find You - Kari Jobe

Week 5: January 29 - February 4
1. 21 - Adele
2. Kidz Bop 21 - Kidz Bop Kids
3. El Camino - The Black Keys
4. Take Care - Drake
5. Talk That Talk - Rihanna
6. TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition - Young Jeezy
7. Identity - James Fortune & FIYA
8. Clancy's Tavern - Toby Keith
9. Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay
10. Here And Now - Nickelback

Week 4: January 22 - 28
1. 21 - Adele
2. Give Us Rest Or (A Requiem M...) - David Crowder*Band
3. El Camino - The Black Keys
4. Take Care - Drake
5. Fallen Empires - Snow Patrol
6. TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition - Young Jeezy
7. Talk That Talk - Rihanna
8. Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay
9. Here And Now - Nickelback
10. NOW 40 - Various Artists

Week 3: January 15 - 21
1. 21 - Adele
2. Take Care - Drake
3. El Camino - The Black Keys
4. TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition - Young Jeezy
5. Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay
6. Talk That Talk - Rihanna
7. These Times - SafetySuit
8. Sorry For Party Rocking - LMFAO
9. NOW 40 - Various Artists
10. Ceremonials - Florence + The Machine

Week 2: January 8 - 14
1. 21 - Adele
2. Take Care - Drake
3. TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition - Young Jeezy
4. Own The Night - Lady Antebellum
5. Sorry For Party Rocking - LMFAO
6. Ceremonials - Florence + The Machine
7. El Camino - The Black Keys
8. Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay
9. Talk That Talk - Rihanna
10. NOW 40 - Various Artists

Week 1: January 1 - 7
1. Christmas - Michael Buble
2. 21 - Adele
3. TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition - Young Jeezy
4. Under The Mistletoe - Justin Bieber
5. Take Care - Drake
6. Own The Night - Lady Antebellum 
7. Talk That Talk - Rihanna
8. Here And Now - Nickelback
9. El Camino - The Black Keys
10. NOW 40 - Various Artists