The Best Selling Albums and Singles of 2012

Will this be the last year-end list we see? Probably not, but hey, we’re suckers for information about album sales, song streams, and the like. In this case, Billboard has released its information for the best-selling albums and digital singles of 2012. As the above photo gives away, Adele once again held it down with the top-selling album as 21 continued to dominate the charts. As for the singles, well, Gotye is the king there. Peep the lists below.

Top Albums Of 2012

1. Adele, 21 (4.41 million)
2. Taylor Swift, Red (3.11 million)
3. One Direction, Up All Night (1.62 million)
4. Mumford & Sons, Babel (1.46 million)
5. One Direction, Take Me Home (1.34 million)
6. Justin Bieber, Believe (1.34 million)
7. Carrie Underwood, Blown Away (1.20 million)
8. Luke Bryan, Tallgates & Tanlines (1.10 million)
9. Lionel Richie, Tuskegee (1.07 million)
10. Jason Aldean, Night Train (1.02 million)

Top Digital Songs Of 2012

1. Gotye feat. Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know” (6.8 million)
2. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” (6.47 million)
3. fun. feat. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young” (5.95 million)
4. Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone” (4.76 million)
5. Nicki Minaj, “Starships” (3.98 million)
6. One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful” (3.89 million)
7. fun., “Some Nights” (3.84 million)
8. Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” (3.82 million)
9. PSY, “Gangnam Style” (3.59 million)
10. Maroon 5, “One More Night” (3.46 million)