The highest-selling albums and EPs in the United States are ranked in the ''Billboard'' 200, which is published by '' Billboard'' magazine. The data are compiled by Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly physical and digital sales. In 2012, a total of 32 albums claimed the top position of the chart. One of which,

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's album ''

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'' started its peak in late 2011.

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's album '' 21'' was the longest-running number-one album of the year for the second time, staying atop the chart for eleven non-consecutive weeks. ''

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'' by

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had the second-most weeks at number one with five. Other albums with extended chart runs include '' Babel'' by

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, '' Tuskegee'' by Lionel Richie, '' Blown Away'' by Carrie Underwood, '' Born and Raised'' by John Mayer and ''

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; each spent two weeks on the top position. Throughout 2012, only one act achieved multiple number-one albums on the chart:

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with '' Up All Night'' and '' Take Me Home''. Swift's album ''Red'' sold 1.21 million copies in its first week, making it the album with the highest weekly sales in 2012. ''21'' was the biggest-selling album of 2012, with 4,410,000 copies sold.

Chart history

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Chart history

See also

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