Considering 21 continues to dominate the charts, it's easy to see why Adele is not planning to make a new album anytime soon . For the second straight year 21 was the top-selling album on iTunes. Rounding out the top three were Taylor Swift's Red and Mumford & Sons Babel. Amazingly, Mumford & Sons also had their 2009 release Sigh No More also make the top 10.
While the singles charts had a few hip-hop artists, it's interesting to see that not a single hip-hop album made the iTunes top 10. As expected the top three selling iTunes singles of 2012 were from Carly Rae Jespen, Gotye, and Fun. [Idolator]
iTunes Top-Selling Albums of 2012:
1. Adele, 21
2. Taylor Swift, Red
3. Mumford & Sons, Babel
4. One Direction, Up All Night
5. Fun., Some Nights
6. Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More
7. The Lumineers, The Lumineers
8. John Mayer, Born and Raised
9. Maroon 5, Overexposed
10. Jason Aldean, Night Train
iTunes Top-Selling Songs of 2012:
1. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
2. Gotye, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
3. Fun. “We Are Young”
4. Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone”
5. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
6. One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
7. Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
8. Fun., “Some Nights”
9. Flo Rida, “Whistle”
10. Flo Rida featuring Sia, “Wild Ones”