NEW YORK (AP) — It seemed that 2011 was the Year of Adele, but 2012 was pretty good for her too. iTunes says Adele’s “21” album was the top-selling album in the past year. It also was the best-selling album on iTunes last year.
Taylor Swift’s “Red” was second in 2012, followed by Mumford and Sons with “Babel” (BAY’-bel), One Direction’s “Up All Night” and fun.’s “Some Nights.” Carly Rae Jepsen had the top-selling song on iTunes with “Call Me Maybe.”
Gotye was second with “Somebody That I Used To Know.” ”We Are Young” by fun. was third, followed by Maroon 5’s “Payphone” and “Starships” by Nicki Minaj.