The 12 biggest worst albums of 2012: Bieber, Chris Brown and more
Big albums which maybe didn't deserve the sales
- Justin Bieber - Believe: January saw the moment we'd all been waiting for finally arrive; Justin Bieber's thrid album. Believe unsurprisingly reached number one inthe US and UK, but crtitics planned it for being univentive and 'pitifully timid'.
We've had a fairly mixed bag when it comes to album releases in 2012.
We've seen some young turks seizing the crowns of their respective genres and taking music in new and exciting directions, and we've seen some old masters return to the fray to remind us why we ever considered them that great in the first place.
But we've also had some fairly poor attempts at music from around the globe. For the most part these travisties have been swiftly dealt with by the record buying public and music critics alike.
But there have been a few that have soared to the top of the charts despite being collections of boring, uninteresting and, in some cases downright offensive songs.
Gigwise takes a look at 12 albums that did well in the charts, but really shouldn't have.
