UNITED STATES
	      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
		    Washington,  D.C.  20549

			  FORM 13F

		     FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:  September 30, 2012

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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:		Front Barnett Associates LLC
Address:	70 West Madison Street
		Suite 4920
		Chicago,IL  60602

13F File Number:  28-4680

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information
contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it
is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists,
and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:   Marshall B. Front
Title:  Chairman
Phone:  312-641-9001
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

Marshall B. Front  Chicago, Illinois November 07, 2012

Report Type (Check only one.):

[ X]      13F HOLDINGS REPORT.

[  ]      13F NOTICE.

[  ]      13F COMBINATION REPORT.


List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:


I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
			     FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

REPORT SUMMARY:

NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS:        0

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL:   100

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL:   $389,448,000

LIST OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS:

NO.   13F FILE NUMBER      NAME



                     

                                                     FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
                                                        AS OF DATE: 09/30/12



                                                              VALUE   SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT  OTHER    VOTING AUTHORITY
  NAME OF ISSUER               TITLE OF CLASS    CUSIP      (x$1000)  PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS  SOLE  SHARED   NONE
------------------------------ ---------------- ---------   -------- -------- --- ---- ------- -------- ------ ------ -------
iSHARES MSCI EAFE INDEX FUND	ETF - EQUITY	464287465	8833	166664	SH	SOLE		166664	0	0
iSHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS	ETF - EQUITY	464287234	18682	452085	SH	SOLE		452085	0	0
iSHARES RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH IN	ETF - EQUITY	464287614	228	3415	SH	SOLE		3415	0	0
iSHARES RUSSELL 2000 INDEX FUN	ETF - EQUITY	464287655	1496	17924	SH	SOLE		17924	0	0
iSHARES SILVER TRUST		ETF - EQUITY	46428Q109	302	9015	SH	SOLE		9015	0	0
iSHARES S&P 500 INDEX FUND	ETF - EQUITY	464287200	217	1500	SH	SOLE		1500	0	0
iSHARES S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX F	ETF - EQUITY	464287507	341	3455	SH	SOLE		3455	0	0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES		COM		002824100	1188	17327	SH	SOLE		17327	0	0
ACCO BRANDS CORP		COM		00081T108	2777	427943	SH	SOLE		427943	0	0
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC COM	COM		00507V109	2755	244374	SH	SOLE		244374	0	0
AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP	COM		008252108	7130	57971	SH	SOLE		57971	0	0
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC SPONSORED A	COM		009411109	19	10000	SH	SOLE		10000	0	0
ALTRIA GROUP INC		COM		02209S103	447	13400	SH	SOLE		13400	0	0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO		COM		025816109	8781	154424	SH	SOLE		154424	0	0
AMERICAN TOWER REIT COM		COM		03027X100	2490	34883	SH	SOLE		34883	0	0
AMPHENOL CORP - CLASS A		COM		032095101	4189	71152	SH	SOLE		71152	0	0
APPLE COMPUTER INC		COM		037833100	33852	50745	SH	SOLE		50745	0	0
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION	COM		060505104	2775	314289	SH	SOLE		314289	0	0
BEAM INC COM			COM		073730103	327	5689	SH	SOLE		5689	0	0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL	COM		084670702	1292	14653	SH	SOLE		14653	0	0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC - CLASS	COM		084670108	265	2	SH	SOLE		2	0	0
BIOJECT MED TECH INC COM NEW	COM		09059T206	3	87500	SH	SOLE		87500	0	0
BOEING COMPANY			COM		097023105	256	3679	SH	SOLE		3679	0	0
BROWNSTONE ENERGY INC COM	COM		116141102	5	23000	SH	SOLE		23000	0	0
CHEVRON CORPORATION		COM		166764100	11461	98323	SH	SOLE		98323	0	0
CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC		COM		17243V102	9937	443045	SH	SOLE		443045	0	0
CISCO SYSTEMS INC		COM		17275R102	7483	391902	SH	SOLE		391902	0	0
CITIGROUP INC			COM		172967424	2430	74259	SH	SOLE		74259	0	0
COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION	COM		191042100	484	95455	SH	SOLE		95455	0	0
COCA COLA CO			COM		191216100	407	10720	SH	SOLE		10720	0	0
COVIDIEN PLC			COM		G2554F113	6728	113221	SH	SOLE		113221	0	0
CROWN HOLDINGS INC		COM		228368106	470	12801	SH	SOLE		12801	0	0
CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION	COM		126650100	2897	59822	SH	SOLE		59822	0	0
DANAHER CORP			COM		235851102	4037	73200	SH	SOLE		73200	0	0
"DISNEY, WALT COMPANY"		COM		254687106	3907	74729	SH	SOLE		74729	0	0
E M C CORPORATION		COM		268648102	240	8810	SH	SOLE		8810	0	0
ECOLAB INC			COM		278865100	698	10770	SH	SOLE		10770	0	0
EFT SPDR GOLD TRUST		ETF - EQUITY	78463V107	2411	14025	SH	SOLE		14025	0	0
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO		COM		291011104	268	5556	SH	SOLE		5556	0	0
ENERGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND	COM		81369Y506	6391	87023	SH	SOLE		87023	0	0
EXELON CORP			COM		30161N101	602	16909	SH	SOLE		16909	0	0
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION		COM		30231G102	2347	25666	SH	SOLE		25666	0	0
FEDEX CORP			COM		31428X106	7449	88025	SH	SOLE		88025	0	0
FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR SPDR F	COM		81369Y605	1519	97425	SH	SOLE		97425	0	0
FISERV INC			COM		337738108	747	10096	SH	SOLE		10096	0	0
FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC COM	COM		30249U101	3988	86125	SH	SOLE		86125	0	0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	COM		369604103	2279	100369	SH	SOLE		100369	0	0
GOOGLE INC - CLASS A		COM		38259P508	12655	16773	SH	SOLE		16773	0	0
GRAINGER W W INC		COM		384802104	355	1705	SH	SOLE		1705	0	0
HELMERICH & PAYNE INC		COM		423452101	7038	147835	SH	SOLE		147835	0	0
HOME DEPOT INC			COM		437076102	545	9034	SH	SOLE		9034	0	0
"HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC."	COM		438516106	461	7716	SH	SOLE		7716	0	0
I N G GROEP N V - ADR		COM		456837103	101	12747	SH	SOLE		12747	0	0
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC		COM		452308109	9694	163009	SH	SOLE		163009	0	0
IMMUNOGEN INC COM		COM		45253H101	335	22940	SH	SOLE		22940	0	0
INTEL CORP			COM		458140100	5519	243605	SH	SOLE		243605	0	0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE	COM		459200101	3442	16590	SH	SOLE		16590	0	0
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRA	COM		459506101	2888	48465	SH	SOLE		48465	0	0
J P MORGAN CHASE & CO		COM		46625H100	11547	285244	SH	SOLE		285244	0	0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON		COM		478160104	834	12106	SH	SOLE		12106	0	0
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS	COM		494550106	2414	29258	SH	SOLE		29258	0	0
KOHL'S CORP			COM		500255104	6216	121352	SH	SOLE		121352	0	0
KRAFT FOODS INC			COM		50075N104	326	7884	SH	SOLE		7884	0	0
"LAUDER, ESTEE, COMPANIES - CLA"COM		518439104	5490	89169	SH	SOLE		89169	0	0
LOWE'S COMPANIES INC		COM		548661107	7777	257172	SH	SOLE		257172	0	0
Mc DONALD'S CORP		COM		580135101	735	8009	SH	SOLE		8009	0	0
MICROSOFT CORP			COM		594918104	8522	286365	SH	SOLE		286365	0	0
NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION	COM		665859104	308	6635	SH	SOLE		6635	0	0
NORTHWEST INDIANA BANCORP	COM		667516108	181	10667	SH	SOLE		10667	0	0
NUCOR CORP			COM		670346105	293	7660	SH	SOLE		7660	0	0
NUSTAR ENERGY LP UNIT		COM		67058H102	368	7226	SH	SOLE		7226	0	0
ORACLE CORPORATION		COM		68389X105	4626	147035	SH	SOLE		147035	0	0
PALL CORP			COM		696429307	271	4275	SH	SOLE		4275	0	0
PEPSICO INC			COM		713448108	9647	136310	SH	SOLE		136310	0	0
PFIZER INC			COM		717081103	232	9344	SH	SOLE		9344	0	0
PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM	COM		718172109	1113	12375	SH	SOLE		12375	0	0
POWERSHARES GLOBAL ETF TRUSTDE	ETF - EQUITY	73936T789	1229	36490	SH	SOLE		36490	0	0
PRAXAIR INC			COM		74005P104	6082	58549	SH	SOLE		58549	0	0
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM	COM		740189105	9705	59416	SH	SOLE		59416	0	0
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY	COM		742718109	966	13925	SH	SOLE		13925	0	0
PROSHARES TR ULTRA QQQ PSHS	ETF - EQUITY	74347R206	268	4400	SH	SOLE		4400	0	0
QUALCOMM INC			COM		747525103	10680	170969	SH	SOLE		170969	0	0
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC		COM		761713106	245	5664	SH	SOLE		5664	0	0
SALLY BEAUTY HLDGS INC COM	COM		79546E104	5569	221975	SH	SOLE		221975	0	0
"SCHLUMBERGER, LTD."		COM		806857108	658	9100	SH	SOLE		9100	0	0
SCORPIO TANKERS INC SHS		COM		Y7542C106	1463	243900	SH	SOLE		243900	0	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF		ETF - EQUITY	78462F103	2462	17104	SH	SOLE		17104	0	0
SPDR S&P OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT &	COM		78464A748	9560	281344	SH	SOLE		281344	0	0
STANLEY BLACK AND DECKER INC	COM		854502101	3095	40587	SH	SOLE		40587	0	0
STARBUCKS CORP			COM		855244109	231	4550	SH	SOLE		4550	0	0
SULLIDEN GOLD CORPORATION LTD	COM		865126106	726	609700	SH	SOLE		609700	0	0
TE CONNECTIVITY LTD		COM		H84989104	2165	63667	SH	SOLE		63667	0	0
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES	COM		881624209	4863	117431	SH	SOLE		117431	0	0
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC	COM		883556102	11351	192945	SH	SOLE		192945	0	0
TIFFANY & CO			COM		886547108	3169	51215	SH	SOLE		51215	0	0
TIREX CORP COM			COM		88823T106	0	500000	SH	SOLE		500000	0	0
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION	COM		907818108	10411	87710	SH	SOLE		87710	0	0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP	COM		913017109	9896	126402	SH	SOLE		126402	0	0
WALGREEN CO			COM		931422109	6431	176472	SH	SOLE		176472	0	0
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY		COM		949746101	6460	187097	SH	SOLE		187097	0	0