Artists with the most number-one albums
The Beatles (14)
U2 (11)
Madonna (10)
Jimmy Barnes (9)
Bon Jovi (8)
John Farnham (8)
Eminem (7)
The 12th Man (7)
Rod Stewart (7)
Elton John (7)
Pearl Jam (7)
The Rolling Stones (6)
Michael Jackson (6)
Albums with most weeks at number-one
see 176 weeks
Soundtrack - The Sound of Music (1965–1967)
34 weeks
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985–1986, 2010)
32 weeks
Adele - 21 (2011–2012)
30 weeks
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967-1968, 1987, 2009)
29 weeks
Neil Diamond - Hot August Night (1973–1974, 1991-1992, 1996, 2012)
Delta Goodrem - Innocent Eyes (2003–2004, 2012)
28 weeks
Original Australian Broadway cast - Hair (1969-1970)
25 weeks
John Farnham - Whispering Jack (1986–1988, 2006)
20 weeks
Shania Twain - Come On Over (1997–2000)
19 weeks
Savage Garden - Savage Garden (1997–1998)
18 weeks
Mariah Carey - Music Box (1993–1995)
Most weeks in ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart (since 1988):
167 weeks Pink - "I'm Not Dead" (2006–2009)
146 weeks Shania Twain - "Come On Over" (1997–2000)
114 weeks Michael Bublé - "Michael Bublé" (2003–2005, 2008, 2010–2011)
112 weeks ABBA - "ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits" (1992–1995, 1999–2000, 2008–2009, 2011)
109 weeks Metallica - "Metallica" (1991–1993, 1996, 1998, 2008, 2010–2011)
107 weeks Norah Jones - "Come Away With Me" (2002–2006, 2010)
Albums with most weeks in Top 100 chart (since 1988)
see 2
296 weeks Fleetwood Mac - "The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac" (2002–2012)#
278 weeks Metallica - "Metallica" (1991–1993, 1996, 1998, 2008, 2010–2011)
241 weeks Meat Loaf - "Bat Out Of Hell" (1978, 1991, 2011)
218 weeks Guns n' Roses - "Greatest Hits" (2004–2007, 2009–2011)
203 weeks ABBA - "ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits" (1992–1995, 1999–2000, 2008–2009, 2011)
187 weeks Michael Bublé - "Michael Bublé" (2003–2005, 2008, 2010–2011)
151 weeks Taylor Swift - "Fearless" (2008–2012)#
142 weeks Michael Bublé - "It's Time" (2005–2009, 2011)
140 weeks Florence & The Machine - "Lungs" (2008–2012)#
140 weeks Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Chronicle - The 20 Greatest Hits" (1976, 2008–2012)#
136 weeks Michael Jackson - "The Essential Michael Jackson" (2005, 2008–2010)
135 weeks The Beatles - "1" (2000–2003, 2011–2012)
132 weeks Amy Winehouse - "Back To Black" (2007–2012)#
125 weeks Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Greatest Hits" (2003–2004, 2006–2007, 2011)
123 weeks Pink Floyd - "The Dark Side Of The Moon" (1973, 1993–1994, 2005, 2011–2012)
121 weeks Kings Of Leon - "Only By The Night" (2008–2011)
113 weeks Queen - "Greatest Hits" (1981, 1991–1992, 1994, 2008, 2011)
112 weeks Linkin Park - "Hybrid Theory" (2001–2002, 2011)
107 weeks Pink - "Funhouse" (2008–2010)
107 weeks Nickelback - "Dark Horse" (2008–2011)
106 weeks Neil Young - "Greatest Hits" (2004–2006, 2009–2011)
104 weeks Foo Fighters - "Greatest Hits" (2009–2012)#
104 weeks Phil Collins - "...Hits" (1998–1999, 2008–2011)
102 weeks Dire Straits - "Brothers In Arms" (1985, 2010)
1 Whispering Jack John Farnham (1,730,000)
2 Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf (1,700,000)
3 Brothers in Arms Dire Straits (1,240,000)
4 The Best of ABBA ABBA (1,210,000)
5 Thriller Michael Jackson (1,150,000)
6 Come On Over Shania Twain (1,140,000)
7 Innocent Eyes Delta Goodream (1,120,000)
8 21 Adele (1,030,000)
9 Greatest Hits Queen (1,030,000)
10 Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette (1,020,000)
11 Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd (1,020,000)
12 Grease Soundtrack (1,010,000)
13 Arrival ABBA (960,000)
14 Born in the U.S.A. (950,000)
15 Rumours Fleetwood Mac (950,000)
16 Recurring Dream Crowded House (940,000)
17 Falling Into You Celine Dion (930,000)
18 Back in Black AC/DC (920,000)
19 Savage Garden Savage Garden (890,000)
20 The Immaculate Collection Madonna (880,000)
21 ABBA Gold ABBA (870,000)
22 Music Box Mariah Carey (860,000)
23 The Very Best of the Eagles The Eagles (850,000)
24 Funhouse P!nk (850,000)
25 Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (830,000)
26 Cross Road (Best of…) Bon Jovi (810,000)
27 Come Away with Me Norah Jones (800,000)
28 The Wall Pink Floyd (800,000)
29 Dirty Dancing Soundtrack (790,000)
30 I'm Not Dead P!nk (790,000)
31 Age of Reason John Farnham (780,000)
32 Forrest Gump Soundtrack (770,000)
33 Hot August Night Neil Diamond (760,000)
34 I Dreamed a Dream Susan Boyle (750,000)
35 1 The Beatles (750,000)
36 Dangerous Michael Jackson (740,000)
37 Man of Colours Icehouse (730,000)
38 Don’t Ask Tina Arena (730,000)
39 Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield (730,000)
40 Led Zeppelin Remasters Led Zeppelin (730,000)
41 The War of the Worlds Jeff Wayne (730,000)
42 Yourself or Someone Like You Matchbox 20 (710,000)
43 Only by the Night Kings of Leon (690,000)
44 Chisel Cold Chisel (680,000)
45 Greatest Hits Fleetwood Mac (680,000)
46 Forgiven, Not Forgotten The Corrs (680,000)
47 Soul Deep Jimmy Barnes (670,000)
48 Back to Bedlam James Blunt (670,000)
49 Get Born Jet (660,000)
50 The Sound of White Missy Higgins (660,000)
51 Greatest Hits Bruce Springsteen (650,000)
52 Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin (640,000)
53 ABBA ABBA (630,000)
54 Hotel California The Eagles (630,000)
55 Metallica Metallica (630,000)
56 Greatest Hits Robbie Williams (630,000)
57 The Eminem Show Eminem (630,000)
58 HIStory Michael Jackson (620,000)
59 Throwing Copper Live (620,000)
60 Californation Red Hot Chili Peppers (610,000)
61 Best of 1980-1990 U2 (610,000)
62 Greatest Hits Volume II Queen (610,000)
63 So Far So Good Bryan Adams (600,000)
64 Unplugged Eric Clapton (600,000)
65 Graceland Paul Simon (590,000)
66 Love Over Gold Dire Straits (590,000)
67 Silk Degrees Boz Scaggs (590,000)
68 Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) The Eagles (590,000)
69 The Colour of My Love Celine Dion (590,000)
70 Odyssey Number Five Powderfinger (590,000)
71 A New World Record ELO (580,000)
72 Affirmation Savage Garden (580,000)
73 Baby Animals Baby Animals (570,000)
74 Tapestry Carole King (570,000)
75 Fever Kylie Minouge (570,000)
76 Chain Reaction John Farnham (560,000)
77 Rattle and Hum U2 (560,000)
78 Diesel and Dust Midnight Oil (560,000)
79 The Greatest Hits: 1966-1992 Neil Diamond (560,000)
80 Michael Bublé Michael Bublé (560,000)
81 The Ultimate Collection CCR (550,000)
82 Kick INXS (550,000)
83 Barricades & Brickwalls Kasey Chambers (540,000)
84 Ten Pearl Jam (530,000)
85 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman (530,000)
86 The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac (530,000)
87 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd (520,000)
88 Like a Virgin Madonna (520,000)
89 For the Working Class Man Jimmy Barnes (520,000)
90 Let Go Avril Lavigne (520,000)
91 Business as Usual Men at Work (510,000)
92 Can't Slow Down Lionel Richie (510,000)
93 A Rush of Blood to the Head Coldplay (510,000)
94 Breakaway Kelly Clarkson (500,000)
95 Nevermind Nirvana (500,000)
96 Fallen Evanescence (490,000)
97 The Very Best of Elton John Elton John (480,000)
98 Grace Jeff Buckley (480,000)
99 Crowded House Crowded House (480,000)
100 The Essential Michael Jackson Michael Jackson (480,000)
101 Blood Sugar Sex Magic Red Hot Chili Peppers (480,000)
102 (What's the Story) Morning Glory Oasis (480,000)
103 Watermark Enya (470,000)
104 Slippery When Wet Bon Jovi (470,000)
105 Too Low for Zero Elton John (470,000)
106 Breakfast in America Supertramp (460,000)
107 The Best of George Michael George Michael (460,000)
108 Whitney Houston Whitney Houston (460,000)
109 Bad Michael Jackson (460,000)
110 In Concert Carreras & Pavarotti (460,000)
111 A Night on the Town Rod Stewart (460,000)
112 History…Greatest Hits America (460,000)
113 Rêveries Richard Clayderman (460,000)
114 Spice Spice Girls (460,000)
115 Pieces Of You Jewel (460,000)
116 Feeler Pete Murray (460,000)
117 East Cold Chisel (450,000)
118 …But Seriously Phil Collins (450,000)
119 Temple of Low Men Crowded House (450,000)
120 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 Midnight Oil (450,000)
121 X & Y Coldplay (450,000)
122 Aquarium Aqua (450,000)
123 Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion (450,000)
124 No Angel Dido (450,000)
125 Fearless Taylor Swift (450,000)
126 The Best of The Doors The Doors (450,000)
127 The Very Best of Toni Childs Toni Childs (450,000)
128 Greatest Hits Red Hot Chili Peppers (450,000)
129 Vulture Street Powderfinger (440,000)
130 No Need to Argue Cranberries (440,000)
131 Just As I Am Guy Sebastian (440,000)
132 Life For Rent Dido (440,000)
133 Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 Traveling Wilburys (440,000)
134 Reach Out: The Motown Record Human Nature (440,000)
135 The Blues Brothers Soundtrack (440,000)
136 Spiceworld Spice Girls (440,000)
137 Cocktail Soundtrack (440,000)
138 Revenge Eurythmics (440,000)
139 Two Fires Jimmy Barnes (440,000)
140 Guilty Barbara Streisand (440,000)
141 Encore Eminem (440,000)
142 Monkey Business Black Eyed Peas (440,000)
143 Colour by Numbers Culture Club (440,000)
144 Christmas Michael Bublé (440,000)
145 American Idiot Green Day (440,000)
146 Greatest Hits…So Far!!! P!nk (440,000)
147 Band on the Run Wings (430,000)
148 The Best of Van Morrison Van Morrison (430,000)
149 Moulin Rouge Soundtrack (430,000)
150 The Hits of Summer 2003 (430,000)
151 The Swing INXS (430,000)
152 Memories Barbara Streisand (430,000)
153 The Phantom of the Opera London Cast (420,000)
154 The Truth About Love P!nk (420,000)
155 It's Time Michael Bublé (420,000)
156 Romanza Andrea Bocelli (420,000)
157 Harvest Neil Young (420,000)
158 The Joshua Tree U2 (420,000)
159 Middle Of Nowhere Hanson (410,000)
160 Use Your Illusion II Guns N' Roses (410,000)
161 An Innocent Man Billy Joel (410,000)
162 The Best of Rod Stewart Rod Stewart (410,000)
163 …ish (410,000)
164 The Bodyguard Soundtrack (410,000)
165 1967-1970 The Beatles (400,000)
166 MTV Unplugged in New York Nirvana (400,000)
167 Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack (400,000)
168 Simple Dreams Linda Ronstadt (400,000)
169 The Very Best of Rod Stewart Rod Stewart (400,000)
170 Daydream Mariah Carey (400,000)
171 Left Of The Middle Natalie Imbruglia (400,000)
172 Call Me Irresponsible Michael Bublé (400,000)
173 Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness Smashing Pumpkins (390,000)
174 Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell Meat Loaf (390,000)
175 Americana The Offspring (390,000)
176 Highlights from the Main Event Anthony Warlow (390,000)
177 1962-1966 The Beatles (390,000)
178 Crazy Love Michael Bublé (390,000)
179 FutureSex/LoveSounds Justin Timberlake (390,000)
180 Little Creatures Talking Heads (380,000)
181 Hybrid Theory Linkin Pink (380,000)
182 The Commitments Soundtrack (380,000)
183 Reflector Killing Heidi (380,000)
184 Titanic Soundtrack (380,000)
185 Faith George Michael (380,000)
186 Barnestorming Jimmy Barnes (380,000)
187 Greatest Hits Guns N' Roses (380,000)
188 Dookie Green Day (380,000)
189 Laundry Service Shakira (380,000)
190 Sunrise Over Sea John Butler Trio (380,000)
191 That's What I'm Talking About Shannon Noll (380,000)
192 Full House John Farnham (380,000)
193 Achtung Baby U2 (380,000)
194 By The Way Red Hot Chili Peppers (380,000)
195 Off the Wall Michael Jackson (380,000)
196 Glass Houses Billy Joel (380,000)
197 #1's Michael Jackson (370,000)
198 Freight Train Heart Jimmy Barnes (370,000)
199 Double Fantasy John Lennon (370,000)
200 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John (370,000)
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