List of number-one albums of 2014 (Australia)

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INXS' The Very Best was the longest-running number-one album of 2014, having topped the ARIA Albums Chart for seven weeks. INXS (7566224264).jpg
INXS' The Very Best was the longest-running number-one album of 2014, having topped the ARIA Albums Chart for seven weeks.

The ARIA Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums and extended plays in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on each album and EP's weekly physical and digital sales. [2] In 2014, thirty-one albums claimed the top spot, including Michael Bublé's Christmas , which started its peak position in 2011. Ten acts achieved their first number-one album in Australia: Beyoncé, Avicii, MKTO, Pharrell Williams, Chet Faker, The Black Keys, Sia, Vance Joy, The Madden Brothers and Barbra Streisand. [3]

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INXS' The Very Best was the longest-running number-one album of 2014, having topped the ARIA Albums Chart for seven weeks. Ed Sheeran's x was the second longest-running number-one album, with six weeks at the top spot. Taylor Swift's 1989 spent four weeks atop the chart, while Beyoncé's self-titled album and Coldplay's Ghost Stories both topped the chart for three consecutive weeks. Faker's Built on Glass and Hilltop Hoods's Walking Under Stars both spent two consecutive weeks at number one.

Chart history

Ed Sheeran's x was the second longest-running number-one album, having topped the ARIA Albums Chart for six weeks. Ed Sheeran 2013.jpg
Ed Sheeran's x was the second longest-running number-one album, having topped the ARIA Albums Chart for six weeks.
Beyonce earned her first Australian number-one with her self-titled album, which topped the ARIA Albums Chart for three consecutive weeks. BEYONCE CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK 2011 Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series - Central Park, Manhattan NYC - 070111 cropped.jpg
Beyoncé earned her first Australian number-one with her self-titled album, which topped the ARIA Albums Chart for three consecutive weeks.
Taylor Swift's 1989 topped the ARIA Albums Chart for four weeks and became her third number-one album in Australia. Swift performs in St. Louis, Missouri in 2013.jpg
Taylor Swift's 1989 topped the ARIA Albums Chart for four weeks and became her third number-one album in Australia.
Coldplay's Ghost Stories topped the ARIA Albums Chart for three consecutive weeks and became their fifth number-one album in Australia. Coldplay - December 2008.jpg
Coldplay's Ghost Stories topped the ARIA Albums Chart for three consecutive weeks and became their fifth number-one album in Australia.
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The yellow background indicates the #1 album on ARIA's End of Year Albums Chart of 2014.
DateAlbumArtist(s)Ref.
6 January Beyoncé Beyoncé [5]
13 January
20 January
27 January High Hopes Bruce Springsteen [8]
3 February True Avicii [9]
10 February MKTO MKTO [10]
17 February The Very Best INXS [1]
24 February
3 March
10 March
17 March Girl Pharrell Williams [11]
24 March Kiss Me Once Kylie Minogue [12]
31 MarchThe Very BestINXS [1]
7 April
14 April
21 April Built on Glass Chet Faker [13]
28 April
5 May Frozen Various artists [14]
12 May
19 May Turn Blue The Black Keys [15]
26 May Ghost Stories Coldplay [7]
2 June
9 June
16 June Let the Ocean Take Me The Amity Affliction [16]
23 June Ultraviolence Lana Del Rey [17]
30 June x Ed Sheeran [4]
7 July 5 Seconds of Summer 5 Seconds of Summer [18]
14 July 1000 Forms of Fear Sia [19]
21 July Burnt Letters Taylor Henderson [20]
28 JulyxEd Sheeran [4]
4 August
11 August Angus & Julia Stone Angus & Julia Stone [21]
18 August Walking Under Stars Hilltop Hoods [22]
25 August
1 September My Everything Ariana Grande [23]
8 September 30:30 Hindsight Jimmy Barnes [24]
15 September Dream Your Life Away Vance Joy [25]
22 September Greetings from California The Madden Brothers [26]
29 September Partners Barbra Streisand [27]
6 OctoberxEd Sheeran [4]
13 October
20 October Triple J's Like a Version Volume 10 Various artists [28]
27 October .5: The Gray Chapter Slipknot [29]
3 November 1989 Taylor Swift [6]
10 November
17 November Sonic Highways Foo Fighters [30]
24 November Four One Direction [31]
1 December1989Taylor Swift [6]
8 December Rock or Bust AC/DC [32]
15 December Christmas Michael Bublé [33]
22 December1989Taylor Swift [6]
29 DecemberxEd Sheeran [4]

Number-one artists

PositionCountryArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS INXS7
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Ed Sheeran6
3Flag of the United States.svg  US Taylor Swift4
4Flag of the United States.svg  US Beyoncé3
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Coldplay3
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Chet Faker2
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Hilltop Hoods2
6Flag of the United States.svg  US Bruce Springsteen1
6Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Avicii1
6Flag of the United States.svg  US MKTO1
6Flag of the United States.svg  US Pharrell Williams1
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Kylie Minogue1
6Flag of the United States.svg  US The Black Keys1
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS The Amity Affliction1
6Flag of the United States.svg  US Lana Del Rey1
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 5 Seconds of Summer1
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sia1
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Taylor Henderson1
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Angus & Julia Stone1
6Flag of the United States.svg  US Ariana Grande1
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jimmy Barnes1
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Vance Joy1
6Flag of the United States.svg  US The Madden Brothers1
6Flag of the United States.svg  US Barbra Streisand1
6Flag of the United States.svg  US Slipknot1
6Flag of the United States.svg  US Foo Fighters1
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL One Direction1
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK AC/DC1
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Michael Bublé1

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