List of number-one albums of 2022 (Australia)

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The ARIA Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums and extended plays (EPs) in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on the weekly physical and digital sales and streams of albums and EPs. [1] In 2022, 34 albums claimed the top spot, with the first, 30 by Adele, continuing its run from the end of 2021. Meat Loaf returned to number one with his best-selling 1977 debut album Bat Out of Hell following his death in January 2022. Future Nostalgia also returned to the top for a third week in a third consecutive year. Nine artists, the Wiggles, Charli XCX, Machine Gun Kelly, Wet Leg, Future, Daniel Johns, Spacey Jane, Yungblud and Meg Mac, achieved their first number-one album.

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Chart history

Key
†Indicates best-performing album of 2022 [2]
DateAlbumArtist(s)Ref.
3 January 30 Adele [3]
10 January [4]
17 January Dawn FM The Weeknd [5]
24 January [6]
31 January Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf [7]
7 FebruaryDawn FMThe Weeknd [8]
14 February Requiem Korn [9]
21 February Antihero Huskii [10]
28 February Resist Midnight Oil [11]
7 March Angel in Realtime Gang of Youths [12]
14 March Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Various artists [13]
21 March ReWiggled The Wiggles [14]
28 March Crash Charli XCX [15]
4 April Mainstream Sellout Machine Gun Kelly [16]
11 April Unlimited Love Red Hot Chili Peppers [17]
18 April Wet Leg Wet Leg [18]
25 April Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa [19]
2 May Obsidian Northlane [20]
9 May I Never Liked You Future [21]
16 May FutureNever Daniel Johns [22]
23 May Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar [23]
30 May Harry's House Harry Styles [24]
6 June [25]
13 June [26]
20 June Proof BTS [27]
27 June Soul Deep 30 Jimmy Barnes [28]
4 July Here Comes Everybody Spacey Jane [29]
11 JulyHarry's HouseHarry Styles [30]
18 July [31]
25 July [32]
1 August [33]
8 August Renaissance Beyoncé [34]
15 August [35]
22 AugustHarry's HouseHarry Styles [36]
29 August Finally Enough Love Madonna [37]
5 September Will of the People Muse [38]
12 September Yungblud Yungblud [39]
19 September Darker Still Parkway Drive [40]
26 September Matter of Time Meg Mac [41]
3 October 5SOS5 5 Seconds of Summer [42]
10 October The End, So Far Slipknot [43]
17 OctoberFutureNeverDaniel Johns [44]
24 October Being Funny in a Foreign Language The 1975 [45]
31 October Midnights † Taylor Swift [46]
7 November [47]
14 November [48]
21 November [49]
28 November [50]
5 December Blue Christmas Jimmy Barnes [51]
12 December Paul Kelly's Christmas Train Paul Kelly [52]
19 DecemberMidnights†Taylor Swift [53]
26 December [54]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists, with total weeks spent at number one shown
PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Harry Styles8
2Taylor Swift7
3The Weeknd3
4Adele2
4Beyoncé2
4Daniel Johns2
4Jimmy Barnes2
5Meat Loaf1
5Korn1
5Huskii1
5Midnight Oil1
5Gang of Youths1
5The Wiggles1
5Charli XCX1
5Machine Gun Kelly1
5Red Hot Chili Peppers1
5Wet Leg1
5Dua Lipa1
5Northlane1
5Future1
5Kendrick Lamar1
5BTS1
5Spacey Jane1
5Madonna1
5Muse1
5Yungblud1
5Parkway Drive1
5Meg Mac1
55 Seconds of Summer1
5Slipknot1
5The 19751
5Paul Kelly1

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