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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 2024, 24 albums claimed the top spot. The first number one of the year, Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version) , carried over from 2023 after spending the last eight weeks of the year at the top. Swift also achieved an additional three number-one albums, with Lover and Midnights returning to the top, and The Tortured Poets Department debuting at number one. Five artists, 21 Savage, Ty Dolla Sign, Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter and Tyler, the Creator achieved their first number-one album.
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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1 January | 1989 (Taylor's Version) | Taylor Swift | [2] |
8 January | [3] | ||
15 January | [4] | ||
22 January | American Dream | 21 Savage | [5] |
29 January | 1989 (Taylor's Version) | Taylor Swift | [6] |
5 February | [7] | ||
12 February | [8] | ||
19 February | Vultures 1 | Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign | [9] |
26 February | Midnights | Taylor Swift | [10] |
4 March | [11] | ||
11 March | Lover | [12] | |
18 March | Eternal Sunshine | Ariana Grande | [13] |
25 March | [14] | ||
1 April | [15] | ||
8 April | Cowboy Carter | Beyoncé | [16] |
15 April | [17] | ||
22 April | Lover | Taylor Swift | [18] |
29 April | The Tortured Poets Department | [19] | |
6 May | [20] | ||
13 May | [21] | ||
20 May | [22] | ||
27 May | Hit Me Hard and Soft | Billie Eilish | [23] |
3 June | Clancy | Twenty One Pilots | [24] |
10 June | Hit Me Hard and Soft | Billie Eilish | [25] |
17 June | [26] | ||
24 June | [27] | ||
1 July | The Secret of Us | Gracie Abrams | [28] |
8 July | The Tortured Poets Department | Taylor Swift | [29] |
15 July | Hit Me Hard and Soft | Billie Eilish | [30] |
22 July | The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) | Eminem | [31] |
29 July | [32] | ||
5 August | Enough of the Sweet Talk | Lime Cordiale | [33] |
12 August | Beautifully Ordinary | Tones and I | [34] |
19 August | Sunday Sadness | Amy Shark | [35] |
26 August | 50 Years – The Best Of | Cold Chisel | [36] |
2 September | Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter | [37] |
9 September | [38] | ||
16 September | The Second Act | Missy Higgins | [39] |
23 September | Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter | [40] |
30 September | [41] | ||
7 October | [42] | ||
14 October | [43] | ||
21 October | Brat | Charli XCX | [44] |
28 October | Tension II | Kylie Minogue | [45] |
4 November | Chromakopia | Tyler, the Creator | [46] |
11 November | [47] | ||
18 November | Moon Music | Coldplay | [48] |
25 November | From Zero | Linkin Park | [49] |
2 December | GNX | Kendrick Lamar | [50] |
9 December | The Tortured Poets Department | Taylor Swift | [51] |
16 December | [52] | ||
23 December | [53] | ||
30 December | Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter | [54] |
Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
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1 | Taylor Swift | 18 |
2 | Sabrina Carpenter | 7 |
3 | Billie Eilish | 5 |
4 | Ariana Grande | 3 |
5 | Beyoncé | 2 |
5 | Eminem | 2 |
5 | Tyler, the Creator | 2 |
6 | 21 Savage | 1 |
6 | Kanye West | 1 |
6 | Ty Dolla Sign | 1 |
6 | Twenty One Pilots | 1 |
6 | Gracie Abrams | 1 |
6 | Lime Cordiale | 1 |
6 | Tones and I | 1 |
6 | Amy Shark | 1 |
6 | Cold Chisel | 1 |
6 | Missy Higgins | 1 |
6 | Charli XCX | 1 |
6 | Kylie Minogue | 1 |
6 | Coldplay | 1 |
6 | Linkin Park | 1 |
6 | Kendrick Lamar | 1 |
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