List of number-one digital albums of 2020 (Australia)

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The ARIA Digital Album 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 digital sales of albums and EPs. [1]

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Chart history

DateAlbumArtist(s)Ref.
6 January Frozen II Soundtrack [2]
13 January [3]
20 January Live in Adelaide '19 King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard [4]
27 January Music to Be Murdered By Eminem [5]
3 February [6]
10 FebruaryThe Octagon Chillinit [7]
17 February Father Of All.. Green Day [8]

Number-one artists

PositionCountryArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Flag of the United States.svg  US Eminem2
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard1
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Chillinit1
2Flag of the United States.svg  US Green Day1


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