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The following lists the top 25 albums of 2011 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year Albums Chart. [1]
# | Title | Artist | Highest pos. reached | Weeks at No. 1 |
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1. | 21 | Adele | 1 | 23 [nb 1] |
2. | Christmas | Michael Bublé | 1 | 4 [nb 2] |
3. | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | Bruno Mars | 2 | |
4. | Making Mirrors | Gotye | 1 | 1 [nb 3] |
5. | Sorry for Party Rocking | LMFAO | 2 | |
6. | Born This Way | Lady Gaga | 1 | 2 [nb 4] |
7. | Someone to Watch Over Me | Susan Boyle | 1 | 2 [nb 5] |
8. | Wasting Light | Foo Fighters | 1 | 2 [nb 6] |
9. | Duets II | Tony Bennett | 2 | |
10. | Mylo Xyloto | Coldplay | 1 | 1 [nb 7] |
11. | 19 | Adele | 3 | |
12. | Greatest Hits... So Far!!! | Pink | 1 | 11 [nb 8] |
13. | Loud | Rihanna | 2 | |
14. | Nothing But the Beat | David Guetta | 2 | |
15. | Reece Mastin | Reece Mastin | 2 | |
16. | Ceremonials | Florence and the Machine | 1 | 1 [nb 9] |
17 | The Best of Cold Chisel - All For You | Cold Chisel | 2 | |
18 | Teenage Dream | Katy Perry | 1 | 2 [nb 10] |
19 | Here and Now | Nickelback | 1 | 1 [nb 11] |
20 | Greatest Hits | Bon Jovi | 1 | 1 [nb 12] |
21 | Roy | Damien Leith | 2 | |
22 | My Worlds | Justin Bieber | 1 | 2 [nb 13] |
23 | Moonfire | Boy & Bear | 2 | |
24 | Triple J's Like a Version 7 | Like a Version | 5 | |
25 | Who You Are | Jessie J | 4 |
Peak chart positions from 2011 are from the ARIA Charts, overall position on the End of Year Chart is calculated by the ARIA, based on the number of weeks and position that the records reach within the Top 100 albums chart for each week during 2011. [1]
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