List of number-one albums of 2022 (Australia)

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.

ARIA Charts
number-one albums of 2022
Other Australian number-one charts of 2022
singles
urban singles
dance singles
club tracks
digital tracks
streaming tracks
Top Australian singles and albums of 2022
Triple J Hottest 100
top 25 singles
top 25 albums

Chart history

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Key
Indicates best-performing album of 2022[2]
 
Midnights by Taylor Swift was the best selling album of the year.


Date Album Artist(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 February Dawn FM The 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 July Harry's House Harry Styles [30]
18 July [31]
25 July [32]
1 August [33]
8 August Renaissance Beyoncé [34]
15 August [35]
22 August Harry's House Harry 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 October FutureNever Daniel 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 December Midnights Taylor Swift [53]
26 December [54]

Number-one artists

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List of number-one artists, with total weeks spent at number one shown
Position Artist Weeks at No. 1
1 Harry Styles 8
2 Taylor Swift 7
3 The Weeknd 3
4 Adele 2
4 Beyoncé 2
4 Daniel Johns 2
4 Jimmy Barnes 2
5 Meat Loaf 1
5 Korn 1
5 Huskii 1
5 Midnight Oil 1
5 Gang of Youths 1
5 The Wiggles 1
5 Charli XCX 1
5 Machine Gun Kelly 1
5 Red Hot Chili Peppers 1
5 Wet Leg 1
5 Dua Lipa 1
5 Northlane 1
5 Future 1
5 Kendrick Lamar 1
5 BTS 1
5 Spacey Jane 1
5 Madonna 1
5 Muse 1
5 Yungblud 1
5 Parkway Drive 1
5 Meg Mac 1
5 5 Seconds of Summer 1
5 Slipknot 1
5 The 1975 1
5 Paul Kelly 1

See also

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References

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