List of number-one albums of 2011 (Australia)

ARIA Charts
number-one albums of 2011
Other Australian number-one charts of 2011
singles
urban singles
dance singles
club tracks
digital tracks
Top Australian singles and albums of 2011
Triple J Hottest 100
top 25 singles
top 25 albums
Adele's 21 was the longest-running number-one album, having topped the ARIA Albums Chart for twenty-three weeks in 2011 and an additional nine weeks in 2012.

The ARIA Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums and extended plays in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on each album and EP's weekly physical and digital sales.[1] In 2011, sixteen albums claimed the top spot, including Pink's Greatest Hits... So Far!!!, which started its peak position in late 2010. Seven acts achieved their first number-one album in Australia: The Strokes, Britney Spears, Drapht, Adele, Gotye, Florence and the Machine, and Nickelback.[2]

Michael Bublé earned two number-one albums during the year for Crazy Love and Christmas. Adele's 21 was the longest-running number-one album, having topped the ARIA Albums Chart for twenty-three weeks in 2011 and an additional nine weeks in 2012.[3]

Chart history

Key
The yellow background indicates the #1 album on ARIA's End of Year Albums Chart of 2011.
Date Album Artist(s) Ref.
3 January Greatest Hits... So Far!!! Pink [4]
10 January
17 January
24 January
31 January
6 February
13 February
21 February Crazy Love Michael Bublé [5]
28 February
7 March
14 March Goodbye Lullaby Avril Lavigne [6]
21 March Glee: The Music, Volume 5 Glee Cast [7]
28 March Angles The Strokes [8]
4 April Femme Fatale Britney Spears [9]
11 April The Life of Riley Drapht [10]
18 April Wasting Light Foo Fighters [11]
25 April
2 May 21 Adele [3]
9 May
16 May
23 May
30 May Born This Way Lady Gaga [12]
6 June
13 June 21 Adele [3]
20 June
27 June
4 July
11 July
18 July
25 July
1 August
8 August
15 August
22 August
29 August Making Mirrors Gotye [13]
5 September 21 Adele [3]
12 September
19 September
26 September
3 October
10 October
17 October
24 October
31 October Mylo Xyloto Coldplay [14]
7 November Ceremonials Florence and the Machine [15]
14 November Someone to Watch Over Me Susan Boyle [16]
21 November
28 November Here and Now Nickelback [17]
5 December Christmas Michael Bublé [18]
12 December
19 December
26 December

Number-one artists

Position Artist Weeks at No. 1
1 Adele 23
2 Michael Bublé 7
2 Pink 7
3 Foo Fighters 2
3 Lady Gaga 2
3 Susan Boyle 2
4 Avril Lavigne 1
4 Glee Cast 1
4 The Strokes 1
4 Britney Spears 1
4 Drapht 1
4 Gotye 1
4 Coldplay 1
4 Florence and the Machine 1
4 Nickelback 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "How are the ARIA Charts prepared each week?". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  2. ^ List of artists who achieved their first number-one album in Australia:
  3. ^ a b c d "Adele – 21". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Pink – Greatest Hits... So Far!!!". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Michael Bublé – Crazy Love". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Avril Lavigne – Goodbye Lullaby". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Soundtrack / Glee Cast – Glee: The Music – Season Two – Volume 5". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  8. ^ "The Strokes – Angles". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Britney Spears – Femme Fatale". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  10. ^ "Drapht – The Life of Riley". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  11. ^ "Foo Fighters – Wasting Light". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  12. ^ "Lady Gaga – Born This Way". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  13. ^ "Gotye – Making Mirrors". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  14. ^ "Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  15. ^ "Florence + The Machine – Ceremonials". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  16. ^ "Susan Boyle – Some to Watch Over Me". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  17. ^ "Nickelback – Here and Now". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  18. ^ "Michael Bublé – Christmas". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2011.