List of number-one albums of 2020 (Australia)

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number-one albums of 2020
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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 of albums and EPs.[1] In 2020, 39 albums claimed the top spot; Harry Styles' Fine Line returned to number one on the first chart of the year after spending one week atop the chart in December 2019. Eleven acts, Selena Gomez, Lil Uzi Vert, Dua Lipa, The Smith Street Band, The Teskey Brothers, Vika and Linda, Pop Smoke, Lime Cordiale, Juice Wrld, Joji and Adam Lambert, achieved their first number-one album.

Key
† Indicates best-performing album of 2020[2]

Chart history

Date Album Artist(s) Ref.
6 January Fine Line † Harry Styles [3]
13 January
20 January Rare Selena Gomez [4]
27 January Music to Be Murdered By Eminem [5]
3 February When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Billie Eilish [6]
10 February Hurry Up and Wait Dune Rats [7]
17 February Father of All Motherfuckers Green Day [8]
24 February The Slow Rush Tame Impala [9]
2 March Map of the Soul: 7 BTS [10]
9 March
16 March Eternal Atake Lil Uzi Vert [11]
23 March Artists Unite for Fire Fight Various artists [12]
30 March After Hours The Weeknd [13]
6 April Calm 5 Seconds of Summer [14]
13 April Everything Is A-OK Violent Soho [15]
20 April Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa [16]
27 April Don't Waste Your Anger The Smith Street Band [17]
4 May Human Design Birds of Tokyo [18]
11 May Dark Lane Demo Tapes Drake [19]
18 May
25 May Live at the Forum The Teskey Brothers [20]
1 June Notes on a Conditional Form The 1975 [21]
8 June Chromatica Lady Gaga [22]
15 June
22 June 'Akilotoa (Anthology 1994–2006) Vika and Linda [23]
29 June Music from the Home Front Various artists [24]
6 July
13 July Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Pop Smoke [25]
20 July 14 Steps to a Better You Lime Cordiale [26]
27 July Legends Never Die Juice Wrld [27]
3 August Folklore Taylor Swift [28]
10 August [29]
17 August [30]
24 August [31]
31 August Imploding the Mirage The Killers [32]
7 September S&M2 Metallica and San Francisco Symphony [33]
14 September Music from the Home Front Various artists [34]
21 September We Are Chaos Marilyn Manson [35]
28 September The Speed of Now Part 1 Keith Urban [36]
5 October Nectar Joji [37]
12 October Live Around the World Queen + Adam Lambert [38]
19 October Hybrid Theory: 20th Anniversary Edition Linkin Park [39]
26 October T.R.U.T.H. Guy Sebastian [40]
2 November Letter to You Bruce Springsteen [41]
9 November The Makarrata Project Midnight Oil [42]
16 November Disco Kylie Minogue [43]
23 November Power Up AC/DC [44]
30 November
7 December
14 December
21 December Evermore Taylor Swift [45]
28 December

Number-one artists

Position Artist Weeks at No. 1
1 Taylor Swift 6
2 AC/DC 4
3 Harry Styles 2
3 BTS 2
3 Drake 2
3 Lady Gaga 2
4 Selena Gomez 1
4 Eminem 1
4 Billie Eilish 1
4 Dune Rats 1
4 Green Day 1
4 Tame Impala 1
4 Lil Uzi Vert 1
4 The Weeknd 1
4 5 Seconds of Summer 1
4 Violent Soho 1
4 Dua Lipa 1
4 The Smith Street Band 1
4 Birds of Tokyo 1
4 The Teskey Brothers 1
4 The 1975 1
4 Vika and Linda 1
4 Pop Smoke 1
4 Lime Cordiale 1
4 Juice Wrld 1
4 The Killers 1
4 Metallica 1
4 San Francisco Symphony 1
4 Marilyn Manson 1
4 Keith Urban 1
4 Joji 1
4 Queen 1
4 Adam Lambert 1
4 Linkin Park 1
4 Guy Sebastian 1
4 Bruce Springsteen 1
4 Midnight Oil 1
4 Kylie Minogue 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chart FAQs". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Annual ARIA Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Harry Styles' Fine Line On Top For Third Week". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Selena Gomez takes out first #1 album". Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Tenth #1 album for Eminem". Australian Recording Industry Association. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Billie Eilish returns to #1". Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Dune Rats become first Aussie #1 for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Green Day claim third #1 album". Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Tame Impala claims second ARIA #1 album". Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  10. ^ "BTS scores second week at #1 album". Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  11. ^ "First #1 album for Lil Uzi Vert". Australian Recording Industry Association. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Artists Unite For Fire Fight debuts at #1". Australian Recording Industry Association. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  13. ^ "After Hours lands third #1 album for The Weeknd". Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Calm gives 5SOS fourth #1 album". Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Second #1 album for Brisbane's Violent Soho". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Dua Lipa hits #1 with Future Nostalgia". Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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  18. ^ "Birds of Tokyo land second #1 album". Australian Recording Industry Association. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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  20. ^ "#1 debut for Melbourne's Teskey Brothers". Australian Recording Industry Association. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  21. ^ "The 1975 claim second #1 album". Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Second week at #1 for Lady Gaga's Chromatica". Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  23. ^ "Debut #1 album for Vika & Linda". Australian Recording Industry Association. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  24. ^ "Second week at #1 for Music from the Home Front". Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  25. ^ "Posthumous #1 for Pop Smoke". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  26. ^ "Debut #1 album for Liam Cordiale". Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  27. ^ "Juice Wrld hits #1". Australian Recording Industry Association. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  28. ^ "Taylor Swift claims sixth #1 album with Folklore". Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  29. ^ "Second week at #1 for Taylor Swift's folklore". Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  30. ^ "Folklore gives Taylor Swift third week at #1". Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  31. ^ "Fourth week at #1 for Taylor Swift's folklore". Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  32. ^ "The Killers score third ARIA #1 album with Imploding the Mirage". Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  33. ^ "Metallica land seventh ARIA #1 album with S&M2". Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  34. ^ "Music From The Home Front returns to the Albums Chart #1". Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  35. ^ "Marilyn Manson Tops ARIA Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  36. ^ "Keith Urban scores fourth #1 on ARIA Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  37. ^ "Nectar lands Joji debut ARIA Albums Chart #1". Australian Recording Industry Association. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  38. ^ "Queen and Adam Lambert debut at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  39. ^ "Linkin Park land ARIA Albums Chart #1 with Hybrid Theory reissue". Australian Recording Industry Association. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  40. ^ "Guy Sebastian claims third ARIA #1 album with T. R. U. T. H." Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  41. ^ "Letter To You lands Bruce Springsteen fifth ARIA #1 album". Australian Recording Industry Association. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  42. ^ "Midnight Oil return for fifth ARIA Charts #1 album". Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  43. ^ "DISCO lands Kylie Minogue seventh ARIA #1 album". Australian Recording Industry Association. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  44. ^ "AC/DC Makes It Four Weeks At #1". Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  45. ^ "Taylor Swift scores second week at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with Evermore". Australian Recording Industry Association. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.