Ed Sheeran’s album x was the most popular album in 2014 in Australia. It spawned five top-ten singles and accrued six weeks at number one through the year, only behind INXS and their release The Very Best which held the top spot for 7 non-consecutive weeks and was the highest selling album in 2014 by an Australian artist.[2]
Katy Perry's Prism was number 7 on the 2014 rankings, having already achieved the number 2 position in 2013. And Michael Bublé's Christmas appeared at number 8 on the 2014 chart, making it four successive years appearing in the top ten of the annual chart.[3]