List of number-one albums in Australia during the 1990s

Australian number-one albums of the 1990s
Triple J Hottest 100
1990     1991              1993     1994
1995     1996     1997     1998     1999
Australian top 25 singles
1990     1991     1992     1993     1994
1995     1996     1997     1998     1999
Australian top 25 albums
1990     1991     1992     1993     1994
1995     1996     1997     1998     1999

The following lists the number-one albums on the Australian Albums Chart, during the 1990s. The source for this decade is the ARIA Charts.

Key
The yellow background indicates the #1 album on the ARIA End of Year Chart
The light blue background indicates the #1 album on the ARIA End of Decade Chart

1990

Date Artist Album Weeks at number one
7 January Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers Jive Bunny: The Album 2 weeks[1]
14 January
21 January The B-52's Cosmic Thing 3 weeks[2]
28 January
4 February
11 February Aerosmith Pump 3 weeks[3]
18 February
25 February
4 March The 12th Man The 12th Man Again! 1 week
11 March Midnight Oil Blue Sky Mining 2 weeks
18 March
25 March Sinéad O'Connor I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got 1 week
1 April Milli Vanilli All or Nothing 5 weeks
8 April
15 April
22 April
29 April
6 May Michael Bolton Soul Provider 3 weeks
13 May Paula Abdul Forever Your Girl 1 week
20 May Michael Bolton Soul Provider 3 weeks
27 May
3 June Madonna I'm Breathless: Music from and Inspired by the Film Dick Tracy 3 weeks
10 June
17 June
24 June The Angels Beyond Salvation 2 weeks
1 July
8 July Various artists Pretty Woman Soundtrack 4 weeks
15 July
22 July
29 July
5 August Gloria Estefan Cuts Both Ways 2 weeks
12 August
19 August Van Morrison The Best of Van Morrison 3 weeks
26 August
2 September
9 September Jimmy Barnes Two Fires 4 weeks
16 September
23 September
30 September
7 October John Farnham Chain Reaction 5 weeks
14 October
21 October INXS X 2 weeks
28 October
4 November John Farnham Chain Reaction 5 weeks
11 November
18 November
25 November The Three Tenors The Three Tenors in Concert 4 weeks
2 December Madonna The Immaculate Collection 5 weeks
9 December
16 December
23 December The Three Tenors The Three Tenors in Concert 4 weeks
30 December

1991

Date Artist Album Weeks at number one
6 January The Three Tenors The Three Tenors in Concert 4 weeks
13 January Madonna The Immaculate Collection 5 weeks
20 January
27 January Elton John The Very Best of Elton John 1 week
3 February Janet Jackson Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 4 weeks
10 February Billy Joel Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection 1 week
17 February Janet Jackson Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 4 weeks
24 February
3 March
10 March Hothouse Flowers Home 1 week
17 March Black Box Dreamland 3 weeks
24 March
31 March
7 April Angelo Badalamenti Soundtrack from Twin Peaks 1 week
14 April Eurythmics Greatest Hits 7 weeks
21 April
28 April
5 May
12 May
19 May
26 May
2 June Ratcat Blind Love 3 weeks
9 June
16 June Jimmy Barnes Two Fires 1 week
23 June Ratcat Blind Love 3 weeks
30 June Various artists Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture 13 weeks1
7 July
14 July
21 July Noiseworks Love Versus Money 1 week
28 July Rod Stewart Vagabond Heart 1 week
4 August Natalie Cole Unforgettable... with Love 6 weeks
11 August
18 August
25 August Metallica Metallica 1 week
1 September Natalie Cole Unforgettable... with Love 6 weeks
8 September
15 September
22 September Dire Straits On Every Street 1 week
29 September Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion II 3 weeks
6 October
13 October
20 October Bryan Adams Waking Up the Neighbours 4 weeks
27 October
3 November
10 November
17 November Jimmy Barnes Soul Deep 3 weeks
24 November
1 December U2 Achtung Baby 1 week
8 December Michael Jackson Dangerous 6 weeks
15 December
22 December
29 December
  • 1 The Grease soundtrack spent nine of its weeks at number one in 1978, and four in the 1990s—three in 1991 and one in 1998.

1992

Date Artist Album Weeks at number one
5 January Michael Jackson Dangerous 6 weeks
12 January
19 January Jimmy Barnes Soul Deep 3 weeks
26 January Prince and The New Power Generation Diamonds and Pearls 1 week
2 February Baby Animals Baby Animals 6 weeks
9 February
16 February
23 February
1 March
8 March
15 March Diesel Hepfidelity 4 weeks
22 March
29 March
5 April
12 April Def Leppard Adrenalize 2 weeks
19 April
26 April Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magik 2 weeks
3 May
10 May The Cure Wish 1 week
17 May Neil Diamond The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992 2 weeks
24 May
31 May Michael Crawford Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber 3 weeks
7 June
14 June
21 June Lionel Richie Back to Front 6 weeks
28 June
5 July
12 July
19 July
26 July
2 August 1992 Australian Cast Jesus Christ Superstar 10 weeks
9 August
16 August
23 August
30 August
6 September
13 September
20 September
27 September
4 October
11 October Billy Ray Cyrus Some Gave All 2 weeks
18 October
25 October Prince and The New Power Generation Love Symbol Album 1 week
1 November Madonna Erotica 2 weeks
8 November
15 November Bon Jovi Keep the Faith 1 week
22 November AC/DC AC/DC Live 2 weeks
29 November
6 December Simple Minds Glittering Prize 81/92 1 week
13 December ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits 4 weeks
20 December
27 December

1993

Date Artist Album Weeks at number one
3 January ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits 4 weeks
10 January The 12th Man Still the 12th Man 3 weeks
17 January
24 January
31 January Whitney Houston and various artists The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album 5 weeks
7 February
14 February
21 February
28 February
7 March Eric Clapton Unplugged 8 weeks
14 March
21 March
28 March
4 April
11 April
18 April Lenny Kravitz Are You Gonna Go My Way 4 weeks
25 April
2 May
9 May
16 May Kenny G Breathless 1 week
23 May Eric Clapton Unplugged 8 weeks
30 May
6 June Spin Doctors Pocket Full of Kryptonite 2 weeks
13 June
20 June Janet Jackson janet. 4 weeks
27 June
4 July
11 July Led Zeppelin Remasters 1 week
18 July U2 Zooropa 4 weeks
25 July
1 August
8 August
15 August UB40 Promises and Lies 1 week
22 August Diesel The Lobbyist 1 week
29 August Billy Joel River of Dreams 4 weeks
5 September
12 September
19 September
26 September Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell 4 weeks
3 October
10 October
17 October
24 October Michael Crawford A Touch of Music in the Night 2 weeks
31 October Pearl Jam Vs. 1 week
7 November John Farnham Then Again... 1 week
14 November Michael Crawford A Touch of Music in the Night 2 weeks
21 November Bryan Adams So Far So Good 14 weeks
28 November
5 December Guns N' Roses "The Spaghetti Incident?" 1 week
12 December Bryan Adams So Far So Good 14 weeks
19 December
26 December

1994

Date Artist Album Weeks at number one
2 January Bryan Adams So Far So Good 14 weeks
9 January
16 January
23 January
30 January
6 February
13 February
20 February
27 February
6 March Soundgarden Superunknown 1 week
13 March Michael Bolton The One Thing 2 weeks
20 March
27 March Mariah Carey Music Box 18 weeks
3 April Pantera Far Beyond Driven 1 week
10 April Mariah Carey Music Box 18 weeks
17 April Pink Floyd The Division Bell 3 weeks
24 April
1 May
8 May Mariah Carey Music Box 18 weeks
15 May
22 May
29 May
5 June
12 June
19 June
26 June Stone Temple Pilots Purple 1 week
3 July Mariah Carey Music Box 18 weeks
10 July
17 July
24 July
31 July The Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge 1 week
7 August Mariah Carey Music Box 18 weeks
14 August
21 August
28 August
4 September Garth Brooks In Pieces 1 week
11 September The Three Tenors The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 1 week
18 September Mariah Carey Music Box 18 weeks
25 September Various artists The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 4 weeks
2 October
9 October
16 October
23 October Bon Jovi Cross Road 2 weeks
30 October
6 November Madonna Bedtime Stories 1 week
13 November Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York 3 weeks
20 November
27 November
4 December Various artists Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack 3 weeks
11 December
18 December Pearl Jam Vitalogy 1 week
25 December The 12th Man Wired World of Sports II 4 weeks

1995

Date Artist Album Weeks at number one
1 January The 12th Man Wired World of Sports II 4 weeks
8 January
15 January
22 January Various artists Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack 1 week
29 January The Cranberries No Need to Argue 1 week
5 February The Offspring Smash 3 weeks
12 February
19 February
26 February Janet Jackson janet. 4 weeks
5 March You Am I Hi Fi Way 1 week
12 March Bruce Springsteen Greatest Hits 1 week
19 March Green Day Dookie 3 weeks
26 March
2 April
9 April Silverchair Frogstomp 3 weeks
16 April
23 April
30 April The Cruel Sea Three Legged Dog 2 weeks
7 May
14 May Celine Dion The Colour of My Love 8 weeks
21 May
28 May
4 June
11 June Sheryl Crow Tuesday Night Music Club 2 weeks
18 June
25 June Pink Floyd Pulse 1 week
2 July Michael Jackson HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I 3 weeks
9 July
16 July Bon Jovi These Days 2 weeks
23 July
30 July Celine Dion The Colour of My Love 8 weeks
6 August
13 August Live Throwing Copper 7 weeks
20 August
27 August
3 September
10 September Celine Dion The Colour of My Love 8 weeks
17 September
24 September Red Hot Chili Peppers One Hot Minute 2 weeks
1 October
8 October AC/DC Ballbreaker 1 week
15 October Mariah Carey Daydream 1 week
22 October Various artists Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture 2 weeks
29 October
5 November The Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 2 weeks
12 November
19 November Tina Arena Don't Ask 1 week
26 November Madonna Something to Remember 1 week
3 December The Beatles Anthology 1 2 weeks
10 December
17 December Enya The Memory of Trees 4 weeks
24 December
31 December

1996

Date Artist Album Weeks at number one
7 January Enya The Memory of Trees 4 weeks
14 January Live Throwing Copper 7 weeks
21 January
28 January
4 February Oasis (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 5 weeks
11 February
18 February
25 February
3 March
10 March Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 10 weeks
17 March
24 March Celine Dion Falling into You 4 weeks
31 March Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 10 weeks
7 April
14 April
21 April
28 April
5 May
12 May The Cranberries To the Faithful Departed 1 week
19 May Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 10 weeks
26 May George Michael Older 1 week
2 June Soundgarden Down on the Upside 1 week
9 June Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 10 weeks
16 June Metallica Load 2 weeks
23 June
30 June Celine Dion Falling into You 4 weeks
7 July You Am I Hourly, Daily 1 week
14 July Celine Dion Falling into You 4 weeks
21 July Crowded House Recurring Dream: The Very Best of Crowded House 10 weeks
28 July
4 August
11 August
18 August Celine Dion Falling into You 4 weeks
25 August The Corrs Forgiven, Not Forgotten 3 weeks
1 September Pearl Jam No Code 2 weeks
8 September
15 September The Corrs Forgiven, Not Forgotten 3 weeks
22 September R.E.M. New Adventures in Hi-Fi 1 week
29 September The Corrs Forgiven, Not Forgotten 3 weeks
6 October Toni Childs The Very Best of Toni Childs 6 weeks
13 October Nirvana From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah 1 week
20 October Toni Childs The Very Best of Toni Childs 6 weeks
27 October Jimmy Barnes Barnes Hits Anthology 1 week
3 November Toni Childs The Very Best of Toni Childs 6 weeks
10 November
17 November
24 November
1 December Michael Jackson HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I 3 weeks
8 December Crowded House Recurring Dream: The Very Best of Crowded House 10 weeks
15 December
22 December
29 December

1997

Date Artist Album Weeks at number one
5 January Crowded House Recurring Dream: The Very Best of Crowded House 10 weeks
12 January
19 January Various artists William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet:
Music from the Motion Picture 		9 weeks
26 January
2 February
9 February
16 February Silverchair Freak Show 1 week
23 February Various artists William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet:
Music from the Motion Picture 		9 weeks
2 March
9 March
16 March U2 Pop 1 week
23 March Various artists William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet:
Music from the Motion Picture 		9 weeks
30 March
6 April Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
13 April
20 April
27 April
4 May
11 May
18 May
25 May
1 June
8 June
15 June
22 June
29 June Faith No More Album of the Year 1 week
6 July Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
13 July The Prodigy The Fat of the Land 1 week
20 July Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
27 July
3 August
10 August Hanson Middle of Nowhere 2 weeks
17 August
24 August Tina Arena In Deep 3 weeks
31 August Oasis Be Here Now 1 week
7 September Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
14 September Tina Arena In Deep 3 weeks
21 September
28 September Mariah Carey Butterfly 1 week
5 October Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
12 October
19 October John Farnham Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997 1 week
26 October Midnight Oil 20,000 Watt R.S.L. 1 week
2 November Various artists My Best's Friend Wedding: Music from the Motion Picture 4 weeks
9 November
16 November
23 November
30 November Celine Dion Let's Talk About Love 5 weeks
7 December
14 December
21 December The 12th Man Bill Lawry... This Is Your Life 2 weeks
28 December

1998

Date Artist Album Weeks at number one
4 January Celine Dion Let's Talk About Love 5 weeks
11 January
18 January Aqua Aquarium 2 weeks
25 January
1 February James Horner Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture 11 weeks
8 February
15 February Pearl Jam Yield 1 week
22 February James Horner Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture 11 weeks
1 March
8 March
15 March Madonna Ray of Light 1 week
22 March James Horner Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture 11 weeks
29 March
5 April
12 April
19 April
26 April
3 May Massive Attack Mezzanine 1 week
10 May Various artists The Wedding Singer: Music from the Motion Picture 1 week
17 May Jeff Buckley Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk 1 week
24 May Matchbox 20 Yourself or Someone Like You 6 weeks
31 May
7 June You Am I You Am I's #4 Record 1 week
14 June The Smashing Pumpkins Adore 1 week
21 June Various artists City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture 2 weeks
28 June Neil Finn Try Whistling This 2 weeks
5 July
12 July Various artists City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture 2 weeks
19 July Beastie Boys Hello Nasty 1 week
26 July Matchbox 20 Yourself or Someone Like You 6 weeks
2 August
9 August
16 August Various artists Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture 1 week
23 August Natalie Imbruglia Left of the Middle 3 weeks
30 August Korn Follow the Leader 1 week
6 September Natalie Imbruglia Left of the Middle 3 weeks
13 September Matchbox 20 Yourself or Someone Like You 6 weeks
20 September Powderfinger Internationalist 1 week
27 September Marilyn Manson Mechanical Animals 1 week
4 October Kiss Psycho Circus 1 week
11 October Vonda Shepard Songs from Ally McBeal 1 week
18 October Cold Chisel The Last Wave of Summer 1 week
25 October The Living End The Living End 2 weeks
1 November Natalie Imbruglia Left of the Middle 3 weeks
8 November The Living End The Living End 2 weeks
15 November U2 The Best of 1980–1990 5 weeks
22 November
29 November
6 December
13 December Various artists Chef Aid: The South Park Album 1 week
20 December Olivia Newton-John, John Farnham
and Anthony Warlow 		Highlights from The Main Event 2 weeks
27 December

1999

Date Artist Album Weeks at number one
3 January U2 The Best of 1980–1990 5 weeks
10 January The Offspring Americana 5 weeks
17 January
24 January
31 January
7 February
14 February Shania Twain Come on Over 20 weeks
21 February
28 February
7 March
14 March
21 March Silverchair Neon Ballroom 1 week
28 March Shania Twain Come on Over 20 weeks
4 April Bee Gees One Night Only 6 weeks
11 April
18 April
25 April
2 May
9 May Shania Twain Come on Over 20 weeks
16 May Bee Gees One Night Only 6 weeks
23 May Ricky Martin Ricky Martin 1 week
30 May Human Nature Counting Down 1 week
6 June Various artists Songs from Dawson's Creek 6 weeks
13 June
20 June Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication 1 week
27 June Jamiroquai Synkronized 1 week
4 July Various artists Songs from Dawson's Creek 6 weeks
11 July
18 July
25 July
1 August Shania Twain Come on Over 20 weeks
8 August
15 August
22 August
29 August
5 September
12 September
19 September
26 September
3 October
10 October
17 October Live The Distance to Here 1 week
24 October Shania Twain Come on Over 20 weeks
31 October Taxiride Imaginate 1 week
7 November Savage Garden Affirmation 6 weeks
14 November
21 November
28 November Korn Issues 1 week
5 December Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting
the San Francisco Symphony 		S&M 1 week
12 December Savage Garden Affirmation 6 weeks
19 December Shania Twain Come on Over 20 weeks
26 December Celine Dion All the Way... A Decade of Song 2 weeks2

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers - The Album". australian-charts.com.
  2. ^ "The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (Album)". australian-charts.com.
  3. ^ "Aerosmith - Pump". australian-charts.com.