List of number-one albums in Australia during the 1970s explained

The following lists the number one albums on the Australian Albums Chart during the 1970s. The source for this decade is the Kent Music Report.

The yellow background indicates the #1 album on the KMR End of Year Chart

scope=row style="background-color:lightblue"	The light blue background indicates the #1 album on the KMR End of Decade Chart

1970

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
5 January	The Beatles	Abbey Road	18 weeks
12 January
19 January
26 January
2 February
9 February
16 February
23 February
2 March	Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin II	5 weeks
9 March
16 March
23 March
30 March
6 April	Simon and Garfunkel	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="6"	Bridge over Troubled Water	15 weeks
13 April
20 April
27 April
4 May
9 May
18 May	The Beatles	Hey Jude	2 weeks
25 May
1 June	Simon and Garfunkel	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="2"	Bridge over Troubled Water	15 weeks
8 June
15 June	The Beatles	Let It Be	4 weeks
22 June
29 June
6 July
13 July	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	Déjà Vu	2 weeks
20 July
27 July	Simon and Garfunkel	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="7"	Bridge over Troubled Water	15 weeks
3 August
10 August
17 August
24 August
31 August
7 September
14 September	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Cosmo's Factory	19 weeks
21 September
28 September
5 October
12 October
19 October
26 October
2 November
9 November
16 November
23 November
30 November
7 December
14 December
21 December
28 December

1971

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
4 January	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Cosmo's Factory	19 weeks
11 January
18 January
25 January	Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin III	4 weeks
1 February
8 February
15 February
22 February	Santana	Abraxas	1 week
1 March	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Pendulum	3 weeks
8 March
15 March
22 March	George Harrison	All Things Must Pass	8 weeks
29 March
5 April
12 April
19 April
26 April
3 May
10 May
17 May	Janis Joplin	Pearl	5 weeks
24 May
31 May
7 June
14 June
21 June	Deep Purple	Deep Purple in Rock	2 weeks
28 June
5 July	Joe Cocker	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="3"	Cocker Happy	8 weeks
12 July
19 July
26 July	The Rolling Stones	Sticky Fingers	2 weeks
2 August
9 August	Joe Cocker	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="3"	Cocker Happy	8 weeks
16 August
23 August
30 August	Daddy Cool	Daddy Who?... Daddy Cool	7 weeks
6 September
13 September
20 September
27 September
4 October
11 October
18 October	Joe Cocker	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="2"	Cocker Happy	8 weeks
25 October
1 November	Rod Stewart	Every Picture Tells a Story	5 weeks
8 November
15 November
22 November
29 November
6 December	Cat Stevens	Teaser and the Firecat	15 weeks
13 December
20 December
27 December

1972

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
3 January	Cat Stevens	Teaser and the Firecat	15 weeks
10 January	John Lennon	Imagine	2 weeks
17 January
24 January	Cat Stevens	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="10"	Teaser and the Firecat	15 weeks
31 January
7 February
14 February
21 February
28 February
6 March
13 March
19 March
27 March
3 April	Don McLean	American Pie	11 weeks
10 April
17 April
24 April
1 May
8 May
15 May
22 May
29 May
5 June
12 June
19 June	Neil Young	Harvest	1 week
26 June	Deep Purple	Machine Head	2 weeks
3 July
10 July	Jethro Tull	Thick as a Brick	11 weeks
17 July
24 July
31 July
7 August
14 August
21 August
28 August
4 September
11 September
18 September
25 September	Slade	Slade Alive!	12 weeks
2 October
9 October
16 October
23 October	Cat Stevens	Catch Bull at Four	7 weeks
30 October
6 November
13 November
20 November
27 November
4 December
11 December	Slade	Slade Alive		12 weeks
18 December
25 December

1973

	Date		Artist		Album		Weeks at number one
1 January	Slade	Slade Alive!	12 weeks
8 January
15 January
22 January
29 January
5 February		Slayed?	6 weeks
12 February
19 February
26 February
5 March
12 March
19 March	Carly Simon	No Secrets	6 weeks
26 March
2 April
9 April
16 April
23 April
30 April	Elton John	Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player	3 weeks
7 May
14 May
21 May	Neil Diamond	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="2"	Hot August Night	29 weeks
28 May
4 June	Led Zeppelin	Houses of the Holy	3 weeks
11 June
18 June
25 June	Neil Diamond	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="2"	Hot August Night	29 weeks
2 July
9 July	Paul McCartney and Wings	Red Rose Speedway	3 weeks
16 July
23 July
30 July	Neil Diamond	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="17"	Hot August Night	29 weeks
6 August
13 August
20 August
27 August
3 September
10 September
17 September
24 September
1 October
8 October
15 October
22 October
29 October
5 November
12 November
19 November
26 November	The Rolling Stones	Goats Head Soup	4 weeks
3 December
10 December
17 December
24 December	Neil Diamond	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="2"	Hot August Night	29 weeks
31 December

1974

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
7 January	Neil Diamond	Hot August Night	29 weeks
14 January
21 January
28 January		Jonathan Livingston Seagull	4 weeks
4 February
11 February
18 February
25 February		Hot August Night	29 weeks
4 March
11 March
18 March	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	3 weeks
25 March
1 April
8 April	Paul McCartney and Wings	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="6"	Band on the Run	7 weeks
15 April
22 April
29 April
6 May
13 May
20 May	Mike Oldfield	Tubular Bells	4 weeks
27 May
3 June
10 June
17 June	Motion Picture Soundtrack	The Sting	7 weeks
24 June
1 July
8 July
15 July
22 July
29 July	Paul McCartney and Wings	Band on the Run	7 weeks
5 August	Motion Picture Soundtrack	The Sting	7 weeks
12 August	Elton John	Caribou	10 weeks
19 August
26 August
2 September
9 September
16 September
23 September
30 September
7 October
14 October
21 October	Suzi Quatro	Quatro	6 weeks
28 October
4 November
11 November
18 November
25 November
2 December	Neil Diamond	Serenade	7 weeks
9 December
16 December
23 December
30 December

1975

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
6 January	Neil Diamond	Serenade	7 weeks
13 January
20 January	Elton John	Elton John's Greatest Hits	5 weeks
27 January
3 February
10 February
17 February
24 February	Skyhooks	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="16"	Living in the 70's	16 weeks
3 March
10 March
17 March
24 March
31 March
7 April
14 April
21 April
28 April
5 May
12 May
19 May
26 May
2 June
9 June
16 June	Elton John	Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy	5 weeks
23 June
30 June
7 July
14 July
21 July	Skyhooks	Ego Is Not a Dirty Word	11 weeks
28 July
4 August
11 August
18 August
25 August
1 September
8 September
15 September
22 September
29 September
6 October	Sherbet	Sherbet's Greatest Hits	1 week
13 October	Pink Floyd	Wish You Were Here	4 weeks
20 October
27 October
3 November
10 November	John Denver	Windsong	2 weeks
17 November
24 November	Rod Stewart	Atlantic Crossing	2 weeks
1 December
8 December	ABBA	ABBA	11 weeks
15 December
22 December
29 December

1976

Date	Artist		Album		Weeks at number one
5 January	ABBA	ABBA	11 weeks
12 January
19 January
26 January
2 February
9 February
16 February
23 February	Bob Dylan	Desire	3 weeks
1 March
8 March
15 March	Queen	A Night at the Opera	2 weeks
22 March
29 March	ABBA	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="16"	The Best of ABBA	16 weeks
5 April
12 April
19 April
26 April
3 May
10 May
17 May
24 May
31 May
7 June
14 June
21 June
28 June
5 July
12 July
19 July	Sherbet	Howzat	2 weeks
26 July	Neil Diamond	Beautiful Noise	4 weeks
2 August
9 August	Sherbet	Howzat	2 weeks
16 August	Neil Diamond	Beautiful Noise	4 weeks
23 August
30 August	Rod Stewart	A Night on the Town	10 weeks
6 September
13 September
20 September
27 September
4 October
11 October
18 October
25 October
1 November
8 November	Bryan Ferry	Let's Stick Together	2 weeks
15 November
22 November	ABBA	Arrival	8 weeks
29 November
6 December
13 December
20 December
27 December

1977

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
3 January	ABBA	Arrival	8 weeks
10 January
17 January	Eagles	Hotel California	12 weeks
23 January
31 January
7 February
14 February
21 February
28 February
7 March
14 March
21 March
28 March
4 April
11 April	Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	8 weeks
18 April	Electric Light Orchestra	A New World Record	9 weeks
25 April
2 May
9 May
16 May
23 May
30 May
6 June
13 June
20 June	Boz Scaggs	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="18"	Silk Degrees	18 weeks
27 June
4 July
11 July
18 July
25 July
1 August
8 August
15 August
22 August
29 August
5 September
12 September
19 September
26 September
3 October
10 October
17 October
24 October	Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	8 weeks
31 October
7 November
14 November
21 November
28 November	Rod Stewart	Foot Loose & Fancy Free	9 weeks
5 December
12 December
19 December
26 December

1978

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
2 January	Rod Stewart	Foot Loose & Fancy Free	9 weeks
9 January
16 January
23 January
30 January	Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	8 weeks
6 February
13 February	Linda Ronstadt	Simple Dreams	5 weeks
20 February
27 February
6 March
13 March
20 March	Motion Picture Soundtrack	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="14"	Saturday Night Fever	14 weeks
27 March
3 April
10 April
17 April
24 April
1 May
8 May
15 May
22 May
29 May
5 June
12 June
19 June
26 June	Meat Loaf	bgcolor=lightblue rowspan="7"	Bat Out of Hell	7 weeks
3 July
10 July
17 July
24 July
31 July
7 August
14 August	Motion Picture Soundtrack	Grease	13 weeks^1
21 August
28 August
4 September
11 September
18 September
25 September
2 October	Jeff Wayne	War of the Worlds	7 weeks
9 October
16 October
23 October
30 October
6 November
13 November
20 November	Motion Picture Soundtrack	Grease	13 weeks^1
27 November
4 December	Dire Straits	Dire Straits	3 weeks
11 December
18 December
25 December	Billy Joel	52nd Street	5 weeks

• ¹ The Grease soundtrack spent nine of its weeks at number one in 1978 (as is shown here), and four in the 1990s—three in 1991 and one in 1998.

1979

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
1 January	Billy Joel	52nd Street	5 weeks
8 January
15 January
22 January
29 January	Rod Stewart	Blondes Have More Fun	6 weeks
5 February
12 February
19 February
26 February
5 March
12 March	Bee Gees	Spirits Having Flown	5 weeks
19 March
26 March
2 April
9 April
16 April	Supertramp	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="6"	Breakfast in America	6 weeks
23 April
30 April
7 May
14 May
21 May
28 May	Bob Seger	The Bob Seger Collection	2 weeks
4 June
11 June	Rickie Lee Jones	Rickie Lee Jones	6 weeks
18 June
25 June
2 July
9 July
16 July
23 July	Electric Light Orchestra	Discovery	6 weeks
30 July
6 August	Leo Sayer	The Very Best of Leo Sayer	1 week
13 August	Electric Light Orchestra	Discovery	6 weeks
20 August
27 August
3 September	The Knack	Get the Knack	4 weeks
10 September
17 September	Electric Light Orchestra	Discovery	6 weeks
24 September	The Knack	Get the Knack	4 weeks
1 October
8 October	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	2 weeks
15 October
22 October	Eagles	The Long Run	3 weeks
29 October
5 November
12 November	Rod Stewart	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1	5 weeks
19 November
26 November
3 December
10 December
17 December	Bee Gees	Bee Gees Greatest	3 weeks
24 December
31 December

See also

• List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart
• Music of Australia
• Lists of UK Albums Chart number ones
• List of Billboard 200 number-one albums

References

• David Kent's Australian Chart Book

based on the Kent Music Report

• Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) official site