These are the Australian number-one albums of 2006, per the ARIA Charts.[1] [2]
| The yellow background indicates the #1 album on ARIA's End of Year Albums Chart of 2006. |
| Issue date | Album | Artist | Weeks at number one (total) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January | 2 weeks | |||
| 9 January | bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="5" | Back to Bedlam | 12 weeks | |
| 16 January | ||||
| 23 January | ||||
| 30 January | ||||
| 6 February | ||||
| 13 February | State of Emergency | 1 week | ||
| 20 February | Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George | 1 week | ||
| 27 February | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | 1 week | ||
| 6 March | Face to Face | 3 weeks | ||
| 13 March | ||||
| 20 March | ||||
| 27 March | Both Sides of the Gun | 2 weeks | ||
| 3 April | ||||
| 10 April | The Hard Road | 1 week | ||
| 17 April | bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="3" | Back to Bedlam | James Blunt | 12 weeks |
| 24 April | ||||
| 1 May | ||||
| 8 May | 10,000 Days | 1 week | ||
| 15 May | 3 weeks | |||
| 22 May | Stadium Arcadium | 3 weeks | ||
| 29 May | ||||
| 5 June | ||||
| 12 June | Best of Chris Isaak | 1 week | ||
| 19 June | Black Fingernails, Red Wine | 4 weeks | ||
| 26 June | ||||
| 3 July | ||||
| 10 July | Desert Lights | 1 week | ||
| 17 July | Black Holes and Revelations | 1 week | ||
| 24 July | Black Fingernails, Red Wine | Eskimo Joe | 4 weeks | |
| 31 July | High School Musical | Soundtrack | 3 weeks | |
| 7 August | ||||
| 14 August | ||||
| 21 August | Back to Basics | 1 week | ||
| 28 August | Carnival | 1 week | ||
| 4 September | Modern Times | 1 week | ||
| 11 September | Revelations | 1 week | ||
| 18 September | FutureSex/LoveSounds | 1 week | ||
| 25 September | Ta-Dah | 1 week | ||
| 2 October | I'm Not Dead | 2 weeks | ||
| 9 October | The Open Door | 2 weeks | ||
| 16 October | ||||
| 23 October | Human Nature | 4 weeks | ||
| 30 October | Rudebox | 1 week | ||
| 6 November | Dancing in the Street: the Songs of Motown II | Human Nature | 4 weeks | |
| 13 November | ||||
| 20 November | ||||
| 27 November | U218 Singles | 2 weeks | ||
| 4 December | ||||
| 11 December | Boned! | 1 week | ||
| 18 December | The Winner's Journey | 5 weeks | ||
| 25 December | ||||