The ARIA Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums and extended plays in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on each album and EP's weekly physical and digital sales.[1] In 2014, thirty-one albums claimed the top spot, including Michael Bublé's Christmas, which started its peak position in 2011. Ten acts achieved their first number-one album in Australia: Beyoncé, Avicii, MKTO, Pharrell Williams, Chet Faker, The Black Keys, Sia, Vance Joy, The Madden Brothers and Barbra Streisand.
INXS' The Very Best was the longest-running number-one album of 2014, having topped the ARIA Albums Chart for seven weeks. Ed Sheeran's x was the second longest-running number-one album, with six weeks at the top spot. Taylor Swift's 1989 spent four weeks atop the chart, while Beyoncé's self-titled album and Coldplay's Ghost Stories both topped the chart for three consecutive weeks. Faker's Built on Glass and Hilltop Hoods's Walking Under Stars both spent two consecutive weeks at number one.
The yellow background indicates the #1 album on ARIA's End of Year Albums Chart of 2014. |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Ref. | |
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6 January | Beyoncé | Beyoncé | [2] | |
13 January | ||||
20 January | ||||
27 January | High Hopes | Bruce Springsteen | [3] | |
3 February | True | Avicii | [4] | |
10 February | MKTO | MKTO | [5] | |
17 February | The Very Best | INXS | [6] | |
24 February | ||||
3 March | ||||
10 March | ||||
17 March | Girl | Pharrell Williams | [7] | |
24 March | Kiss Me Once | Kylie Minogue | [8] | |
31 March | The Very Best | INXS | ||
7 April | ||||
14 April | ||||
21 April | Built on Glass | Chet Faker | [9] | |
28 April | ||||
5 May | Frozen | Various artists | [10] | |
12 May | ||||
19 May | Turn Blue | The Black Keys | [11] | |
26 May | Ghost Stories | Coldplay | [12] | |
2 June | ||||
9 June | ||||
16 June | Let the Ocean Take Me | The Amity Affliction | [13] | |
23 June | Ultraviolence | Lana Del Rey | [14] | |
30 June | bgcolor= #FFFF99 style="text-align: center;" | x | Ed Sheeran | [15] |
7 July | 5 Seconds of Summer | 5 Seconds of Summer | [16] | |
14 July | 1000 Forms of Fear | Sia | [17] | |
21 July | Burnt Letters | Taylor Henderson | [18] | |
28 July | bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | x | Ed Sheeran | |
4 August | ||||
11 August | Angus & Julia Stone | Angus & Julia Stone | [19] | |
18 August | Walking Under Stars | Hilltop Hoods | [20] | |
25 August | ||||
1 September | My Everything | Ariana Grande | [21] | |
8 September | Jimmy Barnes | [22] | ||
15 September | Dream Your Life Away | Vance Joy | [23] | |
22 September | Greetings from California | The Madden Brothers | [24] | |
29 September | Partners | Barbra Streisand | [25] | |
6 October | bgcolor= #FFFF99 rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | x | Ed Sheeran | |
13 October | ||||
20 October | Triple J's Like a Version Volume 10 | Various artists | [26] | |
27 October | Slipknot | [27] | ||
3 November | 1989 | Taylor Swift | [28] | |
10 November | ||||
17 November | Sonic Highways | Foo Fighters | [29] | |
24 November | Four | One Direction | [30] | |
1 December | 1989 | Taylor Swift | ||
8 December | Rock or Bust | AC/DC | [31] | |
15 December | Christmas | Michael Bublé | [32] | |
22 December | 1989 | Taylor Swift | ||
29 December | bgcolor= #FFFF99 style="text-align: center;" | x | Ed Sheeran | |
Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
---|---|---|
1 | INXS | 7 |
2 | Ed Sheeran | 6 |
3 | Taylor Swift | 4 |
4 | Beyoncé | 3 |
4 | Coldplay | 3 |
5 | Chet Faker | 2 |
5 | Hilltop Hoods | 2 |
6 | Bruce Springsteen | 1 |
6 | Avicii | 1 |
6 | MKTO | 1 |
6 | Pharrell Williams | 1 |
6 | Kylie Minogue | 1 |
6 | The Black Keys | 1 |
6 | The Amity Affliction | 1 |
6 | Lana Del Rey | 1 |
6 | 5 Seconds of Summer | 1 |
6 | Sia | 1 |
6 | Taylor Henderson | 1 |
6 | Angus & Julia Stone | 1 |
6 | Ariana Grande | 1 |
6 | Jimmy Barnes | 1 |
6 | Vance Joy | 1 |
6 | The Madden Brothers | 1 |
6 | Barbra Streisand | 1 |
6 | Slipknot | 1 |
6 | Foo Fighters | 1 |
6 | One Direction | 1 |
6 | AC/DC | 1 |
6 | Michael Bublé | 1 |