List of number-one albums of 2009 (Australia) explained

The highest-selling albums in Australia are ranked in the Australian Recording Industry Association albums chart, also known as the ARIA Charts, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The data are compiled from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores, and Internet sales (in other words, both digital as well as CD sales).[1] ARIA also issues a weekly singles chart. In addition, data from these weekly charts are used to compile an end of year albums and singles chart.

Alternative rock band Kings of Leon's Only by the Night had the longest non-consecutive run among the releases that reached peak position in 2009; it spent 14 non-consecutive weeks atop the chart, beginning in the 2008 chart year and continuing until 13 April, with a break between 16 February and 23 March. The Essential Michael Jackson by Michael Jackson, and I Dreamed a Dream by Susan Boyle had the longest consecutive run atop the chart, spending 7 weeks each at number one. In total, there were 19 number one albums during 2009.

During 2009, six acts received their first Australian number one album, these being Lily Allen, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Paramore, Ronan Keating, Short Stack and Susan Boyle.

I Dreamed a Dream, which debuted at number one on 30 November, was 2009's highest selling album on the ARIA end-of-year albums chart, ahead of Pink's album Funhouse.[2]

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The yellow background indicates the #1 album on ARIA's End of Year Albums Chart of 2009.

Chart history

Issue date of chartAlbumArtistWeeks at number one (total)Reference



26 January
2 February
9 February		Only by the Night [3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]

23 February 		It's Not Me, It's You [9]
[10]
1000 Stars [11]

16 March 		No Line on the Horizon [12]
[13]

30 March
6 April
13 April 		Only by the Night [14]
[15]
[16]
[17]
It's Not Me, It's You [18]

4 May
11 May
18 May 		Songs for My Mother [19]
[20]
[21]
[22]

1 June		Relapse [23]
[24]
Inshalla [25]
The E.N.D. [26]

29 June 		State of the Art [27]
[28]

13 July
20 July
27 July
3 August
10 August
17 August 		The Essential Michael Jackson [29]
[30]
[31]
[32]
[33]
[34]
[35]
Stack Is the New Black [36]
The E.N.D. [37]

14 September 		The Rhythm and the Blues [38]
[39]
The Resistance Muse[40]
Backspacer [41]
Brand New Eyes [42]
The E.N.D. [43]

26 October
2 November 		Crazy Love [44]
[45]
[46]
Greatest Hits Foo Fighters[47]
Reality Killed the Video Star [48]
Golden Rule [49]

7 December
14 December
21 December
28 December 		I Dreamed a Dream [50]
[51]
[52]
[53]
[54]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: How are the ARIA Charts prepared each week?. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 7 December 2009.
  2. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2009. 5 January 2009. Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 January 2010.
  3. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 2 2009). 4 January 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  4. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 3 2009). 11 January 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  5. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 4 2009). 18 January 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  6. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 5 2009). 25 January 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  7. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 6 2009). 1 February 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  8. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 7 2009). 8 February 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  9. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 8 2009). 15 February 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  10. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 9 2009). 22 February 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  11. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 10 2009). 1 March 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  12. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 11 2009). 8 March 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  13. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 12 2009). 15 March 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  14. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 13 2009). 22 March 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  15. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 14 2009). 29 March 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  16. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 15 2009). 5 April 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  17. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 16 2009). 12 April 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  18. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 17 2009). 19 April 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  19. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 18 2009). 27 April 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  20. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 19 2009). 3 May 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  21. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 20 2009). 10 May 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  22. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 21 2009). 17 May 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  23. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 22 2009). 24 May 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  24. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 23 2009). 30 May 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  25. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 24 2009). 7 June 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  26. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 25 2009). 15 June 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  27. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 26 2009). 21 June 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  28. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 27 2009). 28 June 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  29. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 28 2009). 5 July 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  30. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 29 2009). 13 July 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  31. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 30 2009). 19 July 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  32. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 31 2009). 27 July 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  33. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 32 2009). 2 August 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  34. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 332009). 8 August 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  35. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 34 2009). 16 August 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  36. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 35 2009). 23 August 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  37. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 36 2009). 29 August 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  38. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 37 2009). 6 September 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  39. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 38 2009). 13 September 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  40. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 39 2009). 20 September 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  41. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 40 2009). 27 September 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  42. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 41 2009). 4 October 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  43. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 42 2009). 11 October 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  44. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 43 2009). 18 October 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  45. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 44 2009). 25 October 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  46. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 45 2009). 1 November 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  47. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 46 2009). 8 November 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  48. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 472009). 15 November 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  49. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 48 2009). 22 November 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  50. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 49 2009). 29 November 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  51. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 50 2009). 6 December 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  52. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 51 2009). 13 December 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  53. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 52 2009). 20 December 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.
  54. Web site: Australian Albums Top 50 - Music Charts (Week 53 2009). 28 December 2009. acharts.us (originally ARIA). 12 January 2010.

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